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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5533 

To strengthen the partnership between nonprofit organizations and the 

Federal Government, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 15, 2010 

Ms. MCCOLLUM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 

Committees on Education and Labor and Science and Technology, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To strengthen the partnership between nonprofit organizations and the Federal Government, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act of 

6 2010’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Purposes. 

TITLE I—UNITED STATES COUNCIL ON NONPROFIT 

ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS 

Sec. 101. United States Council on Nonprofit Organizations and Community 

Solutions. 

TITLE II—INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON NONPROFIT 

ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

Sec. 201. Interagency Working Group on Nonprofit Organizations and the Federal Government. 

TITLE III—DATA COLLECTION 

Sec. 301. Collection and assembly of Federal data. 

Sec. 302. Economic impact data. 

Sec. 303. Data on Federal funding of nonprofit organizations. 

Sec. 304. Employment data. 

Sec. 305. Census data. 

Sec. 306. Recommendations and assessment. 

TITLE IV—RESEARCH 

Sec. 401. Research. 

TITLE V—NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEFINED 

Sec. 501. Nonprofit organization defined. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Each community in the United States is 

4 benefitted by the work of nonprofit organizations, in5 cluding in the areas of— 

6 (A) health and human services; 

7 (B) education and worker training; 

8 (C) the arts and culture; 

9 (D) religion, faith, and spirituality; 

10 (E) the environment, natural resources, 

11 and recreation; 


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1 (F) justice and public safety; and 

2 (G) civic organizations and social groups. 

3 (2) Nonprofit organizations are a significant 

4 and highly diverse sector of the economy of the 

5 United States that includes 1,500,000 organizations, 

6 according to the Internal Revenue Service, and that 

7 accounted for as much as 5 percent of the Gross Do8 mestic Product of the United States in 2008, ac9 cording to the Government Accountability Office. 

10 (3) While no Federal agency regularly collects 

11 systematic employment data on the nonprofit sector, 

12 the Congressional Research Service estimates that 

13 nearly 10 percent of the workforce of the United 

14 States is employed in the nonprofit sector as a whole 

15 and more than 7 percent are employed by 501(c)(3) 

16 public charities. 

17 (4) Most nonprofit organizations are small em18 ployers focused on delivering vital services and cre19 ating opportunities in communities and among 

20 groups of people and, according to the National Cen21 ter for Charitable Statistics, 93.3 percent of the 

22 nonprofit organizations in the United States have an 

23 annual budget of less than $1,000,000. 

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1 plement government-funded initiatives at the com2 munity level to accomplish public policy goals. 

3 (6) The Federal Government provides signifi4 cant support to for-profit businesses through the 

5 Small Business Administration and other agencies 

6 and programs that are not accessible to or intended 

7 for nonprofit organizations. 

8 (7) Despite the importance of the nonprofit sec9 tor to the United States economy and to the success 

10 of many Federal, State, and local policy initiatives, 

11 no Federal agency has responsibility for evaluating, 

12 building, or maintaining the capacity of the non13 profit sector and no congressional committee has ju14 risdiction over the sector as a whole. 

15 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

16 The purposes of this Act are the following: 

17 (1) To enhance the ability of the nonprofit sec18 tor to address public challenges and maximize oppor19 tunities to improve quality of life in the communities 

20 where nonprofit organizations work. 

21 (2) To strengthen communities across the 

22 United States by making the Federal Government a 

23 more productive partner with nonprofit organiza24 tions through the establishment of better Federal co25 ordination with respect to, enhanced transparency 


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1 with respect to, and greater support for the work of 

2 nonprofit organizations. 

3 (3) To collect, assemble, and make available 

4 Federal data and research on the nonprofit sector 

5 and to generate new data and research where nec6 essary to support the development of effective Fed7 eral policy. 

8 (4) To raise awareness of the nonprofit sector 

9 and the vital civic, social, and economic contribu10 tions nonprofit organizations make to the United 

11 States. 

12 TITLE I—UNITED STATES COUN13 CIL ON NONPROFIT ORGANI14 ZATIONS AND COMMUNITY 

15 SOLUTIONS 

16 SEC. 101. UNITED STATES COUNCIL ON NONPROFIT ORGA17 NIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a council 

19 to be known as the ‘‘United States Council on Nonprofit 

20 Organizations and Community Solutions’’ (in this section 

21 referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 

22 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

23 (1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Council 

24 shall be composed of 16 members as follows: 


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1 (A) Five members shall be appointed by 

2 the President. 

