5 U.S.C. § 594 : US Code - Section 594: Powers and duties of the Conference

Search 5 U.S.C. § 594 : US Code - Section 594: Powers and duties of the Conference

To carry out the purposes of this subchapter, the Administrative
Conference of the United States may - 
(1) 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;
(2) arrange for interchange among administrative agencies of
information potentially useful in improving administrative
procedure;
(3) collect information and statistics from administrative
agencies and publish such reports as it considers useful for
evaluating and improving administrative procedure;
(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 this section; and
(5) 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 - 
(A) 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
(B) 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.