94 STAT. 20
Grants and contracts.
Detailed Federal employees.
Travel expenses and allowances.
PUBLIC LAW 96-190—FEB. 12, 1980 (B) are suitable for general adoption; (6) shall make recommendations, after consultation with the Advisory Board, regarding the need for new or improved dispute resolution mechanisms and similar mechanisms; (7) shall identify, after consultation with the Advisory Board, the types of minor disputes which are most amenable to resolution through specific dispute resolution techniques, in order to assist the Attorney General in determining the types of projects which shall receive financial assistance under section 8; (8) shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, undertake an information program to advise potential grant recipients, and the chief executive officer, attorney general, and chief judicial officer of each State, of the availability of funds, and eligibility requirements, under this Act; (9) may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, public agencies, institutions of higher education, and qualified persons to conduct research, demonstrations, or special projects designed to carry out the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7); and (10) in awarding such grants and entering into such contracts, shall have as one of its major priorities dispute resolution mechanisms that resolve consumer disputes. (c) Upon request of the Center, the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service are authorized to assist the Center in performing its functions under this section. (d) Upon the request of the Attorney General, not more than a total of ten Federal employees from the various executive agencies (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) may be detailed to the Center to assist the Center to perform its functions under this Act. The head of any such agency, with the consent of the employee concerned, may enter into an agreement with the Attorney General to provide for the detail of any employee of his agency for a period of not more than five years, notwithstanding the time limitation contained in section 3341 of title 5, United States Code. An employee detailed under this section is considered, for the purpose of preserving his allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, an employee of the agency from which detailed. Such employee is entitled to pay, allowances, and other benefits from funds available to the agency from which such employee is detailed, except that the Department of Justice shall pay to such employee all travel expenses and allowances payable for services performed during the detail. DISPUTE RESOLUTION ADVISORY BOARD
28 USC app. Functions.
Membership.
SEC. 7. (a) The Attorney General shall establish a Dispute Resolution Advisory Board in the Department of Justice. (b) The Advisory Board shall— (1) advise the Attorney General with respect to the administration of the Center under section 6 and the administration of the financial assistance program under section 8; (2) consult with the Center in accordance with the provisions of section 6(b)(5), section 6(b)(6), and section 6(b)(7); and (3) consult with the Attorney General in accordance with the provisions of sections 80b)(4) and 9(d). (c)(1) The Advisory Board shall consist of nine members appointed by the Attorney General, and shall be composed of persons from State
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