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 PUBLIC LAW 90-219-DEC. 20, 1967

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[81 STAT

Public Law 90-219 December 20, 1967

-^N ACT

[H. R. 6111]

'I',, provide for the establishment of a Federal Judicial (Viiter, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ^n^V^^ Judicial jjfi'ftpd ^tates of America in Congress assemhJed, Cent Establishment

TITLE I—FEDERAL JUDICIAL

of the

CENTER

SKO. 101. Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately following chapter 41, a new chapter as follows: "Chapter 42.—FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER "Sec. "H20. •"621. "622. "623. "624. "625. "f;26. "627. "628. "629.

Functions.

Restriction.

Federal.Judicial Center. Board; composition, tenure of members, compensation. Meetings; conduct of business. Duties of the Board. Powers of the Board. Director and staff. Compensation of the Director. Retirement; employee benefits. Appropriations and accounting. Organizational provisions.

"§620. Federal Judicial, Center •'(a) There is established within the judicial branch of the Government a Federal Judicial Center, whose purpose it shall be to furtlier 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 operaticm 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, including, but not limited to, judges, referees, clerks of court, probation officers, and United States commissioners; and "(4) insofar as may be consistent with the performance of the other functions set forth in this section, to provide staif, research, and planning assistance to the Judicial Conference of the United States and its committees. " (a) The activities of the Center shall be supervised by a Board to be composed of— "(1) the Chief Justice of the United States, who shall be the permanent Chairman of the Board; "(2) two active judges of the courts of appeals of the United States and three active judges of the district courts of the United States elected by vote of the members of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, however, That the judges so elected shall not be members of the Judicial Conference of the United States; and
 * '§ 621. Board; composition, tenure of members, compensation

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