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    36 USC TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES,
           CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS                   01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       

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      TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                               ORGANIZATIONS


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     THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY PUB. L. 105-225, SEC. 1, AUG. 12, 1998,
                              112 STAT. 1253

                                                                
    Subtitle                                                         Sec.
    I.      PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES        101
    II.     PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS                   10101
    III.    TREATY OBLIGATION ORGANIZATIONS                       300101



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                Title 36                            Title 36            
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    1, 1a, 2 (1st sentence words       300101                           
     before 2d comma)                                                   
    2 (1st sentence words between      300105                           
     2d comma and 3d semicolon)                                         
    2 (1st sentence words between      300106                           
     3d and 4th semicolons)                                             
    2 (1st sentence words after        300105                           
     4th semicolon)                                                     
    2 (last sentence)                  300106                           
    3                                  300102                           
    4                                  Rep.                             
    4a                                 300103                           
    5 (matter before (a)), (a),        300104                           
     (b), (c) (1st-5th pars.)                                           
    5(c) (6th par.)                    300107                           
    5(c) (last par.)                   300104                           
    6, 7                               300110                           
    8                                  300111                           
    9                                  300109                           
    10-12                              Rep.                             
    13                                 300108                           
    14                                 Rep.                             
    15                                 300108                           
    16                                 Rep.                             
    17, 17a, 17b                       Rep.                             
    18 (words before "for              153101                           
     patriotic")                                                        
    18 (words beginning with "for      153102                           
     patriotic")                                                        
    18a (1st sentence)                 153103                           
    18a (last sentence)                153105                           
    18b (1st sentence)                 153107                           
    18b (last sentence)                153106                           
    18c                                153104                           
    20 (1st sentence words before      21301                            
     "for the promotion")                                               
    20 (1st sentence words             21302                            
     beginning with "for the                                            
     promotion")                                                        
    20 (2d sentence)                   21303                            
    20 (3d sentence words before       21305                            
     2d comma)                                                          
    20 (3d sentence words after 2d     21304                            
     comma)                                                             
    20 (4th, 5th sentences)            21307                            
    20 (last sentence)                 21306                            
    20a                                153301                           
    20b                                153302                           
    20c                                153303                           
    20d                                153304                           
    20e, 20f                           153301                           
    20g                                10102                            
    21, 22 (words before 2d comma)     30901                            
    22 (words after 2d comma)          30904                            
    23                                 30902                            
    24 (words before semicolon)        30904                            
    24 (words after semicolon)         30906                            
    25 (1st-5th sentences)             30903                            
    25 (6th sentence)                  30904                            
    25 (7th, 8th sentences)            30903                            
    25 (last sentence)                 30904                            
    26                                 30907                            
    27                                 30905                            
    28                                 30908                            
    29                                 10102                            
    31, 32 (words before 2d comma)     80301                            
    32 (words after 2d comma)          80304                            
    33 (words before 19th comma)       80302                            
    33 (words after 19th comma)        80306                            
    34 (1st-7th sentences)             80303                            
    34 (last sentence)                 80304                            
    35                                 80303                            
    36                                 80305                            
    37                                 80307                            
    38                                 80304                            
    38a                                10102                            
    39                                 80307                            
    41, 42                             21701                            
    43                                 21702                            
    44 (words before 4th semicolon     21704                            
     less perpetual succession)                                         
    44 (words before 4th semicolon     21701                            
     related to perpetual                                               
     succession)                                                        
    44 (words between 4th and 5th      21705                            
     semicolons)                                                        
    44 (words after 5th semicolon)     21704                            
    45                                 21703                            
    46                                 21706                            
    47                                 21704                            
    48                                 21705                            
    49                                 21708                            
    50                                 21707                            
    51                                 10102                            
    56-56h                             Elim.                            
    57                                 140101                           
    57a                                140102                           
    57b(a)                             140101                           
    57b(b)-(j)                         140103                           
    58                                 140104                           
    59                                 10102                            
    61-66                              Rep.                             
    67, 67a                            22701                            
    67b(1)-(10)                        22702                            
    67b(11)                            22707                            
    67c (less perpetual succession)    22705                            
    67c (related to perpetual          22701                            
     succession)                                                        
    67d(1), (2)                        22707                            
    67d(3)                             22704                            
    67d(4)                             22708                            
    67e (words before 3d comma,        22703                            
     words after 3d comma related                                       
     to discrimination in                                               
     membership)                                                        
    67e (words after 3d comma          22704                            
     related to discrimination in                                       
     holding office)                                                    
    67f(1) (1st sentence)              22703                            
    67f(1) (last sentence), (2)        22704                            
    67g                                22705                            
    67h                                22712                            
    67i(1)                             22701                            
    67i(2)-(5)                         22705                            
    67j                                22711                            
    67k                                22710                            
    67l                                22704                            
    67m                                22709                            
    67n, 67o                           22707                            
    67p                                22706                            
    67q                                22710                            
    67r                                22705                            
    67s                                10102                            
    71-77                              Elim.                            
    78, 78a                            130101                           
    78b                                130102                           
    78c(1)                             130101                           
    78c(2)-(10)                        130105                           
    78d                                130103                           
    78e, 78f                           130104                           
    78g(a)                             130108                           
    78g(b)                             130110                           
    78h, 78i                           130107                           
    78j                                130111                           
    78k                                130107                           
    78l                                130109                           
    78m                                Rep.                             
    78n                                130112                           
    78o                                130106                           
    78p                                130113                           
    78q                                10102                            
    81-88                              Rep.                             
    90a, 90b                           50301                            
    90c                                50302                            
    90d (less perpetual succession)    50304                            
    90d (related to perpetual          50301                            
     succession)                                                        
    90e                                50303                            
    90f                                50306                            
    90g                                50304                            
    90h                                50305                            
    90i                                50308                            
    90j                                50307                            
    90k                                10102                            
    91, 92                             22501                            
    93                                 22502                            
    94                                 22508                            
    95 (words before colon)            22504                            
    95 (words between colon and        22501                            
     1st comma)                                                         
    95 (words after 1st comma)         22504                            
    96 (1st sentence)                  22507                            
    96 (last sentence)                 22506                            
    97                                 22503                            
    98                                 22506                            
    99                                 22504                            
    100                                22505                            
    101                                22510                            
    102                                22509                            
    103                                22501                            
    104                                10102                            
    105                                22501                            
    111, 112                           230101                           
    113                                230102                           
    114 (words before 4th              230104                           
     semicolon less perpetual                                           
     succession)                                                        
    114 (words before 4th              230101                           
     semicolon related to perpetual                                     
     succession)                                                        
    114 (words between 4th and 5th     230105                           
     semicolons)                                                        
    114 (words after 5th semicolon)    230104                           
    115                                230103                           
    116                                230104                           
    117                                230105                           
    118                                230107                           
    119                                230106                           
    120                                10102                            
    121 (1st, 2d pars.)                2101                             
    121 (3d par.)                      2102                             
    121 (last par.)                    2101                             
    121a                               Rep.                             
    121b                               2102                             
    122                                2101                             
    122a                               2102                             
    122b                               2104                             
    123                                2105                             
    123 note                           2112                             
    124                                2105                             
    125                                2106                             
    125a                               2107                             
    125b                               2108                             
    126                                Rep.                             
    127                                2111                             
    128                                2103                             
    129, 130                           Rep.                             
    131                                2103                             
    132                                2111                             
    133                                2103                             
    134, 135                           Rep.                             
    135a                               (Previously transferred to T. 41 
                                        Sec. 6v and subsequently        
                                        repealed)                       
    136-138                            2103                             
    138a                               Rep.                             
    138b (1st-3d pars.)                2103                             
    138b (4th par.)                    2110                             
    138b (last par.)                   2103                             
    138c, 138c note                    2109                             
    138d                               2103                             
    139 (words before "for             153901                           
     patriotic, historical, and                                         
     educational purposes")                                             
    139 (words beginning with "for     153902                           
     patriotic, historical, and                                         
     educational purposes")                                             
    139a                               153903                           
    139b                               153904                           
    140                                154301                           
    140 note                           10102                            
    140a                               154302                           
    140b(a)                            154301                           
    140b(b)-(j)                        154303                           
    140c                               154304                           
    141, 142                           117                              
    142a                               109                              
    142b                               125                              
    142c, 142c-1                       134                              
    143                                105                              
    144                                (See former 170)                 
    145                                128                              
    146                                107                              
    147, 148                           111                              
    149                                141                              
    150                                103                              
    151                                118                              
    151a                               134                              
    152                                Rep.                             
    153                                106                              
    154                                T. 8 Sec. 1448a                  
    155                                121                              
    155a                               2502                             
    155b                               2501                             
    156                                124                              
    157                                110                              
    157a                               122                              
    157b                               112                              
    158                                140                              
    159                                108                              
    160                                120                              
    161                                131                              
    162                                115                              
    163                                123                              
    164                                113                              
    165                                130                              
    166                                133                              
    167(1), (2)                        136                              
    167(3), (4) (related to Police     137                              
     Week)                                                              
    167(4) (related to Peace           136                              
     Officers Memorial Day)                                             
    168                                132                              
    169                                143                              
    169a                               138                              
    169b                               101                              
    169c                               114                              
    169d                               142                              
    169e                               139                              
    169f                               126                              
    169g                               116                              
    169h                               119                              
    169i                               104                              
    169i note                          701                              
    169i-1(a)(1)                       703                              
    169i-1(a)(2)                       702                              
    169i-1(b)                          704                              
    169i-1(c)                          Rep.                             
    169j - 169j-10                     Rep.                             
    169k                               102                              
    169l                               129                              
    169m                               127                              
    170, 171                           301                              
    172-178                            T. 4 Secs. 4-10                  
    179-182                            901                              
    182a-184                           Rep.                             
    185                                (See former 169h)                
    186                                302                              
    187                                303                              
    188                                304                              
    189, 189 note                      902                              
    189a                               902                              
    201                                40301                            
    202                                40302                            
    203                                40303                            
    204                                40305                            
    205 (less perpetual succession)    40304                            
    205 (related to perpetual          40301                            
     succession)                                                        
    206                                40306                            
    207                                40307                            
    208                                10102                            
    221, 222                           190101                           
    223                                190102                           
    224 (less perpetual succession)    190105                           
    224 (related to perpetual          190101                           
     succession)                                                        
    225                                190103                           
    226, 227(a)-(d)                    190104                           
    227(e)                             190103                           
    228                                190105                           
    229, 230, 231 (words before 2d     190107                           
     comma)                                                             
    231 (words after 2d comma)         190112                           
    232                                190111                           
    233                                190109                           
    234                                190107                           
    235                                Rep.                             
    236 (1st sentence)                 190108                           
    236 (2d, last sentences), 237      190110                           
    238                                190106                           
    239                                10102                            
    251                                150301                           
    252                                150302                           
    253 (words before 1st comma)       150304                           
    253 (words after 1st comma)        150303                           
    254                                150302                           
    254 note                           10102                            
    271, 272                           70901                            
    273                                70902                            
    274                                70906                            
    275 (1st sentence)                 70910                            
    275 (2d, last sentences)           70912                            
    276                                70903                            
    277                                70905                            
    278                                70904                            
    279, 280                           70908                            
    281                                70913                            
    282                                70908                            
    283                                70911                            
    284                                Rep.                             
    285                                70914                            
    286                                70907                            
    287                                70912                            
    288                                70909                            
    289                                70906                            
    290                                70901                            
    291                                10102                            
    311, 312                           140301                           
    313                                140302                           
    314(a)                             140301                           
    314(b)-(k), 315                    140303                           
    316                                140304                           
    317                                140305                           
    341                                22101                            
    342 (1st sentence)                 22102                            
    342 (2d, last sentences)           22105                            
    343                                22103                            
    344                                22106                            
    345 (less perpetual succession)    22104                            
    345 (related to perpetual          22101                            
     succession)                                                        
    346 (1st sentence)                 22109                            
    346 (last sentence)                22108                            
    347                                22105                            
    348                                22107                            
    349                                Rep.                             
    350                                22101                            
    351                                22104                            
    352                                10102                            
    371 (1st sentence)                 220502                           
    371 (last sentence)                220508                           
    372                                220502                           
    373                                220501                           
    374                                220503                           
    375(a) (words before cl. (1)       220505                           
     less perpetual succession)                                         
    375(a) (words before cl. (1)       220502                           
     related to perpetual                                               
     succession)                                                        
    375(a)(1)-(16), (b)                220505                           
    376                                220504                           
    377, 378                           220507                           
    379                                220505                           
    380                                220506                           
    381                                220510                           
    382                                10102                            
    382a(a)                            220511                           
    382a(b)                            Rep.                             
    382b                               220509                           
    383                                220502                           
    384                                Rep.                             
    391(a)                             220521                           
    391(b), (c)                        220522                           
    391(d)                             220521                           
    392(a)(1)-(3)                      220524                           
    392(a)(4)                          220525                           
    392(a)(5)-(9)                      220524                           
    392(b)                             220525                           
    393, 393 note                      220523                           
    394                                220521                           
    395(a)                             220527                           
    395(b)(1)-(4)                      220528                           
    395(b)(5)                          220521                           
    395(c)                             220529                           
    396                                220526                           
    401                                150502                           
    402                                150503                           
    403                                150506                           
    404(a)                             150509                           
    404(b)                             150511                           
    405                                150504                           
    406, 407                           150505                           
    408                                150506                           
    409-411                            150508                           
    412                                150512                           
    413                                150510                           
    414, 415                           150508                           
    416                                Rep.                             
    417                                150513                           
    418                                150507                           
    419                                150511                           
    420                                150501                           
    421                                10102                            
    426                                Rep.                             
    431, 432                           150701                           
    433                                150702                           
    434                                150706                           
    435(a)                             150709                           
    435(b)                             150711                           
    436                                150703                           
    437                                150704                           
    438                                150705                           
    439, 440                           150708                           
    441                                150712                           
    442                                150708                           
    443                                150710                           
    444                                Rep.                             
    445                                150713                           
    446                                150707                           
    447                                10102                            
    461, 462                           152501                           
    463                                152502                           
    464                                152505                           
    465(a)                             152508                           
    465(b)                             152510                           
    466                                152503                           
    467-469                            152504                           
    470, 471                           152507                           
    472                                152511                           
    473                                152507                           
    474                                152509                           
    475                                Rep.                             
    476                                152512                           
    477                                152506                           
    478                                152505                           
    479                                10102                            
    491                                Rep.                             
    492                                Rep.                             
    493                                Elim.                            
    501, 502                           30701                            
    503                                30702                            
    504                                30705                            
    505 (1st sentence)                 30708                            
    505 (2d, 3d sentences)             30710                            
    505 (last sentence)                30708                            
    506                                30703                            
    507, 508                           30704                            
    509, 510                           30707                            
    511                                30711                            
    512                                30707                            
    513                                30709                            
    514                                Rep.                             
    515                                30712                            
    516                                30706                            
    517                                30710                            
    518                                10102                            
    531, 532                           200301                           
    533                                200302                           
    534(1)                             200301                           
    534(2)-(10)                        200305                           
    535                                200303                           
    536-538                            200304                           
    539(a)                             200308                           
    539(b)                             200310                           
    540, 541                           200307                           
    542                                200311                           
    543                                200307                           
    544                                200309                           
    545                                Rep.                             
    546                                200312                           
    547                                200306                           
    548                                200305                           
    549                                200313                           
    550                                10102                            
    571, 572                           70501                            
    573                                70502                            
    574                                70505                            
    575(a)                             70508                            
    575(b)                             70510                            
    576                                70503                            
    577, 578                           70504                            
    579, 580                           70507                            
    581                                70511                            
    582                                70507                            
    583                                70509                            
    584                                Rep.                             
    585                                70512                            
    586                                70503                            
    587                                70506                            
    588                                70505                            
    589                                10102                            
    601, 602                           151901                           
    603                                151902                           
    604(1)                             151901                           
    604(2)-(9)                         151905                           
    605(a)                             151907                           
    605(b)                             151909                           
    606                                151903                           
    607, 608                           151904                           
    609, 610                           151906                           
    611                                151910                           
    612                                151906                           
    613                                151908                           
    614                                Rep.                             
    615                                151911                           
    616                                151905                           
    617                                10102                            
    631, 632                           130301                           
    633                                130302                           
    634(1)                             130301                           
    634(2)-(9)                         130305                           
    635(a)                             130307                           
    635(b)                             130309                           
    636                                130303                           
    637, 638                           130304                           
    639, 640                           130306                           
    641                                130310                           
    642                                130306                           
    643                                130308                           
    644                                Rep.                             
    645                                130311                           
    646                                130305                           
    647                                10102                            
    648                                130301                           
    661, 662                           152301                           
    663                                152302                           
    664                                152305                           
    665 (1st sentence)                 152308                           
    665 (2d, 3d sentences)             152310                           
    665 (last sentence)                152308                           
    666                                152303                           
    667, 668                           152304                           
    669, 670                           152307                           
    671                                152311                           
    672                                152307                           
    673                                152309                           
    674                                Rep.                             
    675                                152312                           
    676                                152306                           
    677                                152310                           
    678                                152305                           
    679                                152301                           
    680                                10102                            
    691, 692                           31101                            
    693                                31102                            
    694(1)                             31101                            
    694(2)-(9)                         31105                            
    695(a)                             31107                            
    695(b)                             31109                            
    696                                31103                            
    697, 698                           31104                            
    699, 700                           31106                            
    701                                31110                            
    702                                31106                            
    703                                31108                            
    704                                Rep.                             
    705                                31111                            
    706                                31105                            
    707                                10102                            
    721(a)                             Rep.                             
    721(b)                             501                              
    722(a), (b)                        502                              
    723                                510                              
    724                                503                              
    725 (1st-3d sentences)             504                              
    725 (4th sentence)                 508                              
    725 (last sentence)                504                              
    726                                Rep.                             
    727                                505                              
    728 (1st, 2d sentences)            506                              
    728 (3d, last sentences)           509                              
    729                                507                              
    730                                501-505, 508, 510                
    741-747                            Rep.                             
    748                                Rep.                             
    749                                Rep.                             
    761, 762                           230301                           
    763                                230302                           
    764(1)                             230301                           
    764(2)-(10)                        230305                           
    765                                230303                           
    766(a)                             230304                           
    766(b)                             230303                           
    767, 768                           230304                           
    769(a)                             230308                           
    769(b)                             230310                           
    770, 771                           230307                           
    772                                230311                           
    773                                230307                           
    774                                230309                           
    775                                Rep.                             
    776                                230312                           
    777                                230306                           
    778                                230305                           
    779                                230313                           
    780                                10102                            
    791, 792                           40501                            
    793                                40502                            
    794                                40505                            
    795(a)                             40507                            
    795(b)                             40509                            
    796                                40503                            
    797, 798                           40504                            
    799(a) (1st sentence words         40506                            
     before last comma)                                                 
    799(a) (1st sentence words         40510                            
     after last comma)                                                  
    799(a) (last sentence), (b),       40506                            
     800                                                                
    801                                40510                            
    802                                40506                            
    803                                40508                            
    804                                Rep.                             
    805                                40511                            
    806                                40505                            
    807                                10102                            
    821, 822                           140501                           
    823                                140502                           
    824(1)                             140501                           
    824(2)-(9)                         140505                           
    825(a)                             140507                           
    825(b)                             140510                           
    826                                140503                           
    827, 828                           140504                           
    829, 830                           140506                           
    831                                140509                           
    832                                140506                           
    833                                140508                           
    834                                Rep.                             
    835                                140511                           
    836                                140505                           
    837                                10102                            
    851, 852                           30301                            
    853(1)-(3), (4) (less words        30302                            
     between 1st comma and                                              
     semicolon)                                                         
    853(4) (words between 1st          30307                            
     comma and semicolon)                                               
    854                                30305                            
    855(a)                             30308                            
    855(b)                             30310                            
    856                                30303                            
    857, 858                           30304                            
    859, 860                           30307                            
    861                                30311                            
    862                                30307                            
    863                                30309                            
    864                                Rep.                             
    865                                30312                            
    866                                30305                            
    867                                30306                            
    868                                10102                            
    881, 882                           30101                            
    883                                30102                            
    884(1)                             30101                            
    884(2)-(9)                         30105                            
    885(a)                             30108                            
    885(b)                             30110                            
    886                                30103                            
    887, 888                           30104                            
    889, 890                           30107                            
    891                                30111                            
    892                                30107                            
    893                                30109                            
    894                                Rep.                             
    895                                30106                            
    896                                30105                            
    897                                30112                            
    898                                10102                            
    911, 912                           110301                           
    913                                110302                           
    914(a)                             110301                           
    914(b)-(h)                         110304                           
    915(a)                             110306                           
    915(b)                             110308                           
    916, 917                           110303                           
    918, 919                           110305                           
    920                                110309                           
    921                                110305                           
    922                                110307                           
    923                                Rep.                             
    924                                110310                           
    925                                110304                           
    926                                10102                            
    941, 942                           30502                            
    943                                30503                            
    944(1)                             30502                            
    944(2)-(10)                        30506                            
    945 (1st sentence)                 30504                            
    945 (last sentence)                30501                            
    946, 947                           30505                            
    948 (1st sentence 1st-14th         30509                            
     words)                                                             
    948 (1st sentence 15th-last        30511                            
     words, 2d, last sentences)                                         
    949, 950                           30508                            
    951                                30512                            
    952                                30508                            
    953                                30510                            
    954                                Rep.                             
    955                                30513                            
    956                                30507                            
    957                                30514                            
    958                                10102                            
    971, 972                           20101                            
    973(A) (1st sentence words         20102                            
     before proviso)                                                    
    973(A) (1st sentence proviso)      20106                            
    973(A) (last sentence), (B)-(G)    20102                            
    974(1)                             20101                            
    974(2)-(9)                         20105                            
    975(a)                             20107                            
    975(b)                             20109                            
    976                                20103                            
    977, 978                           20104                            
    979, 980                           20106                            
    981                                20110                            
    982                                20106                            
    983                                20108                            
    984                                Rep.                             
    985                                20111                            
    986                                20101                            
    987                                20105                            
    988                                10102                            
    1001, 1002                         153701                           
    1003                               153702                           
    1004(1)                            153701                           
    1004(2)-(8)                        153705                           
    1005                               153703                           
    1006-1008                          153704                           
    1009(a)                            153708                           
    1009(b)                            153710                           
    1010, 1011                         153707                           
    1012                               153711                           
    1013                               153707                           
    1014                               153709                           
    1015                               Rep.                             
    1016                               153712                           
    1017                               153706                           
    1018                               153705                           
    1019                               153713                           
    1020                               10102                            
    1041                               154101                           
    1042                               154102                           
    1043                               154105                           
    1044(1)                            154101                           
    1044(2)-(9)                        154105                           
    1045(a)                            154108                           
    1045(b)                            154110                           
    1046                               154103                           
    1047, 1048                         154104                           
    1049, 1050                         154107                           
    1051                               154111                           
    1052                               154107                           
    1053                               154109                           
    1054                               Rep.                             
    1055                               154113                           
    1056                               154106                           
    1057                               154105                           
    1058                               154112                           
    1059                               10102                            
    1071, 1072                         130501                           
    1073                               130502                           
    1074                               130505                           
    1075(a)                            130508                           
    1075(b)                            130511                           
    1076                               130503                           
    1077, 1078                         130504                           
    1079, 1080                         130507                           
    1081                               130512                           
    1082                               130507                           
    1083                               130509                           
    1084 (less (b) (2d sentence        10101                            
     cl. (2)))                                                          
    1084(b) (2d sentence cl. (2))      130510                           
    1085                               130513                           
    1086                               130506                           
    1087                               130505                           
    1088                               10102                            
    1101(1)-(76), (77) (related to     10101                            
     Fleet Reserve Association),                                        
     (79), (80)                                                         
    1101(77) (related to NNRCF)        Rep.                             
    1102, 1103                         10101                            
    1151, 1152                         170101                           
    1153                               170102                           
    1154 (less perpetual               170104                           
     succession)                                                        
    1154 (related to perpetual         170101                           
     succession)                                                        
    1155, 1156                         170106                           
    1157                               170103                           
    1158                               170107                           
    1159                               170111                           
    1160                               170105                           
    1161                               170108                           
    1162                               170109                           
    1163                               170104                           
    1164                               170106                           
    1165                               170110                           
    1166                               10101                            
    1167                               10102                            
    1201, 1202                         220301                           
    1203                               220302                           
    1204                               220305                           
    1205(a)                            220310                           
    1205(b)                            220312                           
    1206                               220303                           
    1207, 1208                         220304                           
    1209                               220308                           
    1210                               220313                           
    1211                               220308                           
    1212                               220311                           
    1213(a)                            10101                            
    1213(b)                            220314                           
    1214                               220315                           
    1215                               220306                           
    1216 (1st sentence)                220305                           
    1216 (last sentence)               220309                           
    1217                               220314                           
    1218                               10102                            
    1219                               220307                           
    1301                               220101                           
    1302                               220102                           
    1303                               220105                           
    1304(a), (b)                       220108                           
    1304(c)                            220114                           
    1304(d), (e)                       220108                           
    1305(a)                            220103                           
    1305(b)-(d)                        220104                           
    1306 (1st sentence)                220105                           
    1306 (last sentence)               220109                           
    1307                               220106                           
    1308                               220107                           
    1309(a)                            220110                           
    1309(b), (c)                       220112                           
    1309(d)                            220111                           
    1309(e), (f)                       220113                           
    1309(g)                            (See 36:1101)                    
    1309(h)                            10102                            
    1401                               2301                             
    1402, 1403                         2302                             
    1404                               2307                             
    1404 (notes)                       2302, 2307                       
    1405                               2303                             
    1406                               2305                             
    1407                               2304                             
    1408                               2309                             
    1409                               2308                             
    1410                               2306                             
    1411                               Rep.                             
    1501                               152702                           
    1502                               152706                           
    1503                               152703                           
    1504                               152710                           
    1505                               152704                           
    1506, 1507                         152705                           
    1508                               152707                           
    1509                               152711                           
    1510                               152709                           
    1511                               152712                           
    1512                               10102                            
    1513                               152701                           
    1514 (1st sentence)                152708                           
    1514 (last sentence)               152702                           
    1601                               80502                            
    1602                               80506                            
    1603 (less discrimination)         80503                            
    1603 (related to                   80504                            
     discrimination in membership)                                      
    1603 (related to                   80505                            
     discrimination in holding                                          
     office)                                                            
    1604                               80510                            
    1605                               80504                            
    1606, 1607                         80505                            
    1608                               80507                            
    1609                               80511                            
    1610                               80509                            
    1611                               80512                            
    1612                               10102                            
    1613                               80501                            
    1614 (1st sentence)                80508                            
    1614 (last sentence)               80502                            
    1701                               100102                           
    1702                               100106                           
    1703                               100103                           
    1704                               100110                           
    1705                               100104                           
    1706, 1707                         100105                           
    1708                               100107                           
    1709                               100111                           
    1710                               100109                           
    1711                               100112                           
    1712                               10102                            
    1713                               100101                           
    1714 (1st sentence)                100108                           
    1714 (last sentence), 1715         100102                           
    1801                               220702                           
    1802                               220706                           
    1803                               220703                           
    1804                               220710                           
    1805                               220704                           
    1806, 1807                         220705                           
    1808                               220707                           
    1809                               220711                           
    1810                               220709                           
    1811                               220712                           
    1812                               10102                            
    1813                               220701                           
    1814 (1st sentence)                220708                           
    1814 (last sentence), 1815         220702                           
    1901                               20702                            
    1902                               20706                            
    1903                               20703                            
    1904                               20710                            
    1905                               20704                            
    1906, 1907                         20705                            
    1908                               20707                            
    1909                               20711                            
    1910                               20709                            
    1911                               20712                            
    1912                               10102                            
    1913                               20701                            
    1914                               20708                            
    2001                               151502                           
    2002                               151506                           
    2003                               151503                           
    2004                               151510                           
    2005                               151504                           
    2006, 2007                         151505                           
    2008(a)-(e)                        151507                           
    2008(f)                            151508                           
    2009                               151511                           
    2010                               151509                           
    2011                               151512                           
    2012                               10102                            
    2013                               151501                           
    2014 (1st sentence)                151508                           
    2014 (last sentence), 2015         151502                           
    2101                               20902                            
    2102                               20906                            
    2103                               20903                            
    2104                               20911                            
    2105                               20904                            
    2106, 2107                         20905                            
    2108(a)-(e)                        20908                            
    2108(f)                            20909                            
    2109                               20912                            
    2110                               20910                            
    2111                               20913                            
    2112                               10102                            
    2113                               20901                            
    2114 (1st sentence)                20909                            
    2114 (last sentence)               20902                            
    2115                               20907                            
    2116                               20902                            
    2201                               70302                            
    2202                               70306                            
    2203                               70303                            
    2204                               70310                            
    2205                               70304                            
    2206, 2207                         70305                            
    2208                               70307                            
    2209                               70311                            
    2210                               70309                            
    2211                               70312                            
    2212                               10102                            
    2213                               70301                            
    2214 (1st sentence)                70308                            
    2214 (last sentence), 2215         70302                            
    2301                               150102                           
    2302                               150107                           
    2303                               150103                           
    2304                               150111                           
    2305                               150105                           
    2306, 2307                         150106                           
    2308(a)-(e)                        150108                           
    2308(f)                            150109                           
    2309                               150112                           
    2310                               150110                           
    2311                               150113                           
    2312                               10102                            
    2313                               150101                           
    2314 (1st sentence)                150109                           
    2314 (last sentence), 2315         150102                           
    2316                               150104                           
    2401                               21102                            
    2402                               21106                            
    2403                               21103                            
    2404                               21110                            
    2405 (words before 3d comma,       21104                            
     words after 3d comma related                                       
     to discrimination in                                               
     membership)                                                        
    2405 (words after 3d comma         21105                            
     related to discrimination in                                       
     holding office), 2406, 2407                                        
    2408(a)-(d)                        21107                            
    2408(e)                            21108                            
    2409                               21111                            
    2410                               21109                            
    2411                               21112                            
    2412                               10102                            
    2413                               21101                            
    2414 (1st sentence)                21108                            
    2414 (last sentence), 2415         21102                            
    2501                               170502                           
    2502                               170506                           
    2503                               170503                           
    2504                               170510                           
    2505 (words before 3d comma,       170504                           
     words after 3d comma related                                       
     to discrimination in                                               
     membership)                                                        
    2505 (words after 3d comma         170505                           
     related to discrimination in                                       
     holding office), 2506, 2507                                        
    2508                               170507                           
    2509                               170511                           
    2510                               170509                           
    2511                               170512                           
    2512                               10102                            
    2513                               170501                           
    2514 (1st sentence)                170508                           
    2514 (last sentence), 2515         170502                           
    2601                               40102                            
    2602                               40106                            
    2603                               40103                            
    2604                               40110                            
    2605                               40104                            
    2606, 2607                         40105                            
    2608                               40107                            
    2609                               40111                            
    2610                               40109                            
    2611                               40112                            
    2612                               10102                            
    2613                               40101                            
    2614 (1st sentence)                40108                            
    2614 (last sentence), 2615         40102                            
    2701(a)                            110102                           
    2701(b)                            110108                           
    2702                               110106                           
    2703                               110103                           
    2704                               110110                           
    2705                               110104                           
    2706, 2707                         110105                           
    2708                               110107                           
    2709                               110111                           
    2710                               110109                           
    2711                               110112                           
    2712                               10102                            
    2713                               110101                           
    2714 (1st sentence)                110108                           
    2714 (last sentence), 2715         110102                           
    2801                               154502                           
    2802                               154506                           
    2803                               154503                           
    2804                               154510                           
    2805                               154504                           
    2806, 2807                         154505                           
    2808(a)-(e)                        154507                           
    2808(f)                            154508                           
    2809                               154511                           
    2810                               154509                           
    2811                               154512                           
    2812                               10102                            
    2813                               154501                           
    2814 (1st sentence)                154508                           
    2814 (last sentence), 2815         154502                           
    2901                               152902                           
    2902                               152906                           
    2903                               152903                           
    2904                               152911                           
    2905 (words before 3d comma,       152904                           
     words after 3d comma related                                       
     to discrimination in                                               
     membership)                                                        
    2905 (words after 3d comma         152905                           
     related to discrimination in                                       
     holding office), 2906, 2907                                        
    2908(a)-(e)                        152908                           
    2908(f)                            152909                           
    2909                               152907                           
    2910                               152912                           
    2911                               152910                           
    2912                               152913                           
    2913                               10102                            
    2914                               152901                           
    2915 (1st sentence)                152909                           
    2915 (last sentence), 2916         152902                           
    3001                               210302                           
    3002                               210306                           
    3003                               210303                           
    3004                               210311                           
    3005 (words before 3d comma,       210304                           
     words after 3d comma related                                       
     to discrimination in                                               
     membership)                                                        
    3005 (words after 3d comma         210305                           
     related to discrimination in                                       
     holding office), 3006, 3007                                        
    3008                               210308                           
    3009                               210312                           
    3010                               210310                           
    3011                               210313                           
    3012                               10102                            
    3013                               210301                           
    3014 (1st sentence)                210309                           
    3014 (last sentence)               210302                           
    3015                               210307                           
    3016                               210302                           
    3101                               240102                           
    3102                               240106                           
    3103                               240103                           
    3104                               240110                           
    3105                               240104                           
    3106, 3107                         240105                           
    3108                               240107                           
    3109                               240111                           
    3110                               240109                           
    3111                               240112                           
    3112                               10102                            
    3113                               240101                           
    3114 (1st sentence)                240108                           
    3114 (last sentence), 3115         240102                           
    3201                               20501                            
    3202                               20502                            
    3203 (1st sentence)                20503                            
    3203 (last sentence)               20505                            
    3204                               20504                            
    3205                               20503                            
    3206                               Rep.                             
    3207                               20501                            
    3208                               20506                            
    3209                               10102                            
    3301                               21901                            
    3302 (1st sentence)                21905                            
    3302 (last sentence)               21902                            
    3303 (less perpetual               21903                            
     succession)                                                        
    3303 (related to perpetual         21901                            
     succession)                                                        
    3304                               21905                            
    3305                               21904                            
    3306                               21906                            
    3307                               21903                            
    3308                               21908                            
    3309                               21907                            
    3310                               10102                            
    3401, 3402                         22301                            
    3403                               22302                            
    3404(1)                            22301                            
    3404(2)-(9)                        22305                            
    3405(a)                            22308                            
    3405(b)                            22310                            
    3406                               22303                            
    3407, 3408                         22304                            
    3409, 3410                         22307                            
    3411                               22311                            
    3412                               22307                            
    3413                               22309                            
    3414                               Rep.                             
    3415                               22312                            
    3416                               22306                            
    3417                               22305                            
    3418                               10102                            
    3501(a)                            80101                            
    3501(b)                            80102                            
    3501(c)                            80106                            
    3502                               80104                            
    3503 (1st sentence)                80103                            
    3503 (last sentence), 3504         80105                            
    3601                               170302                           
    3602                               170306                           
    3603                               170303                           
    3604                               170311                           
    3605 (words before 1st comma,      170304                           
     words after 1st comma related                                      
     to discrimination in                                               
     membership)                                                        
    3605 (words after 1st comma        170305                           
     related to discrimination in                                       
     holding office), 3606, 3607                                        
    3608                               170308                           
    3609                               170312                           
    3610                               170310                           
    3611                               170313                           
    3612                               10102                            
    3613                               170301                           
    3614                               170309                           
    3615                               170307                           
    3616                               170302                           
    3701                               50102                            
    3702                               50106                            
    3703                               50103                            
    3704                               50110                            
    3705                               50104                            
    3706, 3707                         50105                            
    3708                               50107                            
    3709                               50111                            
    3710                               50109                            
    3711                               50112                            
    3712                               10102                            
    3713                               50101                            
    3714                               50108                            
    3715                               50102                            
    3801                               230502                           
    3802                               230506                           
    3803                               230503                           
    3804                               230511                           
    3805                               230504                           
    3806, 3807, 3808 (related to       230505                           
     directors and officers)                                            
    3808 (related to membership)       230504                           
    3809                               230508                           
    3810                               230512                           
    3811                               230510                           
    3812                               230513                           
    3813                               10102                            
    3814                               230501                           
    3815                               230509                           
    3816                               230507                           
    3817                               230502                           
    3901                               22902                            
    3902                               22906                            
    3903                               22903                            
    3904                               22910                            
    3905                               22904                            
    3906, 3907                         22905                            
    3908(a)-(e)                        22907                            
    3908(f)                            22908                            
    3909                               22911                            
    3910                               22909                            
    3911                               22912                            
    3912                               10102                            
    3913                               22901                            
    3914 (1st sentence)                22908                            
    3914 (last sentence), 3915         22902                            
    4001                               154702                           
    4002                               154706                           
    4003                               154703                           
    4004                               154711                           
    4005                               154704                           
    4006, 4007, 4008 (related to       154705                           
     directors and officers)                                            
    4008 (related to membership)       154704                           
    4009                               154708                           
    4010                               154712                           
    4011                               154710                           
    4012                               154713                           
    4013                               10102                            
    4014                               154701                           
    4015 (1st sentence)                154709                           
    4015 (last sentence)               154702                           
    4016                               154707                           
    4017                               154702                           
    4101                               152102                           
    4102                               152106                           
    4103                               152103                           
    4104                               152104                           
    4105, 4106                         152105                           
    4107(a)-(e)                        152107                           
    4107(f)                            152108                           
    4108                               152111                           
    4109                               152110                           
    4110                               152109                           
    4111                               152112                           
    4112                               10102                            
    4113                               152101                           
    4114                               152108                           
    4115                               152102                           
    4201                               20301                            
    4202                               20302                            
    4203 (words before 1st comma)      20303                            
    4203 (words after 1st comma)       20304                            
    4204 (related to meeting)          20305                            
    4204 (related to report)           20306                            
    4205                               20304                            
    4206                               10102                            
    4301, 4302                         23101                            
    4303(1) (1st sentence words        23102                            
     before 8th comma)                                                  
    4303(1) (1st sentence words        23106                            
     after 8th comma)                                                   
    4303(1) (last sentence),           23102                            
     (2)-(7)                                                            
    4304(1)                            23101                            
    4304(2)-(9)                        23105                            
    4305(a)                            23107                            
    4305(b)                            23110                            
    4306                               23103                            
    4307-4309                          23104                            
    4310, 4311                         23106                            
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    4313                               23106                            
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    4315 (less (b) (2d sentence        10101                            
     cl. (2)))                                                          
    4315(b) (2d sentence cl. (2))      23109                            
    4316                               23112                            
    4317                               23105                            
    4318                               10102                            
    4401 (words before "for the        70701                            
     following objects and                                              
     purposes")                                                         
    4401 (words beginning with         70702                            
     "for the following objects and                                     
     purposes")                                                         
    4402 (words before last            70704                            
     semicolon)                                                         
    4402 (words after last             70705                            
     semicolon)                                                         
    4403                               70701                            
    4404 (1st-3d sentences)            70703                            
    4404 (4th sentence related to      70704                            
     adopting and altering seal)                                        
    4404 (4th sentence less            70703                            
     adopting and altering seal)                                        
    4404 (5th sentence related to      70704                            
     establishing bylaws)                                               
    4404 (5th sentence less            70703                            
     establishing bylaws)                                               
    4404 (last sentence related to     70704                            
     employment authority)                                              
    4404 (last sentence less           70703                            
     employment authority)                                              
    4405                               70707                            
    4406                               70705                            
    4407                               70706                            
    4408                               10102                            
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    4502                               150905                           
    4503                               150902                           
    4504                               150905                           
    4505(a)                            150907                           
    4505(b)                            150910                           
    4506                               150903                           
    4507, 4508                         150904                           
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    4514 (less (b) (2d sentence        10101                            
     cl. (2)))                                                          
    4514(b) (2d sentence cl. (2))      150909                           
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    4601, 4602                         153501                           
    4603                               153502                           
    4604                               153505                           
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    4610 (less (b) (2d sentence        10101                            
     cl. (2)))                                                          
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     comma)                                                             
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    4704 (last par. related to         210103                           
     regulations for membership)                                        
    4704 (last par. less               210104                           
     regulations for membership)                                        
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    4804                               60110                            
    4805(a), (b) (related to           60104                            
     discrimination in membership)                                      
    4805(b) (related to                60105                            
     discrimination in holding                                          
     office), 4806, 4807                                                
    4808                               60107                            
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    4810                               60109                            
    4811                               60112                            
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     less "gratuitously or                                              
     otherwise")                                                        
    4903 ("gratuitously or             21505                            
     otherwise" and words after 8th                                     
     comma)                                                             
    4904 (1st sentence)                21503                            
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    4905-4908                          21503                            
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    5001                               140702                           
    5002                               140706                           
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    5004                               140710                           
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    5006, 5007, 5008 (related to       140705                           
     directors and officers)                                            
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    5106, 5107, 5108 (related to       190305                           
     directors and officers)                                            
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     before 2d comma)                                                   
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     comma)                                                             
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    5307                               Rep.                             
    5308                               151107                           
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    5310                               151101                           
    5311                               10102                            
    5401 (1st sentence words           200101                           
     before "for the education of                                       
     the general public")                                               
    5401 (1st sentence words           200102                           
     beginning with "for the                                            
     education of the general                                           
     public")                                                           
    5401 (2d sentence words before     200103                           
     proviso)                                                           
    5401 (2d sentence proviso, 3d      200104                           
     sentence)                                                          
    5401 (last sentence words          200105                           
     before proviso)                                                    
    5401 (last sentence proviso)       200104                           
    5402                               10102                            
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    5501(a) (related to nonprofit)     40704                            
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    5501(c)(5)                         Elim.                            
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    5502(a) (less words before cl.     40722                            
     (1))                                                               
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    5502(d)                            Rep.                             
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    5521                               Rep.                             
    5522                               Elim.                            
    5523                               Rep.                             
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    5608(g) (related to directors      70105                            
     and officers)                                                      
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    5613 (related to termination       70102                            
     of charter)                                                        
    5613 (related to duty to           70108                            
     maintain status)                                                   
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     sentences, last sentence                                           
     related to employees)                                              
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     related to board of directors)                                     
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     (words before 2d comma)                                            
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     comma)                                                             
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     and officers)                                                      
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    5813 (related to termination       20202                            
     of charter)                                                        
    5813 (related to duty to           20208                            
     maintain status)                                                   
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    5908(g) (related to membership)    21004                            
    5908(g) (related to directors      21005                            
     and officers)                                                      
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    5913 (related to termination       21002                            
     of charter)                                                        
    5913 (related to duty to           21008                            
     maintain status)                                                   
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                              ENACTING CLAUSE                          
      Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 1, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1253, provided
    in part that: "Certain general and permanent laws of the United
    States, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies,
    and organizations, are revised, codified, and enacted as title 36,
    United States Code, 'Patriotic and National Observances,
    Ceremonies, and Organizations' ".

