§ 629. — Federal Judicial Center Foundation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC629]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART III--COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 42--FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
Sec. 629. Federal Judicial Center Foundation
(a) There is established a private nonprofit corporation which shall
be known as the Federal Judicial Center Foundation (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ``Foundation'') and which shall be
incorporated in the District of Columbia. The purpose of the Foundation
shall be to have sole authority to accept and receive gifts of real and
personal property and services made for the purpose of aiding or
facilitating the work of the Federal Judicial Center. The Foundation
shall not accept conditional or otherwise restricted gifts, except gifts
that are designated for the support of specific projects previously
approved by the Board of the Center may be accepted. The Foundation
shall have no authority to administer or otherwise determine the use of
gifts accepted under this section.
(b) The business of the Foundation shall be conducted by a Board
that shall have seven members, including a chairman. Three members,
including the chairman, shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the
United States, two by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and two
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The term of office of
each member of the Board shall be 5 years, except that the initial terms
shall be 5 years for the chairman, one member appointed by the President
Pro Tempore and one member appointed by the Speaker, 3 years for the
other member appointed by the President Pro Tempore and the other member
appointed by the Speaker, and two years for the two other members
appointed by the Chief Justice. Members of the Board shall serve without
compensation but, upon authorization of the Director of the Center,
shall be reimbursed by the Federal Judicial Center for actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
No person who is a Federal or State judge in regular active service or
otherwise eligible to perform judicial duties shall be eligible for
membership on the Board. The Center shall provide all administrative
support and facilities necessary for the operation of the Board.
(c) The Federal Judicial Center is authorized to administer and use
gifts received by the Foundation under this section. The gifts shall be
used to further the goals of the Center as determined by the Board of
the Center.
(d) Gifts of money and proceeds from sales of other property
received as gifts shall be deposited in a separate fund in the Treasury
of the United States and disbursed on the order of the Director of the
Center, in accordance with policies established by the Board of the
Center.
(e) The Board of the Foundation shall, not later than October 1 of
each year, submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the United
States Senate and House of Representatives a report with respect to
gifts received under this section during the preceding 12-month period,
including the source of each such gift, the amount of each gift of cash
or cash equivalent, and a description of any other gift. The Center
shall include in its annual report of the activities of the Center under
section 623(a)(3) a description of the purposes for which gifts were
used during the year covered by the report.
(f) For the purpose of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes,
property accepted under this section shall be considered as a gift or
bequest to or for the use of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 100-702, title III, Sec. 301(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat.
4646.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 629, added Pub. L. 90-219, title I, Sec. 101, Dec.
20, 1967, 81 Stat. 667, related to organization provisions for the
Board, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95-598, title II, Sec. 230(1), Nov. 6,
1978, 92 Stat. 2665, effective Nov. 6, 1978.
