54 U.S.C. § 101120 — Promotion of local fundraising support

(a) Program. The National Park Foundation must design and carry out a full program. The program's goal is to help and promote local fundraising and giving programs at each individual System unit^*.

(b) Implementation. The program from subsection (a) must do two things: (1) help create local nonprofit support organizations, groups that raise private money to support a park; and (2) give those local groups support, consistent national standards, and suggestions for improving how they're managed.

(c) Program. The program from subsection (a) must reach as many System^* units as is practical. At a minimum, it must include three tools: (A) a standard, adaptable organizational design that any local nonprofit support group can use to set up responsible management; (B) standard, legally sound bylaws and recommended procedures for handling money, which can be adapted for each System unit; and (C) a standard training curriculum to teach and improve the skills of people who work for these local nonprofit groups.

(d) Annual Report. The Foundation must report on the program's progress each year in its annual report.

(e) Affiliations. (1) Nothing in this section forces any group to change how it currently operates or to affiliate with the National Park Foundation. This is true whether the group is an existing nonprofit support organization or friends group (A), or a new local nonprofit support organization created because of this section (B) — even a new group's charter or bylaws cannot be used to force it to stay permanently affiliated with the Foundation. (2) A local nonprofit organization affiliates with the National Park Foundation only if its own governing board chooses to do so.