2007 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 129 - NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER II - POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION
Sec. 12664 - Eligibility of Foundation for grants

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§12664. Eligibility of Foundation for grants (a) Compliance

Grants may be made to the Foundation pursuant to this subchapter only if the Foundation agrees to comply with the requirements of this subchapter. If the Foundation fails to comply with the requirements of this subchapter, additional funds shall not be released until the Foundation brings itself into compliance with such requirements.

(b) Activities

The Foundation may use funds provided under this subchapter only for activities and programs consistent with the purposes described in sections 12661 and 12663 of this title.

(c) Limitation

The Foundation shall not issue any shares of stock or declare or pay any dividends.

(d) Compensation

No part of the funds available to the Foundation shall inure to the benefit of any board member, officer, or employee of the Foundation, except as salary or reasonable compensation for services or expenses. Compensation for board members shall be limited to reimbursement for reasonable costs of travel and expenses.

(e) Conflicts of interest

No director, officer, or employee of the Foundation shall participate, directly or indirectly, in the consideration or determination of any question before the Foundation that affects his or her financial interests or the financial interests of any corporation, partnership, entity, or organization in which he or she has a direct or indirect financial interest.

(f) Political activity

The Foundation shall not engage in lobbying or propaganda for the purpose of influencing legislation, and shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

(g) Private sector contributions

During the second and third fiscal years in which funds are provided to the Foundation under this subchapter, the Foundation shall raise from private sector donations an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of any funds provided to the Foundation under this subchapter in such fiscal year. Funds shall be released to the Foundation during such fiscal year only to the extent that the matching requirement of the subsection has been met.

(h) Audit of accounts

The accounts of the Foundation shall be audited annually by independent certified public accountants or independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United States in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The reports,1 of each such independent audit shall be included in the annual report required by subsection (l) of this section.

(i) Audits by agencies

In fiscal years in which the Foundation is receiving grants under this subchapter, the accounts of the Foundation may be audited at any time by any agency designated by the President. The Foundation shall keep such records as will facilitate effective audits.

(j) Congressional oversight

In fiscal years in which the Foundation is receiving grants under this subchapter, the Foundation shall be subject to appropriate oversight procedures of Congress.

(k) Duties

The Foundation shall ensure—

(1) that recipients of financial assistance provided by the Foundation under this subchapter, shall keep separate accounts with respect to such assistance and such records as may be reasonably necessary to disclose fully—

(A) the amount and the disposition by such recipient of the assistance received from the Foundation;

(B) the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance is given or used;

(C) the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources; and

(D) such other records as will facilitate effective audits; and

(2) that the Foundation, or any of its duly authorized representatives including any agency designated by the President pursuant to subsection (i) of this section shall have access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient that are pertinent to assistance provided from funds granted pursuant to this subchapter.

(l) Annual reports

The Foundation shall prepare and submit to the President and to the appropriate Committees of Congress an annual report, that shall include a comprehensive and detailed description of the Foundation's operations, activities, financial condition, and accomplishments for the fiscal year preceding the year in which the report is submitted. Such report shall be submitted not later than 3 months after the conclusion of any fiscal year in which the Foundation receives grants under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 101–610, title III, §305, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3181.)