3 (B) Three members shall be appointed by 

4 the majority leader of the House of Representa5 tives. 

6 (C) Two members shall be appointed by 

7 the minority leader of the House of Representa8 tives. 

9 (D) Three members shall be appointed by 

10 the majority leader of the Senate. 

11 (E) Two members shall be appointed by 

12 the minority leader of the Senate. 

13 (F) The Chairperson of the Interagency 

14 Working Group on Nonprofit Organizations and 

15 the Federal Government (established under sec16 tion 201) shall be a member without voting 

17 rights. 

18 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

19 (A) EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE.—Each 

20 individual appointed to the Council shall pos21 sess extensive experience or expertise with re22 spect to one or more of the following areas: 

23 (i) The management, operation, or 

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1 tions and volunteer and national service 

2 nonprofit organizations. 

3 (ii) Social entrepreneurship and inno4 vation. 

5 (iii) Philanthropy, including the phil6 anthropic challenges of areas and groups 

7 underserved by donors and government 

8 programs. 

9 (iv) Qualitative and quantitative re10 search. 

11 (v) The management and operation of 

12 businesses, including business partnerships 

13 with nonprofit organizations and philan14 thropic organizations. 

15 (B) OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.—Individuals 

16 appointing members to the Council shall ensure 

17 that the individuals appointed, as a group, pos18 sess experience or expertise in each of the areas 

19 specified in subparagraph (A) and that, to the 

20 extent practicable, the membership of the Coun21 cil includes individuals from geographic areas 

22 and ethnic and racial backgrounds that rep23 resent the diversity of the United States. 

24 (3) TIMING OF INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Ap25 pointment of the initial members of the Council shall 


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1 be completed not later than 60 days after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act. 

3 (4) TERMS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

5 under subparagraph (B), members of the Coun6 cil appointed under subparagraphs (A) through 

7 (E) of paragraph (1) shall be appointed for a 

8 term of 3 years. 

9 (B) INITIAL MEMBERS.—The individual 

10 making appointments— 

11 (i) under paragraph (1)(A) shall des12 ignate 3 of the initial members appointed 

13 by that individual to serve a term of 4 

14 years; 

15 (ii) under paragraph (1)(B) shall des16 ignate 2 of the initial members appointed 

17 by that individual to serve a term of 4 

18 years; 

19 (iii) under paragraph (1)(C) shall des20 ignate one of the initial members ap21 pointed by that individual to serve a term 

22 of 4 years; 

23 (iv) under paragraph (1)(D) shall des24 ignate 2 of the initial members appointed 


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1 by that individual to serve a term of 4 

2 years; and 

3 (v) under paragraph (1)(E) shall des4 ignate one of the initial members ap5 pointed by that individual to serve a term 

6 of 4 years. 

7 (5) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Council 

8 shall be filled in the manner in which the original 

9 appointment was made. 

10 (6) BASIC PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The 

11 members of the Council shall serve without pay. The 

12 members of the Council shall receive travel expenses, 

13 including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 

14 authorized for employees of agencies under sub15 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

16 Code, while away from their homes or regular places 

17 of business in the performance of services for the 

18 Council. 

19 (c) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The 

20 President shall select, from among the voting members of 

21 the Council, a Chairperson of the Council and a Vice 

22 Chairperson of the Council, who may not be members of 

23 the same political party. 

24 (d) MEETINGS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall meet at 

2 the call of the Chairperson at least 5 times each 

3 year. One meeting of the Council each year shall be 

4 a joint meeting with the Interagency Working Group 

5 on Nonprofit Organizations and the Federal Govern6 ment (established under section 201). 

7 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days 

8 after the first date on which 11 of the initial mem9 bers of the Council have been appointed, the first 

10 meeting of the Council shall take place. 

11 (e) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

12 Council shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number 

13 may hold hearings. 

14 (f) DUTIES.— 

15 (1) STUDY ACTIVITIES.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall study 

17 how the Federal Government can work more ef18 ficiently and effectively with nonprofit organiza19 tions to achieve better outcomes in addressing 

20 national and community challenges. 

