Document II | Legal Instrument

The Foundation Act of 2026

An Act to codify the principles of The United Treaty into enforceable standards; to establish the structure, authority, and accountability mechanisms of the United States Foundation; to define the operational mandate of its six Bureaus; to create the National Civic Coordination Infrastructure; and for all other purposes connected therewith.

Citation: Fdn. Act 2026 · Reference: USF-LIP-2026-001 · Date: 2026-03-20 · Status: Draft | For Adoption by the Board of Governors

Part I — Preliminary

Chapter 1: Interpretation

Section 1 | Short Title and Commencement

(1) This Act shall be cited as The Foundation Act of 2026.

(2) This Act shall come into force upon the date of its formal adoption by the United States Foundation Board of Governors, and shall apply from the date of first signature of The United Treaty.

Section 2 | Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

"The Foundation" means the United States Foundation, a national civic infrastructure organization established and operating pursuant to this Act and The United Treaty;

"The Treaty" means The United Treaty of the United States Foundation as set forth in Document I of this Instrument Package;

"Bureau" means any one of the six operational divisions of the Foundation established under Part III of this Act;

"Signatory" means any individual or entity that has subscribed to The United Treaty in accordance with Article III thereof;

"Coordinated Civic Action" means any planned, structured, and accountable activity undertaken by two or more signatories in furtherance of the Foundation's mission;

"Resource Matching" means the function by which the Foundation identifies and connects available resources (financial, human, material, or institutional) to verified needs within communities;

"Credential Verification" means the process by which the Foundation confirms the standards compliance, capacity, and integrity of an organizational signatory;

"Veteran" has the meaning given to it in 38 U.S.C. § 101, and includes all individuals who have served in active duty, the National Guard, and reserve components of the United States Armed Forces;

"Community" means any geographically defined or socially cohesive group of residents within the United States whose collective welfare is a legitimate object of the Foundation's mission;

"Oversight Board" means the Civilian Oversight Board established under Chapter 7 of this Act;

"Bureau Director" means the senior operational officer of a Bureau, appointed pursuant to Chapter 5 of this Act;

"National Operations Standard" means any baseline requirement for operational conduct, accountability, or service delivery established by the Foundation and applicable to all organizational signatories.

Part II — Establishment and Governance

Chapter 2: The United States Foundation

Section 3 | Establishment

(1) The United States Foundation is hereby formally established as a national civic infrastructure organization, constituted by the voluntary compact of its signatories, operating pursuant to The United Treaty and this Act.

(2) The Foundation shall be a non-partisan civic support entity, organized to strengthen and assist the operations of the United States government. While not a governmental agency itself, the Foundation shall serve as a dedicated partner to federal, state, and local institutions in advancing civic infrastructure and public service.

(3) The Foundation shall maintain its principal offices in the United States and shall operate in all fifty (50) states.

Section 4 | Legal Status and Capacity

The Foundation shall have capacity to:

(a) Enter into contracts and memoranda of understanding with public and private entities;

(b) Receive, hold, and disburse funds, property, and resources in furtherance of its mission;

(c) Engage employees, contractors, and volunteers;

(d) Sue and be sued in its own name in any court of competent jurisdiction;

(e) Establish, maintain, and operate the Bureaus and all infrastructure necessary to their function;

(f) Issue credentials, certifications, and standards compliance verifications;

(g) Enter into cooperative agreements with agencies of federal, state, and local government, subject to the non-partisan requirements of Section 6.03 of The Treaty.

Section 5 | Mission Statement

The Foundation's mission is: To unite the veterans, civilians, businesses, and organizations of the United States under one accountable civic framework, connecting resources to need and purpose to action across all fifty states.

Chapter 3: Board of Governors

Section 6 | Composition

(1) The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of Governors consisting of not fewer than twelve (12) and not more than twenty-four (24) members.

(2) The Board shall include:

(a) No fewer than three (3) members representing veterans' interests, at least two of whom shall be veterans themselves;

(b) No fewer than two (2) members representing business and economic development interests;

(c) No fewer than two (2) members representing community and civic organization interests;

(d) No fewer than two (2) members representing educational and workforce development interests;

(e) No fewer than one (1) member with demonstrated expertise in public administration or constitutional law;

(f) No fewer than two (2) members elected at-large by the signatory body.

Section 7 | Terms and Removal

(1) Board members shall serve staggered terms of three (3) years, renewable once.

(2) No Board member shall simultaneously hold elected public office or serve as a registered lobbyist.

(3) A Board member may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the remaining members for cause, including: material breach of The Treaty's principles, financial misconduct, or persistent failure to discharge their duties.

Section 8 | Powers of the Board

The Board of Governors shall have authority to:

(a) Establish and amend National Operations Standards;

(b) Appoint and remove Bureau Directors;

(c) Approve the Foundation's annual budget and financial plan;

(d) Enter into significant partnerships and cooperative agreements;

(e) Propose amendments to this Act;

(f) Establish new Bureaus, divisions, or operational units as the mission requires.

