Collapse to view only § 11331. Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board
- § 11331. Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board
- § 11332. Local boards
- § 11333. Role of Federal Emergency Management Agency
- § 11334. Records and audit of National Board and recipients of assistance
- § 11335. Annual report
§ 11331. Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board
(a) Establishment
(b) Members
The National Board shall consist of the Director and 6 members appointed by the Director. The initial members of the National Board shall be appointed by the Director not later than 30 days after July 22, 1987. Each such member shall be appointed from among individuals nominated by 1 of the following organizations:
(1) The United Way of America.
(2) The Salvation Army.
(3) The National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
(4) Catholic Charities U.S.A.
(5) The Council of Jewish Federations, Inc.
(6) The American Red Cross.
(c) Chairperson
(d) Other activities
(e) Transfers from previous national board
Upon the appointment of members to the National Board under subsection (b)—
(1) the national board constituted under the emergency food and shelter program established pursuant to section 101(g) of Public Law 99–500 or Public Law 99–591 shall cease to exist; and
(2) the personnel, property, records, and undistributed program funds of such national board shall be transferred to the National Board.
(Pub. L. 100–77, title III, § 301, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1410.)
§ 11332. Local boards
(a) Establishment
(b) Responsibilities
Each local board shall—
(1) determine which private nonprofit organizations or public organizations of the local government in the individual locality shall receive grants to act as service providers;
(2) monitor recipient service providers for program compliance;
(3) reallocate funds among service providers;
(4) ensure proper reporting; and
(5) coordinate with other Federal, State, and local government assistance programs available in the locality.
(Pub. L. 100–77, title III, § 302, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 101–645, title II, § 202(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4675.)
§ 11333. Role of Federal Emergency Management Agency
(a) In general
(b) Specific support activities
The Director shall—
(1) make available to the National Board, upon request, the services of the legal counsel and Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(2) assign clerical personnel to the National Board on a temporary basis; and
(3) conduct audits of the National Board annually and at such other times as may be appropriate.
(Pub. L. 100–77, title III, § 303, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 490.)
§ 11334. Records and audit of National Board and recipients of assistance
(a) Annual independent audit of National Board
(1) The accounts of the National Board shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants or independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United States. The audits shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts of the National Board are normally kept. All books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the National Board and necessary to facilitate the audits shall be made available to the person or persons conducting the audits, and full facilities for verifying transactions with any assets held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians shall be afforded to such person or persons.
(2) The report of each such independent audit shall be included in the annual report required in section 11335 of this title. Such report shall set forth the scope of the audit and include such statements as are necessary to present fairly the assets and liabilities of the National Board, surplus or deficit, with an analysis of the changes during the year, supplemented in reasonable detail by a statement of the income and expenses of the National Board during the year, and a statement of the application of funds, together with the opinion of the independent auditor of such statements.
(b) Access to records of recipients of assistance
(1) Each recipient of assistance under this subchapter shall keep such records as may be reasonably necessary to fully disclose the amount and the disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance is given or used, and the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
(2) The National Board, or any of its duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient that are pertinent to assistance received under this subchapter.
(c) Authority of Comptroller General
(Pub. L. 100–77, title III, § 304, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 491.)
§ 11335. Annual report
The National Board shall transmit to the Congress an annual report covering each year in which it conducts activities with funds made available under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 100–77, title III, § 305, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 491.)