21 (B) MATTERS STUDIED.—The matters 

22 studied by the Council under this paragraph 

23 shall include— 

24 (i) the role of nonprofit organizations 

25 in the United States economy and the role 


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1 of nonprofit organizations in addressing 

2 challenges of national interest and other3 wise strengthening communities, including 

4 with respect to— 

5 (I) health and human services; 

6 (II) education and worker train7 ing; 

8 (III) the arts and culture; 

9 (IV) religion, faith, and spiritu10 ality; 

11 (V) the environment, natural re12 sources, and recreation; 

13 (VI) justice and public safety; 

14 and 

15 (VII) civic associations and com16 munity development organizations; 

17 (ii) how the Federal Government 

18 interacts with nonprofit organizations and, 

19 where applicable, how the Federal Govern20 ment interacts with nonprofit organizations 

21 in partnership with State and local govern22 ments, philanthropic organizations, or 

23 businesses to address national and commu24 nity challenges; 


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1 (iii) how the Federal Government can 

2 support and build the capacity of nonprofit 

3 organizations, including nonprofit organi4 zations assisting the implementation of 

5 programs funded by a government and 

6 nonprofit organizations attempting to ex7 pand programs that have proven effective 

8 in addressing national and community 

9 challenges; 

10 (iv) how the process for nonprofit or11 ganizations, including small and midsize 

12 nonprofit organizations, to obtain Federal 

13 grants and contracts can be streamlined to 

14 eliminate unnecessary, inconsistent, or con15 tradictory requirements to increase the ef16 fectiveness of Federal programs and en17 hance the accountability of nonprofit orga18 nizations; 

19 (v) how Federal Government policies 

20 and procedures relating to contracting with 

21 nonprofit organizations can be improved, 

22 including by expanding eligibility for small 

23 nonprofit organizations, streamlining pro24 curement processes to promote efficacy 

25 and fairness, eliminating wasteful oversight 


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1 requirements to enhance accountability for 

2 the use of Federal funds, increasing trans3 parency by establishing a searchable online 

4 database of Federal contracts held by non5 profit organizations, and mandating full 

6 and prompt payment for direct and indi7 rect costs incurred by nonprofit organiza8 tions to manage and administer Federal 

9 grants and contracts; 

10 (vi) how to reduce barriers that 

11 hinder the participation of small and 

12 midsize nonprofit organizations in Federal 

13 programs; 

14 (vii) how to reduce barriers that 

15 hinder the expansion of effective strategies 

16 implemented by nonprofit organizations to 

17 address national and community chal18 lenges; 

19 (viii) how and how often innovative 

20 nonprofit organizations share effective 

21 strategies for addressing national and com22 munity challenges with other nonprofit or23 ganizations, Federal, State, and local gov24 ernments, and philanthropic organizations; 


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1 (ix) the potential for creating an on2 line database for use by nonprofit organi3 zations and governments throughout the 

4 United States to facilitate the sharing of 

5 effective strategies and for other purposes; 

6 (x) how the Federal Government sup7 ports research on nonprofit organizations 

8 and the opportunities for and benefits of 

9 increasing such support; 

10 (xi) how the Federal Government 

11 can— 

12 (I) improve the quantity, quality, 

13 and timeliness of data on nonprofit 

14 organizations, including data with re15 spect to nonprofit organizations as 

16 employers, the impact of nonprofit or17 ganizations on the economy, and Fed18 eral direct and indirect contracting 

19 with and grants made to nonprofit or20 ganizations; 

21 (II) address gaps in data and 

22 data in need of enhancement with re23 spect to nonprofit organizations; 


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1 (III) make use of and supple2 ment State and local data on non3 profit organizations; and 

4 (IV) improve the public accessi5 bility and usefulness of data on non6 profit organizations; and 

7 (xii) the staffing and leadership chal8 lenges of nonprofit organizations, including 

9 the causes of the challenges and how non10 profit organizations and governments can 

11 address the challenges together. 

12 (2) ADVICE ON GRANTS.—The Council shall 

13 provide advice to the President and Congress on the 

14 establishment of new grant programs and the en15 hancement of existing grant programs— 

16 (A) to build the capacity of nonprofit orga17 nizations; 

18 (B) to support research and the reporting 

19 of data on nonprofit organizations; and 

20 (C) to assist the Federal Government to 

21 effectively address national and community 

22 challenges by supporting nonprofit organiza23 tions, encouraging social innovation, and ena24 bling nonprofit organizations to replicate and 


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1 expand the use of effective strategies for ad2 dressing such challenges. 

