§ 3706. — Audits, report requirements, and petition of Attorney General for equitable relief.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3706]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 57--NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
Sec. 3706. Audits, report requirements, and petition of Attorney
General for equitable relief
(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.
(Pub. L. 98-244, Sec. 7, Mar. 26, 1984, 98 Stat. 110; Pub. L. 100-240,
Sec. 2(b)(2), Jan. 11, 1988, 101 Stat. 1786; Pub. L. 106-408, title II,
Sec. 205, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1780.)
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 August 30, 1964 (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, Sec. 5(b), Aug. 12, 1998,
112 Stat. 1499, the first section of which enacted Title 36, Patriotic
and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations.
Amendments
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.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, 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.
