Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Part I · Chapter 5 — Administrative Procedure
§ 594. Powers and duties of the Conference
Statutory text
To carry out the purposes of this subchapter, the Administrative Conference of the United States may—
study the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of the administrative procedure used by administrative agencies in carrying out administrative programs, and make recommendations to administrative agencies, collectively or individually, and to the President, Congress, or the Judicial Conference of the United States, in connection therewith, as it considers appropriate;
arrange for interchange among administrative agencies of information potentially useful in improving administrative procedure;
collect information and statistics from administrative agencies and publish such reports as it considers useful for evaluating and improving administrative procedure;
enter into arrangements with any administrative agency or major organizational unit within an administrative agency pursuant to which the Conference performs any of the functions described in this section; and
provide assistance in response to requests relating to the improvement of administrative procedure in foreign countries, subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, or the Director of the United States Information Agency, as appropriate, except that—
such assistance shall be limited to the analysis of issues relating to administrative procedure, the provision of training of foreign officials in administrative procedure, and the design or improvement of administrative procedure, where the expertise of members of the Conference is indicated; and
such assistance may only be undertaken on a fully reimbursable basis, including all direct and indirect administrative costs.
Payment for services provided by the Conference pursuant to paragraph (4) shall be credited to the operating account for the Conference and shall remain available until expended.
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.
Pub. L. 89–554 · 80 Stat. 378
Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 594
Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 390, § 574
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 390, § 574Pub. L. 101–422 § 2 · 104 Stat. 910
Added · 5 U.S.C. § 594
Pub. L. 101–422 added par. (4) and concluding provisions
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 101–422 added par. (4) and concluding provisions.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. POWERS OF THE CONFERENCE. Section 574 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking “and” after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and inserting “,and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(4) enter into arrangements with any administrative agency or major organizational unit within an administrative agency pursuant to which the Conference performs any of the functions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). Payment for services provided by the Conference pursuant to paragraph (4) shall be credited to the operating account for the Conference and shall remain available until expended.”.Administrative Procedure Technical Amendments Act of 1991
Pub. L. 102–354 § 2(2) · 106 Stat. 944
Changed · 5 U.S.C. § 594
Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 574 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 574 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) by redesignating sections 571 through 576 as sections 591 through 596, respectively; andPub. L. 102–403 · 106 Stat. 1968
Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 594(4)
Pub. L. 102–403 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “enter into arrangements with any administrative agency or major organizational unit within an administrative agency pursuant to which the Conference performs any of the functions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (4). Pub. L. 102–403 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “enter into arrangements with any administrative agency or major organizational unit within an administrative agency pursuant to which the Conference performs any of the functions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).”Pub. L. 102–403 · 106 Stat. 1968
Added · 5 U.S.C. § 594(5)
Pub. L. 102–403 which directed addition of par. (5) at end of section, was executed by adding par. (5) after par. (4) and before concluding provisions, to reflect the probable intent of Congress
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–403 which directed addition of par. (5) at end of section, was executed by adding par. (5) after par. (4) and before concluding provisions, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.Federal Regulatory Improvement Act of 2004
Pub. L. 108–401 § 2(b)(1) · 118 Stat. 2255
Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 594
Pub. L. 108–401 substituted “purposes” for “purpose” in introductory provisions
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 108–401 substituted “purposes” for “purpose” in introductory provisions.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in section 594 by striking “purpose” and inserting “purposes”; and
3 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| 5 U.S.C. 1045c. | Aug. 30, 1964, Pub. L. 88–499, § 5, 78 Stat. 616. | |
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1990–2004 · 3 rounds
2004
Pub. L. 108–401 substituted “purposes” for “purpose” in introductory provisions.
1992
Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 574 of this title as this section.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 102–403 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “enter into arrangements with any administrative agency or major organizational unit within an administrative agency pursuant to which the Conference performs any of the functions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).”
Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–403 which directed addition of par. (5) at end of section, was executed by adding par. (5) after par. (4) and before concluding provisions, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1990
Pub. L. 101–422 added par. (4) and concluding provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Administrative Conference of United States
For termination of Administrative Conference of United States, see note set out preceding section 591 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Credits
1966–2004 · 5 acts
- 1966Pub. L. 89–554, , 80 Stat. 390, § 574
- 1990Pub. L. 101–422, § 2, , 104 Stat. 910
- 1992renumbered § 594, Pub. L. 102–354, § 2(2), , 106 Stat. 944
- 1992Pub. L. 102–403, , 106 Stat. 1968
- 2004Pub. L. 108–401, § 2(b)(1), , 118 Stat. 2255.
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(Pub. L. 89–554, , 80 Stat. 390, § 574; Pub. L. 101–422, § 2, , 104 Stat. 910; renumbered § 594, Pub. L. 102–354, § 2(2), , 106 Stat. 944; Pub. L. 102–403, , 106 Stat. 1968; Pub. L. 108–401, § 2(b)(1), , 118 Stat. 2255.)