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    36 USC CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL
           WAR                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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          CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR      

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    Sec.                                                     
    200301.     Organization.                                         
    200302.     Purposes.                                             
    200303.     Membership.                                           
    200304.     Governing body.                                       
    200305.     Powers.                                               
    200306.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    200307.     Restrictions.                                         
    200308.     Principal office.                                     
    200309.     Records and inspection.                               
    200310.     Service of process.                                   
    200311.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    200312.     Annual report.                                        
    200313.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 200301                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
    (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Place of Incorporation and Domicile. - The corporation is
    declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of
    Columbia.
      (c) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1452.)

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      Section                                                           
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    200301         36:531.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 68 Stat.  
                                            748, 749.                   
                   36:532.                                              
                   36:534(1).                                           
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      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.

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    36 USC Sec. 200302                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to perpetuate the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic
      and of the men who saved the Union in 1861 to 1865;
        (2) to assist in every practicable way in preserving, and
      making available for research, documents and records pertaining
      to the Grand Army of the Republic and its members;
        (3) to cooperate in honoring all those who have served our
      country patriotically in any war;
        (4) to teach patriotism, the duties of citizenship, the true
      history of our country, and the love and honor of our flag;
        (5) to oppose every tendency or movement that would weaken
      loyalty to, destroy, or impair our constitutional Union; and
        (6) to inculcate and broadly sustain the American principles of
      representative government, equal rights, and impartial justice
      for all.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1452.)

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    200302         36:533.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            3, 68 Stat. 749.            
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      In clause (5), the words "destroy, or impair" are substituted for
    "or make for the destruction or impairment of" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 200303                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility
    for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and
    designation of classes of members are as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Required Service. - Eligibility for membership in the
    corporation is limited to male blood relatives of an individual who
    - 
        (1) served at any time during the period from April 12, 1861,
      through April 9, 1865, as a soldier or sailor in - 
          (A) the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue-
        Cutter Service; or
          (B) a State regiment that was called into active service and
        was subject to orders of United States general officers during
        that period; and

        (2) was discharged honorably from, or died in, that service.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1453.)

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      Section                                                           
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    200303         36:535.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            5, 68 Stat. 750.            
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      In subsection (a), the words "are as provided in the constitution
    and bylaws of the corporation" are substituted for "shall . . . be
    determined as the constitution and bylaws of the corporation may
    provide" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "at any time" are added for
    clarity.

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    36 USC Sec. 200304                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200304. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) National Encampment. - (1) The national encampment is the
    supreme governing authority of the corporation.
      (2) The national encampment is composed of officers and elected
    representatives from the States and other local subdivisions of the
    corporation as provided in the constitution and bylaws. However,
    the form of government of the corporation must be representative of
    the membership at large and may not permit concentration of control
    in a limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not
    representative of the membership at large.
      (3) The meetings of the national encampment may be held in the
    District of Columbia or in any State, territory, or possession of
    the United States.
      (b) Council of Administration. - (1) During the intervals between
    the national encampments, the council of administration is the
    governing board of the corporation and is responsible for the
    general policies, program, and activities of the corporation.
      (2) The council of administration shall consist of at least seven
    members elected in the manner and for the term provided in the
    constitution and bylaws.
      (c) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    commander in chief, a senior vice commander in chief, a junior vice
    commander in chief, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as
    provided in the constitution and bylaws. One individual may hold
    the offices of secretary and treasurer.
      (2) The manner of selection, term of office, and duties of the
    officers are as provided in the constitution and bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1453.)

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      Section                                                           
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    200304(a)      36:536.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774,      
                                            Secs. 6-8, 68 Stat. 750.    
    200304(b)      36:537.                                              
    200304(c)      36:538.                                              
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      In subsection (a)(2), the words "several", "always", and "thereof
    . . . the hands of" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "State, territory, or possession
    of the United States" are substituted for "State or Territory" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.
      In subsection (b), the text of 36:537(b) is omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (c), the words "One individual may hold the offices
    of secretary and treasurer" are substituted for "(which latter two
    offices may be held by one person)" to eliminate unnecessary words.
    The word "provided" is substituted for "may be prescribed" to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 200305                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200305. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws for the
      management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the
      activities of the corporation require;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (6) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (7) sue and be sued; and
        (8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1453.)

