This is the accessible text file for GAO report number GAO-06-921R entitled 'Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003' which was released on July 7, 2006. This text file was formatted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to be accessible to users with visual impairments, as part of a longer term project to improve GAO products' accessibility. Every attempt has been made to maintain the structural and data integrity of the original printed product. Accessibility features, such as text descriptions of tables, consecutively numbered footnotes placed at the end of the file, and the text of agency comment letters, are provided but may not exactly duplicate the presentation or format of the printed version. The portable document format (PDF) file is an exact electronic replica of the printed version. We welcome your feedback. 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The corporation's purposes include assisting federal, state, and local efforts to recognize firefighters who die in the line of duty; managing the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service; providing assistance to the families of fallen firefighters; and promoting initiatives to increase public fire safety awareness. Federally chartered corporations are required under 36 U.S.C. ยง 10101 to: * present the corporation's assets and liabilities and reasonable detail on the corporation's income and expenses in annual financial statements, * obtain an annual financial audit by an independent public accountant, and: * submit the auditor's report and the corporation's financial statements to the Congress. Our objective was to advise you of any matters in the report regarding compliance with the financial reporting requirements of the law. In carrying out our work, we read the corporation's financial statements and the accompanying notes, performed certain analytical procedures related to information presented in the financial statements, and read the auditor's report. We did not identify any instance of noncompliance with the above financial reporting requirements of the law. We did not perform an audit or review the auditor's audit documentation, and we are not rendering an audit opinion. The audit report included the auditor's opinion that the financial statements of the corporation were presented fairly in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We are returning the audit report you sent with your letter. This letter is intended solely for your use and the use of the Committee on the Judiciary. This letter will be available at no charge on GAO's Web site at [Hyperlink, http://www.gao.gov]. 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