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  1. CHAPTER 201—AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME (§§ 20101 – 20111)
  2. CHAPTER 202—AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION (§§ 20201 – 20212)
  3. CHAPTER 203—AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS (§§ 20301 – 20307)
  4. CHAPTER 205—AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (§§ 20501 – 20506)
  5. CHAPTER 207—AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES (§§ 20701 – 20712)
  6. CHAPTER 209—AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR (§§ 20901 – 20913)
  7. CHAPTER 210—AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES (§§ 21001 – 21012)
  8. CHAPTER 211—AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED (§§ 21101 – 21112)
  9. CHAPTER 213—AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (§§ 21301 – 21307)
  10. CHAPTER 215—AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS (§§ 21501 – 21507)
  11. CHAPTER 217—THE AMERICAN LEGION (§§ 21701 – 21708)
  12. CHAPTER 219—THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY (§§ 21901 – 21908)
  13. CHAPTER 221—THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (§§ 22101 – 22109)
  14. CHAPTER 223—AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE (§§ 22301 – 22312)
  15. CHAPTER 225—AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS (§§ 22501 – 22510)
  16. CHAPTER 227—AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS) (§§ 22701 – 22712)
  17. CHAPTER 229—ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (§§ 22901 – 22912)
  18. CHAPTER 231—AVIATION HALL OF FAME (§§ 23101 – 23112)
  19. CHAPTERS 233 THROUGH 299—RESERVED
  20. CHAPTER 301—BIG BROTHERS—BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA (§§ 30101 – 30112)
  21. CHAPTER 303—BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION (§§ 30301 – 30312)
  22. CHAPTER 305—BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC. (§§ 30501 – 30514)
  23. CHAPTER 307—BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION (§§ 30701 – 30712)
  24. CHAPTER 309—BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (§§ 30901 – 30908)
  25. CHAPTER 311—BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA (§§ 31101 – 31111)
  26. CHAPTERS 313 THROUGH 399—RESERVED
  27. CHAPTER 401—CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED (§§ 40101 – 40112)
  28. CHAPTER 403—CIVIL AIR PATROL (§§ 40301 – 40307)
  29. CHAPTER 405—CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (§§ 40501 – 40511)
  30. CHAPTER 407—CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY (§§ 40701 – 40733)
  31. CHAPTERS 409 THROUGH 499—RESERVED
  32. CHAPTER 501—DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861–1865 (§§ 50101 – 50112)
  33. CHAPTER 503—DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (§§ 50301 – 50309)
  34. CHAPTERS 505 THROUGH 599—RESERVED
  35. CHAPTER 601—82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED (§§ 60101 – 60112)
  36. CHAPTERS 603 THROUGH 699—RESERVED
  37. CHAPTER 701—FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION (§§ 70101 – 70112)
  38. CHAPTER 703—FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (§§ 70301 – 70312)
  39. CHAPTER 705—THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 70501 – 70512)
  40. CHAPTER 707—FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (§§ 70701 – 70708)
  41. CHAPTER 709—FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA (§§ 70901 – 70914)
  42. CHAPTERS 711 THROUGH 799—RESERVED
  43. CHAPTER 801—GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS (§§ 80101 – 80106)
  44. CHAPTER 803—GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (§§ 80301 – 80307)
  45. CHAPTER 805—GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA (§§ 80501 – 80512)
  46. CHAPTERS 807 THROUGH 899—RESERVED
  47. CHAPTER 901—HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION (§§ 90101 – 90112)
  48. CHAPTERS 903 THROUGH 999—RESERVED
  49. CHAPTER 1001—ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES (§§ 100101 – 100112)
  50. CHAPTERS 1003 THROUGH 1099—RESERVED
  51. CHAPTER 1101—JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED (§§ 110101 – 110112)
  52. CHAPTER 1103—JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL, INCORPORATED (§§ 110301 – 110310)
  53. CHAPTERS 1105 THROUGH 1199—RESERVED
  54. CHAPTER 1201—KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED (§§ 120101 – 120112)
  55. CHAPTERS 1203 THROUGH 1299—RESERVED
  56. CHAPTER 1301—LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (§§ 130101 – 130113)
  57. CHAPTER 1303—LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED (§§ 130301 – 130311)
  58. CHAPTER 1305—LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED (§§ 130501 – 130513)
  59. CHAPTERS 1307 THROUGH 1399—RESERVED
  60. CHAPTER 1401—MARINE CORPS LEAGUE (§§ 140101 – 140104)
  61. CHAPTER 1403—THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (§§ 140301 – 140305)
  62. CHAPTER 1404—MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (§§ 140401 – 140412)
  63. CHAPTER 1405—MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED (§§ 140501 – 140511)
  64. CHAPTER 1407—MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS (§§ 140701 – 140712)