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      Section                                                           
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    200305         36:534(2)-(10).         Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774,      
                                            Secs. 4(2)-(10), 18, 68     
                                            Stat. 749, 752.             
                   36:548.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:548 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as unnecessary. The
    words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any
    State in which the corporation is to operate" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any public body or agency or any
    private corporation, association, partnership, firm, or individual
    and to hold absolutely or in trust for any of the purposes of the
    corporation any property, real, personal, or mixed, necessary or
    convenient for attaining the objects and carrying into effect the
    purposes of the corporation" and "transfer, convey, lease,
    sublease, encumber and otherwise alienate real, personal or mixed
    property" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "subject, however, to applicable
    provisions of law of any State (A) governing the amount or kind of
    property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or
    controlling the ownership of property by, a corporation operating
    in such State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (6), the words "for the purposes of the corporation"
    are omitted as unnecessary. The words "issue instruments of
    indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security
    interests in its property" are substituted for "issue bonds
    therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or
    otherwise" for consistency in the revised title. The words "subject
    in every case to all applicable provisions of Federal and State
    laws" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (7), the words "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (8), the words "any other act" are substituted for "any
    and all acts and things" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
    "objects and" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 200306                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200306. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive
    right to use the name "Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War".
    The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others
    to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1454.)

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    200306         36:547.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            17, 68 Stat. 752.           
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      The words "sole" and "or refuse" are omitted as unnecessary. The
    words "corporation adopts" are substituted for "as it may legally
    adopt" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "and such emblems, seals, and badges
    as have heretofore been used by the Illinois corporation described
    in section 548 of this title and the right to which may be lawfully
    transferred to the corporation" are omitted as executed and
    obsolete.

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    36 USC Sec. 200307                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200307. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or an officer or
    agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political
    party or candidate for public office.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, an officer or member during the life of the corporation or on
    its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not
    prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the council of
    administration of the corporation.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an
    officer or employee. Members of the council of administration who
    vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or
    employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or
    advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for
    the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1454.)

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      Section                                                           
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    200307(a)      36:543.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774,      
                                            Secs. 10, 11, 13, 68 Stat.  
                                            751.                        
    200307(b)      36:541.                                              
    200307(c)      36:540(a).                                           
    200307(d)      36:540(b).                                           
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      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.
    The words "This subsection does not prevent" are substituted for
    "Nothing in this subsection, however, shall be construed to
    prevent" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

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    36 USC Sec. 200308                                          01/03/2007

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    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200308. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Trenton, New
    Jersey, or another place decided by the council of administration.
    However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the
    place where the principal office is located but may be conducted in
    the District of Columbia and throughout the States, territories,
    and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1454.)

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    200308         36:539(a).              Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            9(a), 68 Stat. 751.         
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      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 200309                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200309. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account; and
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its national encampments and
      council of administration.

      (b) Inspection. - A member, or an agent or attorney of the
    member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper
    purpose, at any reasonable time.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1454.)

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    200309         36:544.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            14, 68 Stat. 751.           
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      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 200310                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200310. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of
    Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice
    to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of
    the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1455.)

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      Section                                                           
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    200310         36:539(b).              Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            9(b), 68 Stat. 751.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary. The words
    "to receive" are substituted for "authorized to accept", and the
    words "is notice to or service on" are substituted for "shall be
    deemed notice to or service upon", for consistency in the revised
    title.

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    36 USC Sec. 200311                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200311. Liability for acts of officers and agents

-STATUTE-
      The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents
    acting within the scope of their authority.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1455.)

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    200311         36:542.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            12, 68 Stat. 751.           
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    36 USC Sec. 200312                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200312. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than March 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit
    a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during
    the prior fiscal year. The report may consist of a report on the
    proceedings of the national encampment. The report may not be
    printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1455.)

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    200312         36:546.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            16, 68 Stat. 752.           
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                   TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS               
      For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions
    in this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended,
    set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and
    Finance, and page 206 of House Document No. 103-7.

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    36 USC Sec. 200313                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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    Sec. 200313. Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
      liquidation

-STATUTE-
      On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any
    assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be
    distributed as provided by the council of administration, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1455.)

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    200313         36:549.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            19, 68 Stat. 752.           
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      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The word "outstanding" is omitted as unnecessary. The words "as
    provided by" are substituted for "in accordance with the
    determination of" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "and
    all Federal and States laws applicable thereto" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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