                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
                 CHAPTER 19--CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM
 
                SUBCHAPTER I--CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM
 
Sec. 806. Powers, functions, and limitations


(a) General operating and expenditure authority

    Subject to such limitations as may be provided for under this 
section, the Board may take such actions and make such expenditures as 
may be necessary to carry out the Congressional Award Program, except 
that--
        (1) the Board shall carry out its functions and make 
    expenditures with only such resources as are available to the Board 
    from sources other than the Federal Government; and
        (2) the Board shall not take any actions which would disqualify 
    the Board from treatment (for tax purposes) as an organization 
    described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26.

(b) Mandatory functions

    (1) The Board shall establish such functions and procedures as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
    (2) The functions established by the Board under paragraph (1) shall 
include--
        (A) communication with local Congressional Award Councils 
    concerning the Congressional Award Program;
        (B) provision, upon the request of any local Congressional Award 
    Council, of such technical assistance as may be necessary to assist 
    such council with its responsibilities, including the provision of 
    medals, the preparation and provision of applications, guidance on 
    disposition of applications, arrangements with respect to local 
    award ceremonies, and other responsibilities of such council;
        (C) conduct of outreach activities to establish new local 
    Congressional Award Councils, particularly in inner-city areas and 
    rural areas;
        (D) in addition to those activities authorized under 
    subparagraph (C), conduct of outreach activities to encourage, where 
    appropriate, the establishment and development of Statewide 
    Congressional Award Councils;
        (E) fundraising;
        (F) conduct of an annual Gold Medal Awards ceremony in the 
    District of Columbia;
        (G) consideration of implementation of the provisions of this 
    chapter relating to scholarships; and
        (H) carrying out of duties relating to management of the 
    national office of the Congressional Award Program, including 
    supervision of office personnel and of the office budget.

(c) Statewide Congressional Award Councils; establishment, purposes, 
        duties, etc.

    (1) In carrying out its functions with respect to Statewide 
Congressional Award Councils (hereinafter in this subsection referred to 
as Statewide Councils) under subsection (b) of this section, the Board 
shall develop guidelines, criteria, and standards for the formation of 
Statewide Councils. In order to create a Statewide Council, Members of 
Congress and Senators from each respective State are encouraged to work 
jointly with the Board.
    (2) The establishment of Statewide Councils is intended to--
        (A) facilitate expanded public participation and involvement in 
    the program; and
        (B) promote greater opportunities for involvement by members of 
    the State congressional delegation.

    (3) The duties and responsibilities of each Statewide Council 
established pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited 
to, the following:
        (A) promoting State and local awareness of the Congressional 
    Award Program;
        (B) review of participant records and activities;
        (C) review and verification of information on, and 
    recommendation of, candidates to the national board for approval;
        (D) planning and organization of bronze and silver award 
    ceremonies;
        (E) assisting gold award recipients with travel to and from the 
    national gold award ceremony; and
        (F) designation of a Statewide coordinator to serve as a liaison 
    between the State and local boards and the national board.

    (4) Each Statewide Council established pursuant to this section is 
authorized to receive public monetary and in-kind contributions, which 
may be made available to local boards to supplement or defray operating 
expenses. The Board shall adopt appropriate financial management methods 
in order to ensure the proper accounting of these funds.
    (5) Each Statewide Council established pursuant to this section 
shall comply with the standard charter requirements of the national 
board of directors.

(d) Contracting authority

    The Board may enter into and perform such contracts as may be 
appropriate to carry out its business, but the Board may not enter into 
any contract which would obligate the Board to expend an amount greater 
than the amount available to the Board for the purpose of such contract 
during the fiscal year in which the expenditure is made.

(e) Obtaining and acceptance of non-Federal funds and resources; 
        indirect resources

    (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Board may seek 
and accept funds and other resources to carry out its activities. The 
Board may not accept any funds or other resources which are--
        (A) donated with a restriction on their use unless such 
    restriction merely provides that such funds or other resources be 
    used in furtherance of the Congressional Award Program or a specific 
    regional or local program; and
        (B) donated subject to the condition that the identity of the 
    donor of the funds or resources shall remain anonymous.

The Board may permit donors to use the name of the Board or the name 
``Congressional Award Program'' in advertising.
    (2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Board may not 
receive any Federal funds or resources. The Board may benefit from in-
kind and indirect resources provided by Offices of Members of Congress 
or the Congress. Further, the Board is not prohibited from receiving 
indirect benefits from efforts or activities undertaken in collaboration 
with entities which receive Federal funds or resources.