3 (3) ADVICE ON SOCIAL INNOVATION.—The 

4 Council shall provide advice to the President and 

5 Congress on how innovation can enhance the impact 

6 of nonprofit organizations. 

7 (g) PERSONNEL.— 

8 (1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Chairperson 

9 of the Council shall appoint an individual to serve as 

10 the Executive Director of the Council and that indi11 vidual shall be paid at a rate equivalent to the rate 

12 provided for level III of the Executive Schedule 

13 under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. 

14 (2) STAFF.—The Executive Director may ap15 point and fix the pay of additional personnel to ad16 minister the Council and provide staff support to the 

17 Interagency Working Group. Such employees may be 

18 appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, 

19 United States Code, governing appointments in the 

20 competitive service and may be paid without regard 

21 to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 

22 of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification 

23 and General Schedule pay rates. 

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1 mittent services of experts and consultants in the 

2 same manner as an agency under section 3109(b) of 

3 title 5, United States Code. 

4 (4) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The head 

5 of any Federal department or agency may detail to 

6 the Council on a reimbursable basis, or on a nonre7 imbursable basis for a period not to exceed 180 days 

8 during any fiscal year, as agreed upon by the Execu9 tive Director and the head of the department or 

10 agency, any of the personnel of the department or 

11 agency to assist the Council in carrying out the du12 ties of the Council under this section. Any such de13 tail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil 

14 service status or privileges of the Federal employee. 

15 (h) POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.— 

16 (1) HEARINGS.—The Council may hold hear17 ings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, 

18 and receive evidence as the Council considers appro19 priate to carry out this section, including holding 

20 hearings throughout the United States. 

21 (2) OBTAINING DATA.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 

23 prohibited by law, the Council may secure di24 rectly from any Federal department or agency 


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1 information the Council considers necessary to 

2 carry out this section. 

3 (B) AGENCY COOPERATION.—Upon the re4 quest of the Chairperson of the Council, the 

5 head of any Federal agency shall furnish infor6 mation requested under this paragraph to the 

7 Council. 

8 (3) MAILS.—The Council may use the United 

9 States mails in the same manner and under the 

10 same conditions as other agencies of the Federal 

11 Government. 

12 (i) CONTRACTING FOR RESEARCH.—The Council 

13 may enter into contracts for research to inform the delib14 erations of the Council. 

15 (j) REPORTING.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

17 after the first meeting of the Council, and annually 

18 thereafter, the Council shall submit to the President 

19 and Congress, including the majority leader and the 

20 minority leader of the House of Representatives and 

21 the majority leader and the minority leader of the 

22 Senate, a report that includes the results of study 

23 activities under subsection (f), advice provided under 

24 subsection (f), and recommendations of the Council 

25 relating to such activities. 


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1 (2) ADVICE ON IMPLEMENTATION.—At the re2 quest of Congress or the head of any Federal de3 partment or agency, the Council shall provide advice 

4 on the implementation of any recommendation in5 cluded in a report under paragraph (1). 

6 (k) ANNUAL SUMMIT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

8 after the submission to Congress of the first report 

9 of the Council under subsection (j), and annually 

10 thereafter, the Council shall organize and carry out 

11 a national summit on nonprofit organizations to in12 form the public and the Members of Congress of the 

13 results of study activities of the Council under sub14 section (f). 

15 (2) TESTIMONY.—In carrying out a summit 

16 under paragraph (1), the Council shall invite testi17 mony from experts on nonprofit organization effec18 tiveness and innovation. 

19 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after a 

20 summit under paragraph (1), the Council shall sub21 mit to the President, Congress, and the chief execu22 tive of each State a report describing the activities 

23 and findings of the summit. 


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1 (l) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Section 

2 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

3 App.) shall not apply to the Council. 

4 (m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 such sums as may be necessary. 

7 TITLE II—INTERAGENCY WORK8 ING GROUP ON NONPROFIT 

9 ORGANIZATIONS AND THE 

10 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

11 SEC. 201. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON NONPROFIT 

12 ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FEDERAL GOV13 ERNMENT. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 

15 an Interagency Working Group on Nonprofit Organiza16 tions and the Federal Government (in this section referred 

17 to as the ‘‘Interagency Working Group’’). 