                   LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION               
      Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 4, Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3245, provided
    that:
      "(a) No Substantive Change. - (1) Section 1 of this Act restates,
    without substantive change, laws enacted before September 5, 1998,
    that were replaced by section 1. Section 1 may not be construed as
    making a substantive change in the laws replaced.
      "(2) Laws enacted after September 4, 1998, that are inconsistent
    with this Act supersede this Act to the extent of the
    inconsistency.
      "(b) References. - A reference to a law replaced by this Act,
    including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is
    deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act.
      "(c) Continuing Effect. - An order, rule, or regulation in effect
    under a law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the
    corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed,
    amended, or superseded.
      "(d) Actions and Offenses Under Prior Law. - An action taken or
    an offense committed under a law replaced by this Act is deemed to
    have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision
    enacted by this Act.
      "(e) Inferences. - An inference of a legislative construction is
    not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code
    of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of a heading of the
    provision.
      "(f) Severability. - If a provision enacted by this Act is held
    invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid
    provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is
    held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains
    valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the
    invalid applications."
      Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 5, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1499, provided
    that:
      "(a) No Substantive Change. - Sections 1 and 2 of this Act
    restate, without substantive change, laws enacted before August 16,
    1997, that were replaced by those sections. Those sections may not
    be construed as making a substantive change in the laws replaced.
    Laws enacted after August 15, 1997, that are inconsistent with this
    Act supersede this Act to the extent of the inconsistency.
      "(b) References. - A reference to a law replaced by section 1 or
    2 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or
    other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision
    enacted by this Act.
      "(c) Continuing Effect. - An order, rule, or regulation in effect
    under a law replaced by section 1 or 2 of this Act continues in
    effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act until
    repealed, amended, or superseded.
      "(d) Actions and Offenses Under Prior Law. - An action taken or
    an offense committed under a law replaced by section 1 or 2 of this
    Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the
    corresponding provision enacted by this Act.
      "(e) Inferences. - An inference of a legislative construction is
    not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code
    of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of a caption or
    catch line of the provision.
      "(f) Severability. - If a provision enacted by this Act is held
    invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid
    provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is
    held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains
    valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the
    invalid applications."

                      REPEALS AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS                  
      Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 5(a), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3245,
    provided that: "The repeal of a law by this Act may not be
    construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was
    not in effect before its repeal."
      Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 5(b), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3245,
    repealed specified laws, except for rights and duties that matured,
    penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun
    before Nov. 3, 1998.
      Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 6(a), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1499,
    provided that: "The repeal of a law by this Act may not be
    construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was
    not in effect before its repeal."
      Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 6(b), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1499,
    repealed specified laws, except for rights and duties that matured,
    penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun
    before Aug. 12, 1998.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances
           and Ceremonies                                  01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies

-HEAD-
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies


-MISC1-
                    PART A - OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES                
    Chapter                                                          Sec.
    1.      Patriotic and National Observances                       101
    3.      National Anthem, Motto, Floral Emblem March, and
             Tree                                                    301
    5.      Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies                        501
    7.      Federal Participation in Carl Garner Federal Lands
             Cleanup Day                                             701
    9.      Miscellaneous                                            901

       PART B - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH
                        OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
    21.     American Battle Monuments Commission                    2101
    23.     United States Holocaust Memorial Council                2301
    25.     President's Committee on Employment of People With
             Disabilities                                           2501

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-447, div. J, title I, Sec. 109(b)(1), Dec. 8,
    2004, 118 Stat. 3344, substituted "March, and Tree" for ", and
    March" in item for chapter 3.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC Part A - Observances and Ceremonies                  01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies

-HEAD-
                    PART A - OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES                

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES       01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
              CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES          

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    101.        American Heart Month.                                 
    102.        Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.                
    103.        Cancer Control Month.                                 
    104.        Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day.                
    105.        Child Health Day.                                     
    106.        Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.                 
    107.        Columbus Day.                                         
    108.        Constitution Week.                                    
    109.        Father's Day.                                         
    110.        Flag Day.                                             
    111.        Gold Star Mother's Day.                               
    112.        Honor America Days.                                   
    113.        Law Day, U.S.A.                                       
    114.        Leif Erikson Day.                                     
    115.        Loyalty Day.                                          
    116.        Memorial Day.                                         
    117.        Mother's Day.                                         
    118.        National Aviation Day.                                
    119.        National Day of Prayer.                               
    120.        National Defense Transportation Day.                  
    121.        National Disability Employment Awareness Month.       
    122.        National Flag Week.                                   
    123.        National Forest Products Week.                        
    124.        National Freedom Day.                                 
    125.        National Grandparents Day.                            
    126.        National Hispanic Heritage Month.                     
    127.        National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.           
    128.        National Maritime Day.                                
    129.        National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.                
    130.        National Poison Prevention Week.                      
    131.        National Safe Boating Week.                           
    132.        National School Lunch Week.                           
    133.        National Transportation Week.                         
    134.        Pan American Aviation Day.                            
    135.        Parents' Day.                                         
    136.        Peace Officers Memorial Day.                          
    137.        Police Week.                                          
    138.        Save Your Vision Week.                                
    139.        Steelmark Month.                                      
    140.        Stephen Foster Memorial Day.                          
    141.        Thomas Jefferson's birthday.                          
    142.        White Cane Safety Day.                                
    143.        Wright Brothers Day.                                  
    144.        Patriot Day.                                          

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-447, div. J, title I, Sec. 111(c)(2), Dec. 8,
    2004, 118 Stat. 3345, inserted "Constitution Day and" before
    "Citizenship Day" in item 106.
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-89, Sec. 2, Dec. 18, 2001, 115 Stat. 877,
    added item 144.

        225TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION COMMEMORATION    
      Pub. L. 108-447, div. J, title II, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3348,
    provided that:

      "SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
      "This title may be cited as the '225th Anniversary of the
    American Revolution Commemoration Act'.

      "SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
      "(a) FINDINGS. - Congress finds the following:
        "(1) The American Revolution, inspired by the spirit of liberty
      and independence among the inhabitants of the original 13
      colonies of Great Britain, was an event of global significance
      having a profound and lasting effect upon American Government,
      laws, culture, society, and values.
        "(2) The years 2000 through 2008 mark the 225th anniversary of
      the Revolutionary War.
        "(3) Every generation of American citizens should have an
      opportunity to understand and appreciate the continuing legacy of
      the American Revolution.
        "(4) This 225th anniversary provides an opportunity to enhance
      public awareness and understanding of the impact of the American
      Revolution's legacy on the lives of citizens today.
        "(5) Although the National Park Service administers
      battlefields, historical parks, historic sites, and programs that
      address elements of the story of the American Revolution, there
      is a need to establish partnerships that link sites and programs
      administered by the National Park Service with those of other
      Federal and non-Federal entities in order to place the story of
      the American Revolution in the broad context of its causes,
      consequences, and meanings.
        "(6) The story and significance of the American Revolution can
      best engage the American people through a national program of the
      National Park Service that links historic structures and sites,
      routes, activities, community projects, exhibits, and multimedia
      materials, in a manner that is both unified and flexible.
      "(b) Purposes. - The purposes of this Act [probably should be
    "title"] are as follows:
        "(1) To recognize the enduring importance of the American
      Revolution in the lives of American citizens today.
        "(2) To authorize the National Park Service to coordinate,
      connect, and facilitate Federal and non-Federal activities to
      commemorate, honor, and interpret the history of the American
      Revolution, its significance, and its relevance to the shape and
      spirit of American Government and society.

      "SEC. 203. 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
        COMMEMORATION PROGRAM.
      "(a) In General. - The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in
    this Act [title] referred to as the 'Secretary') shall establish a
    program to be known as the '225th Anniversary of the American
    Revolution Commemoration' (hereinafter in this Act [title] referred
    to as the '225th Anniversary'). In administering the 225th
    Anniversary, the Secretary shall - 
        "(1) produce and disseminate to appropriate persons educational
      materials, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or
      electronic information related to the 225th Anniversary and the
      American Revolution;
        "(2) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and
      memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance under
      subsection (c);
        "(3) assist in the protection of resources associated with the
      American Revolution;
        "(4) enhance communications, connections, and collaboration
      among the National Park Service units and programs related to the
      Revolutionary War;
        "(5) expand the research base for American Revolution
      interpretation and education; and
        "(6) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for
      the theme 'Lighting Freedom's Flame: American Revolution, 225th
      Anniversary' and issue regulations for its use.
      "(b) Elements. - The 225th Anniversary shall encompass the
    following elements:
        "(1) All units and programs of the National Park Service
      determined by the Secretary to pertain to the American
      Revolution.
        "(2) Other governmental and nongovernmental sites, facilities,
      and programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature
      that are documented to be directly related to the American
      Revolution.
        "(3) Through the Secretary of State, the participation of the
      Governments of the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands,
      Spain, and Canada.
      "(c) Cooperative Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding. - To
    achieve the purposes of this Act [title] and to ensure effective
    coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements of the 225th
    Anniversary with National Park Service units and programs, the
    Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of
    understanding with, and provide technical assistance to, the
    following:
        "(1) The heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of
      local government, and private entities.
        "(2) In cooperation with the Secretary of State, the
      Governments of the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands,
      Spain, and Canada.
      "(d) Authorization of Appropriations. - There is authorized to be
    appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act [title]
    $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009."

                 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TERCENTENARY COMMISSION             
      Pub. L. 107-202, July 24, 2002, 116 Stat. 739, provided that:

      "SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
      "This Act may be referred to as the 'Benjamin Franklin
    Tercentenary Commission Act'.

      "SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
      "The Congress finds as follows:
        "(1) Benjamin Franklin was one of the most extraordinary men of
      the generation that founded the United States. Around the world,
      he remains one of the best-known Americans who has ever lived.
        "(2) Benjamin Franklin's achievements include his literary
      work, his creation of philanthropic and educational institutions,
      his significant scientific explorations, and his service to the
      Nation as a statesman and diplomat.
        "(3) Benjamin Franklin was the only American to sign all 5
      enabling documents of the United States.
        "(4) All people in the United States could benefit from
      studying the life of Benjamin Franklin and gaining a deeper
      appreciation of his legacy to the Nation.
        "(5) January 17, 2006, is the 300th anniversary of the birth of
      Benjamin Franklin, and a commission should be established to
      study and recommend to the Congress activities that are fitting
      and proper to celebrate that anniversary in a manner that
      appropriately honors Benjamin Franklin.

      "SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.
      "There is established a commission to be known as the Benjamin
    Franklin Tercentenary Commission (referred to in this Act as the
    'Commission').

      "SEC. 4. DUTIES.
      "(a) Study. - The Commission shall have the following duties:
        "(1) To study activities by the Government that would be
      fitting and proper to honor Benjamin Franklin on the occasion of
      the tercentenary of his birth, including but not limited to the
      following:
          "(A) The minting of a Benjamin Franklin tercentenary coin.
          "(B) The rededication of the Benjamin Franklin National
        Memorial at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia,
        Pennsylvania, or other activities with respect to that
        memorial.
          "(C) The acquisition and preservation of artifacts associated
        with Benjamin Franklin.
          "(D) The sponsorship of publications, including catalogs and
        scholarly work, concerning Benjamin Franklin.
          "(E) The sponsorship of conferences, exhibitions, or other
        public meetings concerning Benjamin Franklin.
          "(F) The sponsorship of high school and collegiate essay
        contests concerning the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin.
        "(2) To recommend to the Congress in one or more of the interim
      reports submitted under section 9(a) - 
          "(A) the activities that the Commission considers most
        fitting and proper to honor Benjamin Franklin on the occasion
        of the tercentenary of his birth; and
          "(B) the entity or entities in the Federal Government that
        the Commission considers most appropriate to carry out such
        activities.
      "(b) Point of Contact. - The Commission, acting through its
    secretariat, shall serve as the point of contact of the Government
    for all State, local, international, and private sector initiatives
    regarding the tercentenary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, with the
    purpose of coordinating and facilitating all fitting and proper
    activities honoring Benjamin Franklin.

      "SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.
      "(a) Number and Appointment. - The Commission shall be composed
    of 15 members as follows:
        "(1) The Librarian of Congress.
        "(2) Fourteen qualified citizens, appointed as follows:
          "(A) Two members appointed by the President.
          "(B) Two members appointed by the President on the
        recommendation of the Governor of the Commonwealth of
        Pennsylvania.
          "(C) Two members appointed by the President on the
        recommendation of the Governor of the Commonwealth of
        Massachusetts.
          "(D) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Senator,
        appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
          "(E) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Senator,
        appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
          "(F) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of
        the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the
        House of Representatives.
          "(G) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of
        the House of Representatives, appointed by the minority leader
        of the House of Representatives.
      "(b) Qualified Citizen. - For purposes of this section, a
    qualified citizen is a citizen of the United States with - 
        "(1) a substantial knowledge and appreciation of the work and
      legacy of Benjamin Franklin; and
        "(2) a commitment to educating people in the United States
      about the historical importance of Benjamin Franklin.
      "(c) Time of Appointment. - Each initial appointment of a member
    of the Commission shall be made before the expiration of the 120-
    day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
    [July 24, 2002].
      "(d) Continuation of Membership. - If a member of the Commission
    was appointed to the Commission as a Member of the Congress, and
    ceases to be a Member of the Congress, that member may continue to
    serve on the Commission for not longer than the 30-day period
    beginning on the date on which that member ceases to be a Member of
    the Congress.
      "(e) Terms. - Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
    Commission.
      "(f) Vacancies. - A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect
    the powers of the Commission and shall be filled in the manner in
    which the original appointment was made.
      "(g) Basic Pay. - Members shall serve on the Commission without
    pay.
      "(h) Travel Expenses. - Each member shall receive travel
    expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance
    with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of
    title 5, United States Code.
      "(i) Quorum. - Five members of the Commission shall constitute a
    quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
      "(j) Chair. - The Commission shall select a Chair from among the
    members of the Commission.
      "(k) Meetings. - The Commission shall meet at the call of the
    Chair.

      "SEC. 6. ORGANIZATION.
      "(a) Honorary Members. - The President - 
        "(1) shall serve as an honorary, nonvoting member of the
      Commission; and
        "(2) may invite the President of France and the Prime Minister
      of the United Kingdom to serve as honorary, nonvoting members of
      the Commission.
      "(b) Advisory Committee. - The Commission shall form an advisory
    committee, to be composed of representatives of the major extant
    institutions founded by or dedicated to Benjamin Franklin,
    including the following:
        "(1) The Executive Director of the American Philosophical
      Society.
        "(2) The President of the Franklin Institute.
        "(3) The Librarian of the Library Company.
        "(4) The Director and Chief Executive Officer of the
      Philadelphia Museum of Art.
        "(5) The President of the University of Pennsylvania.
      "(c) Administrative Secretariat. - The Commission shall seek to
    enter into an arrangement with the Franklin Institute of
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under which the Institute shall do the
    following:
        "(1) Serve as the secretariat of the Commission, including by
      serving as the point of contact under section 4(b).
        "(2) House the administrative offices of the Commission.

      "SEC. 7. POWERS.
      "(a) Hearings and Sessions. - The Commission may, for the purpose
    of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, sit and act at such
    times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as
    the Commission considers appropriate.
      "(b) Powers of Members and Agents. - Any member or agent of the
    Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action
    that the Commission is authorized to take by this Act.
      "(c) Obtaining Official Data. - The Commission may secure
    directly from any department or agency of the United States
    information necessary to enable the Commission to carry out this
    Act. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of that
    department or agency shall furnish that information to the
    Commission.
      "(d) Mails. - The Commission may use the United States mails in
    the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments
    and agencies of the United States.
      "(e) Administrative Support Services. - Upon the request of the
    Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to
    the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
    services necessary for the Commission to carry out its
    responsibilities under this Act.
      "(f) Procurement. - The Commission may enter into contracts for
    supplies, services, and facilities to carry out the Commission's
    duties under this Act.
      "(g) Donations. - The Commission may accept and use donations of -
     
        "(1) money;
        "(2) personal services; and
        "(3) real or personal property related to Benjamin Franklin or
      the occasion of the tercentenary of his birth.

      "SEC. 8. DIRECTOR AND STAFF.
      "(a) Appointment. - The Commission may appoint a Director and
    such additional personnel as the Commission considers to be
    appropriate.
      "(b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws. - The Director
    and staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the
    provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments
    in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
    provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that
    title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.

      "SEC. 9. REPORTS.
      "(a) Interim Reports. - The Commission shall submit to the
    Congress such interim reports as the Commission considers to be
    appropriate.
      "(b) Final Report. - The Commission shall submit a final report
    to the Congress not later than January 16, 2007. The final report
    shall contain - 
        "(1) a detailed statement of the activities of the Commission;
      and
        "(2) any other information that the Commission considers to be
      appropriate.

      "SEC. 10. TERMINATION.
      "The Commission shall terminate 120 days after submitting its
    final report pursuant to section 9(b).

      "SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
      "There are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the period
    of fiscal years 2002 through 2007 to carry out this Act, to remain
    available until expended."

          BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMISSION      
      Pub. L. 107-41, Sept. 18, 2001, 115 Stat. 226, created the Brown
    v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission to plan and
    coordinate the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme
    Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education and provided for
    reports by the Commission and for its termination not later than
    Feb. 1, 2005.

                  JAMES MADISON COMMEMORATION COMMISSION              
      Pub. L. 106-550, Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2745, known as the
    James Madison Commemoration Commission Act, created the James
    Madison Commemoration Commission and the James Madison
    Commemoration Advisory Committee, directed them to prepare various
    publications, activities, and events relating to the life of James
    Madison, and provided for a final report by the Commission not
    later than Feb. 15, 2002, and the termination of the Commission and
    Committee not later than 60 days after submission of the report.

                  ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION              
      Pub. L. 106-173, Feb. 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 14, as amended by Pub.
    L. 107-20, title II, Sec. 2804, July 24, 2001, 115 Stat. 185; Pub.
    L. 107-68, title II, Sec. 209, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 588; Pub.
    L. 107-117, div. B, Sec. 917(a), Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2324;
    Pub. L. 108-7, div. H, title I, Sec. 1304, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat.
    379; Pub. L. 108-59, Sec. 1, July 14, 2003, 117 Stat. 860, provided
    that:

      "SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
      "This Act may be cited as the 'Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
    Commission Act'.

      "SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
      "Congress makes the following findings:
        "(1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was one of the
      Nation's most prominent leaders, demonstrating true courage
      during the Civil War, one of the greatest crises in the Nation's
      history.
        "(2) Born of humble roots in Hardin County, Kentucky, on
      February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln rose to the Presidency through
      a legacy of honesty, integrity, intelligence, and commitment to
      the United States.
        "(3) With the belief that all men were created equal, Abraham
      Lincoln led the effort to free all slaves in the United States.
        "(4) Abraham Lincoln had a generous heart, with malice toward
      none and with charity for all.
        "(5) Abraham Lincoln gave the ultimate sacrifice for the
      country Lincoln loved, dying from an assassin's bullet on April
      15, 1865.
        "(6) All Americans could benefit from studying the life of
      Abraham Lincoln, for Lincoln's life is a model for accomplishing
      the 'American Dream' through honesty, integrity, loyalty, and a
      lifetime of education.
        "(7) The year 2009 will be the bicentennial anniversary of the
      birth of Abraham Lincoln, and a commission should be established
      to study and recommend to Congress activities that are fitting
      and proper to celebrate that anniversary in a manner that
      appropriately honors Abraham Lincoln.

      "SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.
      "There is established a commission to be known as the Abraham
    Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (referred to in this Act as the
    'Commission').

      "SEC. 4. DUTIES.
      "The Commission shall have the following duties:
        "(1) To study activities that may be carried out by the Federal
      Government to determine whether the activities are fitting and
      proper to honor Abraham Lincoln on the occasion of the
      bicentennial anniversary of Lincoln's birth, including - 
          "(A) the minting of an Abraham Lincoln bicentennial penny;
          "(B) the issuance of an Abraham Lincoln bicentennial postage
        stamp;
          "(C) the convening of a joint meeting or joint session of
        Congress for ceremonies and activities relating to Abraham
        Lincoln;
          "(D) a rededication of the Lincoln Memorial, or other
        activity with respect to the Memorial; and
          "(E) the acquisition and preservation of artifacts associated
        with Abraham Lincoln.
        "(2) To recommend to Congress the activities that the
      Commission considers most fitting and proper to honor Abraham
      Lincoln on such occasion, and the entity or entities in the
      Federal Government that the Commission considers most appropriate
      to carry out such activities.
        "(3) To recommend to Congress a plan to carry out the
      activities recommended under paragraph (2).
        "(4) To carry out other related activities in support of the
      duties carried out under paragraphs (1) through (3).

