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§284d Cooperative agreement with Foundation for presentation of programs

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXXV— - WOLF TRAP NATIONAL PARK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS › § 284d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make a cooperative agreement with the Foundation to present performing arts and related educational and cultural programs at the Center and in other park areas they agree on. The Secretary may give technical and financial help under that agreement and set the terms he thinks are appropriate. The agreement must require the Foundation to keep the insurance in section 284c(c)(3) and to stay a 501(c)(3) organization exempt under 501(a). The Secretary and the Comptroller General must be allowed to inspect the Foundation’s records. The Foundation must send an annual report to the Secretary and the proper congressional committees that reviews last year’s work and plans for the next year. The United States may end the agreement if the Secretary finds it in the public interest. The Foundation must keep separate accounts for park presentations and for activities outside the park.

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Title 16, §284d

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(a)The Secretary is authorized and directed to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Foundation respecting the presentation of performing arts and related educational and cultural programs at the Center, and in such other areas of the park as may be agreed to. The Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance under such a cooperative agreement for such purposes, pursuant to such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate.
(b)As a condition of entering into a cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary shall require that—
(1)the Foundation maintain the insurance described in section 284c(c)(3) of this title; and
(2)the Foundation maintain its status as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of title 26.
(c)A cooperative agreement under this section shall provide that—
(1)the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States or their duly authorized representatives shall have access to any pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of the Foundation to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts;
(2)the Foundation shall prepare an annual report to the Secretary, which shall also be submitted to the appropriate committees of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, summarizing the activities of the previous year (together with a comparison of goals and objectives with actual accomplishments) and presenting a plan for the forthcoming year;
(3)such cooperative agreement may be terminated at the convenience of the United States if the Secretary determines that such termination is required in the public interest; and
(4)the Foundation will maintain accounts for Foundation activities outside of the Park separate from Foundation accounts for presentation of performing arts and related programs presented at the Center and other areas of the Park.

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Amendments

1990—Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 101–636 added par. (4). 1986—Subsec. (b)(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.

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Effective Date

of 1990 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–636 effective on the date on which the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts modifies its agreements entered into pursuant to this subchapter, see section 4(a) of Pub. L. 101–636, set out as a note under section 284c of this title. Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (c)(2) of this section relating to submitting annual report to appropriate committees of Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 116 of House Document No. 103–7.

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16 U.S.C. § 284d

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73