This center works primarily and directly for members of the Iranian parliament, their committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis.
[1] According to "Job Description of Parliament (Majlis) Research Center" Act, the aim of establishing the center is to carry out research projects in order to provide expertise and advisory opinions to the representatives, the Commission and Parliament's executive board.
According to Article (2) of Job Description of Majlis Research Center Act, its functions are as follows: i) Reflection the views in the relevant departments and agencies at discretion of the executive board.
The main tasks of the head are: to provide policy and budget proposals and supervision over the administration and research.
Research Council is composed of the head, and five academists and experts among MPs elected by the board of trustees and five expert researches are at least assistant professors and introduced by the head of the center and board of trustees' approval.