      "SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.
      "(a) Number and Appointment. - The Commission shall be composed
    of 15 members appointed as follows:
        "(1) Two members, each of whom shall be a qualified citizen
      described in subsection (b), appointed by the President.
        "(2) One member, who shall be a qualified citizen described in
      subsection (b), appointed by the President on the recommendation
      of the Governor of Illinois.
        "(3) One member, who shall be a qualified citizen described in
      subsection (b), appointed by the President on the recommendation
      of the Governor of Indiana.
        "(4) One member, who shall be a qualified citizen described in
      subsection (b), appointed by the President on the recommendation
      of the Governor of Kentucky.
        "(5) Three members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of
      the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the
      House of Representatives.
        "(6) Three members, at least one of whom shall be a Senator,
      appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
        "(7) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the
      House of Representatives, appointed by the minority leader of the
      House of Representatives.
        "(8) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Senator,
      appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
      "(b) Qualified Citizen. - A qualified citizen described in this
    subsection is a private citizen of the United States with - 
        "(1) a demonstrated dedication to educating others about the
      importance of historical figures and events; and
        "(2) substantial knowledge and appreciation of Abraham Lincoln.
      "(c) Time of Appointment. - Each initial appointment of a member
    of the Commission shall be made before the expiration of the 120-
    day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
    [Feb. 25, 2000].
      "(d) Continuation of Membership. - If a member of the Commission
    was appointed to the Commission as a Member of Congress, and ceases
    to be a Member of Congress, that member may continue to serve on
    the Commission for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on
    the date that member ceases to be a Member of Congress.
      "(e) Terms. - Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
    Commission.
      "(f) Vacancies. - A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect
    the powers of the Commission but shall be filled in the manner in
    which the original appointment was made.
      "(g) Basic Pay. - Members shall serve on the Commission without
    pay.
      "(h) Travel Expenses. - Each member shall receive travel
    expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance
    with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
      "(i) Quorum. - Five members of the Commission shall constitute a
    quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
      "(j) Chair. - The Commission shall select a Chair from among the
    members of the Commission.
      "(k) Meetings. - The Commission shall meet at the call of the
    Chair. Periodically, the Commission shall hold a meeting in
    Springfield, Illinois.

      "SEC. 6. DIRECTOR AND STAFF.
      "(a) Director. - The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of a
    Director and such additional personnel as the Commission considers
    to be appropriate.
      "(b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws. - 
        "(1) Director. - The Director of the Commission may be
      appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
      States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,
      and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
      and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
      classification and General Schedule pay rates.
        "(2) Staff. - Consistent with all other applicable Federal laws
      governing appointments and compensation, the staff of the
      Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of
      title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
      competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
      provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that
      title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.

      "SEC. 7. POWERS.
      "(a) Hearings and Sessions. - The Commission may, for the purpose
    of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, sit and act at such
    times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as
    the Commission considers to be appropriate.
      "(b) Powers of Members and Agents. - Any member or agent of the
    Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action
    that the Commission is authorized to take by this Act.
      "(c) Obtaining Official Data. - The Commission may secure
    directly from any department or agency of the United States
    information necessary to enable the Commission to carry out this
    Act. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of that
    department or agency shall furnish that information to the
    Commission.
      "(d) Mails. - The Commission may use the United States mails in
    the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments
    and agencies of the United States.
      "(e) Administrative Support Services. - Upon the request of the
    Commission, the Librarian of Congress shall provide to the
    Commission, on a reimbursable basis, administrative support
    services necessary for the Commission to carry out its
    responsibilities under this Act, including disbursing funds
    available to the Commission, and computing and disbursing the basic
    pay for Commission personnel.
      "(f) Gifts. - The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
    this Act, accept and use gifts of money, property, and services,
    and, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code,
    may accept and use voluntary services as the Commission deems
    necessary.
      "(g) Detail of Federal Employees. - On the request of the
    Commission, the head of a Federal agency or other Federal
    appointing authority may detail, on a reimbursable or
    nonreimbursable basis, any of its employees to the Commission to
    assist the Commission in carrying out the duties of the Commission
    under this Act. Any such detail of an employee shall be without
    interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. Any
    reimbursement under this subsection shall be credited to the
    appropriation, fund, or account used for paying the amounts
    reimbursed.
      "(h) Employment Benefits. - 
        "(1) In general. - The Commission shall fix employment benefits
      for the Director and for additional personnel appointed under
      section 6(a), in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
        "(2) Employment benefits for the director. - 
          "(A) In general. - The Commission shall determine whether or
        not to treat the Director as a Federal employee for purposes of
        employment benefits. If the Commission determines that the
        Director is to be treated as a Federal employee, then he or she
        is deemed to be an employee as that term is defined by section
        2105 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of chapters
        63, 83, 84, 87, 89, and 90 of that title, and is deemed to be
        an employee for purposes of chapter 81 of that title. If the
        Commission determines that the Director is not to be treated as
        a Federal employee for purposes of employment benefits, then
        the Commission or its administrative support service provider
        shall establish appropriate alternative employment benefits for
        the Director. The Commission's determination shall be
        irrevocable with respect to each individual appointed as
        Director, and the Commission shall notify the Office of
        Personnel Management and the Department of Labor of its
        determination. Notwithstanding the Commission's determination,
        the Director's service is deemed to be Federal service for
        purposes of section 8501 of title 5, United States Code.
          "(B) Detailee serving as director. - Subparagraph (A) shall
        not apply to a detailee who is serving as Director.
        "(3) Employment benefits for additional personnel. - A person
      appointed to the Commission staff under section 6(b)(2) is deemed
      to be an employee as that term is defined by section 2105 of
      title 5, United States Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 83, 84,
      87, 89, and 90 of that title, and is deemed to be an employee for
      purposes of chapter 81 of that title.

      "SEC. 8. REPORTS.
      "(a) Interim Reports. - In addition to the interim report
    required under subsection (b), the Commission may submit to
    Congress such interim reports as the Commission considers to be
    appropriate.
      "(b) Required Interim Report. - Not later than June 24, 2004, the
    Commission shall submit an interim report to Congress. The report
    shall contain - 
        "(1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of
      the Commission;
        "(2) the recommendations of the Commission; and
        "(3) any other information that the Commission considers to be
      appropriate.
      "(c) Final Report. - Not later than April 30, 2010, the
    Commission shall submit a final report to Congress. The final
    report shall contain final statements, recommendations, and
    information described under subsection (b)(1), (2), and (3).

      "SEC. 9. BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE.
      "Any spending authority provided under this Act shall be
    effective only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided
    in appropriation Acts.

      "SEC. 10. TERMINATION.
      "The Commission shall terminate 120 days after submitting the
    final report of the Commission pursuant to section 8.

      "SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
      "There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
    necessary to carry out this Act."
      [Pub. L. 107-117, div. B, Sec. 917(b), Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat.
    2325, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending
    section 209 of Pub. L. 107-68, which amended section 7 of Pub. L.
    106-173, set out above] shall take effect as if included in the
    enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002
    (Public Law 107-68)."]


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                     PROC. NO. 4934. ARMED FORCES DAY                 
      Proc. No. 4934, Apr. 16, 1982, 47 F.R. 16767, provided:
      Each year we Americans set aside one day to honor the brave and
    dedicated men and women of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps
    and Coast Guard.
      They serve our nation with dignity, courage, and pride in duty
    stations throughout the world. The peace we enjoy today reminds us
    of their important role.
      NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States
    of America and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United
    States, continuing the precedent of my seven immediate predecessors
    in this Office, do hereby proclaim the third Saturday of each May
    as Armed Forces Day.
      I direct the Secretary of Defense on behalf of the Army, the
    Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps, and the Secretary of
    Transportation on behalf of the Coast Guard, to plan for
    appropriate observances each year, with the Secretary of Defense
    responsible for soliciting the participation and cooperation of
    civil authorities and private citizens.
      I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto
    Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United
    States, to provide for the observance of Armed Forces Day within
    their jurisdiction each year in an appropriate manner designed to
    increase public understanding and appreciation of the Armed Forces
    of the United States.
      I also invite national and local veterans, civic and other
    organizations to join in the observance of Armed Forces Day each
    year.
      I call upon all Americans not only to display the flag of the
    United States at their homes on Armed Forces Day, but also to learn
    about our system of defense, and about the men and women who
    sustain it, by attending and participating in the local observances
    of the day.
      Proclamation 4571 of May 15, 1978, is hereby superseded.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of
    April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-two and
    of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
    and sixth.
                                                          Ronald Reagan.

                         EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13072                     
      Ex. Ord. No. 13072, Feb. 2, 1998, 63 F.R. 6041, provided for
    formation of the White House Millennium Council to lead the country
    in a celebration of the new millennium by initiating and
    recognizing national and local projects that contributed in
    educational, creative, and productive ways to America's
    commemoration of that historic time.

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    36 USC Sec. 101                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 101. American Heart Month

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating February as American Heart Month;
        (2) inviting the chief executive officers of the States,
      territories, and possessions of the United States to issue
      proclamations designating February as American Heart Month; and
        (3) urging the people of the United States to recognize the
      nationwide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases and to
      support all essential programs required to solve the problem.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1254.)

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      In clause (2), the words "chief executive officers" are
    substituted for "Governors", and the words "territories, and
    possessions" are substituted for "territories", for clarity and
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

                       SHORT TITLE OF 2005 AMENDMENT                   
      Pub. L. 109-9, title III, Sec. 311, Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226,
    provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle B (Secs. 311, 312) of title
    III of Pub. L. 109-9, amending sections 151703, 151705, 151706, and
    151711 of this title] may be cited as the 'National Film
    Preservation Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2005'."

                       SHORT TITLE OF 2002 AMENDMENT                   
      Pub. L. 107-323, Sec. 1, Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2787, provided
    that: "This Act [amending section 902 of this title and enacting
    provisions set out as a note under section 902 of this title] may
    be cited as the 'POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002'."

                       SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT                   
      Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title I, Sec. 142(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112
    Stat. 2681-603, provided that: "This section [enacting section
    220512 of this title, amending sections 220501, 220503 to 220506,
    220509 to 220511, 220521 to 220524, and 220528 of this title, and
    enacting provisions set out as a note under section 220501 of this
    title] may be cited as the 'Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
    Amendments of 1998'."

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    36 USC Sec. 102                                             01/03/2007

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    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 102. Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.
      (b) Proclamations. - The President is requested to issue each
    year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States, and
    the chief executive officers of each State of the United States,
    the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam,
    American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands,
    Micronesia, and Palau are requested to issue each year
    proclamations calling on the people of their respective
    jurisdictions, to observe Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
    with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1254.)

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    102(a)         36:169k(a).             Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-450, Sec. 2, 106 Stat.  
                                            2251.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 103                                             01/03/2007

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    Sec. 103. Cancer Control Month

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The President is requested - 
        (1) to issue each year a proclamation designating April as
      Cancer Control Month; and
        (2) to invite each year the chief executive officers of the
      States, territories, and possessions of the United States to
      issue proclamations designating April as Cancer Control Month.

      (b) Contents of Proclamations. - As part of those proclamations,
    the chief executive officers and President are requested to invite
    the medical profession, the press, and all agencies and individuals
    interested in a national program for the control of cancer by
    education and other cooperative means to unite during Cancer
    Control Month in a public dedication to the program and in a
    concerted effort to make the people of the United States aware of
    the need for the program.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1255.)

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                                            Stat. 148.                  
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      In subsection (a)(2), the words "chief executive officers" are
    substituted for "Governors" for clarity and consistency in the
    revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 104                                             01/03/2007

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    Sec. 104. Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The first Saturday after Labor Day is Carl
    Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President shall issue a proclamation
    calling on the people of the United States to observe Carl Garner
    Federal Lands Cleanup Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies,
    and activities. However, activities may be undertaken in individual
    States on a day other than the first Saturday after Labor Day if a
    manager of Federal land decides that an alternative date is more
    appropriate because of climatological or other factors.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1255.)

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    104(a)         36:169i (1st            Aug. 27, 1986, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              99-402, Sec. 3, 100 Stat.   
                                            910; Nov. 12, 1996, Pub. L. 
                                            104-333, Sec. 806, 110 Stat.
                                            4188.                       
    104(b)         36:169i (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
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      In subsection (b), the words "associated with Carl Garner Federal
    Lands Cleanup Day" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 105                                             01/03/2007

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    Sec. 105. Child Health Day

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating the first Monday in October as Child Health
      Day; and
        (2) inviting all agencies and organizations interested in child
      welfare to unite on Child Health Day in observing exercises that
      will make the people of the United States aware of the
      fundamental necessity of a year-round program to protect and
      develop the health of the children of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1255.)

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                                            Stat. 617; Sept. 22, 1959,  
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    36 USC Sec. 106                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 106. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - September 17 is designated as Constitution Day
    and Citizenship Day.
      (b) Purpose. - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day commemorate
    the formation and signing on September 17, 1787, of the
    Constitution and recognize all who, by coming of age or by
    naturalization, have become citizens.
      (c) Proclamation. - The President may issue each year a
    proclamation calling on United States Government officials to
    display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings
    on Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and inviting the people of
    the United States to observe Constitution Day and Citizenship Day,
    in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate
    ceremonies.
      (d) State and Local Observances. - The civil and educational
    authorities of States, counties, cities, and towns are urged to
    make plans for the proper observance of Constitution Day and
    Citizenship Day and for the complete instruction of citizens in
    their responsibilities and opportunities as citizens of the United
    States and of the State and locality in which they reside.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1255; Pub. L. 108-447,
    div. J, title I, Sec. 111(c)(1), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3344.)

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    106(a)         36:153 (1st par.        Feb. 29, 1952, ch. 49, Sec.  
                    1st-13th words).        1, 66 Stat. 9.              
    106(b)         36:153 (1st par.                                     
                    14th word-words                                     
                    before "and the                                     
                    President").                                        
    106(c)         36:153 (1st par.                                     
                    words after "of                                     
                    citizenship").                                      
    106(d)         36:153 (2d, last                                     
                    pars.).                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (d), the text of 36:153 (last par.) is omitted as
    obsolete.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-447, Sec. 111(c)(1)(A), inserted "Constitution
    Day and" before "Citizenship Day" in section catchline.
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-447, Sec. 111(c)(1)(B), substituted "is
    designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day" for "is
    Citizenship Day".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108-447, Sec. 111(c)(1)(C), inserted
    "Constitution Day and" before "Citizenship Day" and substituted
    "commemorate" for "commemorates" and "recognize" for "recognizes".
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108-447, Sec. 111(c)(1)(D), inserted
    "Constitution Day and" before "Citizenship Day" in two places.
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108-447, Sec. 111(c)(1)(E), inserted
    "Constitution Day and" before "Citizenship Day".

       EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING MATERIALS FOR NEW FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
                     CONCERNING THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
      Pub. L. 108-447, div. J, title I, Sec. 111, Dec. 8, 2004, 118
    Stat. 3344, provided that:
      "(a) The head of each Federal agency or department shall - 
        "(1) provide each new employee of the agency or department with
      educational and training materials concerning the United States
      Constitution as part of the orientation materials provided to the
      new employee; and
        "(2) provide educational and training materials concerning the
      United States Constitution to each employee of the agency or
      department on September 17 of each year.
      "(b) Each educational institution that receives Federal funds for
    a fiscal year shall hold an educational program on the United
    States Constitution on September 17 of such year for the students
    served by the educational institution.
      "(c) [Amended section 106 of this title and table of contents of
    this chapter.]
      "(d) This section shall be without fiscal year limitation."

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    36 USC Sec. 107                                             01/03/2007

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    Sec. 107. Columbus Day

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating the second Monday in October as Columbus Day;
        (2) calling on United States Government officials to display
      the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
      Columbus Day; and
        (3) inviting the people of the United States to observe
      Columbus Day, in schools and churches, or other suitable places,
      with appropriate ceremonies that express the public sentiment
      befitting the anniversary of the discovery of America.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)

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                                            Stat. 657.                  
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      In clause (1), the words "the 2d Monday in October" are
    substituted for "October 12" in the Act of April 30, 1934 (ch. 184,
    48 Stat. 657), because of section 1(b) of the Act of June 28, 1968
    (Public Law 90-363, 82 Stat. 250).

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    36 USC Sec. 108                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 108. Constitution Week

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating September 17 through September 23 as
      Constitution Week; and
        (2) inviting the people of the United States to observe
      Constitution Week, in schools, churches, and other suitable
      places, with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)

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    36 USC Sec. 109                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 109. Father's Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The third Sunday in June is Father's Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue a
    proclamation - 
        (1) calling on United States Government officials to display
      the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
      Father's Day;
        (2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the
      United States to observe Father's Day with appropriate
      ceremonies; and
        (3) urging the people of the United States to offer public and
      private expressions of Father's Day to the abiding love and
      gratitude they have for their fathers.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)

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    109(a)         36:142a (1st            Apr. 24, 1972, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              92-278, 86 Stat. 124.       
    109(b)         36:142a (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b)(1), the word "appropriate" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b)(2), the words "State and local governments" are
    substituted for "the governments of the States and communities" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 110                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 110. Flag Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - June 14 is Flag Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation - 
        (1) calling on United States Government officials to display
      the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag
      Day; and
        (2) urging the people of the United States to observe Flag Day
      as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the
      Continental Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the official
      flag of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)

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    110(a)         36:157 (words           Aug. 3, 1949, ch. 385, 63    
                    before 1st comma).      Stat. 492.                  
    110(b)         36:157 (words after                                  
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    36 USC Sec. 111                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 111. Gold Star Mother's Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The last Sunday in September is Gold Star
    Mother's Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue a
    proclamation calling on United States Government officials to
    display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings,
    and the people of the United States to display the flag and hold
    appropriate meetings at homes, churches, or other suitable places,
    on Gold Star Mother's Day as a public expression of the love,
    sorrow, and reverence of the people for Gold Star Mothers.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)

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    111(a)         36:148 (words           June 23, 1936, ch. 736, 49   
                    before comma).          Stat. 1895.                 
    111(b)         36:147.                                              
                   36:148 (words after                                  
                    comma).                                             
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      In subsection (b), the text of 36:148 (words after comma) is
    omitted as unnecessary. The words "Gold Star Mother's Day" are
    substituted for "the last Sunday in September" in 36:147 for
    clarity. The word "American" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 112                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 112. Honor America Days

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The 21 days from Flag Day through Independence
    Day is a period to honor America.
      (b) Congressional Declaration. - Congress declares that there be
    public gatherings and activities during that period at which the
    people of the United States can celebrate and honor their country
    in an appropriate way.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

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    112(a)         36:157b (words          June 13, 1975, Pub. L.       
                    before comma).          94-33, 89 Stat. 211.        
    112(b)         36:157b (words                                       
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    36 USC Sec. 113                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 113. Law Day, U.S.A.

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - May 1 is Law Day, U.S.A.
      (b) Purpose. - Law Day, U.S.A., is a special day of celebration
    by the people of the United States - 
        (1) in appreciation of their liberties and the reaffirmation of
      their loyalty to the United States and of their rededication to
      the ideals of equality and justice under law in their relations
      with each other and with other countries; and
        (2) for the cultivation of the respect for law that is so vital
      to the democratic way of life.

      (c) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue a
    proclamation - 
        (1) calling on all public officials to display the flag of the
      United States on all Government buildings on Law Day, U.S.A.; and
        (2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Law
      Day, U.S.A., with appropriate ceremonies and in other appropriate
      ways, through public entities and private organizations and in
      schools and other suitable places.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

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    113(a)         36:164 (1st par.        Apr. 7, 1961, Pub. L. 87-20, 
                    1st sentence).          75 Stat. 43.                
    113(b)         36:164 (1st par.                                     
                    last sentence).                                     
    113(c)         36:164 (last par.).                                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b)(1), the word "countries" is substituted for
    "nations" for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code.
      In subsection (c)(2), the word "entities" is substituted for
    "bodies" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 114                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 114. Leif Erikson Day

-STATUTE-
      The President may issue each year a proclamation designating
    October 9 as Leif Erikson Day.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 115. Loyalty Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - May 1 is Loyalty Day.
      (b) Purpose. - Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation
    of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the
    heritage of American freedom.
      (c) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue a
    proclamation - 
        (1) calling on United States Government officials to display
      the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
      Loyalty Day; and
        (2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty
      Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable
      places.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

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    115(a)         36:162 (1st-13th        July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                    words).                 85-529, 72 Stat. 369.       
    115(b)         36:162 (14th                                         
                    word-semicolon).                                    
    115(c)         36:162 (words after                                  
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    36 USC Sec. 116                                             01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
    Sec. 116. Memorial Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The last Monday in May is Memorial Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation - 
        (1) calling on the people of the United States to observe
      Memorial Day by praying, according to their individual religious
      faith, for permanent peace;
        (2) designating a period of time on Memorial Day during which
      the people may unite in prayer for a permanent peace;
        (3) calling on the people of the United States to unite in
      prayer at that time; and
        (4) calling on the media to join in observing Memorial Day and
      the period of prayer.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

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                                            Stat. 158.                  
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      In subsection (a), the designation is added, and the words "last
    Monday in May" are substituted for "May 30" in the Act of May 11,
    1950 (ch. 182, 64 Stat. 158), because of section 1(b) of the Act of
    June 28, 1968 (Public Law 90-363, 82 Stat. 250).
      In subsection (b)(4), the word "media" is substituted for
    "newspapers, radio stations, and all other mediums of information"
    to eliminate unnecessary words.

                      NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE                  
      Pub. L. 106-579, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 3078, provided that:

      "SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
      "This Act may be cited as the 'National Moment of Remembrance
    Act'.

      "SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
      "Congress finds that - 
        "(1) it is essential to remember and renew the legacy of
      Memorial Day, which was established in 1868 to pay tribute to
      individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to
      the United States and their families;
        "(2) greater strides must be made to demonstrate appreciation
      for those loyal people of the United States whose values,
      represented by their sacrifices, are critical to the future of
      the United States;
        "(3) the Federal Government has a responsibility to raise
      awareness of and respect for the national heritage, and to
      encourage citizens to dedicate themselves to the values and
      principles for which those heroes of the United States died;
        "(4) the relevance of Memorial Day must be made more apparent
      to present and future generations of people of the United States
      through local and national observances and ongoing activities;
        "(5) in House Concurrent Resolution 302, agreed to May 25,
      2000, Congress called on the people of the United States, in a
      symbolic act of unity, to observe a National Moment of
      Remembrance to honor the men and women of the United States who
      died in the pursuit of freedom and peace;
        "(6) in Presidential Proclamation No. 7315 of May 26, 2000 (65
      Fed. Reg. 34907), the President proclaimed Memorial Day, May 29,
      2000, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and designated 3:00
      p.m. local time on that day as the time to join in prayer and to
      observe the National Moment of Remembrance; and
        "(7) a National Moment of Remembrance and other commemorative
      events are needed to reclaim Memorial Day as the sacred and noble
      event that that day is intended to be.

      "SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
      "In this Act:
        "(1) Alliance. - The term 'Alliance' means the Remembrance
      Alliance established by section 9(a).
        "(2) Commission. - The term 'Commission' means the White House
      Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance established by
      section 5(a).
        "(3) Executive director and white house liaison. - The term
      'Executive Director and White House Liaison' means the Executive
      Director and White House Liaison appointed under section
      10(a)(1).
        "(4) Memorial day. - The term 'Memorial Day' means the legal
      public holiday designated as Memorial Day by section 6103(a) of
      title 5, United States Code.
        "(5) Tribal government. - The term 'tribal government' means
      the governing body of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of
      the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
      U.S.C. 450b).

      "SEC. 4. NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE.
      "The minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. (local time) on Memorial Day
    each year is designated as the 'National Moment of Remembrance'.

      "SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL
        MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE.
      "(a) Establishment. - There is established a commission to be
    known as the 'White House Commission on the National Moment of
    Remembrance'.
      "(b) Membership. - 
        "(1) Composition. - The Commission shall be composed of the
      following:
          "(A) 4 members appointed by the President, including at least
        1 representative of tribal governments.
          "(B) The Secretary of Defense (or a designee).
          "(C) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (or a designee).
          "(D) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (or a
        designee).
          "(E) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management (or a
        designee).
          "(F) The Administrator of General Services (or a designee).
          "(G) The Secretary of Transportation (or a designee).
          "(H) The Secretary of Education (or a designee).
          "(I) The Secretary of the Interior (or a designee).
          "(J) The Executive Director of the President's Commission on
        White House Fellows (or a designee).
          "(K) The Secretary of the Army (or a designee).
          "(L) The Secretary of the Navy (or a designee).
          "(M) The Secretary of the Air Force (or a designee).
          "(N) The Commandant of the Marine Corps (or a designee).
          "(O) The Commandant of the Coast Guard (or a designee).
          "(P) The Executive Director and White House Liaison (or a
        designee).
          "(Q) The Chief of Staff of the Army.
          "(R) The Chief of Naval Operations.
          "(S) The Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
          "(T) Any other member, the appointment of whom the Commission
        determines is necessary to carry out this Act.
        "(2) Nonvoting members. - The members appointed to the
      Commission under subparagraphs (K) through (T) of paragraph (1)
      shall be nonvoting members.
        "(3) Date of appointments. - All appointments under paragraph
      (1) shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of
      enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2000].
      "(c) Term; Vacancies. - 
        "(1) Term. - A member shall be appointed to the Commission for
      the life of the Commission.
        "(2) Vacancies. - A vacancy on the Commission - 
          "(A) shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and
          "(B) shall be filled in the same manner as the original
        appointment was made.
      "(d) Initial Meeting. - Not later than 30 days after the date
    specified in subsection (b)(3) for completion of appointments, the
    Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.
      "(e) Meetings. - The Commission shall meet at the call of the
    Chairperson.
      "(f) Quorum. - A majority of the voting members of the Commission
    shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold
    hearings.
      "(g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. - The Commission shall
    select a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson from among the members
    of the Commission at the initial meeting of the Commission.

      "SEC. 6. DUTIES.
      "(a) In General. - The Commission shall - 
        "(1) encourage the people of the United States to give
      something back to their country, which provides them so much
      freedom and opportunity;
        "(2) encourage national, State, local, and tribal participation
      by individuals and entities in commemoration of Memorial Day and
      the National Moment of Remembrance, including participation by - 
          "(A) national humanitarian and patriotic organizations;
          "(B) elementary, secondary, and higher education
        institutions;
          "(C) veterans' societies and civic, patriotic, educational,
        sporting, artistic, cultural, and historical organizations;
          "(D) Federal departments and agencies; and
          "(E) museums, including cultural and historical museums; and
        "(3) provide national coordination for commemorations in the
      United States of Memorial Day and the National Moment of
      Remembrance.
      "(b) Reports. - 
        "(1) In general. - For each fiscal year in which the Commission
      is in existence, the Commission shall submit to the President and
      Congress a report describing the activities of the Commission
      during the fiscal year.
        "(2) Contents. - A report under paragraph (1) may include - 
          "(A) recommendations regarding appropriate activities to
        commemorate Memorial Day and the National Moment of
        Remembrance, including - 
            "(i) the production, publication, and distribution of
          books, pamphlets, films, and other educational materials;
            "(ii) bibliographical and documentary projects and
          publications;
            "(iii) conferences, convocations, lectures, seminars, and
          other similar programs;
            "(iv) the development of exhibits for libraries, museums,
          and other appropriate institutions;
            "(v) ceremonies and celebrations commemorating specific
          events that relate to the history of wars of the United
          States; and
            "(vi) competitions, commissions, and awards regarding
          historical, scholarly, artistic, literary, musical, and other
          works, programs, and projects related to commemoration of
          Memorial Day and the National Moment of Remembrance;
          "(B) recommendations to appropriate agencies or advisory
        bodies regarding the issuance by the United States of
        commemorative coins, medals, and stamps relating to Memorial
        Day and the National Moment of Remembrance;
          "(C) recommendations for any legislation or administrative
        action that the Commission determines to be appropriate
        regarding the commemoration of Memorial Day and the National
        Moment of Remembrance;
          "(D) an accounting of funds received and expended by the
        Commission in the fiscal year covered by the report, including
        a detailed description of the source and amount of any funds
        donated to the Commission in that fiscal year; and
          "(E) a description of cooperative agreements and contracts
        entered into by the Commission.

      "SEC. 7. POWERS.
      "(a) Hearings. - 
        "(1) In general. - The Commission may hold such hearings, sit
      and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
      receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to
      carry out this Act.
        "(2) Public participation. - The Commission shall provide for
      reasonable public participation in matters before the Commission.
      "(b) Information From Federal Agencies. - 
        "(1) In general. - The Commission may secure directly from a
      Federal agency such information as the Commission considers
      necessary to carry out this Act.
        "(2) Provision of information. - On request of the Chairperson
      of the Commission, the head of the agency shall provide the
      information to the Commission.
      "(c) Postal Services. - The Commission may use the United States
    mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
    agencies of the Federal Government.
      "(d) Gifts. - The Commission may solicit, accept, use, and
    dispose of, without further Act of appropriation, gifts, bequests,
    devises, and donations of services or property.
      "(e) Powers of Members and Agents. - Any member or agent of the
    Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action
    that the Commission is authorized to take under this Act.
      "(f) Authority To Procure and To Make Legal Agreements. - 
        "(1) In general. - Subject to the availability of
      appropriations, to carry out this Act, the Chairperson or Vice
      Chairperson of the Commission or the Executive Director and White
      House Liaison may, on behalf of the Commission - 
          "(A) procure supplies, services, and property; and
          "(B) enter into contracts, leases, and other legal
        agreements.
        "(2) Restrictions. - 
          "(A) Who may act on behalf of commission. - Except as
        provided in paragraph (1), nothing in this Act authorizes a
        member of the Commission to procure any item or enter into any
        agreement described in that paragraph.
          "(B) Duration of legal agreements. - A contract, lease, or
        other legal agreement entered into by the Commission may not
        extend beyond the date of termination of the Commission.
        "(3) Supplies and property possessed by commission at
      termination. - Any supply, property, or other asset that is
      acquired by, and, on the date of termination of the Commission,
      remains in the possession of, the Commission shall be considered
      property of the General Services Administration.
      "(g) Exclusive Right to Name, Logos, Emblems, Seals, and Marks. -
    
        "(1) In general. - The Commission may devise any logo, emblem,
      seal, or other designating mark that the Commission determines - 
          "(A) to be required to carry out the duties of the
        Commission; or
          "(B) to be appropriate for use in connection with the
        commemoration of Memorial Day or the National Moment of
        Remembrance.
        "(2) Licensing. - 
          "(A) In general. - The Commission - 
            "(i) shall have the sole and exclusive right to use the
          name 'White House Commission on the National Moment of
          Remembrance' on any logo, emblem, seal, or descriptive or
          designating mark that the Commission lawfully adopts; and
            "(ii) shall have the sole and exclusive right to allow or
          refuse the use by any other entity of the name 'White House
          Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance' on any
          logo, emblem, seal, or descriptive or designating mark.
          "(B) Transfer on termination. - Unless otherwise provided by
        law, all rights of the Commission under subparagraph (A) shall
        be transferred to the Administrator of General Services on the
        date of termination of the Commission.
        "(3) Effect on other rights. - Nothing in this subsection
      affects any right established or vested before the date of
      enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2000].
        "(4) Use of funds. - The Commission may, without further Act of
      appropriation, use funds received from licensing royalties under
      this section to carry out this Act.

      "SEC. 8. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.
      "(a) Compensation of Members. - 
        "(1) Non-federal employees. - A member of the Commission who is
      not an officer or employee of the Federal Government may be
      compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual
      rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive
      Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for
      each day (including travel time) during which the member is
      engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
        "(2) Federal employees. - A member of the Commission who is an
      officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without
      compensation in addition to the compensation received for the
      services of the member as an officer or employee of the Federal
      Government.
      "(b) Travel Expenses. - A member of the Commission may be allowed
    travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
    rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of
    chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home
    or regular place of business of the member in the performance of
    the duties of the Commission.
      "(c) Staff. - 
        "(1) In general. - The Chairperson of the Commission or the
      Executive Director and White House Liaison may, without regard to
      the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint and
      terminate such additional personnel as are necessary to enable
      the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission.
        "(2) Compensation. - 
          "(A) In general. - Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
        the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the compensation of
        the Executive Director and White House Liaison and other
        personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
        subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
        relating to classification of positions and General Schedule
        pay rates.
          "(B) Maximum rate of pay. - The rate of pay for the Executive
        Director and White House Liaison and other personnel shall not
        exceed the rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual
        rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive
        Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for
        each day (including travel time) during which the member is
        engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
      "(d) Detail of Federal Government Employees. - 
        "(1) In general. - In addition to the details under paragraph
      (2), on request of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson, or the
      Executive Director and White House Liaison, an employee of the
      Federal Government may be detailed to the Commission without
      reimbursement.
        "(2) Detail of specific employees. - 
          "(A) Military details. - 
            "(i) Army; air force. - The Secretary of the Army and the
          Secretary of the Air Force shall each detail a commissioned
          officer above the grade of captain to assist the Commission
          in carrying out this Act.
            "(ii) Navy. - The Secretary of the Navy shall detail a
          commissioned officer of the Navy above the grade of
          lieutenant and a commissioned officer of the Marine Corps
          above the grade of captain to assist the Commission in
          carrying out this Act.
          "(B) Veterans affairs; education. - The Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs and the Secretary of Education shall each detail an
        officer or employee compensated above the level of GS-12 in
        accordance with subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United
        States Code to assist the Commission in carrying out this Act.
        "(3) Civil service status. - The detail of any officer or
      employee under this subsection shall be without interruption or
      loss of civil service status or privilege.
      "(e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services. - The
    Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and
    intermittent services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title
    5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed
    the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for
    level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
      "(f) Cooperative Agreements. - 
        "(1) In general. - The Commission may enter into a cooperative
      agreement with another entity, including any Federal agency,
      State or local government, or private entity, under which the
      entity may assist the Commission in - 
          "(A) carrying out the duties of the Commission under this
        Act; and
          "(B) contributing to public awareness of and interest in
        Memorial Day and the National Moment of Remembrance.
        "(2) Administrative support services. - On the request of the
      Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide
      to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, any administrative
      support services and any property, equipment, or office space
      that the Commission determines to be necessary to carry out this
      Act.
      "(g) Support From Nonprofit Sector. - The Commission may accept
    program support from nonprofit organizations.

