II 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2202 

To provide for the establishment of a private, nonprofit entity to assist 

the Government in providing disaster assistance, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 15, 2012 

Mr. INOUYE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of a private, nonprofit entity 

to assist the Government in providing disaster assistance, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE DEFINITIONS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act’’. 

6 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 

7 (1) the term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the Pre8 paredness and Resilience Foundation established 

9 under this Act; 


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1 (2) the terms ‘‘Board’’ and ‘‘Chair’’ mean the 

2 board of directors of the Foundation and the Chair 

3 of the board of directors, respectively; 

4 (3) the terms ‘‘Department’’ and ‘‘Secretary’’ 

5 mean the Department of Homeland Security and the 

6 Secretary of Homeland Security, respectively; 

7 (4) the term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Endowment 

8 Fund established under this Act; 

9 (5) the terms ‘‘FEMA’’ and ‘‘Administrator’’ 

10 mean the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

11 and the Administrator thereof, respectively; and 

12 (6) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the executive di13 rector of the Foundation appointed under this Act. 

14 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF THE FOUNDA15 TION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in accordance 

17 with this section a nonprofit private corporation to be 

18 known as the ‘‘Preparedness and Resilience Foundation’’. 

19 The Foundation shall not be an agency or instrumentality 

20 of the Federal Government, and officers, employees, and 

21 members of the board of directors of the Foundation shall 

22 not be officers or employees of the Federal Government. 

23 (b) PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION.—The purpose of 

24 the Foundation shall be to support and carry out activities 

25 that promote the resilience of individuals, communities, 


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1 structures, and systems against natural disasters and ter2 rorist attacks and other human caused disasters, and that 

3 build and sustain the capabilities of the public, private, 

4 and civic sectors to work together to prepare for, prevent, 

5 protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all 

6 such hazards. 

7 (c) ENDOWMENT FUND.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 

9 (b), the Foundation shall establish an Endowment 

10 Fund for providing endowments for positions that 

11 are associated with FEMA and dedicated to the pur12 pose described in subsection (b). The Fund shall 

13 consist of such donations as may be provided by 

14 non-Federal entities and such non-Federal assets of 

15 the Foundation (including earnings of the Founda16 tion and the fund) as the Foundation may elect to 

17 transfer to the Fund. 

18 (2) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES OF THE

19 FUND.—The provision of funding and assistance 

20 under paragraph (1) shall be the exclusive function 

21 of the Fund. Such funds may be expended only for 

22 the compensation of individuals holding positions en23 dowed by the Fund, for staff, equipment, quarters, 

24 travel, and other expenditures that are appropriate 

25 in supporting the positions endowed by the Fund, 


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1 and for recruiting individuals to hold the positions 

2 endowed by the Fund. 

3 (d) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION.—In 

4 carrying out subsection (b), the Foundation may provide 

5 for, with respect to the purpose described in subsection 

6 (b)— 

7 (1) programs of fellowships among State, local, 

8 and tribal officials to work and study in association 

9 with each other and FEMA or the Department; 

10 (2) programs of international arrangements to 

11 provide opportunities for officials of other countries 

12 engaged in preparedness or resilience programs and 

13 activities to serve in voluntary or reciprocal capac14 ities in the United States in association with FEMA 

15 or the Department, or opportunities for employees of 

16 FEMA (or other Federal officials in the United 

17 States) to serve in such capacities in other countries, 

18 or both; 

19 (3) studies, projects, and research (which may 

20 include applied research on the effectiveness of pre21 vention activities, demonstration projects, and pro22 grams and projects involving international, Federal, 

23 State, local, and tribal governments, private sector, 

24 or non-governmental organizations); 


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1 (4) forums for government officials and appro2 priate private entities to exchange information, par3 ticipation in which may include institutions of higher 

4 education and appropriate international or non-gov5 ernmental organizations; 

6 (5) meetings, conferences, courses, and training 

7 workshops; 

8 (6) programs to improve the collection and 

9 analysis of data on preparedness and resilience pro10 grams, practices, activities, and events; 

11 (7) programs for writing, editing, printing, and 

12 publishing of books and other materials; and 

13 (8) other activities to carry out the purpose de14 scribed in subsection (b). 

15 (e) GENERAL STRUCTURE OF FOUNDATION; NON16 PROFIT STATUS.— 

17 (1) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Foundation 

18 shall have a board of directors, which shall be estab19 lished and conducted in accordance with subsection 

20 (f). The Board shall establish the general policies of 

21 the Foundation for carrying out subsection (b), in22 cluding the establishment of the bylaws of the Foun23 dation. 

