2 U.S.C. § 804: Administration

Summary

The Board must have a Director who runs the Congressional Award Program. The Board picks the Director by majority vote, decides the Director’s term, and can remove the Director by majority vote. The Director is the main manager. With the Board’s input, the Director must create programs to carry out the program’s goals, set up any needed units or divisions, and hire and pay staff under the Board’s bylaws. The Director must also set up and follow strong financial controls and accounting. The Director must make sure people with accounting or financial skills handle the money, and may hire them as contractors. The Director must keep the Board’s liabilities from exceeding its assets in any fiscal year. An independent auditor will check each year and report whether the Director followed these rules. If the Director does not comply, the Board must order fixes and remove and replace the Director if problems are not fixed quickly.

Title 2, §804

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(a)Director; status; appointment and term; removal

In the administration of the Congressional Award Program, the Board shall be assisted by a Director, who shall be the principal executive of the program and who shall supervise the affairs of the Board. The Director shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Board, and shall serve for such term as the Board may determine. The Director may be removed by a majority vote of the Board.

(b)Functions of Director (c) Requirements regarding financial operations; noncompliance with requirements

The Director shall, in consultation with the Board—

(1)formulate programs to carry out the policies of the Congressional Award Program;

(2)establish such divisions within the Congressional Award Program as may be appropriate; and

(3)employ and provide for the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the Congressional Award Program, subject to such policies as the Board shall prescribe under its bylaws.

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Amendments

2014—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 113–188, § 902(c)(2)(A), inserted “policies and” before “procedures” and struck out “fund” before “accounting are established”. Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 113–188, § 902(c)(2)(B), substituted “The independent public accountant conducting the annual audit of the financial records of the Board pursuant to section 807(a) of this title” for “The Comptroller General of the United States” and “the independent public accountant” for “the Comptroller General”. 2010—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–200, § 2(c)(1), which directed substitution of “in any fiscal year” for “, in any calendar year,” in third sentence, was executed by making the substitution for “, for any calendar year,” to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 111–200, § 2(c)(2), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “(2)(A) The Comptroller General of the United States shall determine, for calendar years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, whether the Director has substantially complied with paragraph (1). The findings made by the Comptroller General under the preceding sentence shall be included in the first report submitted under section 807(b) of this title after December 31, 1994. “(B) If the Director fails to substantially comply with paragraph (1), the Board shall take such actions as may be necessary to prepare, pursuant to section 808 of this title, for the orderly cessation of the activities of the Board.” 2005—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 109–143 inserted comma after “1993” and substituted “2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009” for “and 2004”. 1999—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 106–63 substituted “1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004” for “and 1998”. 1996—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998” for “and 1994”. 1992—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–457 added subsec. (c).

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of 2014 Amendment Pub. L. 113–188, title IX, § 902(c)(3), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2022, provided that: “The

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made by this subsection [amending this section and section 807 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 2014.”

§804 Administration

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