      "SEC. 9. REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE.
      "(a) Establishment. - There is established the Remembrance
    Alliance.
      "(b) Composition. - 
        "(1) Members. - The Alliance shall be composed of individuals,
      appointed by the Commission, that are representatives or members
      of - 
          "(A) the print, broadcast, or other media industry;
          "(B) the national sports community;
          "(C) the recreation industry;
          "(D) the entertainment industry;
          "(E) the retail industry;
          "(F) the food industry;
          "(G) the health care industry;
          "(H) the transportation industry;
          "(I) the education community;
          "(J) national veterans organizations; and
          "(K) families that have lost loved ones in combat.
        "(2) Honorary members. - On recommendation of the Alliance, the
      Commission may appoint honorary, nonvoting members to the
      Alliance.
        "(3) Vacancies. - Any vacancy in the membership of the Alliance
      shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
      appointment was made.
        "(4) Meetings. - The Alliance shall conduct meetings in
      accordance with procedures approved by the Commission.
      "(c) Term. - The Commission may fix the term of appointment for
    members of the Alliance.
      "(d) Duties. - The Alliance shall assist the Commission in
    carrying out this Act by - 
        "(1) planning, organizing, and implementing an annual White
      House Conference on the National Moment of Remembrance and other
      similar events;
        "(2) promoting the observance of Memorial Day and the National
      Moment of Remembrance through appropriate means, subject to any
      guidelines developed by the Commission;
        "(3) establishing necessary incentives for Federal, State, and
      local governments and private sector entities to sponsor and
      participate in programs initiated by the Commission or the
      Alliance;
        "(4) evaluating the effectiveness of efforts by the Commission
      and the Alliance in carrying out this Act; and
        "(5) carrying out such other duties as are assigned by the
      Commission.
      "(e) Alliance Personnel Matters. - 
        "(1) Compensation of members. - A member of the Alliance shall
      serve without compensation for the services of the member to the
      Alliance.
        "(2) Travel expenses. - A member of the Alliance may be allowed
      reimbursement for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
      subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency
      under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
      while away from the home or regular place of business of the
      member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
      "(f) Termination. - The Alliance shall terminate on the date of
    termination of the Commission.

      "SEC. 10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WHITE HOUSE LIAISON.
      "(a) Appointment. - 
        "(1) In general. - The Director of the Committee Management
      Secretariat Staff of the General Services Administration shall
      appoint an individual as Executive Director and White House
      Liaison.
        "(2) Inapplicability of certain civil service laws. - The
      Executive Director and White House Liaison may be appointed
      without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
      governing appointments in the competitive service.
      "(b) Duties. - The Executive Director and White House Liaison
    shall - 
        "(1) serve as a liaison between the Commission and the
      President;
        "(2) serve as chief of staff of the Commission; and
        "(3) coordinate the efforts of the Commission and the President
      on all matters relating to this Act, including matters relating
      to the National Moment of Remembrance.
      "(c) Compensation. - The Executive Director and White House
    Liaison may be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent
    of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the
    Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
    Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
    Executive Director and White House Liaison is engaged in the
    performance of the duties of the Commission.

      "SEC. 11. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
      "(a) In General. - The Comptroller General of the United States
    shall audit, on an annual basis, the financial transactions of the
    Commission (including financial transactions involving donated
    funds) in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
      "(b) Access. - The Commission shall ensure that the Comptroller
    General, in conducting an audit under this section, has - 
        "(1) access to all books, accounts, financial records, reports,
      files, and other papers, items, or property in use by the
      Commission, as necessary to facilitate the audit; and
        "(2) full ability to verify the financial transactions of the
      Commission, including access to any financial records or
      securities held for the Commission by depositories, fiscal
      agents, or custodians.

      "SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
      "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act,
    to remain available until expended - 
        "(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
        "(2) $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2009.

      "SEC. 13. TERMINATION.
      "The Commission shall terminate on the earlier of - 
        "(1) a date specified by the President that is at least 2 years
      after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2000]; or
        "(2) the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of
      this Act."
      [For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
    the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
    Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
    Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
    sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
    Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
    Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
    section 542 of Title 6.]

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    36 USC Sec. 117                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 117. Mother's Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue a
    proclamation calling on United States Government officials to
    display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings,
    and on the people of the United States to display the flag at their
    homes or other suitable places, on Mother's Day as a public
    expression of love and reverence for the mothers of the United
    States.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)

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                    before comma).          Stat. 770.                  
    117(b)         36:141.                                              
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    36 USC Sec. 118                                             01/03/2007

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    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

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    Sec. 118. National Aviation Day

-STATUTE-
      The President may issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating August 19 as National Aviation Day;
        (2) calling on United States Government officials to display
      the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
      National Aviation Day; and
        (3) inviting the people of the United States to observe
      National Aviation Day with appropriate exercises to further
      stimulate interest in aviation in the United States.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)

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    36 USC Sec. 119                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

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    Sec. 119. National Day of Prayer

-STATUTE-
      The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating
    the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the
    people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and
    meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)

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                                            Stat. 64; May 5, 1988, Pub. 
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    36 USC Sec. 120                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

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    Sec. 120. National Defense Transportation Day

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating the third Friday in May as National Defense
      Transportation Day; and
        (2) urging the people of the United States, including labor,
      management, users, and investors, in all communities served by
      the various forms of transportation to observe National Defense
      Transportation Day by appropriate ceremonies that will give
      complete recognition to the importance to each community and its
      people of the transportation system of the United States and the
      maintenance of the facilities of the system in the most modern
      state of adequacy to serve the needs of the United States in
      times of peace and in national defense.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)

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    36 USC Sec. 121                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

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    Sec. 121. National Disability Employment Awareness Month

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - October is National Disability Employment
    Awareness Month.
      (b) Ceremonies. - Appropriate ceremonies shall be held throughout
    the United States during National Disability Employment Awareness
    Month to enlist public support for, and interest in, the employment
    of workers with disabilities who are otherwise qualified.
    Governors, mayors, heads of other governmental entities, and
    interested organizations and individuals are invited to participate
    in the ceremonies.
      (c) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a suitable proclamation.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)

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                    1st sentence).          Stat. 530; Oct. 8, 1970,    
                                            Pub. L. 91-442, 84 Stat.    
                                            914; Nov. 7, 1988, Pub. L.  
                                            100-630, title III, Sec.    
                                            301(a), 102 Stat. 3315.     
    121(b)         36:155 (1st par.                                     
                    last sentence).                                     
                   36:155 (last par.                                    
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                    comma).                                             
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    omitted as unnecessary. The words "governmental entities" are
    substituted for "instrumentalities of government" for consistency
    in the revised title and with other titles of the United States
    Code. The words "as well as leaders of industry, educational and
    religious groups, labor, veterans, women, farm, scientific and
    professional, and all other" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 122                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 122. National Flag Week

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating the week in which June 14 falls as National
      Flag Week; and
        (2) calling on citizens to display the flag of the United
      States during National Flag Week.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)

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    36 USC Sec. 123                                             01/03/2007

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    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 123. National Forest Products Week

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The week beginning on the third Sunday in
    October is National Forest Products Week.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to
    observe National Forest Products Week with appropriate ceremonies
    and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)

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    123(a)         36:163 (words           Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L.      
                    before comma).          86-753, 74 Stat. 898.       
    123(b)         36:163 (words after                                  
                    comma).                                             
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    36 USC Sec. 124                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 124. National Freedom Day

-STATUTE-
      The President may issue each year a proclamation designating
    February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate the signing by
    Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865, of the joint resolution
    adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives that
    proposed the 13th amendment to the Constitution.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)

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    124            36:156.                 June 30, 1948, ch. 755, 62   
                                            Stat. 1150.                 
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    36 USC Sec. 125                                             01/03/2007

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    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 125. National Grandparents Day

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating the first Sunday in September after Labor Day
      as National Grandparents Day; and
        (2) calling on the people of the United States and interested
      groups and organizations to observe National Grandparents Day
      with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)

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    36 USC Sec. 126                                             01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
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    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 126. National Hispanic Heritage Month

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating September 15 through October 15 as National
      Hispanic Heritage Month; and
        (2) calling on the people of the United States, especially the
      educational community, to observe National Hispanic Heritage
      Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)

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    126            36:169f.                Sept. 17, 1968, Pub. L.      
                                            90-498, 82 Stat. 848; Aug.  
                                            17, 1988, Pub. L. 100-402,  
                                            Sec. 1, 102 Stat. 1012.     
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    36 USC Sec. 127                                             01/03/2007

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    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

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    Sec. 127. National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - July 27 of each year until 2003 is National
    Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation calling on - 
        (1) the people of the United States to observe National Korean
      War Veterans Armistice Day with appropriate ceremonies and
      activities; and
        (2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
      United States Government, and interested organizations, groups,
      and individuals, to fly the flag of the United States at
      halfstaff on July 27 of each year until 2003 in honor of the
      individuals who died as a result of their service in Korea.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)

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      Section                                                           
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    127(a)         36:169m (words          July 27, 1995, Pub. L.       
                    before "and the         104-19, title II, Sec. 2005,
                    President").            109 Stat. 247.              
    127(b)         36:169m (words                                       
                    after "Armistice                                    
                    Day' ").                                            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b)(2), the words "departments, agencies, and
    instrumentalities" are substituted for "departments and agencies of
    the United States" for consistency in the revised title and with
    other titles of the United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 128                                             01/03/2007

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    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

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    Sec. 128. National Maritime Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - May 22 is National Maritime Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation calling on - 
        (1) the people of the United States to observe National
      Maritime Day by displaying the flag of the United States at their
      homes or other suitable places; and
        (2) United States Government officials to display the flag on
      all Government buildings on National Maritime Day.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)

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    128(a)         36:145 (words           May 20, 1933, ch. 36, 48     
                    before comma).          Stat. 73.                   
    128(b)         36:145 (words after                                  
                    comma).                                             
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    36 USC Sec. 129                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

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    Sec. 129. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - December 7 is National Pearl Harbor
    Remembrance Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation calling on - 
        (1) the people of the United States to observe National Pearl
      Harbor Remembrance Day with appropriate ceremonies and
      activities; and
        (2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
      United States Government, and interested organizations, groups,
      and individuals, to fly the flag of the United States at
      halfstaff each December 7 in honor of the individuals who died as
      a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)

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      Section                                                           
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    129(a)         36:169l (words          Aug. 23, 1994, Pub. L.       
                    before "and the         103-308, 108 Stat. 1669.    
                    President").                                        
    129(b)         36:169l (words                                       
                    after "Remembrance                                  
                    Day' ").                                            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b)(2), the words "departments, agencies, and
    instrumentalities of the United States Government" are substituted
    for "Federal agencies" for consistency in the revised title and
    with other titles of the United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 130                                             01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130. National Poison Prevention Week

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation
    designating the third week in March as National Poison Prevention
    Week to aid in encouraging the people of the United States to learn
    of the dangers of accidental poisoning and to take preventive
    measures that are warranted by the seriousness of the danger.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)

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    130            36:165.                 Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L.      
                                            87-319, 75 Stat. 681.       
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    36 USC Sec. 131                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 131. National Safe Boating Week

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation
    designating the 7-day period ending on the last Friday before
    Memorial Day as National Safe Boating Week.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)

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      Section                                                           
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    131            36:161.                 June 4, 1958, Pub. L.        
                                            85-445, 72 Stat. 179; Oct.  
                                            3, 1980, Pub. L. 96-376,    
                                            Sec. 9, 94 Stat. 1510; Dec. 
                                            20, 1993, Pub. L. 103-236,  
                                            title III, Sec. 318(a), 107 
                                            Stat. 2427.                 
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    36 USC Sec. 132                                             01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 132. National School Lunch Week

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The week beginning on the second Sunday in
    October is National School Lunch Week.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to
    observe National School Lunch Week with appropriate ceremonies and
    activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)

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      Section                                                           
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    132(a)         36:168 (words           Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L.        
                    before comma).          87-780, 76 Stat. 779.       
    132(b)         36:168 (words after                                  
                    comma).                                             
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    36 USC Sec. 133                                             01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 133. National Transportation Week

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating the week that includes the third Friday of May
      as National Transportation Week; and
        (2) inviting the people of the United States to observe
      National Transportation Week with appropriate ceremonies and
      activities as a tribute to the men and women who, night and day,
      move goods and individuals throughout the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)

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      Section                                                           
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    133            36:166.                 May 14, 1962, Pub. L.        
                                            87-449, 76 Stat. 69.        
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    36 USC Sec. 134                                             01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 134. Pan American Aviation Day

-STATUTE-
      The President may issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating December 17 as Pan American Aviation Day; and
        (2) calling on all officials of the United States Government,
      the chief executive offices of the States, territories, and
      possessions of the United States, and all citizens to participate
      in the observance of Pan American Aviation Day to further, and
      stimulate interest in, aviation in the American countries as an
      important stimulus to the further development of more rapid
      communications and a cultural development between the countries
      of the Western Hemisphere.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1261.)

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    134            36:151a.                Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 840, 54   
                                            Stat. 1093.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (2), the words "chief executive officers of the States,
    territories, and possessions of the United States" are substituted
    for "Governors of the fifty States, our possessions", and the word
    "countries" is substituted for "nations", for consistency in the
    revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 135                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 135. Parents' Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The fourth Sunday in July is Parents' Day.
      (b) Recognition. - All private citizens, organizations, and
    Federal, State, and local governmental and legislative entities are
    encouraged to recognize Parents' Day through proclamations,
    activities, and educational efforts in furtherance of recognizing,
    uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in bringing up their
    children.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1261.)

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    135(a)         36:142c.                Oct. 14, 1994, Pub. L.       
                                            103-362, 108 Stat. 3465.    
    135(b)         36:142c-1.                                           
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      In subsection (b), the word "entities" is substituted for
    "bodies" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 136                                             01/03/2007

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    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 136. Peace Officers Memorial Day

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor
      of Federal, State, and local officers killed or disabled in the
      line of duty;
        (2) directing United States Government officials to display the
      flag of the United States at halfstaff on all Government
      buildings on Peace Officers Memorial Day, as provided by section
      7(m) of title 4, United States Code; and
        (3) inviting State and local governments and the people of the
      United States to observe Peace Officers Memorial Day with
      appropriate ceremonies and activities, including the display of
      the flag at halfstaff.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1261.)

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      Section                                                           
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    136            36:167(1), (2), (4)     Oct. 1, 1962, Pub. L.        
                    (related to Peace       87-726, cls. (1), (2), (4)  
                    Officers Memorial       (related to Peace Officers  
                    Day).                   Memorial Day), 76 Stat. 676;
                                            Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L.     
                                            103-322, title XXXII, Sec.  
                                            320922(a)(2)-(4), 108 Stat. 
                                            2131.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (2), the reference to section 7(m) of title 4 is
    substituted for the reference to section 175(m) of title 36 because
    the latter provision is being restated in title 4. See section 2 of
    the bill.

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    36 USC Sec. 137                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 137. Police Week

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating the week in which May 15 occurs as Police Week
      in recognition of the service given by men and women who stand
      guard to protect the people of the United States through law
      enforcement; and
        (2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the
      United States to observe Police Week with appropriate ceremonies
      and activities, including the display of the flag at halfstaff.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1261.)

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      Section                                                           
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    137            36:167(3), (4)          Oct. 1, 1962, Pub. L.        
                    (related to Police      87-726, cls. (3), (4)       
                    Week).                  (related to Police Week), 76
                                            Stat. 676; Sept. 13, 1994,  
                                            Pub. L. 103-322, title      
                                            XXXII, Sec. 320922(a)(1),   
                                            (3), (4), 108 Stat. 2131.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "night and day" and "in our midst" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 138                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 138. Save Your Vision Week

-STATUTE-
      The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating the first week in March as Save Your Vision
      Week;
        (2) inviting the governors and mayors of State and local
      governments to issue proclamations designating the first week in
      March as Save Your Vision Week;
        (3) inviting the communications media, health care professions,
      and other agencies and individuals concerned with programs for
      the improvement of vision to unite during Save Your Vision Week
      in public activities to convince the people of the United States
      of the importance of vision to their welfare and the welfare of
      the United States; and
        (4) urging the media, health care professions, and other
      agencies and individuals to support programs to improve and
      protect the vision of the people of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1261.)

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    138            36:169a.                Dec. 30, 1963, Pub. L.       
                                            88-242, 77 Stat. 629.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (3), the words "consider including in such
    proclamation" and "press, radio, television, and other" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 139                                             01/03/2007

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    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 139. Steelmark Month

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - May is Steelmark Month.
      (b) Purpose. - Steelmark Month recognizes the tremendous
    contribution made by the steel industry in the United States to
    national security and defense.
      (c) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue a
    proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe
    Steelmark Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)

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      Section                                                           
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    139(a)         36:169e (1st            Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L.        
                    sentence 1st-13th       89-703, 80 Stat. 1099.      
                    words).                                             
    139(b)         36:169e (1st                                         
                    sentence 14th-last                                  
                    words).                                             
    139(c)         36:169e (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (c), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "proceedings" for consistency in this chapter.

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    36 USC Sec. 140                                             01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140. Stephen Foster Memorial Day

-STATUTE-
      The President may issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating January 13 as Stephen Foster Memorial Day; and
        (2) calling on the people of the United States to observe
      Stephen Foster Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies,
      pilgrimages to his shrines, and musical programs featuring his
      compositions.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)

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    140            36:158.                 Oct. 27, 1951, ch. 593, 65   
                                            Stat. 659.                  
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    36 USC Sec. 141                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 141. Thomas Jefferson's birthday

-STATUTE-
      The President shall issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) calling on officials of the United States Government to
      display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings
      on April 13; and
        (2) inviting the people of the United States to observe April
      13 in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with
      appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of Thomas Jefferson's
      birthday.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)

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      Section                                                           
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    141            36:149.                 Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 666, 50   
                                            Stat. 668.                  
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    36 USC Sec. 142                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 142. White Cane Safety Day

-STATUTE-
      The President may issue each year a proclamation - 
        (1) designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day; and
        (2) calling on the people of the United States to observe White
      Cane Safety Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)

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      Section                                                           
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    142            36:169d.                Oct. 6, 1964, Pub. L.        
                                            88-628, 78 Stat. 1003.      
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    36 USC Sec. 143                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 143. Wright Brothers Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - December 17 is Wright Brothers Day.
      (b) Purpose. - Wright Brothers Day commemorates the first
    successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled
    airplane, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December
    17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
      (c) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe
    Wright Brothers Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)

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      Section                                                           
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    143(a)         36:169 (1st             Dec. 17, 1963, Pub. L.       
                    sentence words          88-209, 77 Stat. 402.       
                    before 1st comma).                                  
    143(b)         36:169 (1st                                          
                    sentence words                                      
                    after 1st comma).                                   
    143(c)         36:169 (last                                         
                    sentence).                                          
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                  CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMEMORATION ACT              
      Pub. L. 105-389, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3486, as amended by
    Pub. L. 106-68, Sec. 1, Oct. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 981, known as the
    Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act, established the Centennial
    of Flight Commission to carry out certain activities related to the
    history of aviation and the commemoration of the centennial of
    powered flight, required the Commission to make annual reports and
    a final report not later than June 30, 2004, and provided that the
    Commission terminate not later than 60 days after submission of the
    final report.

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    36 USC Sec. 144                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 1 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 144. Patriot Day

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - September 11 is Patriot Day.
      (b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
    a proclamation calling on - 
        (1) State and local governments and the people of the United
      States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and
      activities;
        (2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
      United States and interested organizations and individuals to
      display the flag of the United States at halfstaff on Patriot Day
      in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of
      the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on
      September 11, 2001; and
        (3) the people of the United States to observe a moment of
      silence on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their
      lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United
      States that occurred on September 11, 2001.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-89, Sec. 1, Dec. 18, 2001, 115 Stat. 876.)

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM
           \1\ MARCH, AND TREE                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM1A\1\ MARCH, AND
                 TREE                              

-HEAD-
     CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM (!1) MARCH, AND
                                   TREE


-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    301.        National anthem.                                      
    302.        National motto.                                       
    303.        National floral emblem.                               
    304.        National march.                                       
    305.        National tree.                                        

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-447, div. J, title I, Sec. 109(b)(2), (3),
    Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3344, substituted "MARCH, AND TREE" for ",
    AND MARCH" in chapter heading and added item 305.

-FOOTNOTE-
    (!1) So in original. A comma probably should follow "EMBLEM".


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    36 USC Sec. 301                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM1A\1\ MARCH, AND
                 TREE                              

-HEAD-
    Sec. 301. National anthem

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The composition consisting of the words and
    music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.
      (b) Conduct During Playing. - During a rendition of the national
    anthem - 
        (1) when the flag is displayed - 
          (A) all present except those in uniform should stand at
        attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;
          (B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with
        their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder,
        the hand being over the heart; and
          (C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at
        the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until
        the last note; and

        (2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face
      toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the
      flag were displayed.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263.)

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      Section                                                           
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    301(a)         36:170.                 Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 436, 46    
                                            Stat. 1508.                 
    301(b)         36:171.                 June 22, 1942, ch. 435, Sec. 
                                            6, 56 Stat. 380; Dec. 22,   
                                            1942, ch. 806, Sec. 6, 56   
                                            Stat. 1077; July 7, 1976,   
                                            Pub. L. 94-344, Sec. 1(18), 
                                            90 Stat. 812.               
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    36 USC Sec. 302                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM1A\1\ MARCH, AND
                 TREE                              

-HEAD-
    Sec. 302. National motto

-STATUTE-
      "In God we trust" is the national motto.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263; Pub. L. 107-293,
    Sec. 3(a), Nov. 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 2060.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    302            36:186.                 July 30, 1956, ch. 795, 70   
                                            Stat. 732.                  
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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-293 reenacted section catchline and text
    without change.

                         REAFFIRMATION OF LANGUAGE                     
      Pub. L. 107-293, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 2061,
    provided that: "In codifying this subsection [probably should be
    "section", meaning section 3 of Pub. L. 107-293, which amended this
    section], the Office of the Law Revision Counsel shall make no
    change in section 302, title 36, United States Code, but shall show
    in the historical and statutory notes that the 107th Congress
    reaffirmed the exact language that has appeared in the Motto for
    decades."

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 303                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM1A\1\ MARCH, AND
                 TREE                              

-HEAD-
    Sec. 303. National floral emblem

-STATUTE-
      The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral
    emblem.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    303            36:187.                 Oct. 7, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-449, 100 Stat. 1128.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The text of 36:187 (words after comma) is omitted as executed
    because the proclamation was made on November 20, 1986. See
    Proclamation No. 5574, 51 Fed. Reg. 42197.


-EXEC-
     PROC. NO. 5574. THE ROSE PROCLAIMED THE NATIONAL FLORAL EMBLEM OF
                       THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
      Proc. No. 5574, Nov. 20, 1986, 51 F.R. 42197, provided:
      Americans have always loved the flowers with which God decorates
    our land. More often than any other flower, we hold the rose dear
    as the symbol of life and love and devotion, of beauty and
    eternity. For the love of man and woman, for the love of mankind
    and God, for the love of country, Americans who would speak the
    language of the heart do so with a rose.
      We see proofs of this everywhere. The study of fossils reveals
    that the rose has existed in America for age upon age. We have
    always cultivated roses in our gardens. Our first President, George
    Washington, bred roses, and a variety he named after his mother is
    still grown today. The White House itself boasts a beautiful Rose
    Garden. We grow roses in all our fifty States. We find roses
    throughout our art, music, and literature. We decorate our
    celebrations and parades with roses. Most of all, we present roses
    to those we love, and we lavish them on our altars, our civil
    shrines, and the final resting places of our honored dead.
      The American people have long held a special place in their
    hearts for roses. Let us continue to cherish them, to honor the
    love and devotion they represent, and to bestow them on all we love
    just as God has bestowed them on us.
      The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 159 [Pub. L. 99-449, now
    this section], has designated the rose as the National Floral
    Emblem of the United States and authorized and requested the
    President to issue a proclamation declaring this fact.
      NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States
    of America, do hereby proclaim the rose as the National Floral
    Emblem of the United States of America.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth
    day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and
    eighty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America
    the two hundred and eleventh.
                                                          Ronald Reagan.

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    36 USC Sec. 304                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM1A\1\ MARCH, AND
                 TREE                              

-HEAD-
    Sec. 304. National march

-STATUTE-
      The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled "The Stars and
    Stripes Forever" is the national march.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263.)

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      Section                                                           
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    304            36:188.                 Dec. 11, 1987, Pub. L.       
                                            100-186, 101 Stat. 1286.    
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    36 USC Sec. 305                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM1A\1\ MARCH, AND
                 TREE                              

-HEAD-
    Sec. 305. National tree

-STATUTE-
      The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the oak tree, is the
    national tree.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 108-447, div. J, title I, Sec. 109(a), Dec. 8, 2004,
    118 Stat. 3344.)

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES        01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
               CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES           

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    501.        Definitions.                                          
    502.        Regulations, licenses, and registration tags.         
    503.        Use of reservations, grounds, and public spaces.      
    504.        Installation and removal of electrical facilities.    
    505.        Extension of wires along parade routes.               
    506.        Duration of regulations and licenses and publication
                 of regulations.                                      
    507.        Application to other property.                        
    508.        Enforcement.                                          
    509.        Penalty.                                              
    510.        Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations.   
    511.        Authorization of appropriations.                      

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-284, Sec. 5(1), (2), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat.
    1211, added item 510 and redesignated former item 510 as 511.

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    36 USC Sec. 501                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 501. Definitions

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter - 
        (1) "Inaugural Committee" means the committee appointed by the
      President-elect to be in charge of the Presidential inaugural
      ceremony and functions and activities connected with the
      ceremony; and
        (2) "inaugural period" means the period that includes the day
      on which the Presidential inaugural ceremony is held, the 5
      calendar days immediately preceding that day, and the 4 calendar
      days immediately following that day.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263.)

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      Section                                                           
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    501            36:721(b).              Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            1(b), 70 Stat. 1049.        
                   36:730.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, 
                                            Pub. L. 90-251, Sec. 4, 82  
                                            Stat. 4.                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this chapter, the word "Mayor" is substituted for
    "Commissioners" in the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies Act (ch.
    974, 70 Stat. 1049) [subsequently changed to "Commissioner" in
    36:ch. 30 because section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967
    (5 App. U.S.C.) transferred the functions of the Board of
    Commissioners of the District of Columbia to the Commissioner of
    the District of Columbia and because of 36:730] because of sections
    421 and 711 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and
    Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-198, 87 Stat. 789,
    818), which abolished the office of Commissioner of the District of
    Columbia and replaced it with the office of Mayor of the District
    of Columbia.
      In this section, the text of 36:721(b)(3)-(5) is omitted because
    the complete names of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the
    Secretaries of Defense and of the Interior are used the first time
    the terms appear in a section.

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    36 USC Sec. 502                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 502. Regulations, licenses, and registration tags

-STATUTE-
      (a) Regulations and Licenses. - For each inaugural period, the
    Council of the District of Columbia shall - 
        (1) prescribe reasonable regulations necessary to preserve
      public order and protect life, health, and property;
        (2) prescribe special regulations related to the standing,
      movement, and operation of vehicles; and
        (3) grant special licenses to peddlers and vendors to sell
      merchandise in places the Council considers proper, subject to
      conditions and fees for the licenses the Council considers
      proper.

      (b) Registration Tags. - The Mayor of the District of Columbia
    may issue, for any motor vehicle made available for the use of the
    Inaugural Committee, special registration tags, valid for not more
    than 90 days, designed to celebrate the inauguration of the
    President and Vice President.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1264.)

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      Section                                                           
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    502(a)         36:722(a).              Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            2, 70 Stat. 1049; Jan. 30,  
                                            1968, Pub. L. 90-251, Sec.  
                                            1, 82 Stat. 4.              
    502(b)         36:722(b).                                           
                   36:730.                                              
                                           Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, 
                                            Pub. L. 90-251, Sec. 4, 82  
                                            Stat. 4.                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this chapter, the words "Council of the District of Columbia"
    are substituted for "District of Columbia Council" because of
    sections 401 and 711 of the District of Columbia Self-Government
    and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-198, 87 Stat.
    785, 818).
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "of whatever character or kind
    during such period" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "the privilege of", "goods,
    wares, and", and "in the District of Columbia" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "both duly registered . . . and
    unregistered", "a period", and "the occasion of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 503                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 503. Use of reservations, grounds, and public spaces

-STATUTE-
      (a) Permit for Use. - With the approval of the officer having
    jurisdiction over any of the Federal reservations or grounds in the
    District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior may grant to
    the Inaugural Committee a permit to use the reservations or grounds
    during the inaugural period, including a reasonable time before and
    after the inaugural period. The Mayor of the District of Columbia
    may grant a similar permit to use public space under the Mayor's
    jurisdiction. Each permit granted under this subsection is subject
    to conditions the grantor of the permit prescribes.
      (b) Reviewing Stands and Commercial Stands and Structures. - A
    reviewing stand or a stand or structure for the sale of
    merchandise, food, or drink may be built on public grounds in the
    District of Columbia only if approved by the Inaugural Committee
    and by the Secretary or the Mayor, as appropriate.
      (c) Restoration After Inaugural Period. - After the inaugural
    period, the reservation, ground, or public space occupied by a
    stand or structure shall be restored promptly to its prior
    condition.
      (d) Indemnification. - The Inaugural Committee shall indemnify
    and save harmless the District of Columbia and the appropriate
    department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
    Government against any loss or damage to, and against any liability
    arising from the use of, the reservation, ground, or public space,
    by the Inaugural Committee or a licensee of the Inaugural
    Committee.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1264.)

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      Section                                                           
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    503(a)         36:724 (1st, 2d         Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                    sentences).             4, 70 Stat. 1049.           
                   36:730.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, 
                                            Pub. L. 90-251, Sec. 4, 82  
                                            Stat. 4.                    
    503(b)         36:724 (3d                                           
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:730.                                              
    503(c)         36:724 (4th                                          
                    sentence).                                          
    503(d)         36:724 (last                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "restrictions, terms, and" are
    omitted as unnecessary. The word "prescribes" is substituted for
    "imposed" for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code.
      In subsection (b), the words "With respect to public space",
    "goods, wares", "sidewalk, street, park, reservation, or other",
    and "depending on the location of such stand or structure" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "department, agency, or
    instrumentality" are substituted for "agency" for consistency in
    the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
    The words "or agencies" are omitted because of 1:1.

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    36 USC Sec. 504                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 504. Installation and removal of electrical facilities

-STATUTE-
      (a) Installation. - The Mayor of the District of Columbia may
    allow the Inaugural Committee to install suitable overhead
    conductors and electrical facilities, with adequate supports. The
    official in charge of a park or reservation in the District of
    Columbia in which it is necessary to place wires shall supervise
    the placing and removal of those wires.
      (b) Removal. - The conductors and supports shall be removed not
    later than 5 days after the end of the inaugural period.
      (c) Indemnification. - The United States Government and the
    District of Columbia may not incur any expense or damage from the
    installation, operation, or removal of a temporary overhead
    conductor or electrical facility. The Inaugural Committee shall
    indemnify and hold harmless the District of Columbia and the
    appropriate department, agency, or instrumentality of the
    Government against any loss or damage, and against any liability
    arising, from any act of the Inaugural Committee or any agent,
    licensee, servant, or employee of the Inaugural Committee in
    connection with the installation, operation, or removal of a
    temporary overhead conductor or electrical facility.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1264.)

