PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The corporation must follow the goals in its articles of incorporation. Its main purposes are to check how governments and agencies run and suggest fixes; spot and study new important government problems and offer practical solutions; review public programs and recommend specific changes; help federal, state, regional, and local officials and the public understand and meet good-governance needs; and act with top ethical and academic standards.

Title 36, §150103

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—

(1)evaluating the structure, administration, operation, and program performance of Federal and other governments and government agencies, anticipating, identifying, and analyzing significant problems, and suggesting timely corrective action;

(2)foreseeing and examining critical emerging issues in governance, and formulating practical approaches to their resolution;

(3)assessing the effectiveness, structure, administration, and implications for governance of present or proposed public programs, policies, and processes, and recommending specific changes;

(4)advising on the relationship of Federal, State, regional, and local governments, and increasing public officials’, citizens’, and scholars’ understanding of requirements and opportunities for sound governance and how these can be effectively met; and

(5)demonstrating by the conduct of its affairs a commitment to the highest professional standards of ethics and scholarship.

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15010336:2303.Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L. 98–257, § 3, 98 Stat. 127.

§150103 Purposes

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Title 36, §150103

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