18 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Working Group 

19 shall be composed of the following members: 

20 (1) The head of each Federal department speci21 fied in section 101 of title 5, United States Codes. 

22 (2) The Assistant to the President for Domestic 

23 Policy. 


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1 (3) The Executive Director of the United States 

2 Council on Nonprofit Organizations and Community 

3 Solutions (established under section 101). 

4 (4) The head of the Office of Faith-Based and 

5 Neighborhood Partnerships. 

6 (5) The head of the Office of Social Innovation 

7 and Civic Participation. 

8 (6) The Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora9 tion for National and Community Service. 

10 (7) The Director of the Office of Management 

11 and Budget. 

12 (8) The Commissioner of Internal Revenue. 

13 (9) The Director of the Census. 

14 (10) The Chairperson of the National Endow15 ment for the Humanities. 

16 (11) The Chairperson of the National Endow17 ment for the Arts. 

18 (c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Assistant to the President 

19 for Domestic Policy shall be the Chairperson of the Inter20 agency Working Group. 

21 (d) DUTIES.—The Interagency Working Group 

22 shall— 

23 (1) consult and develop recommendations on 

24 Federal policies relating to— 


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1 (A) contracting with nonprofit organiza2 tions; 

3 (B) making grants to nonprofit organiza4 tions; and 

5 (C) the availability to nonprofit organiza6 tions of Federal funding provided to State and 

7 local governments, including as a result of vary8 ing State and local interpretations of Federal 

9 law; 

10 (2) consult and develop recommendations on 

11 enhancing the effectiveness of Federal support for 

12 organizational development assistance for building 

13 the capacity of nonprofit organizations; 

14 (3) identify effective strategies for managing re15 lationships with nonprofit organizations; 

16 (4) provide, including upon request, to the Ex17 ecutive Director of the United States Council on 

18 Nonprofit Organizations and Community Solutions 

19 (established under section 101) information on the 

20 operations of the Federal Government, including rec21 ommendations for issues to be addressed by the 

22 Council; and 

23 (5) coordinate and assist the implementation of 

24 recommendations of the United States Council on 

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1 specified in a report of the Council under section 

2 101(j). 

3 (e) MEETINGS.—The Interagency Working Group 

4 shall meet at the call of the Chairperson at least 5 times 

5 each year. One meeting of the Interagency Working Group 

6 each year shall be a joint meeting with the United States 

7 Council on Nonprofit Organizations and Community Solu8 tions (established under section 101). 

9 (f) REPORTING.—Not later than 18 months after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

11 the Interagency Working Group shall submit to the Presi12 dent and Congress a report describing actions taken by 

13 Federal agencies in response to recommendations of the 

14 United States Council on Nonprofit Organizations and 

15 Community Solutions specified in a report of the Council 

16 under section 101(j). 

17 (g) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Section 

18 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

19 App.) shall not apply to the Interagency Working Group. 

20 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 such sums as may be necessary. 


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1 TITLE III—DATA COLLECTION 

2 SEC. 301. COLLECTION AND ASSEMBLY OF FEDERAL DATA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 

4 collect and assemble all data in the possession of a Federal 

5 department or agency relating to nonprofit organizations. 

6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec8 retary of Commerce shall make publicly available and sub9 mit to Congress, the United States Council on Nonprofit 

10 Organizations and Community Solutions (established 

11 under section 101), and the Interagency Working Group 

12 on Nonprofit Organizations and the Federal Government 

13 (established under section 201) a report including and 

14 summarizing the information collected and assembled 

15 under subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 302. ECONOMIC IMPACT DATA. 

17 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through 

19 the Bureau of Economic Analysis, shall submit to Con20 gress, the United States Council on Nonprofit Organiza21 tions and Community Solutions (established under section 

22 101), and the Interagency Working Group on Nonprofit 

23 Organizations and the Federal Government (established 

24 under section 201) a report that includes recommenda25 tions for the establishment of measures to assess and 


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1 track the economic impact of nonprofit organizations in 

2 the United States, including the scope and size of such 

3 organizations. 

4 SEC. 303. DATA ON FEDERAL FUNDING OF NONPROFIT OR5 GANIZATIONS. 

6 The Director of the Office of Management and Budg7 et shall ensure accurate and timely data on direct and in8 direct funding provided to nonprofit organizations by the 

9 Federal Government, including through contracts and 

10 grants. 