(f) Acceptance and utilization of services of voluntary, uncompensated 
        personnel

    The Board may accept and utilize the services of voluntary, 
uncompensated personnel.

(g) Lease, etc., of real or personal property

    The Board may lease (or otherwise hold), acquire, or dispose of real 
or personal property necessary for, or relating to, the duties of the 
Board.

(h) Fiscal authority

    The Board shall have no power--
        (1) to issue bonds, notes, debentures, or other similar 
    obligations creating long-term indebtedness;
        (2) to issue any share of stock or to declare or pay any 
    dividends; or
        (3) to provide for any part of the income or assets of the Board 
    to inure to the benefit of any director, officer, or employee of the 
    Board except as reasonable compensation for services or 
    reimbursement for expenses.

(i) Establishment, functions, etc., of private nonprofit corporation; 
        articles of incorporation of corporation; compensation, etc., 
        for director, officer, or employee of corporation

    (1) The Board shall provide for the establishment of a private 
nonprofit corporation for the sole purpose of assisting the Board to 
carry out the Congressional Award Program, and shall delegate to the 
corporation such duties as it considers appropriate.
    (2) The articles of incorporation of the corporation established 
under this subsection shall provide that--
        (A) the members of the Board of Directors of the corporation 
    shall be the members of the Board, and the Director of the 
    corporation shall be the Director of the Board; and
        (B) the extent of the authority of the corporation shall be the 
    same as that of the Board.

    (3) No director, officer, or employee of any corporation established 
under this subsection may receive compensation, travel expenses, or 
benefits from both the corporation and the Board.

(Pub. L. 96-114, title I, Sec. 106, formerly Sec. 7, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 
Stat. 854; Pub. L. 99-161, Sec. 4(f), Nov. 25, 1985, 99 Stat. 935; Pub. 
L. 99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 100-674, 
Sec. 2(c), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 3996; Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7, Nov. 
6, 1990, 104 Stat. 2306; renumbered title I, Sec. 106, Pub. L. 106-533, 
Sec. 1(b)(1), (2), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2553.)


                               Amendments

    1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7(a), which directed the 
insertion of ``(a)'' after the section designation, was not executed in 
view of existing subsec. (a) designation.
    Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7(b)(1)(A), substituted 
``conduct'' for ``conducting'' and struck out ``State and'' after 
``new''.
    Subsec. (b)(2)(D), (E). Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7(b)(1)(B), added 
subpar. (D) and redesignated former subpar. (D) as (E). Former subpar. 
(E) redesignated (F).
    Subsec. (b)(2)(F). Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7(b)(1)(B), (C), 
redesignated subpar. (E) as (F) and substituted ``conduct'' for 
``conducting''. Former subpar. (F) redesignated (G).
    Subsec. (b)(2)(G), (H). Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7(b)(1)(B), 
redesignated subpars. (F) and (G) as (G) and (H), respectively.
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7(b)(2), added subsec. (c). 
Former subsecs. (c) and (d) redesignated (d) and (e), respectively.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7(b)(2), (c), redesignated 
subsec. (d) as (e) and amended it generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. 
(e) read as follows: ``The Board may seek and accept, from sources other 
than the Federal Government, funds and other resources to carry out its 
activities. The Board may not accept any funds or other resources which 
are--
        ``(1) donated with a restriction on their use unless such 
    restriction merely provides that such funds or other resources be 
    used in furtherance of the Congressional Award Program; or
        ``(2) donated subject to the condition that the identity of the 
    donor of the funds or resources shall remain anonymous.
The Board may permit donors to use the name of the Board or the name 
`Congressional Award Program' in advertising.'' Former subsec. (e) 
redesignated (f).
    Subsecs. (f) to (i). Pub. L. 101-525, Sec. 7(b)(2), redesignated 
subsecs. (e) to (h) as (f) to (i), respectively.
    1988--Pub. L. 100-674, Sec. 2(c)(1), substituted ``Powers, 
functions, and limitations'' for ``Powers and limitations of Board'' in 
section catchline.
    Subsecs. (b) to (h). Pub. L. 100-674, Sec. 2(c)(2), added subsec. 
(b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) to (g) as (c) to (h), 
respectively.
    1986--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted ``Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986'' for ``Internal Revenue Code of 1954'', which for purposes 
of codification was translated as ``title 26'' thus requiring no change 
in text.
    1985--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-161 inserted at end ``The Board may 
permit donors to use the name of the Board or the name `Congressional 
Award Program' in advertising.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 803, 807 of this title.
