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U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 5B > § 669g-1 - Payment of funds to and cooperation with Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands

(a) Authorized expenses for administration
  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
Secretary of the Interior may use available amounts under section
669c(a)(1) of this title only for expenses for administration that
directly support the implementation of this chapter that consist of
- 
    (1) personnel costs of employees who directly administer this
  chapter on a full-time basis;
    (2) personnel costs of employees who directly administer this
  chapter on a part-time basis for at least 20 hours each week, not
  to exceed the portion of those costs incurred with respect to the
  work hours of the employee during which the employee directly
  administers this chapter, as those hours are certified by the
  supervisor of the employee;
    (3) support costs directly associated with personnel costs
  authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2), excluding costs
  associated with staffing and operation of regional offices of the
  United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of the
  Interior other than for the purposes of this chapter;
    (4) costs of determining under section 669e(a) of this title
  whether State comprehensive plans and projects are substantial in
  character and design;
    (5) overhead costs, including the costs of general
  administrative services, that are directly attributable to
  administration of this chapter and are based on - 
      (A) actual costs, as determined by a direct cost allocation
    methodology approved by the Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget for use by Federal agencies; and
      (B) in the case of costs that are not determinable under
    subparagraph (A), an amount per full-time equivalent employee
    authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) that does not exceed
    the amount charged or assessed for costs per full-time
    equivalent employee for any other division or program of the
    United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

    (6) costs incurred in auditing, every 5 years, the wildlife and
  sport fish activities of each State fish and game department and
  the use of funds under section 669e of this title by each State
  fish and game department;
    (7) costs of audits under subsection (d) of this section;
    (8) costs of necessary training of Federal and State full-time
  personnel who administer this chapter to improve administration
  of this chapter;
    (9) costs of travel to States, territories, and Canada by
  personnel who - 
      (A) administer this chapter on a full-time basis for purposes
    directly related to administration of State programs or
    projects; or
      (B) administer grants under section 669e, 669h-1, or 669h-2
    of this title;

    (10) costs of travel outside the United States (except travel
  to Canada), by personnel who administer this chapter on a full-
  time basis, for purposes that directly relate to administration
  of this chapter and that are approved directly by the Assistant
  Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks;
    (11) relocation expenses for personnel who, after relocation,
  will administer this chapter on a full-time basis for at least 1
  year, as certified by the Director of the United States Fish and
  Wildlife Service at the time at which the relocation expenses are
  incurred; and
    (12) costs to audit, evaluate, approve, disapprove, and advise
  concerning grants under sections 669e, 669h-1, and 669h-2 of this
  title.
(b) Reporting of other uses
  (1) In general
    Subject to paragraph (2), if the Secretary of the Interior
  determines that available amounts under section 669c(a)(1) of
  this title should be used for an expense for administration other
  than an expense for administration described in subsection (a) of
  this section, the Secretary - 
      (A) shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
    Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House
    of Representatives a report describing the expense for
    administration and stating the amount of the expense; and
      (B) may use any such available amounts for the expense for
    administration only after the end of the 30-day period
    beginning on the date of submission of the report under
    subparagraph (A).
  (2) Maximum amount
    For any fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior may use
  under paragraph (1) not more than $25,000.
(c) Restriction on use to supplement general appropriations
  The Secretary of the Interior shall not use available amounts
under subsection (b) of this section to supplement the funding of
any function for which general appropriations are made for the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other entity of the
Department of the Interior.
(d) Audit requirement
  (1) In general
    The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall
  procure the performance of biennial audits, in accordance with
  generally accepted accounting principles, of expenditures and
  obligations of amounts used by the Secretary of the Interior for
  expenses for administration incurred in implementation of this
  chapter.
  (2) Auditor
    (A) In general
      An audit under this subsection shall be performed under a
    contract that is awarded under competitive procedures (as
    defined in section 403 of title 41) by a person or entity that
    is not associated in any way with the Department of the
    Interior (except by way of a contract for the performance of an
    audit or other review).
    (B) Supervision of auditor
      The auditor selected under subparagraph (A) shall report to,
    and be supervised by, the Inspector General of the Department
    of the Interior, except that the auditor shall submit a copy of
    the biennial audit findings to the Secretary of the Interior at
    the time at which the findings are submitted to the Inspector
    General of the Department of the Interior.
  (3) Report to Congress
    The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall
  promptly submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of
  Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works
  of the Senate - 
      (A) a report on the results of each audit under this
    subsection; and
      (B) a copy of each audit under this subsection.

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