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      Section                                                           
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    504(a)         36:725 (1st, 2d         Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                    sentences).             5 (1st-3d, last sentences), 
                                            70 Stat. 1050.              
                   36:730.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, 
                                            Pub. L. 90-251, Sec. 4, 82  
                                            Stat. 4.                    
    504(b)         36:725 (3d                                           
                    sentence).                                          
    504(c)         36:725 (last                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "lighting or other" and "for
    illumination or other purposes" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "illumination or other" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "department, agency, or instrumentality"
    are substituted for "agency" for consistency in the revised title
    and with other titles of the United States Code. The words "or
    agencies" are omitted because of 1:1. The words "in connection with
    the installation, operation, or removal of a temporary overhead
    conductor or electrical facility" are added for clarity.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 505                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 505. Extension of wires along parade routes

-STATUTE-
      The Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the
    Interior, and the Inaugural Committee may allow communications
    companies to extend overhead wires to places along a parade route
    that are considered convenient for use in connection with the
    parade and other inaugural purposes. The wires shall be removed not
    later than 10 days after the inaugural period ends.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)

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      Section                                                           
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    505            36:727.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            7, 70 Stat. 1050.           
                   36:730.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, 
                                            Pub. L. 90-251, Sec. 4, 82  
                                            Stat. 4.                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "communications companies" are substituted for
    "telegraph, telephone, radio-broadcasting, and television
    companies" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 506                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 506. Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of
      regulations

-STATUTE-
      Regulations prescribed and licenses authorized under this chapter
    are effective only during the inaugural period. The regulations
    shall be published in at least one daily newspaper published in the
    District of Columbia. A penalty prescribed for violating such a
    regulation may not be enforced until 5 days after publication.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    506            36:728 (1st, 2d         Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                    sentences).             8 (1st, 2d sentences), 70   
                                            Stat. 1051.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "full force and" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 507                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 507. Application to other property

-STATUTE-
      This chapter does not apply to the United States Capitol
    Buildings or Grounds or other property under the jurisdiction of
    Congress or a committee, commission, or officer of Congress. A
    service or facility authorized by or under this chapter is
    available for the property on request or approval of the joint
    committee of the Senate and House of Representatives appointed by
    the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives to arrange for the inauguration of the President-
    elect and the Vice President-elect.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    507            36:729.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            9, 70 Stat. 1051.           
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-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 508                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 508. Enforcement

-STATUTE-
      The Mayor of the District of Columbia, or other official having
    jurisdiction in the premises, shall enforce this chapter, take
    necessary precautions to protect the public, and ensure that the
    pavement of any street, sidewalk, avenue, or alley disturbed or
    damaged is restored to its prior condition.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    508            36:725 (4th             Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                    sentence).              5 (4th sentence), 70 Stat.  
                                            1050.                       
                   36:730.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, 
                                            Pub. L. 90-251, Sec. 4, 82  
                                            Stat. 4.                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 509                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 509. Penalty

-STATUTE-
      A person violating a regulation prescribed under this chapter
    shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 30
    days. A separate violation occurs under this section for each day
    the violation continues.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    509            36:728 (3d, last        Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                    sentences).             8 (3d, last sentences), 70  
                                            Stat. 1051; Jan. 30, 1968,  
                                            Pub. L. 90-251, Sec. 3, 82  
                                            Stat. 4.                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "by the Council of the District of Columbia" and "the
    authority of" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "under title
    18" are substituted for "not more than $100" for consistency with
    title 18. The words "A separate violation occurs under this section
    for each day the violation continues" are substituted for 36:728
    (last sentence) for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 510                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 510. Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations

-STATUTE-
      (a) In General. - A committee shall not be considered to be the
    Inaugural Committee for purposes of this chapter unless the
    committee agrees to, and meets, the requirements of subsections (b)
    and (c).
      (b) Disclosure. - 
        (1) In general. - Not later than the date that is 90 days after
      the date of the Presidential inaugural ceremony, the committee
      shall file a report with the Federal Election Commission
      disclosing any donation of money or anything of value made to the
      committee in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than $200.
        (2) Contents of report. - A report filed under paragraph (1)
      shall contain - 
          (A) the amount of the donation;
          (B) the date the donation is received; and
          (C) the name and address of the person making the donation.

      (c) Limitation. - The committee shall not accept any donation
    from a foreign national (as defined in section 319(b) of the
    Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(b))).

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-155, title III, Sec. 308(a)(2), Mar. 27, 2002,
    116 Stat. 103.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 510 was renumbered section 511 of this title.

                              EFFECTIVE DATE                          
      Section effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107-
    155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations
    note under section 431 of Title 2, The Congress.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 511                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 5 - PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 511. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authorization. - Necessary amounts are authorized to be
    appropriated - 
        (1) to enable the Mayor of the District of Columbia to provide
      additional municipal services in the District of Columbia during
      the inaugural period, including - 
          (A) employment of personal services without regard to
        chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5;
          (B) travel expenses of enforcement personnel, including
        sanitarians, from other jurisdictions;
          (C) the hiring of the means of transportation;
          (D) meals for policemen, firemen, and other municipal
        employees;
          (E) the cost of removing and relocating streetcar loading
        platforms, construction, rent, maintenance, and expenses
        incident to the operation of temporary public comfort stations,
        first-aid stations, and information booths; and
          (F) other incidental expenses in the discretion of the Mayor;
        and

        (2) to enable the Secretary of the Interior to provide meals
      for the members of the United States Park Police during the
      inaugural period.

      (b) Payment. - Amounts appropriated under - 
        (1) subsection (a)(1) of this section are payable in the same
      way as other appropriations for the expenses of the District of
      Columbia; and
        (2) subsection (a)(2) of this section are payable in the same
      way as other appropriations for the expenses of the Department of
      the Interior.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265, Sec. 510;
    renumbered Sec. 511, Pub. L. 107-155, title III, Sec. 308(a)(1),
    Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 103.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    510(a)         36:723 (less words      Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                    between 1st and 2d      3, 70 Stat. 1049; Jan. 30,  
                    commas and between      1968, Pub. L. 90-251, Sec.  
                    next-to-last and        2, 82 Stat. 4.              
                    last commas).                                       
                   36:730.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec.  
                                            10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, 
                                            Pub. L. 90-251, Sec. 4, 82  
                                            Stat. 4.                    
    510(b)         36:723 (words                                        
                    between 1st and 2d                                  
                    commas and between                                  
                    next-to-last and                                    
                    last commas).                                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1)(A), the words "chapters 33 and 51 and
    subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5" are substituted for "the
    civil-service and classification laws" for clarity and consistency
    in the revised title and with other titles of the United States
    Code.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-155 renumbered section 510 of this title as
    this section.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 107-155, effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section
    402 of Pub. L. 107-155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002
    Amendment; Regulations note under section 431 of Title 2, The
    Congress.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 7 - FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER
           FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY                       01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 7 - FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS
                 CLEANUP DAY                       

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 7 - FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS
                                CLEANUP DAY

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    701.        Findings.                                             
    702.        Definition.                                           
    703.        Duties of Federal land management agency.             
    704.        Activities.                                           

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 701                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 7 - FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS
                 CLEANUP DAY                       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 701. Findings

-STATUTE-
      Congress finds that - 
        (1) Federal lands, parks, recreation areas, and waterways
      provide recreational opportunities for millions of Americans each
      year;
        (2) Federal lands administered by Federal land management
      agencies contain valuable wildlife, scenery, natural and historic
      features, and other resources which may be damaged by litter and
      misuse;
        (3) it is in the best interest of the United States and its
      citizens to maintain and preserve the beauty, safety, and
      availability of these Federal lands;
        (4) these Federal land management agencies have been designated
      as the caretakers of these Federal lands and are responsible for
      maintaining and preserving those areas and facilities;
        (5) there is great value in volunteer involvement in
      maintaining and preserving Federal lands for recreational use;
        (6) the Federal land management agencies should be concerned
      with promoting a sense of pride and ownership among citizens
      toward these lands;
        (7) the use of citizen volunteers in a national cleanup effort
      promotes these goals and encourages the thoughtful use of these
      Federal lands and facilities;
        (8) the positive impact of annual cleanup events held at
      various recreation sites has already been proven by steadily
      declining levels of litter at these sites; and
        (9) a national program for cleaning and maintaining Federal
      lands using volunteers will save millions of tax dollars.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1266.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    701            36:169i note.           Aug. 27, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-402, Sec. 2, 100 Stat.   
                                            910.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (2), the words "the several" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 702                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 7 - FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS
                 CLEANUP DAY                       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 702. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "Federal land management agency"
    includes - 
        (1) the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture;
        (2) the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the
      Interior;
        (3) the National Park Service of the Department of the
      Interior;
        (4) the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the
      Interior;
        (5) the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the
      Interior; and
        (6) the Army Corps of Engineers.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1267.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    702            36:169i-1(a)(2).        Aug. 27, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-402, Sec. 4(a)(2), 100   
                                            Stat. 911.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 703                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 7 - FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS
                 CLEANUP DAY                       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 703. Duties of Federal land management agency

-STATUTE-
      To observe Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day at the Federal
    level, each Federal land management agency shall organize,
    coordinate, and participate with citizen volunteers and State and
    local authorities in cleaning and providing for the maintenance of
    Federal public land, recreation areas, and waterways within the
    jurisdiction of the agency.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1267.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    703            36:169i-1(a)(1).        Aug. 27, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-402, Sec. 4(a)(1), 100   
                                            Stat. 911; Nov. 12, 1996,   
                                            Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 806,  
                                            110 Stat. 4188.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "authorities" is substituted for "agencies" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 704                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 7 - FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS
                 CLEANUP DAY                       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 704. Activities

-STATUTE-
      In cooperation with appropriate State and local government
    authorities, each Federal land management agency shall plan for and
    carry out activities on Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day that -
     
        (1) encourage continuing public and private sector cooperation
      in preserving the beauty and safety of areas within the
      jurisdiction of the agency;
        (2) increase citizens' sense of ownership and community pride
      in those areas;
        (3) reduce litter on Federal lands, along trails and waterways,
      and within those areas; and
        (4) maintain and improve trails, recreation areas, waterways,
      and facilities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1267.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    704            36:169i-1(b).           Aug. 27, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-402, Sec. 4(b), 100 Stat.
                                            911; Nov. 12, 1996, Pub. L. 
                                            104-333, Sec. 806, 110 Stat.
                                            4188.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, before clause (1), the word "county" is omitted
    as unnecessary. The word "authorities" is substituted for
    "agencies" for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

-HEAD-
                         CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS                     

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    901.        Service flag and service lapel button.                
    902.        National League of Families POW/MIA flag.             
    903.        Designation of Medal of Honor Flag.                   

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-248, title VIII, Sec. 8143(b)(2), Oct. 23,
    2002, 116 Stat. 1570, added item 903.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 901                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 901. Service flag and service lapel button

-STATUTE-
      (a) Individuals Entitled To Display Service Flag. - A service
    flag approved by the Secretary of Defense may be displayed in a
    window of the place of residence of individuals who are members of
    the immediate family of an individual serving in the Armed Forces
    of the United States during any period of war or hostilities in
    which the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged.
      (b) Individuals Entitled To Display Service Lapel Button. - A
    service lapel button approved by the Secretary may be worn by
    members of the immediate family of an individual serving in the
    Armed Forces of the United States during any period of war or
    hostilities in which the Armed Forces of the United States are
    engaged.
      (c) License To Manufacture and Sell Service Flags and Service
    Lapel Buttons. - Any person may apply to the Secretary for a
    license to manufacture and sell the approved service flag, or the
    approved service lapel button, or both. Any person that
    manufactures a service flag or service lapel button without having
    first obtained a license, or otherwise violates this section is
    liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not
    more than $1,000.
      (d) Regulations. - The Secretary may prescribe regulations
    necessary to carry out this section.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1267.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    901(a)         36:179.                 Oct. 17, 1942, ch. 615, 56   
                                            Stat. 796; May 27, 1953, ch.
                                            70, 67 Stat. 35.            
    901(b)         36:180.                                              
    901(c)         36:181.                                              
    901(d)         36:182.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (c), the text of 36:181 (1st sentence) is omitted
    as executed. The word "Thereafter" is omitted as obsolete. The
    words "is liable to the United States Government for a civil
    penalty of" are substituted for "shall, upon conviction thereof, be
    fined" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 902                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 902. National League of Families POW/MIA flag

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The National League of Families POW/MIA flag
    is designated as the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment
    to resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still
    prisoner, missing, and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, thus
    ending the uncertainty for their families and the Nation.
      (b) Required Display. - The POW/MIA flag shall be displayed at
    the locations specified in subsection (d) of this section on
    POW/MIA flag display days. The display serves - 
        (1) as the symbol of the Nation's concern and commitment to
      achieving the fullest possible accounting of Americans who,
      having been prisoners of war or missing in action, still remain
      unaccounted for; and
        (2) as the symbol of the Nation's commitment to achieving the
      fullest possible accounting for Americans who in the future may
      become prisoners of war, missing in action, or otherwise
      unaccounted for as a result of hostile action.

      (c) Days for Flag Display. - (1) For purposes of this section,
    POW/MIA flag display days are the following:
        (A) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May.
        (B) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
        (C) Flag Day, June 14.
        (D) Independence Day, July 4.
        (E) National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
        (F) Veterans Day, November 11.

      (2) In addition to the days specified in paragraph (1) of this
    subsection, POW/MIA flag display days include - 
        (A) in the case of display at the World War II Memorial, Korean
      War Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial (required by
      subsection (d)(3) of this section), any day on which the United
      States flag is displayed;
        (B) in the case of display at medical centers of the Department
      of Veterans Affairs (required by subsection (d)(7) of this
      section), any day on which the flag of the United States is
      displayed; and
        (C) in the case of display at United States Postal Service post
      offices (required by subsection (d)(8) of this section), the last
      business day before a day specified in paragraph (1) that in any
      year is not itself a business day.

      (d) Locations for Flag Display. - The locations for the display
    of the POW/MIA flag under subsection (b) of this section are the
    following:
        (1) The Capitol.
        (2) The White House.
        (3) The World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans
      Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
        (4) Each national cemetery.
        (5) The buildings containing the official office of - 
          (A) the Secretary of State;
          (B) the Secretary of Defense;
          (C) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
          (D) the Director of the Selective Service System.

        (6) Each major military installation, as designated by the
      Secretary of Defense.
        (7) Each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
        (8) Each United States Postal Service post office.

      (e) Coordination With Other Display Requirement. - Display of the
    POW/MIA flag at the Capitol pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of this
    section is in addition to the display of that flag in the Rotunda
    of the Capitol pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 of the
    101st Congress, agreed to on February 22, 1989 (103 Stat. 2533).
      (f) Display To Be in a Manner Visible to the Public. - Display of
    the POW/MIA flag pursuant to this section shall be in a manner
    designed to ensure visibility to the public.
      (g) Limitation. - This section may not be construed or applied so
    as to require any employee to report to work solely for the purpose
    of providing for the display of the POW/MIA flag.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1268; Pub. L. 105-354,
    Sec. 1(1), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3238; Pub. L. 107-323, Sec.
    2(a), (b), Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2787.)

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                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
                              PUB. L. 105-225                          
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    902(a)         36:189.                 Aug. 10, 1990, Pub. L.       
                                            101-355, Sec. 2, 104 Stat.  
                                            416.                        
    902(b)         36:189 note.            Dec. 5, 1991, Pub. L.        
                                            102-190, title X, Sec.      
                                            1084(a)-(c), (e), 105 Stat. 
                                            1482, 1483.                 
    902(c)         36:189 note.            Dec. 5, 1991, Pub. L.        
                                            102-190, title X, Sec.      
                                            1084(d), 105 Stat. 1483.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the text of section 1084(c) of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public
    Law 102-190, 105 Stat. 1483) is omitted as executed.

                              PUB. L. 105-354                          
      This amends section 902 of title 36 to reflect changes made by
    section 1082 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1917, 36
    App. U.S.C. 189a).
      Section 1082(g) of that Act, which defined "POW/MIA flag" as used
    in section 1082 by reference to section 2 of Public Law 101-355, is
    unnecessary because the two provisions are restated together in
    section 902 of title 36.
      Section 1082(h), which required that regulations be prescribed no
    later than 180 days after enactment of Public law 105-85, is
    repealed as executed.
      Section 1082(i), which required that the Administrator of GSA
    procure and distribute POW/MIA flags no later than 30 days after
    enactment of Public Law 105-85, is repealed as executed.
      Section 1082(j), which repealed section 1084 of Public Law 102-
    190 (previously restated as subsections (b) and (c) of section 902
    of title 36), is repealed as executed.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 107-323, Sec. 2(b), added subpar.
    (A) and redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as (B) and (C),
    respectively.
      Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 107-323, Sec. 2(a), substituted "The
    World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial" for "The Korean War Veterans Memorial
    and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial".
      1998 - Subsecs. (b) to (g). Pub. L. 105-354 added subsecs. (b) to
    (g) and struck out former subsecs. (b) and (c) which read as
    follows:
      "(b) Display. - The flag shall be displayed - 
        "(1) at each national cemetery and at the National Vietnam
      Veterans Memorial each year on Memorial Day and Veterans Day and
      on any day designated by law as National POW/MIA Recognition Day;
      and
        "(2) on, or on the grounds of, the buildings containing the
      primary offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and
      Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Selective Service
      System on any day designated by law as National POW/MIA
      Recognition Day.
      "(c) Termination of Flag Display Requirement. - Subsection (b) of
    this section ceases to apply when the President decides that the
    fullest possible accounting has been made of all members of the
    Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States Government
    who have been identified as prisoners of war or missing in action
    in Southeast Asia."

                       DISPLAY ON EXISTING FLAGPOLE                   
      Pub. L. 107-323, Sec. 2(c), Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2788,
    provided that: "No element of the United States Government may
    construe the amendments made by this section [amending this
    section] as requiring the acquisition of [sic] erection of a new or
    additional flagpole for purposes of the display of the POW/MIA
    flag."

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    36 USC Sec. 903                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part A - Observances and Ceremonies
    CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 903. Designation of Medal of Honor Flag

-STATUTE-
      (a) Designation. - The Secretary of Defense shall design and
    designate a flag as the Medal of Honor Flag. In selecting the
    design for the flag, the Secretary shall consider designs submitted
    by the general public.
      (b) Presentation. - The Medal of Honor Flag shall be presented as
    specified in sections 3755, 6257, and 8755 of title 10 and section
    505 of title 14.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-248, title VIII, Sec. 8143(b)(1), Oct. 23, 2002,
    116 Stat. 1570.)


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                                 FINDINGS                             
      Pub. L. 107-248, title VIII, Sec. 8143(a), Oct. 23, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1570, provided that: "Congress finds that - 
        "(1) the Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in
      action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an
      individual serving in the Armed Forces of the United States;
        "(2) the Medal of Honor was established by Congress during the
      Civil War to recognize soldiers who had distinguished themselves
      by gallantry in action;
        "(3) the Medal of Honor was conceived by Senator James Grimes
      of the State of Iowa in 1861; and
        "(4) the Medal of Honor is the Nation's highest military honor,
      awarded for acts of personal bravery or self-sacrifice above and
      beyond the call of duty."

                    PRESENTATION OF MEDAL OF HONOR FLAG                
      Pub. L. 107-248, title VIII, Sec. 8143(d), Oct. 23, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1571, provided that: "The President shall provide for the
    presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag designated under section
    903 of title 36, United States Code, as added by subsection (b), to
    each person awarded the Medal of Honor before the date of enactment
    of this Act [Oct. 23, 2002] who is living as of that date. Such
    presentation shall be made as expeditiously as possible after the
    date of the designation of the Medal of Honor Flag by the Secretary
    of Defense under such section."

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    36 USC Part B - United States Government Organizations
                     Involved With Observances and
                     Ceremonies                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              

-HEAD-
       PART B - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH
                        OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES

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    36 USC CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION    01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
             CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION         

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    Sec.                                                     
    2101.       Membership.                                           
    2102.       Employment of personnel.                              
    2103.       Administrative.                                       
    2104.       Military cemeteries in foreign countries.             
    2105.       Monuments built by the United States Government.      
    2106.       War memorials not built by the United States
                 Government.                                          
    2107.       National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.            
    2108.       Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial
                 sites on Corregidor.                                 
    2109.       Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account.                
    2110.       Claims against the Commission.                        
    2111.       Presidential duties and powers.                       
    2112.       Care and maintenance of Surrender Tree site.          
    2113.       World War II memorial in the District of Columbia.    
    2114.       Intellectual property and related items.              

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1999 - Pub. L. 106-117, title VI, Secs. 601(a)(2), 603(b), Nov.
    30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1578, 1579, added items 2113 and 2114.

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    36 USC Sec. 2101                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2101. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Composition and Terms. - The American Battle Monuments
    Commission has not more than 11 members appointed by the President.
    The President also shall appoint one officer of the Regular Army to
    serve as secretary of the Commission. The members and secretary
    serve at the pleasure of the President. The President shall fill
    any vacancies that occur. Notwithstanding any other law, members of
    the Armed Forces may be appointed members of the Commission.
      (b) Pay and Expenses. - The members of the Commission serve
    without compensation. However, the members of the Commission may
    receive, from an amount appropriated to carry out this chapter or
    acquired by another authorized way - 
        (1) their actual expenses related to the work of the
      Commission;
        (2) when in a travel status outside the continental United
      States, a per diem at the rate authorized to be paid for members
      of the uniformed services under section 405 of title 37 instead
      of subsistence; and
        (3) when in a travel status in the continental United States, a
      per diem at the rate authorized to be paid under sections 5702
      and 5703 of title 5 instead of subsistence.

      (c) Expenses of Officers of Armed Forces Serving on Commission. -
    An officer of the Armed Forces serving as a member or as secretary
    of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses when traveling on
    business of the Commission in the same way as civilian members of
    the Commission.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1269; Pub. L. 106-117,
    title VI, Sec. 604(1), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1580.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    2101(a)        36:121 (1st par.).      Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            1 (1st par.), 42 Stat. 1509;
                                            June 26, 1946, ch. 502, 60  
                                            Stat. 317; Dec. 18, 1989,   
                                            Pub. L. 101-237, title V,   
                                            Sec. 503, 103 Stat. 2094.   
    2101(b)        36:121 (2d par.).       Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            1 (2d par.), 42 Stat. 1509; 
                                            June 26, 1946, ch. 502, 60  
                                            Stat. 317; July 25, 1956,   
                                            ch. 721, Sec. 1, 70 Stat.   
                                            640; Oct. 21, 1970, Pub. L. 
                                            91-480, 84 Stat. 1081; Apr. 
                                            1, 1976, Pub. L. 94-256, 90 
                                            Stat. 301.                  
                   36:121 (last par.).     Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            1 (last par.), 42 Stat.     
                                            1509; June 26, 1946, ch.    
                                            502, 60 Stat. 317; July 25, 
                                            1956, ch. 721, Sec. 1, 70   
                                            Stat. 640.                  
    2101(c)        36:122.                 Sept. 26, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-204, title III, (2d     
                                            proviso in par. under       
                                            heading "American Battle    
                                            Monuments Commission"), 110 
                                            Stat. 2907.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "from time to time" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), before clause (1), the text of 36:121 (last
    par.) is omitted as executed. In clauses (2) and (3), the word
    "same" is omitted as unnecessary. In clause (2), the words
    "authorized to be paid" are substituted for "prescribed" for
    consistency with clause (3) and 37:405.
      Subsection (c) is based on 36:122 which is from the 2d proviso in
    the paragraph under the heading "American Battle Monuments
    Commission" in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
    Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-204, 110 Stat. 2907). The
    provision has been repeated each year in prior appropriations acts
    and therefore is restated as a permanent provision. For prior
    provisions, see citations under 36:122 (1994 ed.). In the
    restatement, the words "in the same way as" are substituted for "as
    provided for" for clarity and consistency in the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1999 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 604(1)(A), struck
    out ", United States Code," after "title 37".
      Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 604(1)(B), struck out ",
    United States Code," after "title 5".

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    36 USC Sec. 2102                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2102. Employment of personnel

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - Within the limits of an appropriation made to
    employ personnel, the American Battle Monuments Commission may
    employ personnel necessary to carry out this chapter. To ensure
    adequate care and maintenance of cemeteries, monuments, and
    memorials, the Commission, subject to the availability of
    appropriations, shall employ - 
        (1) at least 50 individuals in the competitive service (as
      defined in section 2102 of title 5), of whom at least 43 shall be
      assigned to duty in foreign countries where the cemeteries,
      monuments, and memorials are located; and
        (2) at least 348 individuals who are citizens of the countries
      where the cemeteries, monuments, and memorials are located.

      (b) Detailed Personnel. - On request of the Commission, the heads
    of departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United
    States Government may make available to the Commission their
    personnel and facilities to assist in carrying out this chapter,
    and may expend for that purpose amounts appropriated to the
    department, agency, and instrumentality. The Commission shall
    reimburse the department, agency, or instrumentality for the pay
    and allowances of personnel made available to the Commission.
      (c) Station Allowance for Officers Assigned to the Commission. -
    For officers of the Armed Forces assigned to the Commission, the
    same station allowance shall be authorized for serving at foreign
    stations as the Secretary of the Army has authorized for officers
    of the Army.
      (d) Citizenship Requirement. - An individual may be employed as
    the superintendent, or as an assistant superintendent, of a
    cemetery operated by the Commission only if the individual is a
    citizen of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1269; Pub. L. 105-354,
    Sec. 1(2), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3239; Pub. L. 106-117, title VI,
    Sec. 604(2), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1580.)

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                              PUB. L. 105-225                          
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    2102(a)        36:121 (3d par. 2d,     Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                    3d sentences).          1 (3d par.), 42 Stat. 1509; 
                                            June 26, 1946, ch. 502, 60  
                                            Stat. 317; July 25, 1956,   
                                            ch. 721, Sec. 1, 70 Stat.   
                                            640; Oct. 18, 1978, Pub. L. 
                                            95-479, title III, Sec. 306,
                                            92 Stat. 1566; Oct. 7, 1980,
                                            Pub. L. 96-385, title V,    
                                            Sec. 506, 94 Stat. 1537.    
    2102(b)        36:121 (3d par. 1st                                  
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:122a.                                             
                                           Sept. 26, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-204, title III, (1st,   
                                            last provisos in par. under 
                                            heading "American Battle    
                                            Monuments Commission"), 110 
                                            Stat. 2907.                 
    2102(c)        36:121b.                                             
    2102(d)        36:121 (3d par.                                      
                    last sentence).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a) before clause (1), the words "or
    appropriations" are omitted because of 1:1. The words "further" and
    "under the jurisdiction of the Commission" are omitted as
    unnecessary. In clause (2), the words "who shall be hired for local
    employment relating to the care and maintenance of such cemeteries,
    monuments, and memorials" are omitted as unnecessary.
      Subsections (b) and (c) are based in part on 36:121b and 122a,
    which are from the first and last provisos in the paragraph under
    the heading "American Battle Monuments Commission" in title III of
    the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
    Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
    (Public Law 104-204, 110 Stat. 2907). The provisions have been
    repeated each year in prior appropriations acts and therefore are
    restated as permanent provisions. For prior provisions, see
    citations under 36:121b and 122a (1994 ed.).
      In subsection (b), the words "departments, agencies, and
    instrumentalities" are substituted for "departments or agencies"
    and "departments, agencies, and services" in 36:121 and "agencies"
    in 36:122a for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code. The words "or of the Army, Navy,
    Air Force, or Marine Corps" in 36:121 and "including the Armed
    Forces" in 36:122a are omitted as included in "department, agency,
    or instrumentality". The words "as the case may be" in 36:121 are
    omitted as unnecessary. The word "salary" in 36:122a is omitted as
    included in "pay".
      In subsection (c), the words "Secretary of the Army" are
    substituted for "Department of the Army" because of 10:3013(a)(1).

                              PUB. L. 105-354                          
      This amends section 2102(b) of title 36 to clarify the language.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1999 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106-117 struck out ", United
    States Code" after "title 5".
      1998 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-354 substituted "personnel made
    available to the Commission" for "designated personnel".

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    36 USC Sec. 2103                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2103. Administrative

-STATUTE-
      (a) General Authority. - Subject to appropriations made to carry
    out this chapter, the American Battle Monuments Commission may - 
        (1) acquire land or an interest in land in a foreign country to
      carry out the purposes of this chapter, or an executive order
      conferring duties and powers on the Commission, without
      submission to the Attorney General under section 3111 of title
      40;
        (2) maintain, repair, and operate motor-propelled passenger-
      carrying vehicles and other property that another department,
      agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government
      provides to the Commission;
        (3) establish offices in the District of Columbia and elsewhere
      in or outside the United States;
        (4) rent office and garage space, which may be paid for in
      advance, in foreign countries; and
        (5) procure printing, binding, engraving, lithographing,
      photographing, and typewriting, including the publication of
      information on United States activities, battlefields, memorials,
      and cemeteries with respect to which the Commission may exercise
      any duties and powers.

      (b) Disposition of Land. - Under conditions and in the manner the
    Commission decides is proper, the Commission may dispose of land or
    an interest in land in a foreign country that the Commission
    acquires in connection with its work.
      (c) Contracting Out. - Notwithstanding the requirements of
    existing laws or regulations, the Commission, under conditions the
    Commission decides are necessary and proper, may contract for work,
    supplies, materials, and equipment outside or for use outside the
    United States and engage the services of architects and other
    technical and professional personnel.
      (d) Delegation. - Under conditions the Commission may prescribe,
    the Commission may delegate to its Chairman, secretary, or
    officials in charge of any of its offices any of its authority it
    considers necessary and proper.
      (e) Solicitation and Receipt of Contributions. - (1) The
    Commission may solicit and receive funds and in-kind donations and
    gifts from any State, municipal, or private source to carry out the
    purposes of this chapter. The Commission shall deposit such funds
    in a separate account in the Treasury. Funds from that account
    shall be disbursed upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of the
    Commission.
      (2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines setting
    forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance
    of funds and in-kind donations and gifts under paragraph (1) would -
     
        (A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Commission, or
      any member or employee of the Commission, to carry out the
      responsibilities or official duties of the Commission in a fair
      and objective manner; or
        (B) compromise the integrity or the appearance of the integrity
      of the programs of the Commission or any official involved in
      those programs.

      (f) Limitation on Use of Contributions. - The Commission may not
    obligate, withdraw, or expend amounts received as contributions
    before March 1, 1998.
      (g) Statements to President. - The Commission shall transmit to
    the President on October 1 of each year a statement of all its
    financial and other transactions during the prior fiscal year.
      (h) Financial Statements and Audits. - (1) The Commission shall
    have a system of financial controls to enable the Commission to
    comply with the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection
    and with section 2106(d)(4) of this title.
      (2) The Commission shall - 
        (A) by March 1 of each year (beginning with 1998) - 
          (i) prepare a financial statement which covers all accounts
        and associated activities of the Commission for the prior
        fiscal year and is consistent with the requirements of section
        3515 of title 31; and
          (ii) submit the financial statement, together with a
        narrative summary, to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of
        the Senate and House of Representatives; and

        (B) obtain an audit by the Comptroller General of each
      financial statement prepared under subparagraph (A) of this
      paragraph, which shall be conducted in accordance with applicable
      generally accepted government auditing standards and shall be in
      lieu of any audit otherwise required by law.