24 (2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Foundation 

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1 pointed by the Board, who shall serve at the pleas2 ure of the Board, and for whom the Board shall es3 tablish the rate of compensation. Subject to compli4 ance with the policies and bylaws established by the 

5 Board pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director shall 

6 be responsible for the daily operations of the Foun7 dation. 

8 (3) NONPROFIT STATUS.—In carrying out sub9 section (b), the Board shall establish such policies 

10 and bylaws under paragraph (1), and the Director 

11 shall carry out such activities under paragraph (2), 

12 as may be necessary to ensure that the Foundation 

13 maintains status as an organization that— 

14 (A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the 

15 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 

16 501(c)(3)); and 

17 (B) is, under section 501(a) of such Code, 

18 exempt from taxation. 

19 (f) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

20 (1) CERTAIN BYLAWS.—In establishing bylaws 

21 under subsection (e)(1), the Board shall ensure that 

22 the bylaws of the Foundation— 

23 (A) include policies for— 


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1 (i) the selection of the officers, em2 ployees, agents, and contractors of the 

3 Foundation; 

4 (ii) the acceptance and disposition of 

5 donations to the Foundation and for, the 

6 disposition of the assets of the Foundation, 

7 including ethical standards; 

8 (iii) the conduct of the general oper9 ations of the Foundation; and 

10 (iv) writing, editing, printing, and 

11 publishing of books and other materials, 

12 and the acquisition of patents and licenses 

13 for devices and procedures developed by 

14 the Foundation; and 

15 (B) do not, including with respect to the 

16 activities carried out under the bylaws— 

17 (i) reflect unfavorably upon the ability 

18 of the Foundation or FEMA to carry out 

19 its responsibilities or official duties in a 

20 fair and objective manner; or 

21 (ii) compromise, or appear to com22 promise, the integrity of any governmental 

23 program or any officer or employee in24 volved in such a program. 

25 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board— 


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1 (A) subject to subparagraph (B), shall be 

2 composed of 7 individuals, appointed in accord3 ance with paragraph (4), who— 

4 (i) collectively possess education or ex5 perience appropriate for representing the 

6 general field of emergency management, 

7 preparedness, or resilience, and the general 

8 public; and 

9 (ii) each shall be a voting member of 

10 the Board; and 

11 (B) may, through amendments to the by12 laws of the Foundation, provide that the num13 ber of members of the Board shall be a greater 

14 number than the number specified in subpara15 graph (A). 

16 (3) CHAIR.—The Board shall, from among the 

17 members of the Board, designate an individual to 

18 serve as the chair of the Board. 

19 (4) APPOINTMENTS, VACANCIES, AND TERMS.— 

20 Subject to subsection (j), the following shall apply to 

21 the Board: 

22 (A) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 

23 membership of the Board shall be filled by ap24 pointment by the Board, after consideration of 

25 suggestions made by the Chair and the Director 


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1 regarding the appointment. Any such vacancy 

2 shall be filled not later than the expiration of 

3 the 180-day period beginning on the date on 

4 which the vacancy occurs. 

5 (B) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office 

6 of each member of the Board appointed under 

7 subparagraph (A) shall be 5 years. A member 

8 of the Board may continue to serve after the 

9 expiration of the term of the member until the 

10 expiration of the 180-day period beginning on 

11 the date on which the term of the member ex12 pires. 

13 (C) VACANCY DOES NOT AFFECT AUTHOR14 ITY.—A vacancy in the membership of the 

15 Board shall not affect the power of the Board 

16 to carry out the duties of the Board. If a mem17 ber of the Board does not serve the full term 

18 applicable under subparagraph (B), the indi19 vidual appointed to fill the resulting vacancy 

20 shall be appointed for the remainder of the sub21 ject term. 

22 (5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board 

23 may not receive compensation for service on the 

24 Board. The members may be reimbursed for travel, 


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1 subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred 

2 in carrying out the duties of the Board. 

3 (g) CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE

4 DIRECTOR.—The Director shall— 

5 (1) hire, promote, compensate, and discharge 

6 officers and employees of the Foundation, and define 

7 the duties of the officers and employees; 

8 (2) accept and administer donations to the 

9 Foundation, and administer the assets of the Foun10 dation; 

11 (3) establish a process for the selection of can12 didates for holding endowed positions under sub13 section (c); 

14 (4) enter into such financial agreements as are 

15 appropriate in carrying out the activities of the 

16 Foundation; 

17 (5) take such action as may be necessary to ac18 quire patents and licenses for devices and procedures 

19 developed by the Foundation and the employees of 

20 the Foundation; 

21 (6) adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal, which 

22 shall be judicially noticed; 

23 (7) commence and respond to judicial pro24 ceedings in the name of the Foundation; and 


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1 (8) exercise such other functions as are appro2 priate, in the determination of the Director. 

