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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

[84 STAT.

with the appropriate Federal and District of Columbia officials with respect thereto. " (b) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for the procurement of necessary equipment, supplies, and services for the courts and shall have power, subject to applicable law, to reimburse the District of Columbia government for services provided and to contract for such equipment, supplies, and services as may be necessary. "(c) The Executive Officer shall serve as disbursing officer and payroll officer of the District of Columbia courts and shall assign and distribute necessary equipment and supplies, "§ 11-1743. Annual budget " (a) The Joint Committee shall prepare and submit to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia annual estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operations of the District of Columbia court system. " (b) All such estimates shall be forwarded to the Bureau of the Budget by the District of Columbia without revision, but subject to the recommendations of the District of Columbia. Similarly, all estimates shall be included in the budget without revision by the President but subject to his recommendations. "§ 11-1744. Information and liaison services "The Executive Officer shall be responsible for— "(1) collecting and compiling statistical information with respect to the volume and disposition of the work of the courts and the personnel of the courts; " (2) printing and the distribution of court rules; "(3) keeping the courts advised of pending legislative and executive actions relating to the courts; " (4) serving as the public information officer of the courts; and "(5) performing such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Joint Committee and the chief judges in their respective courts. "§ 11-1745. Reports and records " (a) The Executive Officer shall prepare and publish, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee, the annual report of the District of Columbia court system of the work of the courts and their operations during the preceding year together with any recommendations relating to the courts. The principal purpose of the annual report shall be to provide meaningful and objective information concerning the performance, progress, and problems of the District of Columbia courts. The report shall include narrative comments analyzing the significance of statistical data and shall show trends with regard to the work of such courts, current data on the age and type of pending cases, and methods of disposition of cases. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the respective chief judges from preparing and publishing any other reports as they may wish. "(b) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for maintaining and safeguarding the records of the courts. Except for those records required by law to be kept under court seal, he shall make the records available at all reasonable times to— " (1) the United States Department of Justice, "(2) the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, "(8) the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, and "(4) such other agencies as the Joint Committee may specify.

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