{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-4702","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 4702","heading":"Research programs","body":"The Office of Personnel Management shall—(1) establish and maintain (and assist in the establishment and maintenance of) research programs to study improved methods and technologies in Federal personnel management; (2) evaluate the research programs established under paragraph (1) of this section; (3) establish and maintain a program for the collection and public dissemination of information relating to personnel management research and for encouraging and facilitating the exchange of information among interested persons and entities; and (4) carry out the preceding functions directly or through agreement or contract.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 47—PERSONNEL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"e2c7552cb28315af9abeaf4a2c7f2cd275983c9555bc41508aa1a8c63382197a","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-4701","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-4703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}