3 (h) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 

4 (1) AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTING FUNDS.—The 

5 Administrator of FEMA may accept and utilize, on 

6 behalf of the Federal Government, any gift, dona7 tion, bequest, or devise of real or personal property 

8 from the Foundation for the purpose of aiding or fa9 cilitating the work of FEMA. Funds may be accept10 ed and utilized by the Administrator without regard 

11 to whether the funds are designated as general-pur12 pose funds or special-purpose funds. 

13 (2) AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF VOL14 UNTARY SERVICES.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of 

16 FEMA may accept, on behalf of the Federal 

17 Government, any voluntary services provided by 

18 the Foundation for the purpose of aiding or fa19 cilitating the work of the Federal Government. 

20 In the case of an individual, such Administrator 

21 may accept the services provided under this 

22 subparagraph by the individual until such time 

23 as the private funding for such individual ends. 

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1 riod of time in which services may be accepted 

2 applies to each individual who is not an em3 ployee of the Federal Government and who 

4 serves in association with FEMA pursuant to 

5 financial support from the Foundation. 

6 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL.—No officer, 

7 employee, or member of the Board may exercise any 

8 administrative or managerial control over any Fed9 eral employee. 

10 (4) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STANDARDS TO

11 NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—In the case of any in12 dividual who is not an employee of the Federal Gov13 ernment and who serves in association with FEMA 

14 pursuant to financial support from the Foundation, 

15 the Foundation shall negotiate a memorandum of 

16 understanding with the individual and the Adminis17 trator of FEMA specifying that the individual— 

18 (A) shall be subject to the ethical and pro19 cedural standards regulating Federal employ20 ment, scientific investigation, and research find21 ings (including publications and patents) that 

22 are required of individuals employed by FEMA, 

23 including standards under this Act, the Ethics 

24 in Government Act, and the Technology Trans25 fer Act; and 


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1 (B) shall be subject to such ethical and 

2 procedural standards under chapter 11 of title 

3 18, United States Code (relating to conflicts of 

4 interest), as the Administrator of FEMA deter5 mines is appropriate, except that such memo6 randum may not provide that the individual 

7 shall be subject to the standards of section 209 

8 of such chapter (18 U.S.C. 209). 

9 (5) FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Any 

10 individual who is an officer, employee, or member of 

11 the Board may not directly or indirectly participate 

12 in the consideration or determination by the Foun13 dation of any question affecting— 

14 (A) any direct or indirect financial interest 

15 of the individual; or 

16 (B) any direct or indirect financial interest 

17 of any business organization or other entity of 

18 which the individual is an officer or employee or 

19 in which the individual has a direct or indirect 

20 financial interest. 

21 (6) AUDITS; AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.—The 

22 Foundation shall— 

23 (A) provide for biennial audits of the fi24 nancial condition of the Foundation; and 


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1 (B) make such audits, and all other 

2 records, documents, and other papers of the 

3 Foundation, available to the Secretary and the 

4 Comptroller General of the United States for 

5 examination or audit. 

6 (7) REPORTS.— 

7 (A) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

8 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Feb9 ruary 1 of each fiscal year, the Foundation 

10 shall publish a report describing the activi11 ties of the Foundation during the pre12 ceding fiscal year. 

13 (ii) CONTENT.—Each such report re14 quired under this paragraph shall include 

15 for the fiscal year involved a comprehen16 sive statement of the operations, activities, 

17 financial condition, and accomplishments 

18 of the Foundation, including— 

19 (I) an accounting of the use of 

20 amounts provided for under sub21 section (i); and 

22 (II) an explanation of how such 

23 funding has enhanced, and not sup24 planted, FEMA core missions. 


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1 (B) SPECIFIC DETAILS.—With respect to 

2 the financial condition of the Foundation, each 

3 report under subparagraph (A) shall include the 

4 source, and a description of, all gifts to the 

5 Foundation of real or personal property, and 

6 the source and amount of all gifts to the Foun7 dation of money. Each such report shall include 

8 a specification of any restrictions on the pur9 poses for which gifts to the Foundation may be 

10 used. 