      (i) Disposition of Records and Archives. - When no longer
    required by the Commission, the records and archives of the
    Commission shall be deposited with the National Archives in
    accordance with section 2107 of title 44.
      (j) Seal. - The Commission shall have a seal that shall be
    judicially noticed.
      (k) Disbursements Outside Continental United States. -
    Disbursements for expenditures outside the continental United
    States may be made by a special disbursing agent designated by the
    Commission under regulations it prescribes.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1270; Pub. L. 106-117,
    title VI, Secs. 602, 604(3), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1578, 1580;
    Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 3(i)(1), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1300.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    2103(a)        36:138b (1st par.).     Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            12 (1st-3d, last pars.), 42 
                                            Stat. 1509; June 26, 1946,  
                                            ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317; July 
                                            25, 1956, ch. 721, Secs.    
                                            2(c), (d), 4(c)(1), (2), 70 
                                            Stat. 640, 641.             
    2103(b)        36:137.                 Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, Sec. 
                                            1 (5th proviso in par. under
                                            heading "American Battle    
                                            Monuments Commission"), 44  
                                            Stat. 1071.                 
                   36:138b (3d par.).                                   
    2103(c)        36:138b (2d par.).                                   
    2103(d)        36:138b (last par.).                                 
    2103(e)        36:128.                 Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            7, 42 Stat. 1509; June 26,  
                                            1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317.
    2103(f)        36:138d(c).             Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            14, as added Oct. 9, 1996,  
                                            Pub. L. 104-275, title VI,  
                                            Sec. 602(b), 110 Stat. 3345.
    2103(g)        36:131.                 Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            8, 42 Stat. 1509; June 26,  
                                            1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317;
                                            July 25, 1956, ch. 721, Sec.
                                            2(c), (d), 70 Stat. 640;    
                                            Apr. 21, 1976, Pub. L.      
                                            94-273, Sec. 3(19), 90 Stat.
                                            377.                        
    2103(h)        36:138d(a), (b).                                     
    2103(i)        36:138.                 Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            9, 42 Stat. 1509; June 26,  
                                            1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317;
                                            July 25, 1956, ch. 721,     
                                            Secs. 2(c), (d), 4(a), 70   
                                            Stat. 640, 641.             
    2103(j)        36:136.                 Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, Sec. 
                                            1 (3d proviso in par. under 
                                            heading "American Battle    
                                            Monuments Commission"), 44  
                                            Stat. 1071.                 
    2103(k)        36:133.                 Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, Sec. 
                                            1 (last proviso in par.     
                                            under heading "American     
                                            Battle Monuments            
                                            Commission"), 44 Stat. 1071.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "terms" is omitted as included in
    "conditions".
      In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "or
    appropriations" are omitted because of 1:1. In clauses (1) and (5),
    the words "duties and powers" are substituted for "functions" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. In clause (2), the words "department, agency,
    or instrumentality" are substituted for "departments" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the Code.
      In subsection (b), the text of 36:137 is omitted as superseded.
    The words "which has been or may after June 26, 1946, be" and
    "Provided, That this subsection shall not be effective until the
    expiration of the Surplus Property Act of 1944" are omitted as
    obsolete. Section 38 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (ch. 479,
    58 Stat. 784) provided that the Act was to expire 3 years after the
    cessation of hostilities of World War II. The cessation of
    hostilities was proclaimed on December 31, 1946, by Proclamation
    No. 2714, 12 Fed. Reg. 1. However, section 602(a)(1) of the Federal
    Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (ch. 288, 63 Stat.
    399) [renumbered by section 6(a) and (b) of the Act of September 5,
    1950 (ch. 849, 64 Stat. 583)] repealed the Surplus Property Act of
    1944 effective July 1, 1949 (except for sections 13(d), (g), and
    (h), 28, and 32(b)(2)). Section 13(d), concerning power
    transmission lines, and section 13(g), concerning property for
    public airports, do not involve the American Battle Monuments
    Commission. Section 13(h) was repealed by section 2 of the Act of
    August 4, 1972 (Public Law 92-362, 86 Stat. 504). Section 28 was
    repealed by section 21 of the Act of June 25, 1948 (ch. 645, 62
    Stat. 868). Section 32(b)(2) was repealed by section 111(a)(1) of
    the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Public
    Law 87-256, 75 Stat. 538).
      In subsection (c), the words "in its discretion", "by contract or
    otherwise", and "firms of architects" are omitted as unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107-217 substituted "section 3111
    of title 40" for "section 355 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C.
    255)".
      1999 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 604(3)(C), substituted
    "Chairman" for "chairman".
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 602, amended heading and text
    of subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
    "The Commission may receive State, local, or private amounts to
    carry out this chapter. The Commission shall deposit the amounts
    with the Treasurer of the United States. The Treasurer shall keep
    the amounts in separate accounts and shall disburse the amounts on
    vouchers approved by the chairman."
      Subsec. (h)(2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 604(3)(A), struck out
    ", United States Code" after "title 31".
      Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 604(3)(B), struck out ",
    United States Code" after "title 44".

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    36 USC Sec. 2104                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2104. Military cemeteries in foreign countries

-STATUTE-
      When, as a result of combat operations, the Armed Forces
    establish military cemeteries in zones of operations outside the
    United States and the territories and possessions of the United
    States, the American Battle Monuments Commission and the Secretary
    of the Army, immediately on the cessation of hostilities, shall
    decide which of the cemeteries will become permanent cemeteries or,
    if they decide it is desirable, shall select new sites for the
    cemeteries at any other location. The Commission is solely
    responsible for the design and construction of the permanent
    cemeteries, and of all buildings, plantings, headstones, and other
    permanent improvements incidental to the cemeteries, except that - 
        (1) the Armed Forces are responsible for maintaining the
      permanent cemeteries until the Commission declares its readiness
      to assume the authorized administrative duties and powers;
        (2) all construction undertaken by the Armed Forces in
      establishing and maintaining the cemetery prior to its transfer
      to the Commission shall be nonpermanent;
        (3) burials and reburials by the Armed Forces shall be carried
      out in accordance with plans prepared by the Commission; and
        (4) the Armed Forces have the right to re-enter a cemetery
      transferred to the Commission to exhume or re-inter a body if
      they decide it is necessary.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1271.)

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      Section                                                           
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    2104           36:122b.                Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            2, as added July 25, 1956,  
                                            ch. 721, Sec. 3(a), 70 Stat.
                                            640.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, before clause (1), the words "so established, if
    any" are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (1), the words "such
    time as" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "duties and powers"
    are substituted for "functions" for consistency in the revised
    title and with other titles of the United States Code. In clause
    (2), the words "in nature" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 2105                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2105. Monuments built by the United States Government

-STATUTE-
      (a) Memorials. - The American Battle Monuments Commission shall
    prepare plans and estimates to build suitable memorials
    commemorating the service of American Armed Forces, and shall build
    and maintain memorials in the United States and, as the Commission
    decides, at any place outside the United States where the Armed
    Forces have served since April 6, 1917.
      (b) Architecture and Art. - The Commission shall build and
    maintain works of architecture and art in United States cemeteries
    located outside the United States and the territories and
    possessions of the United States that are permanent cemeteries. The
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall maintain works of architecture
    and art built by the Commission in the National Cemetery
    Administration, as described in section 2400(b) of title 38.
      (c) Control and Supervision of Materials, Design, and Building. -
    (1) The Commission shall control the materials and design and
    prescribe regulations for, and supervise the building of, all
    memorial monuments and buildings in United States cemeteries
    located outside the United States and the territories and
    possessions of the United States.
      (2) The Commission shall control the design and prescribe
    regulations for the building of all memorial monuments and
    buildings commemorating the service of American Armed Forces that
    are built in a foreign country or political division of the foreign
    country that authorizes the Commission to carry out those duties
    and powers.
      (d) Approval by National Commission of Fine Arts. - A design for
    a memorial must be approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts
    before the Commission can accept it.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1271; Pub. L. 105-368,
    title IV, Sec. 403(d)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3339.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    2105(a)        36:123 (1st par.        Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                    1st sentence).          3, 42 Stat. 1509; June 26,  
                                            1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317;
                                            July 25, 1956, ch. 721,     
                                            Secs. 2(b), (d), 3(b), 70   
                                            Stat. 640, 641.             
    2105(b)        36:123 (1st par.                                     
                    2d, last sentences).                                 
    2105(c)        36:123 (2d, last                                     
                    pars.).                                             
    2105(d)        36:124.                 Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            4, 42 Stat. 1510; June 26,  
                                            1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317;
                                            July 25, 1956, ch. 721,     
                                            Secs. 2(b), (d), 3(c), 70   
                                            Stat. 640, 641.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (c)(2), the word "American" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (a), the words "or shall hereafter serve" are
    omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (b), the words "Secretatry [sic] of Veterans
    Affairs" are substituted for "Department of Defense", and the words
    "the National Cemetery System, as described in section 2400(b) of
    title 38" are substituted for "cemeteries within the United States,
    its Territories and possessions", because of section 6 of the
    National Cemeteries Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-43, 38 U.S.C. 2404
    note), which transferred jurisdiction over and responsibility for
    the national cemeteries (with certain exceptions) from the
    Secretary of the Army to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs.
      In subsection (c)(2), the words "duties and powers" are
    substituted for "functions" for consistency in the revised title
    and with other titles of the United States Code.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-368 substituted "National
    Cemetery Administration" for "National Cemetery System".

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 2106                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2106. War memorials not built by the United States Government

-STATUTE-
      (a) Cooperation With Others. - The American Battle Monuments
    Commission may cooperate with citizens of the United States,
    States, municipalities, or associations desiring to build war
    memorials outside the continental limits of the United States in
    the way the Commission decides. An administrative agency of the
    United States Government may give assistance to build the memorial
    only if a plan for the memorial has been approved under this
    chapter.
      (b) Control, Administration, and Maintenance of War Memorials. -
    (1) The Commission may assume responsibility for the control,
    administration, and maintenance of any war memorial built outside
    the United States by a citizen of the United States, a State, a
    political subdivision of a State, a governmental authority (except
    a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
    Government), a foreign agency, or a private association to
    commemorate the services of any of the Armed Forces in hostilities
    occurring since April 6, 1917, if - 
        (A) the memorial is not built on the territory of the
      applicable former enemy; and
        (B) the sponsors of the memorial consent to the Commission
      assuming those responsibilities and transfer to the Commission
      all their rights and interests in the memorial.

      (2) If reasonable effort fails to locate the sponsors of a
    memorial, the Commission may assume responsibility for the memorial
    under this subsection by agreement with the appropriate foreign
    authorities. A decision of the Commission to assume responsibility
    for a war memorial under this subsection is final.
      (3) Sponsors of a war memorial for which the Commission assumes
    responsibility under this subsection may transfer amounts
    accumulated to maintain and repair the memorial to the Commission
    for use in carrying out this chapter. Except as provided in
    subsection (c) of this section, the Commission shall deposit
    transferred amounts as provided in section 2103(e) of this title.
      (c) Arrangements for Repair or Long-Term Maintenance of
    Memorials. - In assuming responsibility for a war memorial under
    subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section, the Commission may
    arrange with the sponsors of the memorial to provide for repair or
    long-term maintenance of the memorial. An amount transferred to the
    Commission for the purpose of this subsection shall be deposited by
    the Commission in the fund established under subsection (d) of this
    section.
      (d) Fund for Arrangements for Repair or Long-Term Maintenance of
    Memorials. - (1) There is a fund in the Treasury that is available
    to the Commission for expenses of repair and long-term maintenance
    of memorials for which the Commission has made arrangements under
    subsection (c) of this section. The fund consists of - 
        (A) amounts deposited into, and interest and proceeds credited
      to, the fund under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
        (B) obligations obtained under paragraph (3) of this
      subsection.

      (2) The Commission shall deposit into the fund the amounts that
    are accepted under subsection (c) of this section. The Secretary of
    the Treasury shall credit to the fund the interest on, and the
    proceeds from the sale or redemption of, obligations held in the
    fund.
      (3) The Secretary shall invest any part of the fund that the
    Commission decides is not required to meet current expenses. Each
    investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the
    United States Government, or an obligation that has its principal
    and interest guaranteed by the Government, that the Commission
    decides has a maturity suitable for the fund.
      (4) The Commission shall separately account for all amounts
    deposited in and expended from the fund for each war memorial for
    which an arrangement for repair or long-term maintenance is made
    under subsection (c) of this section.
      (e) Demolition of War Memorial Built in a Foreign Country and
    Disposition of Site. - The Commission may take necessary action to
    demolish any war memorial built outside the United States by a
    citizen of the United States, a State, a political subdivision of a
    State, a governmental authority (except a department, agency, or
    instrumentality of the United States Government), a foreign agency,
    or a private association and to dispose of the site of the memorial
    in a way the Commission decides is proper, if - 
        (1) the appropriate foreign authorities agree to the
      demolition; and
        (2)(A) the sponsor of the memorial consents to the demolition;
      or
        (B) the memorial has fallen into disrepair and a reasonable
      effort by the Commission has failed - 
          (i) to persuade the sponsor to maintain the memorial at a
        standard acceptable to the Commission; or
          (ii) to locate the sponsor.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1272.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    2106(a)        36:125(a).              Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            5(a), 42 Stat. 1509; June   
                                            26, 1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 
                                            317; July 25, 1956, ch. 721,
                                            Sec. 2(b), (d), 70 Stat.    
                                            640; Jan. 2, 1974, Pub. L.  
                                            93-244, 87 Stat. 1070.      
    2106(b)(1)     36:125(b)(1) (1st       Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                    sentence), (d).         5(b)-(d), as added Jan. 2,  
                                            1974, Pub. L. 93-244, 87    
                                            Stat. 1070; Oct. 9, 1996,   
                                            Pub. L. 104-275, title VI,  
                                            Sec. 602(a), 110 Stat. 3344.
    2106(b)(2)     36:125(b)(1) (last                                   
                    sentence), (d).                                     
    2106(b)(3)     36:125(b)(2)(A),                                     
                    (d).                                                
    2106(c)        36:125(b)(2)(B),                                     
                    (d).                                                
    2106(d)        36:125(b)(3).                                        
    2106(e)        36:125(c), (d).                                      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (b), (c), and (e), the text of 36:125(d) is
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words "in its
    discretion" and "before, on, or after the effective date of this
    subsection" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "governmental
    authority (except a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
    United States Government)" are substituted for "non-Federal
    governmental agency" for consistency in the revised title and with
    other titles of the United States Code. In clause (B), the word
    "title" is omitted as included in "rights".

            MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PACIFIC BATTLE MONUMENTS        
      Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title III, Sec. 369, Nov. 30, 1993, 107
    Stat. 1634, provided that:
      "(a) Authority. - The Commandant of the Marine Corps may provide
    necessary minor maintenance and repairs to the Pacific battle
    monuments until such time as the Secretary of the American Battle
    Monuments Commission and the Commandant of the Marine Corps agree
    that the repair and maintenance will be performed by the American
    Battle Monuments Commission.
      "(b) Funding. - Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to
    the Marine Corps for operation and maintenance in a fiscal year,
    not more than $15,000 may be made available to repair and maintain
    Pacific battle monuments, except that of the amounts available to
    the Marine Corps for operation and maintenance in fiscal year 1994,
    $150,000 may be made available to repair and relocate a monument
    located on Iwo Jima commemorating the heroic efforts of United
    States military personnel during World War II."

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 2107                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2107. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

-STATUTE-
      With the consent of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the
    American Battle Monuments Commission may build works of
    architecture and art in the National Memorial Cemetery of the
    Pacific.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1274.)

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      Section                                                           
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    2107           36:125a.                June 24, 1954, ch. 359, Sec. 
                                            101 (1st proviso in last    
                                            par. under heading "American
                                            Battle Monuments            
                                            Commission"), 68 Stat. 275. 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" are substituted for
    "Secretary of the Army" because of section 6 of the National
    Cemeteries Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-43, 38 U.S.C. 2404 note),
    which transferred jurisdiction over and responsibility for the
    national cemeteries (with certain exceptions) from the Secretary of
    the Army to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. The words "as
    may be determined by the Commission" are omitted as unnecessary.

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 2108                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2108. Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial
      sites on Corregidor

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - After an agreement is made between the Government
    of the Republic of the Philippines and the United States
    Government, the American Battle Monuments Commission shall restore,
    operate, and maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical
    and memorial sites on Corregidor.
      (b) Personnel. - The Commission may employ necessary personnel to
    carry out this section.
      (c) Use of Other Departments, Agencies, and Instrumentalities. -
    Departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States
    Government may assist the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, in
    carrying out this section.
      (d) Authority To Solicit Contributions. - To carry out this
    section, the Commission may solicit and accept private
    contributions and shall deposit the contributions in the fund
    established by subsection (f) of this section.
      (e) Use of Private Amounts. - The Commission shall carry out this
    section with private amounts except to the extent amounts are
    appropriated under subsection (g) of this section.
      (f) Fund. - (1) There is a fund in the Treasury that is available
    to the Commission only to carry out this section. The fund consists
    of - 
        (A) amounts deposited into, and interest and proceeds credited
      to, the fund under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
        (B) obligations obtained under paragraph (3) of this
      subsection.

      (2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit into the fund
    the amounts that are accepted under subsection (d) of this section.
    The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the fund the interest
    on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, obligations
    held in the fund.
      (3) The Secretary shall invest any part of the fund that the
    Chairman decides is not required to meet current expenses. Each
    investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the
    United States Government, or an obligation that has its principal
    and interest guaranteed by the Government, that the Chairman
    decides has a maturity suitable for the fund.
      (4) Amounts in the fund exceeding the cost of carrying out this
    section, as decided by the Chairman, shall be deposited in the
    Treasury as miscellaneous receipts to reimburse the United States
    Government for amounts appropriated under subsection (g) of this
    section.
      (g) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to be
    appropriated - 
        (1) $6,000,000 for site preparation, design, planning,
      construction, and associated administrative costs for the
      restoration of the Memorial and other historical and memorial
      sites referred to in subsection (a) of this section; and
        (2) amounts necessary to operate and maintain the Memorial and
      those other historical and memorial sites.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1274.)

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      Section                                                           
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    2108(a)        36:125b(a), (b).        Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-687, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1602, 102 Stat. 4137.       
    2108(b)        36:125b(c).                                          
    2108(c)        36:125b(d).                                          
    2108(d)        36:125b(f).                                          
    2108(e)        36:125b(e).                                          
    2108(f)        36:125b(g).                                          
    2108(g)        36:125b(h).                                          
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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 2109                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2109. Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account

-STATUTE-
      (a) Establishment and Purpose. - There is an account in the
    Treasury known as the "Foreign Currency Fluctuations, American
    Battle Monuments Commission, Account". The Account shall be used to
    provide amounts, in addition to amounts appropriated for salaries
    and expenses of the Commission, to pay the cost of salaries and
    expenses that exceeds the amount appropriated for salaries and
    expenses because of fluctuations in currency exchange rates of
    foreign countries occurring after a budget request for the
    Commission is submitted to Congress. The Account may not be used
    for any other purpose.
      (b) Increase in Permissible Obligations of Amounts. - A provision
    of law limiting the amounts the Commission may obligate in a fiscal
    year shall be increased to the extent necessary to reflect
    fluctuations in exchange rates from those used in preparing the
    budget submission.
      (c) Transferred Amounts. - (1) Amounts in the Account may be
    transferred to amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses of
    the Commission. Transferred amounts shall be merged with, and are
    available for the same time period as, the appropriation to which
    they are applied.
      (2) Amounts transferred from the Account may be transferred back -
     
        (A) if the amounts are not needed to pay obligations incurred
      because of fluctuations in currency exchange rates of foreign
      countries in the appropriation to which the amounts were
      originally transferred; or
        (B) because of subsequent favorable fluctuations in the rates
      or because other amounts are, or become, available to pay the
      obligations.

      (3) Amounts transferred to an appropriation under this subsection
    may not be transferred back to the Account after the end of the 2d
    fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the appropriation was
    available for obligation.
      (d) Recording of Obligations and Fluctuations in Exchange Rates. -
     An obligation of the Commission payable in the currency of a
    foreign country may be recorded as an obligation based on exchange
    rates used in preparing a budget submission. A change reflecting
    fluctuations in exchange rates may be recorded as a disbursement is
    made.
      (e) Unobligated Balances. - The unobligated balance of an
    appropriation for salaries and expenses may be transferred to the
    Account not later than the end of the second fiscal year following
    the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made. The
    unobligated balance shall be merged with, and be available for the
    same period and purposes as, the Account.
      (f) Annual Report. - The Commission each year shall submit to the
    appropriate committees of Congress a report on amounts transferred
    under this section.
      (g) Authorization of Appropriations. - There is authorized to be
    appropriated $3,000,000 to the Account.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1275.)

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      Section                                                           
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    2109(a)        36:138c(a) (1st-3d      Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                    sentences).             13, as added May 20, 1988,  
                                            Pub. L. 100-322, title III, 
                                            Sec. 345(a), 102 Stat. 540. 
    2109(b)        36:138c(b) (last                                     
                    sentence).                                          
    2109(c)(1)     36:138c(a) (last                                     
                    sentence), (b) (1st                                 
                    sentence).                                          
    2109(c)(2)     36:138c(d).                                          
    2109(c)(3)     36:138c(e).                                          
    2109(d)        36:138c(c).                                          
    2109(e)        36:138c(f).                                          
    2109(f)        36:138c(g).                                          
    2109(g)        36:138c note.           May 20, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-322, title III, Sec.    
                                            345(b), 102 Stat. 540.      
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    36 USC Sec. 2110                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2110. Claims against the Commission

-STATUTE-
      A claim against the American Battle Monuments Commission that is
    similar to a claim described in section 2734 of title 10, that is
    based on damage to, or loss or destruction of, property, or
    personal injury or death of an individual, and that is caused by
    the negligent or wrongful act or omission of an officer or civilian
    employee of the Commission acting within the scope of the officer's
    or employee's office or employment, may be settled, decided, and
    paid as provided in section 2734 for the settlement of Army claims.
    However, the Secretary of the Army may appoint an officer or
    employee of the Commission to a claims commission or as an officer
    to approve settlements of claims made by the claims commission. All
    payments in settlement of a claim shall be made out of
    appropriations made to carry out this chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1276.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    2110           36:138b (4th par.).     Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            12 (4th par.), 42 Stat.     
                                            1509; June 26, 1946, ch.    
                                            502, 60 Stat. 317; July 25, 
                                            1956, ch. 721, Secs. 2(c),  
                                            (d), 4(c)(3), 70 Stat. 640, 
                                            642.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "section 2734 of title 10" and "section 2734" are
    substituted for "the first section of the Act entitled 'An Act to
    provide for the prompt settlement of claims for damages occasioned
    by Army, Navy, and Marine Corps forces in foreign countries',
    approved January 2, 1942 (55 Stat. 880, as amended; 31 U.S.C.
    224d)" and "such Act", respectively, in section 12 (4th par.) of
    the Act of March 4, 1923 (ch. 283), as added by section 4(c)(3) of
    the Act of July 25, 1956 (ch. 721, 70 Stat. 642), because of
    section 49(b) of the Act of August 10, 1956 (ch. 1041, 70A Stat.
    640). The 1942 law enacted former 31:224d, 224h, and 224i. Those
    sections subsequently were codified as 10:2734 and repealed by the
    Act of August 10, 1956 (ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 154, 672). The words
    "both real and personal" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "on
    or after July 25, 1956" are omitted as obsolete. The words "or
    commissions" are omitted because of 1:1. The words "settled,
    decided" are substituted for "considered, ascertained, adjusted,
    determined" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 2111                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2111. Presidential duties and powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) Arrangements With Foreign Countries. - The President is
    requested to make the necessary arrangements with the proper
    authorities of the appropriate foreign countries to enable the
    American Battle Monuments Commission to carry out this chapter.
      (b) Transfer of Administrative Duties and Powers and Supplies,
    Material, and Equipment to Commission. - (1) The President by
    executive order may transfer to the Commission - 
        (A) the same administrative duties and powers related to a
      permanent military cemetery located outside the United States and
      the territories and possessions of the United States that were
      transferred to the Commission by Executive Order 6614, February
      26, 1934, and Executive Order 10057, May 14, 1949, as amended by
      Executive Order 10087, December 3, 1949; and
        (B) supplies, material, and equipment located in the permanent
      military cemetery or in a military depot overseas that - 
          (i) the Department of Defense does not need; and
          (ii) the Commission requests to carry out the duties and
        powers specified in clause (A) of this paragraph.

      (2) After a transfer under this subsection, the Commission shall
    maintain the cemetery and all improvements in it.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1276.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    2111(a)        36:127.                 Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            6, 42 Stat. 1509; June 26,  
                                            1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317.
    2111(b)        36:132.                 Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, Sec.  
                                            10, 42 Stat. 1509; June 26, 
                                            1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317;
                                            July 25, 1956, ch. 721,     
                                            Secs. 2(c), (d), 4(b), 70   
                                            Stat. 640, 641.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b)(1), the words "duties and powers" are
    substituted for "functions" for consistency in the revised title
    and with other titles of the United States Code.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Executive Order 6614, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), is not
    classified to the Code.
      Executive Order 10057, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), is set
    out below.


-EXEC-
       EX. ORD. NO. 9873. ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEXICO CITY NATIONAL
                                 CEMETERY
      Ex. Ord. No. 9873, July 16, 1947, 12 F.R. 4777, provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 12 of the act
    of March 4, 1923, as amended by the act of June 26, 1946, 60 Stat.
    318 [now subsec. (b) of this section], and as President of the
    United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      1. All functions of administration pertaining to the Mexico City
    National Cemetery, located in Mexico City, Calazada, Molchor,
    Ocampo 31, Mexico, DF, now vested in or exercised by the War
    Department, together with the field civilian personnel, records,
    supplies, equipment, and property of every kind pertaining thereto,
    are hereby transferred from the War Department to the American
    Battle Monuments Commission.
      2. The unexpended balances of appropriations or allotments of
    appropriations which are now, or may become, available to the War
    Department for the performance of the functions transferred by this
    order shall be transferred to the American Battle Monuments
    Commission to such extent as the Director of the Bureau of the
    Budget may deem necessary.

      EX. ORD. NO. 10057. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS PERTAINING TO
                     UNITED STATES MILITARY CEMETERIES
      Ex. Ord. No. 10057, May 14, 1949, 14 F.R. 2585, as amended Ex.
    Ord. 10087, Dec. 3, 1949, 14 F.R. 7287, provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 12 of the act
    of March 4, 1923, 42 Stat. 1509, as amended by the act of June 26,
    1946, 60 Stat. 318 [now subsec. (b) of this section], and as
    President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      1. All functions of administration pertaining to World War II
    United States Military Cemeteries located in or near Cambridge,
    England; Margraten, the Netherlands; Hamm, Luxembourg; Henri-
    Chapelle, Belgium; Neuvilleen-Condroz, Belgium; St. Laurent,
    France; St. James, France; Epinal, France; St. Avold, France;
    Draguignan, France; Nettuno (Anzio), Italy; Florence, Italy; Tunis
    (Carthage), Tunisia; and Ft. McKinley, Philippine Islands, now
    vested in or exercised by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to the
    act of May 16, 1946, c. 261, 60 Stat. 182, as amended by the act of
    August 5, 1947, c. 497, 61 Stat. 779, together with (a) such
    supplies, equipment, temporary structures, utilities and facilities
    pertaining thereto as are located therein or are in depots or other
    places overseas under the jurisdiction of the American Graves
    Registration Service and are determined by the American Battle
    Monuments Commission to be required for the discharge of its
    responsibilities under this order, and (b) the cemetery records
    currently maintained for the operation of such cemeteries,
    including records pertinent to the acquisition of real estate upon
    which the cemeteries and their appurtenances are situated, are
    hereby transferred to the American Battle Monuments Commission;
    such transfer to become effective as to any particular cemetery or
    group of cemeteries upon the completion of the operational mission
    of the Department of the Army with respect to such cemetery or
    group of cemeteries, but in no instance later than December 31,
    1951, or at such earlier date as may be determined by the President
    or the Congress pursuant to the said act of May 16, 1946, as
    amended by the act of August 5, 1947.
      2. The Department of the Army shall have the right to re-enter
    any of such cemeteries subsequent to the effective date of the
    transfer of functions with respect thereto for the purpose of
    making exhumations or reinterments should any such action become
    necessary.
      3. There shall be transferred to the American Battle Monuments
    Commission so much of the unexpended balances of appropriations
    now, or which may become, available to the Department of the Army
    for the performance of the functions transferred by the provisions
    of this order as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may deem
    necessary for use prior to July 1, 1950, in connection with such
    functions.

      EX. ORD. NO. 12115. PERMANENT AMERICAN CEMETERY IN REPUBLIC OF
                                  PANAMA
      Ex. Ord. No. 12115, Jan. 19, 1979, 44 F.R. 4645, provided:
      By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
    and the laws of the United States of America, including Section 10
    of the Act of March 4, 1923 (42 Stat. 1509), as amended (36 U.S.C.
    132) [now subsec. (b) of this section], and to implement the intent
    of the United States Senate (124 Cong. Rec. S3857 of March 16,
    1978) as set forth by Reservations (1) and (3) to the Resolution of
    Ratification of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and
    Operation of the Panama Canal, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      1-101. The Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to
    complete, prior to the date of entry into force of the Treaty
    Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama
    Canal, hereinafter referred to as the Neutrality Treaty, the
    negotiations which have begun with the Republic of Panama for an
    agreement under which the United States of America would, upon the
    date of entry into force of such agreement and thereafter,
    administer as a permanent American cemetery such part of Corozal
    Cemetery as encompasses the remains of citizens of the United
    States of America.
      1-102. Subject to the conclusion of the agreement referred to in
    Section 1-101 of this Order, the American Battle Monuments
    Commission shall administer that part of Corozal Cemetery which
    encompasses the remains of citizens of the United States of
    America, in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the
    Republic of Panama.
      1-103. The Governor of the Canal Zone shall, to the extent funds
    are available, disinter from Mount Hope Cemetery, before entry into
    force of the Neutrality Treaty, and reinter in Corozal Cemetery the
    remains of United States citizens, and the remains of members of
    their immediate family that are buried with them. The Governor
    shall not remove from Mount Hope Cemetery the remains of any such
    person whose next of kin timely requests in writing that such
    remains not be disinterred. The Governor shall transport to the
    United States for reinterment the remains of any such person whose
    next of kin timely requests in writing that such remains be
    transported to the United States for reinterment.
      1-104. The Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent funds are
    available, disinter from Corozal Cemetery and transport to the
    United States for reinterment the remains of United States
    citizens, and the remains of members of their immediate family
    buried with them, whose next of kin requests in writing by April 1,
    1982, that such remains be transported to the United States for
    reinterment.
      1-105. Subject to the availability of funds, all the costs
    incurred in the disinterment, reinterment in Corozal Cemetery, and
    transportation of remains required by this Order, including the
    costs of preparation, cremation if requested, and a casket or urn,
    shall be borne by the United States of America. The costs of
    reinterment in the United States, including any costs for funeral
    home services, vaults, plots, or crypts, will be the responsibility
    of the next of kin making the request, except to the extent
    otherwise provided by law, including any unused specific
    entitlements available pursuant to statute.
      1-106. (a) The Governor of the Canal Zone shall identify, to the
    extent feasible, the closest surviving next of kin of each deceased
    United States citizen buried in the Mount Hope and Corozal
    Cemeteries, and of such next of kin of each member of the immediate
    family that is buried with such United States citizen.
      (b) The Governor shall provide notice to the next of kin of such
    deceased buried in Mount Hope Cemetery that the Government plans to
    remove the deceased to Corozal Cemetery unless the next of kin
    requests in writing, not later than three months after the first
    issuance of such notification, either that the remains not be
    removed from Mount Hope Cemetery, or that the remains be moved to,
    and reinterred in, the United States in a cemetery or other burial
    site designated by the next of kin.
      (c) The Governor shall also provide notice to the next of kin of
    such deceased who are buried in Corozal Cemetery that the
    Government will disinter and transport such deceased to the United
    States for reinterment in a cemetery or other burial site
    designated by the next of kin, if the next of kin so requests in
    writing not later than April 1, 1982.
      (d) The Governor shall publish the notices provided for in
    subsections (b) and (c) of this Section in appropriate newspapers,
    magazines and other periodicals, and utilize such other means of
    communicating with the next of kin that he finds to be practical
    and effective.
      1-107. The Governor of the Canal Zone shall, before the entry
    into force of the Neutrality Treaty, fully advise the next of kin
    of all available options, and their implications, in those cases
    where a request has been made that remains not be removed from
    Mount Hope Cemetery.
      1-108. The Secretary of the Army shall supervise the planned
    removal of the remains from Mount Hope Cemetery to Corozal Cemetery
    and shall ensure compliance with the wishes of any next of kin who,
    within the time specified in clause B(i) to the Third Reservation
    to the Neutrality Treaty, objects to such removal.
      1-109. As used in this Order:
      (a) "Next of kin" means the person whom the Governor of the Canal
    Zone determines to be the nearest living relative, by consanguinity
    or affinity, of a person buried at Mount Hope Cemetery or Corozal
    Cemetery.
      (b) "Members of their immediate family" means the spouse,
    children, mother or father of the deceased United States citizen.
                                                           Jimmy Carter.