Part III — The Six Bureaus

Chapter 4: Bureau Structure and Mandate

Section 9 | The Six Bureaus

The Foundation shall operate through the following six (6) Bureaus, each commanding a designated sector of national service.

Chapter 5: Bureau Directors

Section 10 | Appointment

Each Bureau Director shall be appointed by the Board of Governors through an open, merit-based process, with selection criteria that include: demonstrated expertise in the Bureau's subject area, commitment to the principles of The Treaty, and absence of disqualifying conflicts of interest.

Section 11 | Duties and Authority

Each Bureau Director shall:

(a) Command the full operational capacity of their Bureau;

(b) Report to the Board of Governors on a quarterly basis;

(c) Maintain a published operational plan, updated annually;

(d) Coordinate with other Bureau Directors on cross-sector operations;

(e) Ensure all Bureau operations comply with National Operations Standards.

The Six Bureaus

Bureau I — The Veterans Bureau

To ensure that no veteran of the United States Armed Forces falls through any gap in coordinated support that this Foundation can close.

  • Veteran identification, needs assessment, and case coordination
  • Connection of veterans to housing, healthcare, employment, legal, and mental health resources through the Resource Matching Infrastructure
  • Coordination with federal, state, and private veterans' organizations to eliminate duplication and fill critical gaps
  • Transition support services for service members returning to civilian life
  • Advocacy for veteran participation in civic leadership roles

Veterans shall hold first-priority access to all cross-bureau resource matching services.

Bureau II — Civil Operations Bureau

To build the relational and structural bonds within communities that prevent fracture and enable collective action.

  • Identification and mapping of civic assets, gaps, and vulnerabilities within communities
  • Facilitation of cross-sector civic compacts at the municipal and county level
  • Support for faith communities, neighborhood organizations, and civic associations operating under Foundation standards
  • Crisis response coordination, connecting community need to available resources within 72 hours of a declared local emergency
  • Long-term community resilience planning and assessment

Bureau III — Resource Exchange

To activate the economic power of the private sector in service of civic goals, and to ensure that businesses operating under the Foundation standard are rewarded for their participation.

  • Credentialing of business signatories as Foundation-certified civic partners
  • Matching of businesses with community needs that align with their capacity and interest
  • Support for veteran-owned and minority-owned businesses through preferential resource-matching
  • Development of public-private coordination protocols for employment, workforce training, and economic recovery
  • Facilitation of business mentorship networks across signatories

Bureau IV — National Operations Command

To coordinate disaster response, emergency stabilization, and rapid deployment of trained teams nationwide, ensuring communities facing crisis receive organized, accountable support within hours.

  • End-to-end coordination of multi-agency disaster response, from initial assessment through long-term recovery operations
  • Rapid deployment of pre-staged, trained volunteer teams within established activation windows across multiple geographic regions
  • Maintenance of redundant, secure communication infrastructure that sustains operational connectivity when conventional systems fail
  • Structured liaison and coordination with federal, state, and local emergency management agencies
  • Post-crisis recovery coordination that transitions communities from emergency response to sustainable rebuilding

Bureau V — Communications & Public Affairs

To build and maintain public trust through strategic, transparent, and consistent communication that amplifies the Foundation's mission, engages communities, and ensures accountability to the American people.

  • Strategic narrative coordination and brand consistency across all Bureaus, operations, and public-facing communications
  • Press operations, media partnerships, and proactive engagement with news organizations covering national service
  • Impact disclosures and public accountability reporting that build institutional credibility
  • Civic engagement campaigns, local partnerships, and grassroots outreach connecting the mission to communities
  • Rapid response crisis communications, stakeholder coordination, and public information management during emergency operations

Bureau VI — SOG: Special Operations Group

To identify, disrupt, and dismantle threats to national and global security through coordinated special operations, interagency partnerships, and intelligence-driven mission execution, while ensuring the Foundation and all its signatories operate with the highest standards of integrity and accountability.

  • Development, maintenance, and enforcement of National Operations Standards
  • Credential verification and revocation for organizational signatories
  • Quarterly audit reporting for public release
  • Investigation of complaints lodged by signatories or members of the public
  • Coordination with the Civilian Oversight Board on all major findings
  • Development of the Public Accountability Portal required under Section 6.01 of The Treaty

The Director of Bureau VI shall serve a fixed term of five (5) years, removable only for cause, and may not simultaneously serve on the Board of Governors.

Part IV — Resource Matching and Coordination Infrastructure

Chapter 6: The National Resource Matching System

Section 12 | Establishment

The Foundation shall establish and maintain a National Resource Matching System, a technological and operational infrastructure capable of:

(a) Cataloguing available resources across all signatory classes;

(b) Identifying verified community and individual needs within the signatory network;

(c) Connecting available resources to identified needs within defined response time standards;

(d) Tracking the deployment and outcome of matched resources.

Section 13 | Response Time Standards

(1) For veteran crisis situations: resource matching response shall commence within 24 hours of a verified need submission.