11 (C) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—The 

12 Foundation shall make copies of each report 

13 submitted under subparagraph (A) available— 

14 (i) for public inspection, and shall 

15 upon request provide a copy of the report 

16 to any individual for a charge not to ex17 ceed the cost of providing the copy; and 

18 (ii) to the appropriate committees of 

19 Congress. 

20 (8) LIAISON FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY

21 MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The Administrator of 

22 FEMA shall serve as the liaison representative of 

23 FEMA to the Board and the Foundation. 

24 (i) FEDERAL FUNDING.— 

25 (1) AUTHORITY FOR ANNUAL GRANTS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of 

2 FEMA shall— 

3 (i) for fiscal year 2013, make a grant 

4 to an entity described in subsection (j)(9) 

5 (relating to the establishment of a com6 mittee to establish the Foundation); 

7 (ii) for fiscal year 2014, make a grant 

8 to the committee established under sub9 section (j), or if the Foundation has been 

10 established, to the Foundation; and 

11 (iii) for fiscal year 2015, and each fis12 cal year thereafter, make a grant to the 

13 Foundation. 

14 (B) LIMITATIONS.—A grant under sub15 paragraph (A) may be expended— 

16 (i) in the case of an entity receiving 

17 the grant under subparagraph (A)(i), only 

18 for the purpose of carrying out the duties 

19 established in subsection (j)(9) for the en20 tity; 

21 (ii) in the case of the committee es22 tablished under subsection (j)(9), only for 

23 the purpose of carrying out the duties es24 tablished in subsection (j) for the com25 mittee; and 


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1 (iii) in the case of the Foundation, 

2 only for the purpose of the administrative 

3 expenses of the Foundation. 

4 (C) LIMIT ON GRANT USES.—A grant 

5 under subparagraph (A) may not be expended 

6 to provide amounts for the Fund. 

7 (D) UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.—For the 

8 purposes described in subparagraph (B)— 

9 (i) any portion of the grant made 

10 under subparagraph (A)(i) for fiscal year 

11 2013 that remains unobligated after the 

12 entity receiving the grant completes the 

13 duties established in subsection (j)(9) for 

14 the entity shall be available to the com15 mittee established under subsection (j)(9); 

16 and 

17 (ii) any portion of a grant under sub18 paragraph (A) made for fiscal year 2014 

19 that remains unobligated after such com20 mittee completes the duties established in 

21 subsection (j)(9) for the committee shall be 

22 available to the Foundation. 

23 (2) FUNDING FOR GRANTS.—For the purpose 

24 of grants under paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) there is authorized to be appropriated 

2 $1,500,000 for each fiscal year; and 

3 (B) the Administrator of FEMA may, for 

4 each fiscal year, make available not less than 

5 $500,000, and not more than $1,500,000 from 

6 the amounts appropriated for the fiscal year for 

7 the programs of FEMA. 

8 (3) CERTAIN RESTRICTION.—If the Foundation 

9 receives Federal funds for the purpose of serving as 

10 a fiscal intermediary between Federal agencies, the 

11 Foundation may not receive such funds for the indi12 rect costs of carrying out such purpose in an amount 

13 exceeding 10 percent of the direct costs of carrying 

14 out such purpose. This paragraph may not be con15 strued as authorizing the expenditure of any grant 

16 under paragraph (1) for such purpose. 

17 (4) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Administrator of 

18 FEMA may provide facilities, utilities, and support 

19 services to the Foundation if it is determined by the 

20 Administrator to be advantageous to the programs 

21 of FEMA or the Department. 

22 (j) COMMITTEE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF FOUNDA23 TION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in ac25 cordance with this subsection a committee to carry 


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1 out the functions described in paragraph (2) (re2 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’). 

3 (2) FUNCTIONS.—The functions referred to in 

4 paragraph (1) for the Committee are as follows: 

5 (A) To carry out such activities as may be 

6 necessary to incorporate the Foundation under 

7 the laws of the State involved, including serving 

8 as incorporators for the Foundation. Such ac9 tivities shall include ensuring that the articles 

10 of incorporation for the Foundation require 

11 that the Foundation be established and oper12 ated in accordance with the applicable provi13 sions of this Act. 

14 (B) To ensure that the Foundation quali15 fies for and maintains the nonprofit status de16 scribed in subsection (e)(3). 

17 (C) To establish the general policies and 

18 initial bylaws of the Foundation, which bylaws 

19 shall include the bylaws described in subsections 

20 (e)(3) and (f)(1). 

21 (D) To provide for the initial operation of 

22 the Foundation, including providing for quar23 ters, equipment, and staff. 

