§ 10706. Limitations on grants and contracts

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1984

   State Justice Institute Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–620 title II § 207 · 98 Stat. 3335

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 10706

   Pub. L. 98–620, title II, § 207, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3342

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–620, title II, § 207, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3342

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 207. limitations on grants and contracts (a) With respect to grants made and contracts or cooperative agreements entered into under this title, 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 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.

2. 1988

   Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act

   Pub. L. 100–702 title VI § 605 · 102 Stat. 4642

   Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 10706(a)(3)

   Pub. L. 100–702 struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “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—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 100–702 struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “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 10708 of this title.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 605. INTERIM FUNDING. Section 207(a) of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10706(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B) by adding “and” after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2) by striking out “; and” and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (3) by striking out paragraph (3).

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision