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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 57 — National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

§ 3706. Audits, report requirements, and petition of Attorney General for equitable relief

Statutory text

(a)

Audits

For purposes of section 10101 of title 36, the Foundation shall be treated as a Corporation in part B of subtitle II of title 36.

(b)

Report

The Foundation shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report of its proceedings and activities during such year, including a full and complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments; and a description of all acquisition and disposal of real property that is subject to section 3703(e) of this title. The report shall include a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal year.

(c)

Relief with respect to certain Foundation acts or failure to act

If the Foundation—

(1)

engages in, or threatens to engage in, any act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with its purposes set forth in section 3701(b) of this title; or

(2)

refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its obligations under this chapter, or threatens to do so;

the Attorney General of the United States may petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for such equitable relief as may be necessary or appropriate.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act

    Pub. L. 98–244 § 7 · 98 Stat. 107

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 3706

    Pub. L. 98–244, § 7, Mar. 26, 1984, 98 Stat. 110

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 98–244, § 7, Mar. 26, 1984, 98 Stat. 110

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 7. AUDITS. REPORT REQUIREMENTS. AND PETITION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR EQUITABLE RELIEF. (a) Audits.— For purposes of the Act entitled “An Act for audit of accounts of private corporations established under Federal law”, approved August 30, 1964 (Public Law 88–504, 36 U.S.C. 1101–1103), the Foundation shall be treated as a private corporation established under Federal law. (b) Report.— The Foundation shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to Congress a report of its proceedings and activities during such year, including a full and complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments. (c) Relief With Respect to Certain Foundation Acts or Failure to Act.— If the Foundation— (1) engages in, or threatens to engage in, any act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with its purposes set forth in section 2(b); or (2) refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its obligations under this Act, or threatens to do so; the Attorney General of the United States may petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for such equitable relief as may be necessary or appropriate.

  2. Pub. L. 100–240 § 2(b)(2) · 101 Stat. 1785

    Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 3706(b)

    Pub. L. 100–240 inserted “; and a description of all acquisition and disposal of real property that is subject to section 3703(e) of this title” before period at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–240 inserted “; and a description of all acquisition and disposal of real property that is subject to section 3703(e) of this title” before period at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Section 7(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3706(b)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: “; and a description of all acquisition and disposal of real property that is subject to section 4(e).”.

  3. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000

    Pub. L. 106–408 title II § 205 · 114 Stat. 1762

    1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 3706(b)

      Pub. L. 106–408 substituted “the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate” for “Congress”

    2. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 3706(b)

      Pub. L. 106–408 inserted at end “The report shall include a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal year.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–408 substituted “the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate” for “Congress” and inserted at end “The report shall include a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal year.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 205. ANNUAL REPORTING OF GRANT DETAILS. Section 7(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3706(b)) is amended— (1) by striking “Congress” and inserting “the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “The report shall include a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal year.”.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

In subsec. (a), “section 10101 of title 36” substituted for “the Act entitled ‘An Act for audit of accounts of private corporations established under Federal law’, approved (Public Law 88–504, 36 U.S.C. 1101–1103)” and “a corporation in part B of subtitle II of title 36” substituted for “a private corporation established under Federal law” on authority of Pub. L. 105–225, § 5(b), , 112 Stat. 1499, the first section of which enacted Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations.

Amendments1988–2000 · 2 rounds

2000

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–408 substituted “the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate” for “Congress” and inserted at end “The report shall include a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal year.”

1988

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–240 inserted “; and a description of all acquisition and disposal of real property that is subject to section 3703(e) of this title” before period at end.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Resources of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, .

Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective , of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which a report required under subsec. (b) of this section is listed on page 203), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

Credits

1984–2000 · 3 acts
  1. 1984Pub. L. 98–244, § 7, , 98 Stat. 110
  2. 1988Pub. L. 100–240, § 2(b)(2), , 101 Stat. 1786
  3. 2000Pub. L. 106–408, title II, § 205, , 114 Stat. 1780.
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(Pub. L. 98–244, § 7, , 98 Stat. 110; Pub. L. 100–240, § 2(b)(2), , 101 Stat. 1786; Pub. L. 106–408, title II, § 205, , 114 Stat. 1780.)

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