42 U.S.C. § 17355 — Powers of the Foundation; related provisions
submitted 19 years ago by Pub. L. 110-140 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 458 words · no verdicts yet
This section gives the Foundation continuing corporate, contracting, property, personnel, mail, and funding powers and requires its principal office in the Washington metropolitan area. It applies specified Government corporation controls and assigns State’s Inspector General to oversee it.
(a) Powers. The Foundation* (1) continues forever unless a later law dissolves it; (2) may adopt, change, and use a judicially noticed seal; (3) may make contracts, grants, and agreements with any person or government, wherever located, needed for its work; (4) may set how obligations are incurred and expenses, including representation expenses, are allowed and paid; (5) may lease, buy, acquire, improve, and use needed real property anywhere; (6) may accept money, funds, services, or tangible or intangible property by gift, bequest, grant, or otherwise from domestic or foreign individuals, charities, nonprofits, companies, or governments; (7) may use the mails like executive departments; (8) may hire personal-service contractors who are not Federal employees under laws administered by OPM; (9) may hire or obtain passenger vehicles; and (10) has other powers needed and incidental to this part. (b) Office. Its principal office must be in the Washington, District of Columbia metropolitan area. (c) Government Corporation Control Act. (1) Chapter 91 of title 31 applies, but the Foundation may not issue or offer obligations to the public. (2) Omitted. (d) Inspector General. (1) The State* Department Inspector General serves as the Foundation’s Inspector General and may review, investigate, and inspect all Foundation operations and activities. (2) For these duties, the Inspector General reports to and is generally supervised by the Board*. (3)(A) The Foundation must reimburse State for all related expenses. (B) Up to $500,000 of the amount authorized under section 17357(a) for a fiscal year may be made available to the Inspector General for these reviews, investigations, and inspections.
The Foundation*—
shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by a law enacted after December 19, 2007;
may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be judicially noticed;
may make and perform such contracts, grants, and other agreements with any person or government however designated and wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;
may determine and prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its expenses allowed and paid, including expenses for representation;
may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, and use such real property wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;
may accept money, funds, services, or property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, made available by gift, bequest 1 grant, or otherwise for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter from domestic or foreign private individuals, charities, nongovernmental organizations, corporations, or governments;
may use the United States mails in the same manner and on the same conditions as the executive departments;
may contract with individuals for personal services, who shall not be considered Federal employees for any provision of law administered by the Office of Personnel Management;
may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles; and
shall have such other powers as may be necessary and incident to carrying out this part.
The Foundation shall maintain its principal office in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.
The Foundation shall be subject to chapter 91 of subtitle VI of title 31, except that the Foundation shall not be authorized to issue obligations or offer obligations to the public.
The Inspector General of the Department of State* shall serve as Inspector General of the Foundation, and, in acting in such capacity, may conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of all aspects of the operations and activities of the Foundation.
In carrying out the responsibilities under this subsection, the Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the Board.
The Foundation shall reimburse the Department of State for all expenses incurred by the Inspector General in connection with the Inspector General’s responsibilities under this subsection.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 17357(a) of this title for a fiscal year, up to $500,000 is authorized to be made available to the Inspector General of the Department of State to conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of operations and activities of the Foundation.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–140, title IX, § 925, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1736.)
- 2007Enacted · Pub. L. 110-140 · 121 Stat. 1736
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 110-140 on 2007-12-19.
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