(2) For community emergency situations: resource matching response shall commence within 72 hours of a declared local emergency.

(3) For standard community needs: resource matching response shall commence within 14 days of a verified need submission.

Section 14 | Data Protection

All personal information submitted to the Resource Matching System shall be:

(a) Held in strict confidence;

(b) Used only for the purpose of resource coordination;

(c) Never sold, licensed, or transferred to any commercial entity;

(d) Protected by security standards no less rigorous than those applicable to federal agencies under FISMA.

Part V — Accountability and Transparency

Chapter 7: The Civilian Oversight Board

Section 15 | Establishment and Composition

(1) The Civilian Oversight Board is hereby established as the primary accountability body of the Foundation.

(2) The Board shall consist of nine (9) members:

(a) One (1) member from each of the six (6) signatory classes defined in The Treaty, elected by the signatories of that class;

(b) Three (3) members elected at-large from the full signatory body.

(3) No member of the Civilian Oversight Board may simultaneously serve on the Board of Governors.

Section 16 | Powers of the Oversight Board

The Civilian Oversight Board shall have authority to:

(a) Conduct independent audits of any Bureau or Foundation operation;

(b) Issue public reports on the Foundation's compliance with The Treaty's principles;

(c) Recommend the removal of any Bureau Director or Board member for cause;

(d) Receive and investigate complaints from any signatory or member of the public;

(e) Access all Foundation financial records, operational reports, and correspondence relevant to its mandate.

Section 17 | Public Accountability Portal

(1) The Foundation shall maintain a publicly accessible online accountability portal, updated no less than quarterly, which shall include:

(a) Full financial disclosures including revenue, expenditure, and reserves;

(b) Operational reports from each Bureau;

(c) Resource Matching System performance metrics;

(d) Credential status of all organizational signatories;

(e) Reports of the Civilian Oversight Board;

(f) Any formal complaints received and their disposition.

Chapter 8: Standards and Enforcement

Section 18 | National Operations Standards

(1) Bureau VI shall develop and maintain a comprehensive set of National Operations Standards applicable to all organizational signatories.

(2) Standards shall address, at minimum: governance integrity, financial accountability, service delivery quality, data protection, non-discrimination, and civic mission alignment.

(3) Compliance with National Operations Standards is a condition of credential maintenance and continued participation in the Resource Matching System.

Section 19 | Credential Revocation

(1) The Foundation may revoke the credential of any organizational signatory upon a finding, by Bureau VI, that the signatory has:

(a) Materially violated National Operations Standards;

(b) Engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or financial misconduct;

(c) Used Foundation resources or credibility for partisan political purposes;

(d) Ceased active operations without proper notice.

(2) Revocation shall be preceded by written notice and an opportunity to respond, consistent with principles of due process.

(3) Any signatory whose credential has been revoked may appeal to the Civilian Oversight Board within 30 days of the revocation notice.

Part VI — Financial Provisions

Chapter 9: Funding and Fiscal Responsibility

Section 20 | Sources of Funding

The Foundation may receive funding from:

(a) Voluntary contributions from individual and organizational signatories;

(b) Grants from private foundations and philanthropic entities;

(c) Revenue from credentialing, certification, and standards services;

(d) Cooperative agreements with federal, state, and local government, subject to the non-partisan requirements of The Treaty;

(e) Proceeds from civic fundraising events and campaigns.

Section 21 | Prohibited Funding Sources

The Foundation shall not accept funding from:

(a) Any foreign government or foreign state-affiliated entity;

(b) Any political party, political action committee, or electoral campaign;

(c) Any entity whose acceptance would create a material conflict of interest with the Foundation's mission or the principles of The Treaty.

Section 22 | Annual Budget and Audit

(1) The Board of Governors shall adopt an annual budget no later than 90 days before the commencement of each fiscal year.

(2) The Foundation shall engage an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm to conduct an annual financial audit.

(3) The audit report shall be published in full on the Public Accountability Portal within 30 days of completion.

Part VII — Amendment and Final Provisions

Chapter 10: Amendment of This Act

Section 23 | Amendment Process

(1) This Act may be amended by a resolution of the Board of Governors, subject to:

(a) Concurrence of the Civilian Oversight Board;

(b) A public comment period of no less than 60 days;

(c) Ratification by two-thirds of active organizational signatories.

(2) No amendment may diminish the rights of signatories under The Treaty or the accountability powers of the Civilian Oversight Board.

Section 24 | Severability

If any provision of this Act is found to be unenforceable or contrary to applicable law, such provision shall be severed, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Section 25 | Interpretation Principle

This Act shall be interpreted generously, in the manner most consistent with the purposes of The United Treaty and the mission of the Foundation, giving full effect to the rights of signatories and the accountability obligations of the Foundation.

Section 26 | Supremacy of The Treaty

In the event of any conflict between this Act and the provisions of The United Treaty, the provisions of The Treaty shall prevail.