Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/971

 PUBLIC LAW 98-620—NOV. 8, 1984

98 STAT. 3343

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 title of the recipient or the Institute; (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; and (3) ensure that each recipient that files with the Institute a timely application for refunding is provided interim funding necessary to maintain its current level of activities until— (A) the application for refunding has been approved and funds pursuant thereto received; or (B) the application for refunding has been finally denied in accordance with section 9 of this title. (b) No funds made available by the Institute under this title, 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) The authorization to enter into cooperative agreements, contracts or any other obligation under this title shall be effective only to the extent, and in such amounts, as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. (d) To ensure that funds made available under this Act 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. RESTRICTIONS ON ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE

SEC. 208. (a) The Institute shall not— (1) participate in litigation unless the Institute or a recipient of the Institute is a party, and shall not participate on behalf of any client other than itself; (2) interfere with the independent nature of any State judicial system or allow financial assistance to be used for the funding of regular judicial and administrative activities of any State judicial system other than pursuant to the terms of any grant, cooperative agreement, or contract with the Institute, consistent with the requirements of this title; or (3) undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States or by any State or local legislative body, except that personnel of the Institute may testify or make other appropriate communication— (A) when formally requested to do so by a legislative body, committee, or a member thereof;

42 USC 10707.

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