11 SEC. 304. EMPLOYMENT DATA. 

12 The Secretary of Labor shall take steps to ensure 

13 that employment data provided by the Bureau of Labor 

14 Statistics includes nonprofit organizations as a distinct 

15 category of employer. 

16 SEC. 305. CENSUS DATA. 

17 Not later than one year after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the 

19 Census shall submit to the President and Congress a com20 prehensive report on nonprofit organizations, including 

21 subcategories of nonprofit organizations. 

22 SEC. 306. RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASSESSMENT. 

23 (a) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than one year 

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1 zations and Community Solutions (established under sec2 tion 101), in cooperation with the Chairperson of the 

3 Interagency Working Group on Nonprofit Organizations 

4 and the Federal Government (established under section 

5 201), shall submit to the President and Congress rec6 ommendations for the assembly of improved and timely 

7 Federal data with respect to the following: 

8 (1) The types of clients served by nonprofit or9 ganizations, including data on the race, gender, age, 

10 income level, and geographic location of such clients. 

11 (2) The financial health of nonprofit organiza12 tions. 

13 (3) Philanthropic contributions to nonprofit or14 ganizations made by foundations, corporations, and 

15 individuals. 

16 (4) The volunteer hours contributed to non17 profit organizations by individuals in the United 

18 States. 

19 (b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director of 

21 the United States Council on Nonprofit Organizations and 

22 Community Solutions (established under section 101) 

23 shall submit to the President and Congress a report as24 sessing the availability, quality, and timeliness of Federal 

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1 sessment of any actions Federal departments and agencies 

2 have taken to improve such data. 

3 TITLE IV—RESEARCH 

4 SEC. 401. RESEARCH. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Na7 tional Science Foundation shall establish a program to im8 prove information and knowledge with respect to nonprofit 

9 organizations. 

10 (b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the pro11 gram under subsection (a), the Director is authorized to 

12 make grants to entities carrying out— 

13 (1) research on issues of importance to non14 profit organizations; 

15 (2) doctoral training with respect to research on 

16 nonprofit organizations and the activities of non17 profit organizations; 

18 (3) the dissemination, to government officials, 

19 leaders of nonprofit organizations, leaders of philan20 thropic organizations, and others with an interest in 

21 nonprofit organizations and the activities of non22 profit organizations, of research findings with re23 spect to nonprofit organizations and activities of 

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1 (4) other activities determined by the Director 

2 to strengthen research on nonprofit organizations. 

3 (c) RESEARCH PRIORITIES.—A grant under sub4 section (b)(1) may support research relating to nonprofit 

5 organizations and the activities of nonprofit organizations, 

6 including research with respect to one or more of the fol7 lowing: 

8 (1) How the Federal Government can strength9 en partnerships with nonprofit organizations. 

10 (2) How all levels of government can enhance 

11 the effectiveness and accountability of nonprofit or12 ganizations, including by streamlining or standard13 izing, where appropriate, the processes by which 

14 nonprofit organizations apply for and report on Fed15 eral contracts and grants. 

16 (3) The operation of nonprofit organizations 

17 and the role of nonprofit organizations in the United 

18 States. 

19 (4) How the Federal Government can improve 

20 the quality and timeliness of data on nonprofit orga21 nizations. 

22 (5) How the Federal Government can more ef23 fectively partner with nonprofit organizations after 

24 an emergency or disaster to address the needs of af25 fected communities. 


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1 (6) How to expand the participation of small 

2 nonprofit organizations in government programs. 

3 (7) The effectiveness of Federal Government 

4 support for building the capacity of nonprofit orga5 nizations and recommendations on additional pro6 grams or policies to enhance that effectiveness. 

7 (8) The effective strategies for addressing com8 munity challenges utilized by innovative nonprofit 

9 organizations. 

10 (9) How nonprofit organizations can respond to 

11 anticipated staffing and leadership shortages. 

12 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The federal share of 

13 the cost of an activity carried out with the assistance of 

14 a grant under subsection (b) shall not exceed 70 percent. 

15 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

16 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may 

18 be necessary for subsequent fiscal years. 

19 TITLE V—NONPROFIT 

20 ORGANIZATION DEFINED 

21 SEC. 501. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEFINED. 

22 In this Act, the term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means 

23 an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of 

24 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from 

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2 meet such requirements. 

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