- “(3)Reports. submit an annual report to the President and the Congress.
“(c) Membership.—The Board shall be comprised of—
- “(1) the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee;
- “(2) 6 members appointed by the Secretary who shall represent appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, State and local historic preservation commissions, and other public and international organizations, and
- “(3) 6 members appointed by the Secretary on the basis of outstanding professional qualifications who represent major organizations in the fields of archaeology, architecture, conservation, curation, engineering, history, historic preservation, landscape architecture, planning, or preservation education.
“SEC. 405. PRESERVATION GRANTS.16 USC 470x-4.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Board, shall provide preservation technology and training grants to eligible applicants with a demonstrated institutional capability and commitment to the purposes of the Center, in order to ensure an effective and efficient system of research, information distribution and skills training in all the related historic preservation fields.
“(b) Grant Requirements.—(1) Grants provided under this section shall be allocated in such a fashion to reflect the diversity of the historic preservation fields and shall be geographically distributed.
“(2) No grant recipient may receive more than 10 percent of the grants allocated wider this section within any year.
“(3) The total administrative costs, direct and indirect, charged for carrying out grants under this section may not exceed 25 percent of the aggregate costs.
“(c) Eligible Applicants.—Eligible applicants may include Federal and non-Federal laboratories, accredited museums, universities, nonprofit organizations; offices, units, and Cooperative Park Study Units of the National Park System, State Historic Preservation Offices, tribal preservation offices, and Native Hawaiian organizations.
“(d) Standards.—All such grants shall be awarded in accordance with accepted professional standards and methods, including peer review of projects.
“(e) Authorization of Appropriation.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
“SEC. 406. GENERAL PROVISIONS.16 USC 470x-5.
“(a) Acceptance of Grants and Transfers.—The Center may accept—
- “(1) grants and donations from private individuals, groups, organizations, corporations, foundations, and other entities; and
- “(2) transfers of funds from other Federal agencies.
“(b) Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.—Subject to appropriations, the Center may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, Native Hawaiian organizations, educational institutions, and other public entities to carry out the Center's responsibilities under this title.
“(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the establish-