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    36 USC Sec. 2112                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2112. Care and maintenance of Surrender Tree site

-STATUTE-
      The American Battle Monuments Commission is responsible for the
    care and maintenance of the Surrender Tree site in Santiago, Cuba.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1276.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    2112           36:123 note.            Aug. 13, 1957, Pub. L.       
                                            85-125, 71 Stat. 344.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The last sentence of the Act of August 13, 1957 (Public Law 85-
    125, 71 Stat. 344), is omitted as obsolete.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 2113                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia

-STATUTE-
      (a) Solicitation and Acceptance of Contributions. - (1)
    Consistent with its authority under section 2103(e) of this title,
    the American Battle Monuments Commission shall solicit and accept
    contributions for the World War II memorial.
      (2) In this section, the term "World War II memorial" means the
    memorial authorized by Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note) to
    be established by the Commission on Federal land in the District of
    Columbia or its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces who
    served in World War II and to commemorate the participation of the
    United States in that war.
      (b) Creation of Memorial Fund. - (1) There is hereby created in
    the Treasury a fund for the World War II memorial, which shall
    consist of the following:
        (A) Amounts deposited, and interest and proceeds credited,
      under paragraph (2).
        (B) Obligations obtained under paragraph (3).
        (C) The amount of surcharges paid to the Commission for the
      World War II memorial under the World War II 50th Anniversary
      Commemorative Coins Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note).
        (D) Amounts borrowed using the authority provided under
      subsection (d).
        (E) Any funds received by the Commission under section 2114 of
      this title in exchange for use of, or the right to use, any mark,
      copyright or patent.

      (2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit in the fund the
    amounts accepted as contributions under subsection (a). The
    Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the fund the interest on,
    and the proceeds from sale or redemption of, obligations held in
    the fund.
      (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion of the
    fund that, as determined by the Chairman, is not required to meet
    current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an interest-
    bearing obligation of the United States or an obligation
    guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States that,
    as determined by the Chairman, has a maturity suitable for the
    fund.
      (c) Use of Fund. - The fund shall be available to the Commission -
     
        (1) for the expenses of establishing the World War II memorial,
      including the maintenance and preservation amount provided for in
      section 8906(b) of title 40;
        (2) for such other expenses, other than routine maintenance,
      with respect to the World War II memorial as the Commission
      considers warranted; and
        (3) to secure, obtain, register, enforce, protect, and license
      any mark, copyright, or patent that is owned by, assigned to, or
      licensed to the Commission under section 2114 of this title to
      aid or facilitate the construction of the World War II memorial.

      (d) Special Borrowing Authority. - (1) To assure that
    groundbreaking, construction, and dedication of the World War II
    memorial are carried out on a timely basis, the Commission may
    borrow money from the Treasury of the United States in such amounts
    as the Commission considers necessary, but not to exceed a total of
    $65,000,000. Borrowed amounts shall bear interest at a rate
    determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into
    consideration the average market yield on outstanding marketable
    obligations of the United States of comparable maturities during
    the month preceding the month in which the obligations of the
    Commission are issued. The interest payments on such obligations
    may be deferred with the approval of the Secretary, but any
    interest payment so deferred shall also bear interest.
      (2) The borrowing of money by the Commission under paragraph (1)
    shall be subject to such maturities, terms, and conditions as may
    be agreed upon by the Commission and the Secretary, except that the
    maturities may not exceed 20 years and such borrowings may be
    redeemable at the option of the Commission before maturity.
      (3) The obligations of the Commission shall be issued in amounts
    and at prices approved by the Secretary. The authority of the
    Commission to issue obligations under this subsection shall remain
    available without fiscal year limitation. The Secretary of the
    Treasury shall purchase any obligations of the Commission to be
    issued under this subsection, and for such purpose the Secretary of
    the Treasury may use as a public debt transaction of the United
    States the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under
    chapter 31 of title 31. The purposes for which securities may be
    issued under such chapter are extended to include any purchase of
    the Commission's obligations under this subsection.
      (4) Repayment of the interest and principal on any funds borrowed
    by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be made from amounts in
    the fund. The Commission may not use for such purpose any funds
    appropriated for any other activities of the Commission.
      (e) Treatment of Borrowing Authority. - In determining whether
    the Commission has sufficient funds to complete construction of the
    World War II memorial, as required by section 8906 of title 40, the
    Secretary of the Interior shall consider the funds that the
    Commission may borrow from the Treasury under subsection (d) as
    funds available to complete construction of the memorial, whether
    or not the Commission has actually exercised the authority to
    borrow such funds.
      (f) Voluntary Services. - (1) Notwithstanding section 1342 of
    title 31, the Commission may accept from any person voluntary
    services to be provided in furtherance of the fund-raising
    activities of the Commission relating to the World War II memorial.
      (2) A person providing voluntary services under this subsection
    shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of
    chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for work-related
    injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims. A
    volunteer who is not otherwise employed by the United States shall
    not be considered to be a Federal employee for any other purpose by
    reason of the provision of such voluntary service, except that any
    volunteer given responsibility for the handling of funds or the
    carrying out of a Federal function is subject to the conflict of
    interest laws contained in chapter 11 of title 18 and the
    administrative standards of conduct contained in part 2635 of title
    5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
      (3) The Commission may provide for reimbursement of incidental
    expenses that are incurred by a person providing voluntary services
    under this subsection. The Commission shall determine those
    expenses that are eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph.
      (4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any
    Federal employee to work without compensation or to allow the use
    of volunteer services to displace or replace any Federal employee.
      (g) Treatment of Certain Contracts. - A contract entered into by
    the Commission for the design or construction of the World War II
    memorial is not a funding agreement as that term is defined in
    section 201 of title 35.
      (h) Extension of Authority To Establish Memorial. -
    Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, the authority for the
    construction of the World War II memorial provided by Public Law
    103-32 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note) expires on December 31, 2005.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-117, title VI, Sec. 601(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1999,
    113 Stat. 1576; amended Pub. L. 108-178, Sec. 4(h), Dec. 15, 2003,
    117 Stat. 2641.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act,
    referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(C) is Pub. L. 102-414, Oct. 14, 1992,
    106 Stat. 2106, which is classified as a note under section 5112 of
    Title 31, Money and Finance.


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2003 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108-178, Sec. 4(h)(1), substituted
    "(40 U.S.C. 8903 note)" for "(40 U.S.C. 1003 note)".
      Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 108-178, Sec. 4(h)(2), substituted
    "section 8906(b) of title 40" for "section 8(b) of the
    Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))".
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108-178, Sec. 4(h)(3), substituted "section
    8906 of title 40" for "section 8 of the Commemorative Works Act (40
    U.S.C. 1008)".
      Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 108-178, Sec. 4(h)(4), substituted "section
    8903(e) of title 40" for "section 10 of the Commemorative Works Act
    (40 U.S.C. 1010)" and "(40 U.S.C. 8903 note)" for "(40 U.S.C. 1003
    note)".

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 108-178 effective Aug. 21, 2002, see section
    5 of Pub. L. 108-178, set out as a note under section 5334 of Title
    5, Government Organization and Employees.

                 EFFECT OF REPEAL OF CURRENT MEMORIAL FUND             
      Pub. L. 106-117, title VI, Sec. 601(c), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat.
    1578, provided that: "Upon the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30,
    1999], the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer amounts in the
    fund created by section 4(a) of Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 1003
    note) [now 40 U.S.C. 8903 note] to the fund created by section
    2113(b) of title 36, United States Code, as added by subsection
    (a)."

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    36 USC Sec. 2114                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2114. Intellectual property and related items

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authority To Use and Register Intellectual Property. - The
    American Battle Monuments Commission may - 
        (1) adopt, use, register, and license trademarks, service
      marks, and other marks;
        (2) obtain, use, register, and license the use of copyrights
      consistent with section 105 of title 17;
        (3) obtain, use, and license patents; and
        (4) accept gifts of marks, copyrights, patents, and licenses
      for use by the Commission.

      (b) Authority To Grant Licenses. - The Commission may grant
    exclusive and nonexclusive licenses in connection with any mark,
    copyright, patent, or license for the use of such mark, copyright
    or patent, except to the extent the grant of such license by the
    Commission would be contrary to any contract or license by which
    the use of the mark, copyright, or patent was obtained.
      (c) Enforcement Authority. - The Commission may enforce any mark,
    copyright, or patent by an action in the district courts under any
    law providing for the protection of such marks, copyrights, or
    patents.
      (d) Legal Representation. - The Attorney General shall furnish
    the Commission with such legal representation as the Commission may
    require under subsection (c). The Secretary of Defense shall
    provide representation for the Commission in administrative
    proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office and Copyright
    Office.
      (e) Irrevocability of Transfers of Copyrights to Commission. -
    Section 203 of title 17 shall not apply to any copyright
    transferred in any manner to the Commission.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-117, title VI, Sec. 603(a), Nov. 30, 1999, 113
    Stat. 1579.)

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    36 USC CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
           MUSEUM                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
           CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM       

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    2301.       Establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial
                 Museum; functions.                                   
    2302.       Functions of the Council; membership.                 
    2303.       Compensation; travel expenses; full-time officers or
                 employees of United States or Members of Congress.   
    2304.       Administrative provisions.                            
    2305.       Staff.                                                
    2306.       Insurance for Museum.                                 
    2307.       Gifts, bequests, and devises of property; tax
                 treatment.                                           
    2308.       Annual report.                                        
    2309.       Audit of financial transactions.                      
    2310.       Authorization of appropriations.                      

                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior chapter 23, consisting of sections 2301 to 2309, related
    to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, prior to the
    general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-284, Sec. 5(3), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat.
    1211, substituted "Museum" for "museum" in item 2306.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 2301                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2301. Establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial
      Museum; functions

-STATUTE-
      The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (hereafter in this
    chapter referred to as the "Museum") is an independent
    establishment of the United States Government. The Museum shall - 
        (1) provide for appropriate ways for the Nation to commemorate
      the Days of Remembrance, as an annual, national, civic
      commemoration of the Holocaust, and encourage and sponsor
      appropriate observances of such Days of Remembrance throughout
      the United States;
        (2) operate and maintain a permanent living memorial museum to
      the victims of the Holocaust, in cooperation with the Secretary
      of the Interior and other Federal agencies as provided in section
      2306 (!1) of this title; and

        (3) carry out the recommendations of the President's Commission
      on the Holocaust in its report to the President of September 27,
      1979, to the extent such recommendations are not otherwise
      provided for in this chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1030;
    amended Pub. L. 109-284, Sec. 5(4), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat.
    1211.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2301, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1277, related to the establishment and purposes of the Holocaust
    Memorial Council, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by
    Pub. L. 106-292.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "United States Government" for
    "United State Government" in introductory provisions.

     TRANSFER OF AUDITORS WEST BUILDING (ANNEX 3); RESPONSIBILITY FOR
                          REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
      Pub. L. 101-45, title II, June 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 125, provided
    that:
      "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of
    General Services (Administrator) shall transfer to the
    administrative jurisdiction of the Holocaust Memorial Council
    (Council), without consideration, the Auditors West Building (Annex
    3) located at Raoul Wallenberg Place and Independence Avenue
    Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia.
      "Prior to such transfer of jurisdiction to the Council, the
    Council shall agree to perform all necessary repairs and
    alterations to the Auditors West Building so as to renovate the
    exterior of the Auditors West Building in a manner consistent with
    preservation of the historic architecture of the building, and to
    preserve the structural integrity of the building. The Council,
    prior to such transfer, shall furnish to the Administrator, for his
    approval, a plan detailing the repairs and alterations proposed,
    dates for completion of the work, and funding availability.
      "In the event the Council ceases to exist, administrative
    jurisdiction of the Auditors West Building (Annex 3) shall revert
    to the General Services Administration."

-FOOTNOTE-
    (!1) So in original. Section 2306 of this title does not relate to
         cooperation with the Secretary or other Federal agencies.


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 2302                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2302. Functions of the Council; membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) In General. - The United States Holocaust Memorial Council
    (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "Council") shall be
    the board of trustees of the Museum and shall have overall
    governance responsibility for the Museum, including policy guidance
    and strategic direction, general oversight of Museum operations,
    and fiduciary responsibility. The Council shall establish an
    Executive Committee which shall exercise ongoing governance
    responsibility when the Council is not in session.
      (b) Composition of Council; Appointment; Vacancies. - The Council
    shall consist of 65 voting members appointed (except as otherwise
    provided in this section) by the President and the following ex
    officio nonvoting members:
        (1) One appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
        (2) One appointed by the Secretary of State.
        (3) One appointed by the Secretary of Education.

    Of the 65 voting members, five shall be appointed by the Speaker of
    the United States House of Representatives from among Members of
    the United States House of Representatives and five shall be
    appointed by the President pro tempore of the United States Senate
    upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders from
    among Members of the United States Senate. Any vacancy in the
    Council shall be filled in the same manner as the original
    appointment was made.
      (c) Term of Office. - 
        (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, Council
      members shall serve for 5-year terms.
        (2) The terms of the five Members of the United States House of
      Representatives and the five Members of the United States Senate
      appointed during any term of Congress shall expire at the end of
      such term of Congress.
        (3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
      expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed
      shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. A member,
      other than a Member of Congress appointed by the Speaker of the
      United States House of Representatives or the President pro
      tempore of the United States Senate, may serve after the
      expiration of his term until his successor has taken office.

      (d) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson; Term of Office. - The
    Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Council shall be appointed
    by the President from among the members of the Council and such
    Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall each serve for terms of 5
    years.
      (e) Reappointment. - Members whose terms expire may be
    reappointed, and the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson may be
    reappointed to those offices.
      (f) Bylaws. - The Council shall adopt bylaws to carry out its
    functions under this chapter. The Chairperson may waive a bylaw
    when the Chairperson decides that waiver is in the best interest of
    the Council. Immediately after waiving a bylaw, the Chairperson
    shall send written notice of the waiver to every voting member of
    the Council. The waiver becomes final 30 days after the notice is
    sent unless a majority of Council members disagree in writing
    before the end of the 30-day period.
      (g) Quorum. - One-third of the members of the Council shall
    constitute a quorum, and any vacancy in the Council shall not
    affect its powers to function.
      (h) Associated Committees. - Subject to appointment by the
    Chairperson, an individual who is not a member of the Council may
    be designated as a member of a committee associated with the
    Council. Such an individual shall serve without cost to the Federal
    Government.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1031.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2302, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1277, related to the membership of the Holocaust Memorial Council,
    prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106-292.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 2303                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2303. Compensation; travel expenses; full-time officers or
      employees of United States or Members of Congress

-STATUTE-
      (a) In General. - Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
    section, members of the Council are each authorized to be paid the
    daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for
    positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
    of title 5, for each day (including travel time) during which they
    are engaged in the actual performance of duties of the Council.
    While away from their homes or regular places of business in the
    performance of services for the Council, members of the Council
    shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
    subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently
    in Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of
    title 5.
      (b) Exception. - Members of the Council who are full-time
    officers or employees of the United States or Members of Congress
    shall receive no additional pay by reason of their service on the
    Council.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1032.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2303, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1278, related to the Executive Director of the Holocaust Memorial
    Council, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L.
    106-292.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 2304                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2304. Administrative provisions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Experts and Consultants. - The Museum may obtain the services
    of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of
    section 3109 of title 5, at rates not to exceed the daily
    equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for positions
    at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title
    5.
      (b) Authority To Contract. - The Museum may, in accordance with
    applicable law, enter into contracts and other arrangements with
    public agencies and with private organizations and persons and may
    make such payments as may be necessary to carry out its functions
    under this chapter.
      (c) Assistance From Other Federal Departments and Agencies. - The
    Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress,
    and the heads of all executive branch departments, agencies, and
    establishments of the United States may assist the Museum in the
    performance of its functions under this chapter.
      (d) Administrative Services and Support. - The Secretary of the
    Interior may provide administrative services and support to the
    Museum on a reimbursable basis.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1032.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2304, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1278, related to gifts, bequests, and devises of property to the
    Holocaust Memorial Council, prior to the general amendment of this
    chapter by Pub. L. 106-292.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 2305                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2305. Staff

-STATUTE-
      (a) Establishment of the Museum Director as Chief Executive
    Officer. - There shall be a director of the Museum (hereafter in
    this chapter referred to as the "Director") who shall serve as
    chief executive officer of the Museum and exercise day-to-day
    authority for the Museum. The Director shall be appointed by the
    Chairperson of the Council, subject to confirmation of the Council.
    The Director may be paid with nonappropriated funds, and, if paid
    with appropriated funds shall be paid the rate of basic pay for
    positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
    of title 5. The Director shall report to the Council and its
    Executive Committee through the Chairperson. The Director shall
    serve at the pleasure of the Council.
      (b) Appointment of Employees. - The Director shall have authority
    to - 
        (1) appoint employees in the competitive service subject to the
      provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
      title 5, relating to classification and general schedule pay
      rates;
        (2) appoint and fix the compensation (at a rate not to exceed
      the rate of basic pay in effect for positions at level IV of the
      Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5) of up to three
      employees notwithstanding any other provision of law; and
        (3) implement the decisions and strategic plan for the Museum,
      as approved by the Council, and perform such other functions as
      may be assigned from time-to-time by the Council, the Executive
      Committee of the Council, or the Chairperson of the Council,
      consistent with this legislation.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1032.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2305, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1278, related to the establishment of the memorial museum, prior to
    the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106-292.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 2306                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2306. Insurance for Museum

-STATUTE-
      The Museum shall maintain insurance on the memorial museum to
    cover such risks, in such amount, and containing such terms and
    conditions as the Museum deems necessary.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1033.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2306, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1279, related to audits of the Holocaust Memorial Council, prior to
    the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106-292.

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    36 USC Sec. 2307                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2307. Gifts, bequests, and devises of property; tax treatment

-STATUTE-
      The Museum may solicit, and the Museum may accept, hold,
    administer, invest, and use gifts, bequests, and devises of
    property, both real and personal, and all revenues received or
    generated by the Museum to aid or facilitate the operation and
    maintenance of the memorial museum. Property may be accepted
    pursuant to this section, and the property and the proceeds thereof
    used as nearly as possible in accordance with the terms of the
    gift, bequest, or devise donating such property. Funds donated to
    and accepted by the Museum pursuant to this section or otherwise
    received or generated by the Museum are not to be regarded as
    appropriated funds and are not subject to any requirements or
    restrictions applicable to appropriated funds. For the purposes of
    Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, property accepted under
    this section shall be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to
    the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1033.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2307, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1279, provided for administrative provisions, prior to the general
    amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106-292.

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    36 USC Sec. 2308                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2308. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The Director shall transmit to Congress an annual report on the
    Director's stewardship of the authority to operate and maintain the
    memorial museum. Such report shall include the following:
        (1) An accounting of all financial transactions involving
      donated funds.
        (2) A description of the extent to which the objectives of this
      chapter are being met.
        (3) An examination of future major endeavors, initiatives,
      programs, or activities that the Museum proposes to undertake to
      better fulfill the objectives of this chapter.
        (4) An examination of the Federal role in the funding of the
      Museum and its activities, and any changes that may be warranted.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1033.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2308, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1280, required the Executive Director to submit an annual report to
    Congress, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L.
    106-292.

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    36 USC Sec. 2309                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2309. Audit of financial transactions

-STATUTE-
      Financial transactions of the Museum, including those involving
    donated funds, shall be audited by the Comptroller General as
    requested by Congress, in accordance with generally accepted
    auditing standards. In conducting any audit pursuant to this
    section, appropriate representatives of the Comptroller General
    shall have access to all books, accounts, financial records,
    reports, files and other papers, items or property in use by the
    Museum, as necessary to facilitate such audit, and such
    representatives shall be afforded full facilities for verifying
    transactions with the balances.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1034.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2309, Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1280, related to authorization of appropriations, prior to the
    general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106-292.

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    36 USC Sec. 2310                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2310. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
      To carry out the purposes of this chapter, there are authorized
    to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary. Notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to carry
    out this chapter may be made available for construction. Authority
    to enter into contracts and to make payments under this chapter,
    using funds authorized to be appropriated under this chapter, shall
    be effective only to the extent, and in such amounts, as provided
    in advance in appropriations Acts.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-292, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1034.)

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 25 - PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT
           OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES                     01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 25 - PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH
                  DISABILITIES                    

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 25 - PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH
                               DISABILITIES

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    2501.       Acceptance of voluntary services and money or
                 property.                                            
    2502.       Authorization of appropriations.                      

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    36 USC Sec. 2501                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 25 - PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH
                  DISABILITIES                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2501. Acceptance of voluntary services and money or property

-STATUTE-
      The President's Committee on Employment of People With
    Disabilities - 
        (1) notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, may accept
      voluntary and uncompensated services; and
        (2) may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of any money or
      property the Committee receives.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1280; Pub. L. 105-354,
    Sec. 1(3), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3239.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
                              PUB. L. 105-225                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    2501           36:155b.                July 11, 1949, ch. 302, Sec. 
                                            2, as added Nov. 7, 1988,   
                                            Pub. L. 100-630, title III, 
                                            Sec. 301(b)(3), 102 Stat.   
                                            3316.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (2), the words "in the name of the Committee", "in
    furtherance of this resolution", "real, personal, or mixed,
    tangible or nontangible", and "by gift, devise, bequest, or
    otherwise" are omitted as unnecessary.

                              PUB. L. 105-354                          
      This amends section 2501(2) of title 36 to reflect a change made
    by section 413 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law
    105-220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1241).

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 105-354 inserted "solicit," before
    "accept,".

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    36 USC Sec. 2502                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle I - Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
    Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With
              Observances and Ceremonies              
    CHAPTER 25 - PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH
                  DISABILITIES                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - Amounts necessary for the work of the President's
    Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities are authorized
    to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
    to be expended in the manner and by agencies the President may
    direct.
      (b) Uses. - Amounts appropriated under this section are to be
    used to carry out the purposes of the National Disability
    Employment Awareness Month and to enable the President to provide
    the Committee with adequate personnel to assist in its activities,
    and otherwise to provide the Committee with the means of carrying
    out a program to promote the employment of individuals with
    disabilities, by - 
        (1) creating interest throughout the United States in the
      rehabilitation and employment of such individuals; and
        (2) obtaining and maintaining cooperation from all public and
      private groups in the field.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1280.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    2502           36:155a.                July 11, 1949, ch. 302, Sec. 
                                            1, 63 Stat. 409; Aug. 3,    
                                            1954, ch. 655, Sec. 5, 68   
                                            Stat. 665; Sept. 13, 1960,  
                                            Pub. L. 86-772, 74 Stat.    
                                            913; June 24, 1964, Pub. L. 
                                            88-321, 78 Stat. 221; Nov.  
                                            8, 1965, Pub. L. 89-333,    
                                            Sec. 14, 79 Stat. 1294; July
                                            7, 1968, Pub. L. 90-391,    
                                            Sec. 14, 82 Stat. 306; Oct. 
                                            21, 1986, Pub. L. 99-506,   
                                            title IX, Sec. 902, 100     
                                            Stat. 1841; Nov. 7, 1988,   
                                            Pub. L. 100-630, title III, 
                                            Sec. 301(b)(1), (2), 102    
                                            Stat. 3316; June 6, 1991,   
                                            Pub. L. 102-52, Sec. 9(b),  
                                            105 Stat. 263; Oct. 29,     
                                            1992, Pub. L. 102-569, title
                                            IX, Sec. 914, 106 Stat. 4488.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), authorizations of appropriations for fiscal
    years 1993-1996 are omitted as obsolete.

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    36 USC Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations    01/03/2007 

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

-HEAD-
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations


-MISC1-
                             PART A - GENERAL                         
    Chapter                                                          Sec.
    101.    General                                                10101

                          PART B - ORGANIZATIONS                      
    201.    Agricultural Hall of Fame                              20101
    202.    Air Force Sergeants Association                        20201
    203.    American Academy of Arts and Letters                   20301
    205.    American Chemical Society                              20501
    207.    American Council of Learned Societies                  20701
    209.    American Ex-Prisoners of War                           20901
    210.    American GI Forum of the United States                 21001
    211.    American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated               21101
    213.    American Historical Association                        21301
    215.    American Hospital of Paris                             21501
    217.    The American Legion                                    21701
    219.    The American National Theater and Academy              21901
    221.    The American Society of International Law              22101
    223.    American Symphony Orchestra League                     22301
    225.    American War Mothers                                   22501
    227.    AMVETS (American Veterans)                             22701
    229.    Army and Navy Union of the United States of America    22901
    231.    Aviation Hall of Fame                                  23101
    301.    Big Brothers - Big Sisters of America                  30101
    303.    Blinded Veterans Association                           30301
    305.    Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.                     30501
    307.    Board For Fundamental Education                        30701
    309.    Boy Scouts of America                                  30901
    311.    Boys & Girls Clubs of America                          31101
    401.    Catholic War Veterans of the United States of
             America, Incorporated                                 40101
    403.    Civil Air Patrol                                       40301
    405.    Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United
             States of America                                     40501
    407.    Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and
             Firearms Safety                                       40701
    501.    Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
             1861-1865                                             50101
    503.    Disabled American Veterans                             50301
    601.    82nd Airborne Division Association, Incorporated       60101
    701.    Fleet Reserve Association                              70101
    703.    Former Members of Congress                             70301
    705.    The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association          70501
    707.    Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical
             Association                                           70701
    709.    Future Farmers of America                              70901
    801.    General Federation of Women's Clubs                    80101
    803.    Girl Scouts of the United States of America            80301
    805.    Gold Star Wives of America                             80501
    901.    [Reserved]                                             90101
    1001.   Italian American War Veterans of the United States    100101
    1101.   Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America,
             Incorporated                                         110101
    1103.   Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., National Memorial,
             Incorporated                                         110301
    1201.   [Reserved]                                            120101
    1301.   Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic              130101
    1303.   Legion of Valor of the United States of America,
             Incorporated                                         130301
    1305.   Little League Baseball, Incorporated                  130501
    1401.   Marine Corps League                                   140101
    1403.   The Military Chaplains Association of the United
             States of America                                    140301
    1405.   Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United
             States of America, Incorporated                      140501
    1407.   Military Order of the World Wars                      140701
    1501.   National Academy of Public Administration             150101
    1503.   National Academy of Sciences                          150301
    1505.   National Conference of State Societies, Washington,
             District of Columbia                                 150501
    1507.   National Conference on Citizenship                    150701
    1509.   National Council on Radiation Protection and
             Measurements                                         150901
    1511.   National Education Association of the United States   151101
    1513.   National Fallen Firefighters Foundation               151301
    1515.   National Federation of Music Clubs                    151501
    1517.   National Film Preservation Foundation                 151701
    1519.   National Fund for Medical Education                   151901
    1521.   National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum               152101
    1523.   National Music Council                                152301
    1524.   National Recording Preservation Foundation            152401
    1525.   National Safety Council                               152501
    1526.   Help America Vote Foundation                          152601
    1527.   National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated              152701
    1529.   National Society, Daughters of the American
             Colonists                                            152901
    1531.   The National Society of the Daughters of the
             American Revolution                                  153101
    1533.   National Society of the Sons of the American
             Revolution                                           153301
    1535.   National Tropical Botanical Garden                    153501
    1537.   National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the
             Grand Army of the Republic                           153701
    1539.   The National Yoemen F                                 153901
    1541.   Naval Sea Cadet Corps                                 154101
    1543.   Navy Club of the United States of America             154301
    1545.   Navy Wives Clubs of America                           154501
    1547.   Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United
             States of America, Incorporated                      154701
    1601.   [Reserved]                                            160101
    1701.   Paralyzed Veterans of America                         170101
    1703.   Pearl Harbor Survivors Association                    170301
    1705.   Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A.            170501
    1801.   [Reserved]                                            180101
    1901.   Reserve Officers Association of the United States     190101
    1903.   Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated            190301
    2001.   Society of American Florists and Ornamental
             Horticulturists                                      200101
    2003.   Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War               200301
    2101.   Theodore Roosevelt Association                        210101
    2103.   369th Veterans' Association                           210301
    2201.   United Service Organizations, Incorporated            220101
    2203.   United States Capitol Historical Society              220301
    2205.   United States Olympic Committee                       220501
    2207.   United States Submarine Veterans of World War II      220701
    2301.   Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States         230101
    2303.   Veterans of World War I of the United States of
             America, Incorporated                                230301
    2305.   Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.                     230501
    2401.   Women's Army Corps Veterans' Association              240101
    2501.   [Reserved]                                            250101
    2601.   [Reserved]                                            260101
    2701.   [Reserved]                                            270101

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(b), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1721, added item for chapter 1526.
      Pub. L. 107-241, Sec. 1(a)(2)(B), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496,
    substituted "AMVETS (American Veterans)" for "AMVETS (American
    Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)" in item for chapter
    227.
      2000 - Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(b), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2095, added item for chapter 1524.
      1998 - Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(B), (5)(B), Nov. 3, 1998, 112
    Stat. 3241, 3244, added items for chapters 202 and 210.

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part A - General

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    36 USC CHAPTER 101 - GENERAL                                01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part A - General
    CHAPTER 101 - GENERAL

-HEAD-
                           CHAPTER 101 - GENERAL                       

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    Sec.                                                     
    10101.      Audits.                                               
    10102.      Reservation of right to amend or repeal.              

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    36 USC Sec. 10101                                           01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part A - General
    CHAPTER 101 - GENERAL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 10101. Audits

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - Except as otherwise provided, the financial
    statements of each corporation in part B of this subtitle shall be
    audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing
    standards by an independent certified public accountant or
    independent licensed public accountant, certified or licensed by a
    regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of
    the United States. The audit shall be conducted where the financial
    statements of the corporation normally are kept. The person
    conducting the audit shall be given access to - 
        (1) all records and property owned or used by the corporation
      necessary to facilitate the audit; and
        (2) full facilities for verifying transactions with the
      balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and
      custodians.

      (b) Report. - (1) The corporation shall submit a report of the
    audit to Congress not later than 6 months after the close of the
    fiscal year for which the audit is made. The report shall describe
    the scope of the audit and include - 
        (A) statements necessary to present fairly the corporation's
      assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit, and an analysis of
      the changes in those amounts during the year;
        (B) a statement in reasonable detail of the corporation's
      income and expenses during the year including the results of any
      trading, manufacturing, publishing, or other commercial-type
      endeavor; and
        (C) the independent auditor's opinion of those statements.

      (2) The report may not be printed as a public document, except as
    part of proceedings authorized to be printed under section 1332 of
    title 44.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1283.)

