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 PUBLIC LAW 101-525—NOV. 6, 1990 104 STAT. 2307 "(D) in addition to those activities authorized under subparagraph (C), conduct of outreach activities to encourage, where appropriate, the establishment and development of Statewide Congressional Award Councils;"; and (C) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), by striking "conducting" and inserting "conduct"; and (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as subsections (d) through (i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: "(c)(1) In carrying out its functions with respect to Statewide Congressional Award Councils (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as Statewide Councils) under subsection (b), the Board shall develop guidelines, criteria, and standards for the formation of Statewide Councils. In order to create a Statewide Council, Members of Congress and Senators from each respective State are encouraged to work jointly with the Board. "(2) The establishment of Statewide Councils is intended to— "(A) facilitate expanded public participation and involvement in the program; and "(B) promote greater opportunities for involvement by members of the State congressional delegation. "(3) The duties and responsibilities of each Statewide Council established pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following: "(A) promoting State and local awareness of the Congressional Award Program; "(B) review of participant records and activities; "(C) review and verification of information on, and recommendation of, candidates to the national board for approval; "(D) planning and organization of bronze and silver award ceremonies; "(E) Eissisting gold award recipients with travel to and from the national gold award ceremony; and "(F) designation of a Statewide coordinator to serve as a liaison between the State and local boards and the national board. "(4) Each Statewide Council established pursuant to this section is authorized to receive public monetary and in-kind contributions, which may be made available to local boards to supplement or defray operating expenses. The Board shall adopt appropriate financial management methods in order to ensure the proper accounting of these funds. "(5) Each Statewide Council established pursuant to this section shall comply with the standard charter requirements of the national board of directors.". (c) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS AND RESOURCES. —Section 7(e) of the Congressional Award Act, as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended to read as follows: "(e)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Board may seek and accept funds and other resources to carry out its activities. The Board may not accept any funds or other resources which are— "(A) donated with a restriction on their use unless such restriction merely provides that such funds or other resources be used in furtherance of the Congressional Award Program or a specific regional or local program; and

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