  65. CHAPTERS 1409 THROUGH 1499—RESERVED
  66. CHAPTER 1501—NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 150101 – 150113)
  67. CHAPTER 1503—NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (§§ 150301 – 150304)
  68. CHAPTER 1504—NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED (§§ 150401 – 150415)
  69. CHAPTER 1505—NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (§§ 150501 – 150513)
  70. CHAPTER 1507—NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP (§§ 150701 – 150713)
  71. CHAPTER 1509—NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS (§§ 150901 – 150912)
  72. CHAPTER 1511—NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES (§§ 151101 – 151108)
  73. CHAPTER 1513—NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION (§§ 151301 – 151311)
  74. CHAPTER 1515—NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS (§§ 151501 – 151512)
  75. CHAPTER 1517—NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION (§§ 151701 – 151712)
  76. CHAPTER 1519—NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION (§§ 151901 – 151911)
  77. CHAPTER 1521—NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM (§§ 152101 – 152112)
  78. CHAPTER 1523—NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL (§§ 152301 – 152312)
  79. CHAPTER 1524—NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION (§§ 152401 – 152412)
  80. CHAPTER 1525—NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL (§§ 152501 – 152512)
  81. [CHAPTER 1526—TRANSFERRED] (§ 152601)
  82. CHAPTER 1527—NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED (§§ 152701 – 152712)
  83. CHAPTER 1529—NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS (§§ 152901 – 152913)
  84. CHAPTER 1531—THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (§§ 153101 – 153107)
  85. CHAPTER 1533—NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (§§ 153301 – 153304)
  86. CHAPTER 1535—NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN (§§ 153501 – 153514)
  87. CHAPTER 1537—NATIONAL WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (§§ 153701 – 153713)
  88. CHAPTER 1539—THE NATIONAL YEOMEN (F) (§§ 153901 – 153904)
  89. CHAPTER 1541—NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS (§§ 154101 – 154113)
  90. CHAPTER 1543—NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (§§ 154301 – 154304)
  91. CHAPTER 1545—NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA (§§ 154501 – 154512)
  92. CHAPTER 1547—NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED (§§ 154701 – 154713)
  93. CHAPTERS 1549 THROUGH 1599—RESERVED
  94. CHAPTERS 1601 THROUGH 1699—RESERVED
  95. CHAPTER 1701—PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (§§ 170101 – 170111)
  96. CHAPTER 1703—PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION (§§ 170301 – 170313)
  97. CHAPTER 1705—POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A. (§§ 170501 – 170512)
  98. CHAPTERS 1707 THROUGH 1799—RESERVED
  99. CHAPTERS 1801 THROUGH 1899—RESERVED
  100. CHAPTER 1901—RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES (§§ 190101 – 190112)
  101. CHAPTER 1903—RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED (§§ 190301 – 190313)
  102. CHAPTERS 1905 THROUGH 1999—RESERVED
  103. CHAPTER 2001—SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS (§§ 200101 – 200106)
  104. CHAPTER 2003—SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR (§§ 200301 – 200313)
  105. CHAPTERS 2005 THROUGH 2099—RESERVED
  106. CHAPTER 2101—THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION (§§ 210101 – 210107)
  107. CHAPTER 2103—369TH VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION (§§ 210301 – 210313)
  108. CHAPTERS 2105 THROUGH 2199—RESERVED
  109. CHAPTER 2201—UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED (§§ 220101 – 220114)
  110. CHAPTER 2203—UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY (§§ 220301 – 220315)
  111. CHAPTER 2205—UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (§§ 220501 – 220552)
  112. CHAPTER 2207—UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II (§§ 220701 – 220712)
  113. CHAPTERS 2209 THROUGH 2299—RESERVED
  114. CHAPTER 2301—VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES (§§ 230101 – 230107)
  115. CHAPTER 2303—VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED (§§ 230301 – 230313)
  116. CHAPTER 2305—VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC. (§§ 230501 – 230513)
  117. CHAPTERS 2307 THROUGH 2399—RESERVED
  118. CHAPTER 2401—WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION (§§ 240101 – 240112)
  119. CHAPTERS 2403 THROUGH 2499—RESERVED
  120. CHAPTERS 2501 THROUGH 2599—RESERVED
  121. CHAPTERS 2601 THROUGH 2699—RESERVED
  122. CHAPTERS 2701 THROUGH 2799—RESERVED
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

Pub. L. 111–332, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3576, as amended by Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(c)(37), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4358, provided that:

“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

“This Act may be cited as the ‘National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act’.

“SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION.
“(a) Establishment.—
There is established the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Foundation’). The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the United States.
“(b) Purposes.—The purposes of the Foundation are—
“(1)
in conjunction with the Office of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, to develop a list and description of programs, events and other activities which would further the purposes and functions outlined in Executive Order 13265 [42 U.S.C. 300u note], as amended, and with respect to which combined private and governmental efforts would be beneficial;
“(2)
to encourage and promote the participation by private organizations in the activities referred to in subsection (b)(1) and to encourage and promote private gifts of money and other property to support those activities; and
“(3)
in consultation with such Office, to undertake and support activities to further the purposes and functions of such Executive Order.
“(c) Prohibition on Federal Funding.—
The Foundation may not accept any Federal funds.
“SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.
“(a) Establishment and Membership.—The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the ‘Board’), which shall consist of 9 members each of whom shall be a United States citizen and—
“(1)
3 of whom should be knowledgeable or experienced in one or more fields directly connected with physical fitness, sports, nutrition, or the relationship between health status and physical exercise; and
“(2)
6 of whom should be leaders in the private sector with a strong interest in physical fitness, sports, nutrition, or the relationship between health status and physical exercise.
The membership of the Board, to the extent practicable, should represent diverse professional specialties relating to the achievement of physical fitness through regular participation in programs of exercise, sports, and similar activities, or to nutrition. The Assistant Secretary for Health, the Executive Director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, the Director for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the Board. Appointment to the Board or its staff shall not constitute employment by, or the holding of an office of, the United States for the purposes of laws relating to Federal employment.
“(b) Appointments.—Within 90 days from the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2010], the members of the Board shall be appointed by the Secretary [probably means the Secretary of Health and Human Services] in accordance with this subsection. In selecting individuals for appointments to the Board, the Secretary should consult with—
“(1)
the Speaker of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of one member;
“(2)
the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of one member;
“(3)
the Majority Leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of one member;
“(4)
the President Pro Tempore concerning the appointment of one member;
“(5)
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of one member; and
“(6)
the Minority Leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of one member.
“(c) Terms.—
The members of the Board shall serve for a term of 6 years, except that the original members of the Board shall be appointed for staggered terms as determined appropriate by the Secretary. A vacancy on the Board shall be filled within 60 days of the vacancy in the same manner in which the original appointment was made and shall be for the balance of the term of the individual who was replaced. No individual may serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a member.
“(d) Chairman.—
The Chairman shall be elected by the Board from its members for a 2-year term and shall not be limited in terms or service, other than as provided in subsection (c).
“(e) Quorum.—
A majority of the current membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
“(f) Meetings.—
The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman at least once a year. If a member misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, that member may be removed from the Board and the vacancy filled in accordance with subsection (c).
“(g) Reimbursement of Expenses.—
Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the Foundation, subject to the same limitations on reimbursement that are imposed upon employees of Federal agencies.
“(h) Limitations.—The following limitations apply with respect to the appointment of employees of the Foundation:
“(1)
Employees may not be appointed until the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their service. No individual so appointed may receive a salary in excess of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for Executive Level V [5 U.S.C. 5316] in the Federal service. A member of the Board may not receive compensation for serving as an employee of the Foundation.