24 (E) To appoint the initial members of the 

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1 tablished in subsection (f)(2)(A) for the com2 position of the Board, and in accordance with 

3 such other qualifications as the Committee may 

4 determine to be appropriate regarding such 

5 composition. Of the Board members so ap6 pointed— 

7 (i) 2 shall be appointed to serve for a 

8 term of 3 years; 

9 (ii) 2 shall be appointed to serve for 

10 a term of 4 years; and 

11 (iii) 3 shall be appointed to serve for 

12 a term of 5 years. 

13 (3) COMPLETION OF FUNCTIONS OF THE COM14 MITTEE; INITIAL MEETING OF BOARD.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall 

16 complete the functions required in paragraph 

17 (1) not later than September 30, 2014. 

18 (B) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall 

19 terminate upon the expiration of the 30-day pe20 riod beginning on the date on which the Sec21 retary determines that the functions of the 

22 Committee have been completed. 

23 (C) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meet24 ing of the Board shall be held not later than 

25 November 1, 2014. 


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1 (4) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be 

2 composed of 5 members, each of whom shall be a 

3 voting member. Of the members of the Committee— 

4 (A) not fewer than 2 shall have broad, gen5 eral experience in emergency management, pre6 paredness, or resilience; and 

7 (B) not fewer than 2 shall have broad, 

8 general experience in nonprofit private organi9 zations. 

10 (5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Committee shall, from 

11 among the members of the Committee, designate an 

12 individual to serve as the chairperson of the Com13 mittee. 

14 (6) TERMS; VACANCIES.—The term of members 

15 of the Committee shall be for the duration of the 

16 Committee. A vacancy in the membership of the 

17 Committee shall not affect the power of the Com18 mittee to carry out the duties of the Committee. If 

19 a member of the Committee does not serve the full 

20 term, the individual appointed to fill the resulting 

21 vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of the 

22 term subject. 

23 (7) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Com24 mittee may not receive compensation for service on 

25 the Committee. Members of the Committee may be 


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1 reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other nec2 essary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties 

3 of the Committee. 

4 (8) COMMITTEE SUPPORT.—The Administrator 

5 of FEMA may, from amounts available to the Ad6 ministrator for the general administration of FEMA, 

7 provide staff and financial support to assist the 

8 Committee with carrying out the functions described 

9 in paragraph (2). In providing such staff and sup10 port, the Administrator may both detail employees 

11 and contract for assistance. 

12 (9) GRANT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COM13 MITTEE.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a grant 

15 under subsection (i)(1)(A)(i) for fiscal year 

16 2013, an entity described in this paragraph is 

17 a private nonprofit entity with significant expe18 rience in domestic and international issues of 

19 emergency management, preparedness, or resil20 ience. 

21 (B) CONDITIONS.—The grant referred to 

22 in subparagraph (A) may be made to an entity 

23 only if the entity agrees that— 


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1 (i) the entity will establish a com2 mittee that is composed in accordance with 

3 paragraph (4); and 

4 (ii) the entity will not select an indi5 vidual for membership on the Committee 

6 unless the individual agrees that the Com7 mittee will operate in accordance with each 

8 of the provisions of this subsection that re9 late to the operation of the Committee. 

10 (C) GRANT TERMS.—The Administrator of 

11 FEMA may make a grant referred to in sub12 paragraph (A) only if the applicant for the 

13 grant makes an agreement that the grant will 

14 not be expended for any purpose other than 

15 carrying out subparagraph (B). Such a grant 

16 may be made only if an application for the 

17 grant is submitted to the Administrator con18 taining such agreement, and the application is 

19 in such form, is made in such manner, and con20 tains such other agreements and such assur21 ances and information as the Administrator de22 termines to be necessary to carry out this para23 graph. 


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1 SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure that the Foundation 

3 and its grantees are meeting their objectives, the Board 

4 shall establish and implement performance evaluations— 

5 (1) that monitor and evaluate the performance 

6 and impact of the Foundation program activities in 

7 a specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and 

8 timely fashion; and 

9 (2) that assess the financial accountability of 

10 appropriated and donated funds. 

11 (b) IMPACT OR OUTCOME EVALUATIONS.—The 

12 Board shall establish mechanisms to evaluate and assess 

13 the effectiveness of individual programs supported by the 

14 Foundation. Impact or outcome evaluations such as bal15 anced scorecard, innovations in risk reduction, and return 

16 on investment shall be employed and reported through the 

17 annual report of the Foundation under section 2(h)(7)(A). 

18 (c) USE OF EVALUATION RESULTS.—The Founda19 tion shall— 

20 (1) identify through its annual report under 

21 section 2(h)(7)(A) its greatest needs and the ways 

22 that the Foundation or others, will use evaluation 

23 results; and 

24 (2) use such information to set priorities for the 

25 Foundation. 

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