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42 U.S.C. § 10706 — Limitations on grants and contracts
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**(a) Duties of Institute** With respect to grants made and contracts or cooperative agreements entered into under this chapter, the Institute shall—
(1) ensure that no funds made available to recipients by the Institute shall be used at any time, directly or indirectly, to influence the issuance, amendment, or revocation of any Executive order or similar promulgation by any Federal, State, or local agency, or to undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation or constitutional amendment by the Congress of the United States, or by any State or local legislative body, or any State proposal by initiative petition, or of any referendum, unless a governmental agency, legislative body, a committee, or a member thereof—
(A) requests personnel of the recipients to testify, draft, or review measures or to make representations to such agency, body, committee, or member; or
(B) is considering a measure directly affecting the activities under this chapter of the recipient or the Institute; and
(2) ensure all personnel engaged in grant, cooperative agreement or contract assistance activities supported in whole or part by the Institute refrain, while so engaged, from any partisan political activity.
**(b) Use of funds for training programs for advocacy of nonjudicial public policies or encouraging nonjudicial political activities** No funds made available by the Institute under this chapter, either by grant, cooperative agreement, or contract, may be used to support or conduct training programs for the purpose of advocating particular nonjudicial public policies or encouraging nonjudicial political activities.
**(c) Authority coextensive with appropriation Acts** The authorization to enter into cooperative agreements, contracts or any other obligation under
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**(a) Duties of Institute** With respect to grants made and contracts or cooperative agreements entered into under this chapter, the Institute shall—
(1) ensure that no funds made available to recipients by the Institute shall be used at any time, directly or indirectly, to influence the issuance, amendment, or revocation of any Executive order or similar promulgation by any Federal, State, or local agency, or to undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation or constitutional amendment by the Congress of the United States, or by any State or local legislative body, or any State proposal by initiative petition, or of any referendum, unless a governmental agency, legislative body, a committee, or a member thereof—
(A) requests personnel of the recipients to testify, draft, or review measures or to make representations to such agency, body, committee, or member; or
(B) is considering a measure directly affecting the activities under this chapter of the recipient or the Institute; and
(2) ensure all personnel engaged in grant, cooperative agreement or contract assistance activities supported in whole or part by the Institute refrain, while so engaged, from any partisan political activity.
**(b) Use of funds for training programs for advocacy of nonjudicial public policies or encouraging nonjudicial political activities** No funds made available by the Institute under this chapter, either by grant, cooperative agreement, or contract, may be used to support or conduct training programs for the purpose of advocating particular nonjudicial public policies or encouraging nonjudicial political activities.
**(c) Authority coextensive with appropriation Acts** The authorization to enter into cooperative agreements, contracts or any other obligation under this chapter shall be effective only to the extent, and in such amounts, as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
**(d) Prohibited uses of funds** To ensure that funds made available under this chapter are used to supplement and improve the operation of State courts, rather than to support basic court services, funds shall not be used—
(1) to supplant State or local funds currently supporting a program or activity; or
(2) to construct court facilities or structures, except to remodel existing facilities to demonstrate new architectural or technological techniques, or to provide temporary facilities for new personnel or for personnel involved in a demonstration or experimental program.
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**(a)** There is established within the judicial branch of the Government a Federal Judicial Center, whose purpose it shall be to further the development and adoption of improved judicial administration in the courts of the United States.
**(b)** The Center shall have the following functions:
(1) to conduct research and study of the operation of the courts of the United States, and to stimulate and coordinate such research and study on the part of other public and private persons and agencies;
(2) to develop and present for consideration by the Judicial Conference of the United States recommendations for improvement of the administration and management of the courts of the United States;
(3) to stimulate, create, develop, and conduct programs of continuing education and training for personnel of the judicial branch of the Government and other persons whose participation in such programs would improve the operation of the judicial branch, including, but not limited to, judges, United States magistrate judges, clerks of court, probation officers, and persons serving as mediators and arbitrators;
(4) insofar as may be consistent with the performance of the other functions set forth in this section, to provide staff, research, and planning assistance to the Judicial Conference of the United States and its committees;
(5) Insofar 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. as may be consistent with the performance of the other functions set forth in this section, to cooperate with the State Justice Institute in the establishment and coordination of research and programs concerning the administration of justice; and
(6) insofar as may be consistent with the performance of the other functions set forth in this section, to cooperate with and assist agencies of
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**(a)** The Institute shall prescribe procedures to ensure that financial assistance under this chapter shall not be suspended unless the grantee, contractor, person, or entity receiving financial assistance under this chapter has been given reasonable notice and opportunity to show cause why such actions should not be taken.
**(b)** Except as provided by Federal law other than this chapter, no officer or employee of the Institute, and no recipient of assistance under this chapter, may use or reveal any research or statistical information furnished under this chapter by any person and identifiable to any specific private person for any purpose other than the purpose for which the information was obtained in accordance with this chapter. Such information and copies thereof shall be immune from legal process, and shall not, without the consent of the person furnishing such information, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in any action, suit, or other judicial, legislative, or administrative proceedings.
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As used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Institute;
(2) “Director” means the Executive Director of the Institute;
(3) “Governor” means the Chief Executive Officer of a State;
(4) “Institute” means the State Justice Institute;
(5) “recipient” means any grantee, contractor, or recipient of financial assistance under this chapter;
(6) “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States;
(7) “Supreme Court” means the highest appellate court within a State unless, for the purposes of this chapter, a constitutionally or legislatively established judicial council acts in place of that court; and
(8) “domestic violence” means—
(A) any action that constitutes—
(i) attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury or physical illness;
(ii) rape, sexual assault, or causing involuntary deviate sexual intercourse;
(iii) placing by physical menace another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or
(iv) the infliction of false imprisonment;
if such action is taken by one of 2 spouses, former spouses, or sexual or intimate partners against the other spouse, former spouse, or partner and the 2 of whom share biological parenthood of, have adopted, are legal custodians of, or are stepparents of a minor child; or
(B) physically or sexually abusing such minor child if such abuse is inflicted by either of such spouses, former spouses, or partners.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 10706
highest court of the State and a majority of the
Board of Directors.
(e) Compliance monitoring and evaluation by In-
stitute
The Institute shall monitor and evaluate, or
provide for independent evaluations of, pro-
grams supported in whole or in part under this
chapter to ensure that the provisions of this
chapter, the bylaws of the Institute, and the ap-
plicable rules, regulations, and guidelines pro-
mulgated pursuant to this chapter, are carried
out.
(f) Independent study of financial and technical
assistance programs
The Institute shall provide for an independent
study of the financial and technical assistance
programs under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 98–620, title II, § 206, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat.
3340; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7321(b)(3), (4),
Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4466, 4467; Pub. L. 100–702,
title VI, §§ 603, 604, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4653;
Pub. L. 102–528, §§ 2, 3(2), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat.
3461, 3462; Pub. L. 102–572, title VIII, §§ 802, 803(b),
Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4515, 4516.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (3), (4),
(b)(4), (c)(15), (e), and (f), was in the original ‘‘this
title’’, meaning title II of Pub. L. 98–620, Nov. 8, 1984, 98
Stat. 3336, known as the State Justice Institute Act of
1984, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 10701 of this title and
Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1992—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–572, § 802(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘may award grants to or enter into coopera-
tive agreements or contracts’’ for ‘‘shall give priority
to grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts’’ in in-
troductory
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