PUBLIC LAW 100-674—NOV. 17,1988

102 STAT. 3997

State and local
governments.
Urban areas.
Rural areas.

District of
Columbia.

(A) by redesignating subsections (b) through (g) as subsections
(c) through (h), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection:

"(b)(l) The Board shall establish such functions and procedures as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

"(2) The functions established by the Board under paragraph (1)
shall include—

"(A) communication with local Congressional Award Councils
concerning the Congressional Award Program;

"(B) provision, upon the request of any local Congressional
Award Council, of such technical assistance as may be nec-
essary to assist such council with its responsibilities, including
the provision of medals, the preparation and provision of
applications, guidance on disposition of applications, arrange-
ments with respect to local award ceremonies, and other
responsibilities of such council;

"(C) conducting of outreach activities to establish new State
and local Congressional Award Councils, particularly in inner-
city areas and rural areas;
"(D) fundraising;

"(E) conducting of an annual Gold Medal Awards ceremony in
the District of Columbia;

"(F) consideration of implementation of the provisions of this
Act relating to scholarships; and

"(G) carrying out of duties relating to management of the
national office of the Congressional Award Program, including
supervision of office personnel and of the office budget/',
(d) REPORTS AND TERMINATION OF BOARD.—Section 9 of the
Congressional Award Act is amended to read as follows:

"REPORTING AND TERMINATION PROVISIONS

"SEC. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Board shall 2 USC 808.
terminate on November 15,1989.

"(b)(l) If the Board fails to submit any report required by subsec-
tion (c), the Board shall terminate within 30 days of the failure.
"(2) Unless the Board is in compliance with subsection (b) of
section 7 not later than September 30, 1989, the Board shall termi-
nate on October 30,1989.

"(3) If the Board makes the certification required by subsection
(d), the Board shall terminate on September 30,1990.

"(c)(l) The Board shall submit to the appropriate committees of
the Congress 4 reports that each include at least—

"(A) a description of all fundraising activities conducted by
the Board during—

"(i) in the case of the first report, the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of the Congressional Award Act
Amendments of 1988 and ending on the date of the report;
and

"(ii) in the case of the second, third, and final reports, the
period beginning on the date the previous report was
submitted under this subsection and ending on the date of
the report;

"(B) a description of the fiscal position of the Board as of the
date of the report, including—
"(i) available cash;