16 U.S.C. § 3709
Authorization of appropriations
The amount made available for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall be provided to the Foundation in an advance payment of the entire amount on October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, of the fiscal year.
Subject to paragraph (4), amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be provided to the Foundation for use for matching, on a 1-to-1 basis, contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the Foundation, or to a recipient of a grant provided by the Foundation, by private persons and State and local government agencies.
No Federal funds made available under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Foundation for administrative expenses of the Foundation, including for salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and other overhead expenses.
In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities are authorized to provide funds to the Foundation through Federal financial assistance grants, cooperative agreements, participating agreements, and similar instruments used for providing partnership funds, subject to the condition that the amounts are used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in accordance with this Act.
Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities may enter into a Federal funding agreement with the Foundation for a period of not more than 10 years.
Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may, and should when possible, advance amounts described in subparagraph (A) to the Foundation in a lump sum without regard to when the expenses for which the amounts are used are incurred.
The Foundation may assess and collect fees for the management of amounts received under this paragraph.
Federal funds provided to the Foundation under paragraph (1) may be used by the Foundation for matching, in whole or in part, contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the Foundation by private persons, State and local government agencies, and other entities.
The Foundation shall include in the annual report submitted under section 3706(b) of this title a description of any use of the authority under subparagraph (A) by a Federal department, agency, or instrumentality in that fiscal year.
Any gifts, devises, or bequests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts or other property, transferred to, deposited with, or otherwise in the possession of the Foundation pursuant to this Act, may be made available by the Foundation to Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be accepted and expended (or the disposition of the amounts or property directed), without further appropriation, by those Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, subject to the condition that the amounts or property be used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources.
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (3)(A), and (d), is Pub. L. 116–188,
2024—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–198, § 106(1), substituted “2030” for “2025” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 118–198, § 106(2)(A), substituted “, cooperative agreements, participating agreements, and similar instruments used for providing partnership funds,” for “and cooperative agreements,”.
Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 118–198, § 106(2)(C), added subpar. (B). Former subpar. (B) redesignated (C).
Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 118–198, § 106(2)(D), inserted “, and should when possible,” after “may”.
Pub. L. 118–198, § 106(2)(B), redesignated subpar. (B) as (C). Former subpar. (C) redesignated (D).
Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 118–198, § 106(2)(B), redesignated subpar. (C) as (D).
2020—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–188, § 107(c)(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which related to authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 116–188, § 107(c)(2)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), the Foundation may accept Federal funds from a Federal agency under any other Federal law for use by the Foundation to further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.”
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116–188, § 107(c)(2)(B), substituted, in heading, “amounts” for “funds” and, in text, “may be used” for “shall be used” and “, State and local government agencies, and other entities” for “and State and local government agencies”.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 116–188, § 107(c)(2)(C), added par. (3).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–188, § 107(c)(3), added subsec. (d).
2006—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–363, § 202, substituted “fiscal years 2006 through 2010” for “fiscal years 2001 through 2005”.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 109–363, § 204, inserted “, or to a recipient of a grant provided by the Foundation,” after “made to the Foundation”.
2002—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–141, § 6(1), substituted “2005” for “2003”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 107–141, § 6(2), substituted “$25,000,000” for “$20,000,000”.
2000—Pub. L. 106–408 added text of section and struck out former text which read as follows:
“(a)
“(b)
“(2) No Federal funds authorized under this section shall be used by the Foundation for administrative expenses of the Foundation, including for salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and other overhead expenses.
“(c)
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–232, § 104(a)(1), substituted “$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998” for “not to exceed $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, not to exceed $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and not to exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1993”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–232, § 104(b), substituted “paragraph (2)” for “paragraphs (2) and (3)”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–232, § 104(a)(2), added subsec. (c).
1990—Pub. L. 101–593 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior for each of fiscal years 1988 through 1993, inclusive, not to exceed $5,000,000 to be made available to the Foundation—
“(1) to match partially or wholly the amount or value of contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the Foundation by private persons and State and local government agencies; and
“(2) to provide administrative services under section 3704 of this title.”
1988—Pub. L. 100–240 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “For the ten-year period beginning on
“(1) to match, on a one-for-one basis, private contributions made to the Foundation; and
“(2) to provide administrative services under section 3704 of this title.”