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

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The Foundation can sign contracts, hold property, accept gifts, and hire staff to do its work. It must be based near Washington, D.C., and follows most of the Government Corporation Control Act. The State Department's Inspector General oversees the Foundation, which reimburses the State Department for that work.

(a) Powers. The Foundation (1) exists indefinitely unless a later law dissolves it; (2) can adopt and use an official seal; (3) can make contracts, grants, and agreements with any person or government needed for its work; (4) can decide how to incur and pay its obligations and expenses, including representation costs; (5) can lease, buy, or otherwise get and improve real property it needs; (6) can accept money, services, or property given as gifts from private individuals, charities, nongovernmental groups, companies, or governments, domestic or foreign; (7) can use the U.S. mail like an executive department; (8) can hire individuals under personal-services contracts, who are not treated as federal employees; (9) can obtain passenger vehicles; and (10) has other powers necessary to carry out this part. (b) Principal office. The Foundation's main office must be in the Washington, D.C. metro area. (c) Applicability of Government Corporation Control Act. (1) The Foundation follows the Government Corporation Control Act, except it cannot issue or offer obligations to the public. (d) Inspector General. (1) The State Department's Inspector General also serves as the Foundation's Inspector General, and can review, investigate, and inspect all of the Foundation's operations. (2) In this role, the Inspector General reports to, and is supervised by, the Board. (3)(A) The Foundation must reimburse the State Department for the Inspector General's expenses on this work. (B) Up to $500,000 of the funds authorized under section 17357(a) each year may go to the State Department's Inspector General for these reviews.

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(a) Powers

The Foundation—

(1)

shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by a law enacted after December 19, 2007;

(2)

may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be judicially noticed;

(3)

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;

(4)

may determine and prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its expenses allowed and paid, including expenses for representation;

(5)

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;

(6)

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;

(7)

may use the United States mails in the same manner and on the same conditions as the executive departments;

(8)

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;

(9)

may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles; and

(10)

shall have such other powers as may be necessary and incident to carrying out this part.

(b) Principal office

The Foundation shall maintain its principal office in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.

(1) In general

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.

(2) Omitted

(d) Inspector General

(1) In general

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.

(2) Authority of the Board

In carrying out the responsibilities under this subsection, the Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the Board.

(3) Reimbursement and authorization of services

(A) Reimbursement

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.

(B) Authorization for services

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.)

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2007Enacted · Pub. L. 110-140 · 121 Stat. 1736

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