“(2)
The first employee appointed by the Board shall be the Secretary of the Board who shall serve, at the direction of the Board, as its chief operating officer and shall be knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to physical fitness, sports, and nutrition.
“(3)
No Public Health Service employee nor the spouse or dependent relative of such an employee may serve as a member of the Board of Directors or as an employee of the Foundation.
“(4) Any individual who is an employee or member of the Board of the Foundation may not (in accordance with the policies developed under subsection (i)) personally or substantially participate in the consideration or determination by the Foundation of any matter that would directly or predictably affect any financial interest of—
“(A)
the individual or a relative (as such term is defined in section 13101(16) of title 5, United States Code) of the individual; or
“(B)
any business organization, or other entity, of which the individual is an officer or employee, is negotiating for employment, or in which the individual has any other financial interest.
“(i) General Powers.—The Board may complete the organization of the Foundation by—
“(1)
appointing employees;
“(2)
adopting a constitution and bylaws consistent with the purposes of the Foundation and the provision of this Act; and
“(3)
undertaking such other acts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
In establishing bylaws under this subsection, the Board shall provide for policies with regard to financial conflicts of interest and ethical standards for the acceptance, solicitation and disposition of donations and grants to the Foundation.
“SEC. 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE FOUNDATION.
“(a) In General.—The Foundation—
“(1)
shall have perpetual succession;
“(2)
may conduct business throughout the several States, territories, and possessions of the United States;
“(3)
shall have its principal offices in or near the District of Columbia; and
“(4)
shall at all times maintain a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for the Foundation.
The serving of notice to, or service of process upon, the agent required under paragraph (4), or mailed to the business address of such agent, shall be deemed as service upon or notice to the Foundation.
“(b) Seal.—
The Foundation shall have an official seal selected by the Board which may be used as provided for in section 5.
“(c) Incorporation; Nonprofit Status.—To carry out the purposes of the Foundation under section 2, the Board shall—
“(1)
incorporate the Foundation in the District of Columbia; and
“(2)
establish such policies and bylaws as may be necessary to ensure that the Foundation maintains status as an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)].
“(d) Powers.—
Subject to the specific provisions of section 2, the Foundation, in consultation with the Office of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, shall have the power, directly or by the awarding of contracts or grants, to carry out or support activities for the purposes described in such section.
“(e) Treatment of Property.—
For purposes of this Act, an interest in real property shall be treated as including easements or other rights for preservation, conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational inspirational or recreational resources. A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the Foundation even though it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons if any current or future interest therein is for the benefit of the Foundation.
“SEC. 5. PROTECTION AND USES OF TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES.
“(a) Trademarks of the Foundation.—
Authorization for a contributor, or a supplier of goods or services, to use, in advertising regarding the contribution, goods, or services, the trade name of the Foundation, or any trademark, seal, symbol, insignia, or emblem of the Foundation may be provided only by the Foundation with the concurrence of the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee.
“(b) Trademarks of the Council.—Authorization for a contributor or supplier described in subsection (a) to use, in such advertising, the trade name of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, or any trademark, seal, symbol, insignia, or emblem of such Council, may be provided—
“(1)
by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee; or
“(2)
by the Foundation with the concurrence of the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee.
“SEC. 6. AUDIT, REPORT REQUIREMENTS, AND PETITION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR EQUITABLE RELIEF.
“(a) Audits.—
For purposes of the Act entitled ‘An Act for audit of accounts of private corporations established under Federal law’, approved August 30, 1964 (Public Law 88–504, [former] 36 U.S.C. 1101–1103 [see 36 U.S.C. 10101]), the Foundation shall be treated as a private corporation under Federal law. The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States shall have access to the financial and other records of the Foundation, upon reasonable notice.
“(b) Report.—
The Foundation shall, not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the Secretary and to Congress a report of its proceedings and activities during such year, including a full and complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments.
“(c) Relief With Respect to Certain Foundation Acts or Failure To Act.—If the Foundation—
“(1)
engages in, or threatens to engage in, any act, practice or policy that is inconsistent with its purposes set forth in section 2(b); or
“(2)
refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its obligations under this Act, or threaten[s] to do so;
the Attorney General of the United States may petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for such equitable relief as may be necessary or appropriate.”