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                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    10101(a)       36:1084 (less (b)       July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    (2d sentence cl.        88-378, Sec. 14 (less (b)   
                    (2))).                  (2d sentence cl. (2))), 78  
                                            Stat. 327.                  
                   36:1101(1)-(76),        Aug. 30, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    (77) (related to        88-504, Sec. 1(1)-(76), (77)
                    Fleet Reserve           (related to Fleet Reserve   
                    Association).           Association), 78 Stat. 635; 
                                            Dec. 15, 1975, Pub. L.      
                                            94-151, Sec. 2, 89 Stat.    
                                            809; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L. 
                                            95-167, Sec. 2, 91 Stat.    
                                            1348; Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.
                                            96-165, Sec. 9(g), 93 Stat. 
                                            1272; Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L. 
                                            96-489, Sec. 11, 94 Stat.   
                                            2554; Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L. 
                                            96-497, Sec. 11, 94 Stat.   
                                            2596; Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.
                                            97-82, Sec. 11, 95 Stat.    
                                            1093; Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.
                                            97-83, Sec. 11, 95 Stat.    
                                            1095; June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 
                                            97-192, Sec. 11, 96 Stat.   
                                            110; Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.  
                                            97-231, Sec. 11, 96 Stat.   
                                            257; Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L. 
                                            97-234, Sec. 11, 96 Stat.   
                                            263; Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.  
                                            97-427, Sec. 11, 96 Stat.   
                                            2266; Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.
                                            98-257, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            128; June 12, 1984, Pub. L. 
                                            98-314, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            239; July 23, 1984, Pub. L. 
                                            98-372, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            1240; Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.
                                            98-382, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            1345; Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.
                                            98-391, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            1360; Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.
                                            98-520, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            2429; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.
                                            98-561, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            2912; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.
                                            98-565, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            2921; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.
                                            98-584, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            3098; Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L. 
                                            99-119, Sec. 11, 99 Stat.   
                                            500; Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.  
                                            99-172, Sec. 11, 99 Stat.   
                                            1022; May 23, 1986, Pub. L. 
                                            99-318, Sec. 12, 100 Stat.  
                                            476; Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.  
                                            99-604, Sec. 11, 100 Stat.  
                                            3448; Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L. 
                                            100-281, Sec. 12, 102 Stat. 
                                            75; Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.  
                                            100-655, title I, Sec. 111, 
                                            102 Stat. 3851; Nov. 5,     
                                            1990, Pub. L. 101-510, title
                                            XVI, Sec. 1611, 104 Stat.   
                                            1738; Dec. 10, 1991, Pub. L.
                                            102-199, Sec. 2, 105 Stat.  
                                            1629; Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1812, 1832, 106 Stat. 2583, 
                                            2585; Sept. 23, 1996, Pub.  
                                            L. 104-201, title XVIII,    
                                            Sec. 1811, 110 Stat. 2762.  
                   36:1102.                Aug. 30, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-504, Secs. 2, 3, 78 Stat.
                                            636.                        
                   36:1166.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 16, 85 Stat. 319.
                   36:1213(a).             Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 13(a), 92 Stat.
                                            1646.                       
                   36:4315 (less (b)       July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    (2d sentence cl.        88-372, Sec. 15 (less (b)   
                    (2))).                  (2d sentence cl. (2))), 78  
                                            Stat. 317.                  
                   36:4514 (less (b)       July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    (2d sentence cl.        88-376, Sec. 14 (less (b)   
                    (2))).                  (2d sentence cl. (2))), 78  
                                            Stat. 323.                  
                   36:4610 (less (b)       Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    (2d sentence cl.        88-449, Sec. 10 (less (b)   
                    (2))).                  (2d sentence cl. (2))), 78  
                                            Stat. 498.                  
                   36:5206(a).             Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-522, Sec. 207(a), 106   
                                            Stat. 3420.                 
                   36:5706(a).             Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-285, title II, Sec.     
                                            207(a), 110 Stat. 3385.     
    10101(b)       36:1103.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:1101 is omitted as unnecessary
    because of the addition of the words "Except as otherwise provided"
    in subsection (a) of this section. The text of 36:1166, 1213(a),
    and 5206(a) is omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement of
    36:1102 and 1103 as general provisions covering, except as
    otherwise provided, all federally chartered corporations referred
    to in part B of subtitle II of the revised title. The text of
    36:1084 (less (b) (2d sentence cl. (2))), 4315 (less (b) (2d
    sentence cl. (2))), 4514 (less (b) (2d sentence cl. (2))), and 4610
    (less (b) (2d sentence cl. (2))) is omitted as unnecessary because
    of the restatement in this section of the general audit provisions
    of 36:1102 and 1103.
      In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "Except as
    otherwise provided" are added because certain corporations referred
    to in part B of subtitle II of the revised title are not covered by
    the audit requirements restated in the revised section. The words
    "at the place or places" and "or persons" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "financial statements" are substituted for
    "accounts" to use the generally accepted term for audits conducted
    by public accountants. The words "shall be given access to" are
    substituted for "shall be made available to" and "shall be afforded
    to" for consistency. In clause (1), the words "records and property
    owned or used by" are substituted for "books, accounts, financial
    records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property
    belonging to or in use by" for consistency in the revised title and
    with other titles of the United States Code and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b)(1)(B), the words "supplemented . . . by" and
    "carried on by the corporation" are omitted as unnecessary.

                   TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS               
      With respect to corporations listed below, for termination,
    effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions in subsec. (b)(1)
    of 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 pages 196 through 208 of House Document No. 103-7.
      Agricultural Hall of Fame
      American Chemical Society
      American Council of Learned Societies
      American Ex-Prisoners of War
      American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated
      American Historical Association
      The American Legion
      The American National Theater and Academy
      The American Society of International Law
      American Symphony Orchestra League
      American War Mothers
      AMVETS (American Veterans)
      Army and Navy Union of the United States of America
      Aviation Hall of Fame
      Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America
      Blinded Veterans Association
      Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
      Board For Fundamental Education
      Boy Scouts of America
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America
      Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America,
    Incorporated
      Civil Air Patrol
      Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of
    America
      Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865
      Disabled American Veterans
      Former Members of Congress
      The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
      Future Farmers of America
      General Federation of Women's Clubs
      Girl Scouts of the United States of America
      Gold Star Wives of America
      Italian American War Veterans of the United States
      Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated
      Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., National Memorial, Incorporated
      Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
      Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated
      Little League Baseball, Incorporated
      Marine Corps League
      The Military Chaplains Association of the United States of
    America
      Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of
    America, Incorporated
      National Academy of Public Administration
      National Academy of Sciences
      National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of
    Columbia
      National Conference on Citizenship
      National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
      National Federation of Music Clubs
      National Fund for Medical Education
      National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
      National Music Council
      National Safety Council
      National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated
      National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists
      The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
      National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
      National Tropical Botanical Garden
      National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the
    Republic
      The National Yoemen F
      Naval Sea Cadet Corps
      Navy Club of the United States of America
      Navy Wives Clubs of America
      Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of
    America, Incorporated
      Paralyzed Veterans of America
      Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
      Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A.
      Reserve Officers Association of the United States
      Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
      369th Veterans' Association
      United Service Organizations, Incorporated
      United States Capitol Historical Society
      United States Submarine Veterans of World War II
      Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
      Veterans of World War I of the United States of America,
    Incorporated
      Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
      Women's Army Corps Veterans' Association

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    36 USC Sec. 10102                                           01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part A - General
    CHAPTER 101 - GENERAL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 10102. Reservation of right to amend or repeal

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - Congress reserves the right to amend or repeal the
    provisions of part B of this subtitle.
      (b) Nonapplication. - Subsection (a) of this section does not
    apply to chapters 213, 407, 801, 1403, 1503 (except section
    150302(b)), 1513, 1517, 1531, and 1539 of this title.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1283.)

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                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    10102          36:20g.                 June 9, 1906, ch. 3065 Sec.  
                                            7, 34 Stat. 228.            
                   36:29.                  June 15, 1916, ch. 148, Sec. 
                                            9, 39 Stat. 229.            
                   36:38a.                 Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Sec.  
                                            9, 64 Stat. 24.             
                   36:51.                  Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                                            10, 41 Stat. 285.           
                   36:59.                  Aug. 4, 1937, ch. 564, Sec.  
                                            5, 50 Stat. 559.            
                   36:67s.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            20, 61 Stat. 408.           
                   36:78q.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 18, 73 Stat. 80.
                   36:90k.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268, Sec. 
                                            11, 47 Stat. 322.           
                   36:104.                 Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                                            14, 43 Stat. 968.           
                   36:120.                 May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Sec.  
                                            10, 49 Stat. 1391.          
                   36:140 note.            June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.  
                                            5, 54 Stat. 233.            
                   36:208.                 July 1, 1946, ch. 527, Sec.  
                                            8, 60 Stat. 347.            
                   36:239.                 June 30, 1950, ch. 431, Sec. 
                                            19, 64 Stat. 315.           
                   36:254 note.            May 27, 1914, ch. 101, Sec.  
                                            2, 38 Stat. 383.            
                   36:291.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            21, 64 Stat. 567.           
                   36:352.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                                            Sec. 12, 64 Stat. 872.      
                   36:382.                 Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Sec. 112, as added 
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3049.                       
                   36:421.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            21, 66 Stat. 41.            
                   36:447.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            17, 67 Stat. 565.           
                   36:479.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            19, 67 Stat. 574.           
                   36:518.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                                            18, 68 Stat. 492.           
                   36:550.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            20, 68 Stat. 752.           
                   36:589.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, Sec. 
                                            19, 68 Stat. 800.           
                   36:617.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Sec. 17, 68 Stat. 895.      
                   36:647.                 Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  
                                            17, 69 Stat. 490.           
                   36:680.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Sec.  
                                            20, 70 Stat. 797.           
                   36:707.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                                            17, 70 Stat. 1056.          
                   36:780.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 20, 72 Stat.   
                                            375.                        
                   36:807.                 Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Sec. 17, 72 Stat.   
                                            601.                        
                   36:837.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Sec. 17, 72 Stat.   
                                            859.                        
                   36:868.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Sec. 18, 72 Stat.   
                                            927.                        
                   36:898.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 18, 72 Stat.   
                                            1695.                       
                   36:926.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Sec. 16, 72 Stat.   
                                            1741.                       
                   36:958.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Sec. 18, 74 Stat.   
                                            518.                        
                   36:988.                 Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Sec. 18, 74 Stat.   
                                            577.                        
                   36:1020.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 20, 76 Stat.   
                                            506.                        
                   36:1059.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 19, 76 Stat.   
                                            534.                        
                   36:1088.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 18, 78 Stat.   
                                            328.                        
                   36:1167.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 17, 85 Stat. 319.
                   36:1218.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 18, 92 Stat.   
                                            1647.                       
                   36:1309(h).             Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 9(h), 93 Stat. 
                                            1272.                       
                   36:1512.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 13, 94 Stat.   
                                            2555.                       
                   36:1612.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Sec. 13, 94 Stat.   
                                            2597.                       
                   36:1712.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 13, 95 Stat.    
                                            1093.                       
                   36:1812.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 13, 95 Stat.    
                                            1096.                       
                   36:1912.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 13, 96 Stat.   
                                            111.                        
                   36:2012.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 13, 96 Stat.   
                                            258.                        
                   36:2112.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 13, 96 Stat.   
                                            263.                        
                   36:2212.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 13, 96 Stat.   
                                            2267.                       
                   36:2312.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            129.                        
                   36:2412.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            239.                        
                   36:2512.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            1241.                       
                   36:2612.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            1345.                       
                   36:2712.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            1360.                       
                   36:2812.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            2430.                       
                   36:2913.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            2912.                       
                   36:3012.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            2922.                       
                   36:3112.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            3099.                       
                   36:3209.                Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762, Sec. 
                                            9, 50 Stat. 800.            
                   36:3310.                July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Sec.  
                                            10, 49 Stat. 459.           
                   36:3418.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Sec. 18, 76 Stat.   
                                            933.                        
                   36:3612.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 13, 99 Stat.   
                                            500.                        
                   36:3712.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 13, 99 Stat.   
                                            1022.                       
                   36:3813.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 14, 100 Stat.  
                                            476.                        
                   36:3912.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 13, 100 Stat.  
                                            3448.                       
                   36:4013.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 14, 102 Stat. 
                                            75.                         
                   36:4112.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, title I, Sec. 113, 
                                            102 Stat. 3852.             
                   36:4206.                Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Sec.  
                                            6, 39 Stat. 52.             
                   36:4318.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Sec. 18, 78 Stat.   
                                            318.                        
                   36:4408.                June 6, 1900, ch. 806, Sec.  
                                            8, 31 Stat. 663.            
                   36:4517.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 17, 78 Stat.   
                                            324.                        
                   36:4617.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 17, 78 Stat.   
                                            499.                        
                   36:4706.                May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                                            6, 41 Stat. 694.            
                   36:4812.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1613, 104 Stat. 1738.       
                   36:4910.                Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.  
                                            10, 37 Stat. 655.           
                   36:5013.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1814, 106 Stat. 2583; May   
                                            31, 1993, Pub. L. 103-35,   
                                            title II, Sec. 202(a)(13),  
                                            107 Stat. 101.              
                   36:5113.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1834, 106 Stat. 2586; May   
                                            31, 1993, Pub. L. 103-35,   
                                            title II, Sec. 202(a)(13),  
                                            107 Stat. 101.              
                   36:5311.                June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                                            Sec. 11, 34 Stat. 808.      
                   36:5402.                Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.  
                                            2, 31 Stat. 1454; June 29,  
                                            1938, ch. 796, 52 Stat. 1226.
                   36:5612.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1813, 110 Stat. 2762.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the source provisions are restated as a
    general provision to avoid the need to repeat identical provisions.
    The words "but no contract or individual right made or acquired
    shall be divested or impaired" in 36:104 and "but no contract or
    individual right made or acquired shall thereby be divested or
    impaired" in 36:5311 are omitted as unnecessary and for consistency
    in the revised title.
      Subsection (b) is added because the chapters referred to in
    subsection (b) restate laws which Congress did not expressly
    reserve the right to amend or repeal.

-End-


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    36 USC Part B - Organizations                               01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations

-HEAD-
                          PART B - ORGANIZATIONS                      

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME              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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
                  CHAPTER 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME              

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    20101.      Organization.                                         
    20102.      Purposes.                                             
    20103.      Membership.                                           
    20104.      Governing body.                                       
    20105.      Powers.                                               
    20106.      Restrictions.                                         
    20107.      Principal office.                                     
    20108.      Records and inspection.                               
    20109.      Service of process.                                   
    20110.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    20111.      Use of assets on dissolution or final liquidation.    

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    36 USC Sec. 20101                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Agricultural Hall of Fame (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1284.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20101(a)       36:971.                 Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Secs. 1, 2, 4(1),   
                                            16, 74 Stat. 572, 574, 577. 
                   36:972.                                              
    20101(b)       36:974(1).                                           
                   36:986.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 20102                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to receive and maintain one or more funds and to use any
      part of the principal or interest only for charitable,
      scientific, literary, or educational purposes either directly or
      by contributing to organizations authorized to carry on similar
      activities;
        (2) to honor farmers, farm women, farm leaders, teachers,
      scientists, inventors, governmental leaders, and other
      individuals who have helped make this Nation great by their
      outstanding contributions to the establishment, development,
      advancement, or improvement of agriculture in the United States;
        (3) to perpetuate the memory of those individuals and record
      their contributions and achievements by the erection and
      maintenance of buildings and monuments as may be appropriate as a
      lasting memorial;
        (4) to promote a greater sense of appreciation of the dignity
      and importance of agriculture, historically carried out through
      owner-operated farms, and the part it has played in developing
      those social, economic, and spiritual values which are essential
      in maintaining the free and democratic institutions of our
      Republic;
        (5) to establish and maintain a library and museum for the
      collection and preservation for posterity of agricultural tools,
      implements, machines, vehicles, pictures, paintings, books,
      papers, documents, data, relics, mementos, artifacts, and other
      items relating to agriculture;
        (6) to cooperate with other organizations interested in similar
      projects; and
        (7) to engage in other activities appropriate to carry out its
      purposes.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1284.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20102          36:973(A) (1st          Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                    sentence words          86-680, Sec. 3(A) (1st      
                    before proviso,         sentence words before       
                    last sentence),         proviso, last sentence),    
                    (B)-(G).                (B)-(G), 74 Stat. 573.      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "and apply the whole or", "therefrom",
    "thereof", and "duly" and 36:973(A) (1st sentence) are omitted as
    unnecessary. The text of 36:973(A) (last sentence) is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "of America" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the words "those individuals" are substituted for
    "such persons" for clarity. The word "edifices" is omitted as
    included in "buildings". The word "deemed" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the word "promote" is substituted for "foster,
    promote, and encourage" to eliminate redundant words.
      In clause (7), the words "other activities appropriate to carry
    out its purposes" are substituted for "any and all activities
    incidental thereto or necessary, suitable, or proper for the
    accomplishment of any of the aforementioned purposes" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 20103                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - 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 bylaws.
      (b) Voting. - Each member given voting rights by the bylaws has
    one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the
    voting members. The vote may be cast in the manner provided in the
    bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1284.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20103          36:976.                 Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Sec. 6, 74 Stat. 575.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "are as provided in the bylaws" are
    substituted for "shall . . . be determined as the bylaws of the
    corporation may provide" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the words "the right to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 20104                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Governors. - (1) The board of governors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members
    of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general
    policies and program of the corporation and for the control of all
    funds of the corporation.
      (2) The number of governors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the bylaws. However, the board shall have at least 15 members.
      (3) The board may appoint committees. Each committee has the
    powers provided in the bylaws or by resolution of the board. The
    powers of a committee may include all the powers of the board.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, one or more one vice presidents as provided in the
    bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, one or more assistant secretaries
    and assistant treasurers, and other officers as provided in the
    bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, term of office, and duties of the
    officers are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1284.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20104(a)       36:977.                 Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Secs. 7, 8, 74 Stat.
                                            575.                        
    20104(b)       36:978.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:977(a) is omitted as executed
    and obsolete. In paragraph (3), the words "and exercise" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 20105                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20105. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend 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;
      and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1285.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20105          36:974(2)-(9).          Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Secs. 4(2)-(9), 17, 
                                            74 Stat. 574, 577.          
                   36:987.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:987 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "and alter" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm, or individual and to hold any
    property, real, personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for
    attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the
    corporation" in 36:974(7) and "transfer, convey, lease, sublease,
    encumber and otherwise alienate real, personal or mixed property"
    in 36:974(8) 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" in 36:974(7) are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (6), 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 and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The words "for the purposes of the corporation" and "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.

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    36 USC Sec. 20106                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20106. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a governor,
    officer, employee, or member 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, a governor, officer, or member as such 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 employee in an amount approved by the board of
    governors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    governor, officer, employee, or member. Governors who vote for or
    assent to making a loan or advance to a governor, officer,
    employee, or member, 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.
      (e) Contributions to Certain Organizations. - None of the
    principal or interest of a fund referred to in section 20102(1) of
    this title may be contributed to an organization if - 
        (1) a substantial part of its activities is carrying on
      propaganda or attempting to influence legislation; or
        (2) any part of its net earnings benefits a private shareholder
      or individual.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1285.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20106(a)       36:982.                 Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Secs. 3(A) (1st     
                                            sentence proviso), 9, 10,   
                                            12, 74 Stat. 573, 575, 576. 
    20106(b)       36:980.                                              
    20106(c)       36:979(a).                                           
    20106(d)       36:979(b).                                           
    20106(e)       36:973(A) (proviso).                                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

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    36 USC Sec. 20107                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20107. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Kansas City,
    Kansas, or another place decided by the board of governors.
    However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the
    place where the principal office is located but may be conducted
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1285.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20107          36:975(a).              Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Sec. 5(a), 74 Stat. 
                                            574.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 20108                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20108. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      governors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of governors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1286.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20108(a)       36:983 (1st             Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              86-680, Sec. 13, 74 Stat.   
                                            576.                        
    20108(b)       36:983 (last                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 20109                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20109. 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 is notice to or service on the
    corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1286.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20109          36:975(b).              Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Sec. 5(b), 74 Stat. 
                                            575.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 20110                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20110. 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. 1286.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20110          36:981.                 Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Sec. 11, 74 Stat.   
                                            576.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 20111                                           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 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20111. Use of assets on dissolution or final liquidation

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1286.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20111          36:985.                 Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-680, Sec. 15, 74 Stat.   
                                            577.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State laws applicable
    thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC CHAPTER 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION        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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
               CHAPTER 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION           

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    20201.      Definition.                                           
    20202.      Organization.                                         
    20203.      Purposes.                                             
    20204.      Membership.                                           
    20205.      Governing body.                                       
    20206.      Powers.                                               
    20207.      Restrictions.                                         
    20208.      Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    20209.      Records and inspection.                               
    20210.      Service of process.                                   
    20211.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    20212.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20201                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20201. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3239.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20201          36 App.:5815.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Sec. 1516,
                                            111 Stat. 1966.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20202                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20202. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Air Force Sergeants Association (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated
    in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3239.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20202(a)       36 App.:5801.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Secs.     
                                            1501, 1514 (related to      
                                            termination of charter),    
                                            1515, 111 Stat. 1963, 1966. 
    20202(b)       36 App.:5813                                         
                    (related to                                         
                    termination of                                      
                    charter).                                           
                   36 App.:5814.                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 20203                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20203. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The purposes of the corporation are as provided in
    its bylaws and articles of incorporation and include - 
        (1) helping to maintain a highly dedicated and professional
      corps of enlisted personnel within the United States Air Force,
      including the United States Air Force Reserve, and the Air
      National Guard;
        (2) supporting fair and equitable legislation and Department of
      the Air Force policies and influencing by lawful means
      departmental plans, programs, policies, and legislative proposals
      that affect enlisted personnel of the Regular Air Force, the Air
      Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard, its retirees, and
      other veterans of enlisted service in the Air Force;
        (3) actively publicizing the roles of enlisted personnel in the
      United States Air Force;
        (4) participating in civil and military activities, youth
      programs, and fundraising campaigns that benefit the United
      States Air Force;
        (5) providing for the mutual welfare of members of the
      corporation and their families;
        (6) assisting in recruiting for the United States Air Force;
        (7) assembling together for social activities;
        (8) maintaining an adequate Air Force for our beloved country;
        (9) fostering among the members of the corporation a devotion
      to fellow airmen; and
        (10) serving the United States and the United States Air Force
      loyally, and doing all else necessary to uphold and defend the
      Constitution of the United States.

      (b) Corporate Function. - The corporation shall function as an
    educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research
    organization under the laws of the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3240.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20203(a)       36 App.:5803.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Secs.     
                                            1503, 1508(f), 111 Stat.    
                                            1963, 1965.                 
    20203(b)       36 App.:5808(f).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 20204                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20204. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws and articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
    disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3240.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20204(a)       36 App.:5805.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Secs.     
                                            1505, 1508(g) (related to   
                                            membership), 111 Stat. 1964,
                                            1965.                       
    20204(b)       36 App.:5808(g)                                      
                    (related to                                         
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "Except as provided in this chapter"
    are substituted for "Except as provided in section 5808(g) of this
    title" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "The terms of membership" are
    substituted for "In establishing the conditions of membership in
    the association" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The word "disability" is substituted
    for "handicap" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 20205                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20205. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws and
    articles of incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race,
    color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3240.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20205(a)       36 App.:5806.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Secs.     
                                            1506, 1507, 1508(g) (related
                                            to directors and officers), 
                                            111 Stat. 1964, 1965.       
    20205(b)       36 App.:5807.                                        
    20205(c)       36 App.:5808(g)                                      
                    (related to                                         
                    directors and                                       
                    officers).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "Except as provided in
    section 5808(g) of this title" and "and in conformity with the laws
    of the District of Columbia" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer" are substituted for "in determining the
    requirements for serving on the board of directors or as an officer
    of the association" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The word "disability" is substituted
    for "handicap" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 20206                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20206. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3240.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20206          36 App.:5802.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Sec. 1502,
                                            111 Stat. 1963.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "each State in which it is incorporated" are
    substituted for "the District of Columbia" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "and subject to the laws of the District
    of Columbia" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20207                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20207. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or
    reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by
    the board of directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, employee, or member.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3241.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20207(a)       36 App.:5808(c).        Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Sec.      
                                            1508(a)-(d), 111 Stat. 1964.
    20207(b)       36 App.:5808(a).                                     
    20207(c)       36 App.:5808(b).                                     
    20207(d)       36 App.:5808(d).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "This subsection does not" are
    substituted for "Nothing in this subsection may be construed to"
    for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (d), the words "by virtue of this chapter" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20208                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20208. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the District of
    Columbia.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3241.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20208(a)       36 App.:5808(e).        Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Secs.     
                                            1508(e), 1514 (related to   
                                            duty to maintain status),   
                                            111 Stat. 1965, 1966.       
    20208(b)       36 App.:5813                                         
                    (related to duty to                                 
                    maintain status).                                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "organized and" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20209                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20209. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

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

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3241.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20209          36 App.:5810.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Sec. 1510,
                                            111 Stat. 1965.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "This section may not be construed to
    contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20210                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20210. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3241.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20210          36 App.:5804.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Sec. 1504,
                                            111 Stat. 1964.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "each State in which it is incorporated" are
    substituted for "the District of Columbia" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20211                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20211. 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-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3241.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20211          36 App.:5809.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Sec. 1509,
                                            111 Stat. 1965.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "officers and agents" are substituted for "officers,
    directors, employees, and agents" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 20212                                           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 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20212. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3241.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20212          36 App.:5811.           Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L.       
                                            105-85, title XV, Sec. 1512,
                                            111 Stat. 1965.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC CHAPTER 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS    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 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

-HEAD-
            CHAPTER 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS        

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    20301.      Organization.                                         
    20302.      Purpose.                                              
    20303.      Membership.                                           
    20304.      Powers.                                               
    20305.      Annual meeting.                                       
    20306.      Annual report.                                        
    20307.      Nonapplication of audit requirements.                 

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    36 USC Sec. 20301                                           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 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - American Academy of Arts and Letters (in
    this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Place of Incorporation. - The corporation is declared to be
    incorporated in the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1286.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20301          36:4201.                Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Sec.  
                                            1, 39 Stat. 51.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 20302                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20302. Purpose

-STATUTE-
      The purpose of the corporation is to further the interests of
    literature and the fine arts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1286.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20302          36:4202.                Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Sec.  
                                            2, 39 Stat. 51.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "is to further" are substituted for "are and shall be
    the furtherance of" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 20303                                           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 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may have not more than 50 regular members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1286.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20303          36:4203 (words          Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Sec.  
                    before 1st comma).      3 (words before 1st comma), 
                                            39 Stat. 51.                
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "may have not more than" are substituted for "shall
    consist of not more than" for clarity and consistency.

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    36 USC Sec. 20304                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20304. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt bylaws and regulations;
        (2) fill vacancies;
        (3) provide for the election of foreign, domestic, or honorary
      associate members, and the division of those members into
      classes;
        (4) receive bequests and donations of property, hold the
      property in trust, and invest the property to carry out the
      purpose of the corporation; and
        (5) do any other act necessary or usual for such a corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1286.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20304          36:4203 (words          Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Secs. 
                    after 1st comma).       3 (words after 1st comma),  
                                            5, 39 Stat. 51, 52.         
                   36:4205.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the word "regulations" is substituted for "rules
    and regulations" to avoid redundancy.
      In clause (2), the words "created by death, resignation, or
    otherwise" in 36:4203 are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the words "be, and the same is hereby, authorized
    and empowered to" in 36:4205 are omitted because of the word "may"
    restated before clause (1). The words "real and personal" and "and
    reinvest" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "to carry out the
    purpose of the corporation" are substituted for "for the purpose of
    furthering the interests of literature and the fine arts" for
    consistency.

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    36 USC Sec. 20305                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20305. Annual meeting

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall hold an annual meeting at a place in the
    United States as may be designated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1287.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20305          36:4204 (related to     Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Sec.  
                    meeting).               4 (related to meeting), 39  
                                            Stat. 51.                   
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    36 USC Sec. 20306                                           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 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20306. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall make an annual report to Congress, to be
    filed with the Librarian of Congress.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1287.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20306          36:4204 (related to     Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Sec.  
                    report).                4 (related to report), 39   
                                            Stat. 51.                   
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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 196 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20307                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20307. Nonapplication of audit requirements

-STATUTE-
      The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not
    apply to the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1287.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20307          (no source).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is added to except the American Academy of Arts and
    Letters from the application of section 10101 of the revised title,
    restating 36:1101-1103, which imposes audit requirements on certain
    federally chartered corporations. The Academy is not included in
    the list of corporations set out in 36:1101 to which the audit
    requirements apply.

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    36 USC CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY              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 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
                  CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY              

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    20501.      Organization.                                         
    20502.      Purposes.                                             
    20503.      Powers.                                               
    20504.      Cooperation with the military.                        
    20505.      Annual meeting.                                       
    20506.      Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 20501                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      American Chemical Society (in this chapter, the "corporation") is
    a federally chartered corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1287.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20501          36:3201.                Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762,      
                                            Secs. 1, 7, 50 Stat. 798,   
                                            799.                        
                   36:3207.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.
      The text of 36:3207 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20502                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20502. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to encourage in the broadest and most liberal manner the
      advancement of chemistry in all its branches;
        (2) to promote research in chemical science and industry;
        (3) to improve the qualifications and usefulness of chemists
      through high standards of professional ethics, education, and
      attainments;
        (4) to increase and diffuse chemical knowledge; and
        (5) by its meetings, professional contacts, reports, papers,
      discussions, and publications, to promote scientific interests
      and inquiry to foster public welfare and education, aid the
      development of our country's industries, and add to the material
      prosperity and happiness of our people.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1287.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20502          36:3202.                Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762, Sec. 
                                            2, 50 Stat. 798.            
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    36 USC Sec. 20503                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20503. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
        (2) fill vacancies;
        (3) provide for the election of members and the division of
      those members into classes;
        (4) receive property, hold the property absolutely or in trust,
      invest and manage the property, and use the property and income
      arising from it to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
        (5) 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. 1287.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20503          36:3203 (1st            Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762,      
                    sentence).              Secs. 3 (1st sentence), 5,  
                                            50 Stat. 799.               
                   36:3205.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "may" is substituted for "shall have
    power to" in 36:3203 and "be, and the same is hereby, authorized
    and empowered to" in 36:3205 for consistency in the revised title
    and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (1), the word "adopt" is substituted for "make" for
    consistency in the revised title. The word "regulations" is
    substituted for "rules, and regulations" to avoid redundancy. The
    words "its own organization" are omitted as included in
    "constitution, bylaws, and regulations".
      In clause (2), the words "created by death, resignation, or
    otherwise" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the words "by devise, bequest, donation, or
    otherwise, either real or personal" and "reinvest" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "use . . . to carry out the purposes of the
    corporation" are substituted for "apply . . . to the objects of its
    creation" for clarity and consistency.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "all other matters needful and
    useful to promote the objects of the society" for consistency in
    the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 20504                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20504. Cooperation with the military

-STATUTE-
      (a) Investigations, Examinations, Experiments, and Reports. -
    When requested by the Secretary of the Army, Air Force, or Navy,
    the corporation shall investigate, examine, experiment, and report
    on any subject in pure or applied chemistry connected with the
    national defense.
      (b) Payments. - The actual expense of those investigations,
    examinations, experiments, and reports shall be paid from amounts
    appropriated for those purposes, but the corporation may not
    receive compensation for any services performed for the United
    States Government.
      (c) Title and License. - Title to inventions and discoveries made
    in the course of those investigations, examinations, and
    experiments that the appropriate Secretary believes involve the
    national defense vest in the Government. The Government shall have
    unlimited license under other inventions and discoveries made in
    the course of those investigations, examinations, and experiments.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1288.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20504          36:3204.                Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762, Sec. 
                                            4, 50 Stat. 799.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "When requested by the Secretary of
    the Army, Air Force, or Navy, the corporation" are substituted for
    "The American Chemical Society shall, whenever called upon by the
    Army, Air Force, or Navy Department" because under 10:3013, 5013,
    and 8013 the Secretaries are the heads of the Departments. The
    Secretary of the Air Force is added because of section 207 of the
    National Security Act of 1947 (ch. 343, 61 Stat. 502).
      In subsection (b), the words "shall be paid from amounts
    appropriated for those purposes" are substituted for "to be paid
    from appropriations which may have been made for that purpose by
    Congress" for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (c), the words "that the appropriate Secretary
    believes" are substituted for "that, in the opinion of the
    Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, or the
    Secretary of the Army" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 20505                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20505. Annual meeting

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall hold an annual meeting at a place in the
    United States as may from time to time be designated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1288.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20505          36:3203 (last           Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762, Sec. 
                    sentence).              3 (last sentence), 50 Stat. 
                                            799.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 20506                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20506. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than December 1 of each year, the corporation shall
    submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation
    during the prior calendar year, including a complete statement of
    its receipts and expenditures. The report may not be printed as a
    public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1288.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20506          36:3208.                Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762, Sec. 
                                            8, 50 Stat. 800; Aug. 30,   
                                            1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.  
                                            4(38), 78 Stat. 638.        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "proceedings and" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED
           SOCIETIES                                       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 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
            CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES        

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    20701.      Definition.                                           
    20702.      Organization.                                         
    20703.      Purposes.                                             
    20704.      Membership.                                           
    20705.      Governing body.                                       
    20706.      Powers.                                               
    20707.      Restrictions.                                         
    20708.      Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    20709.      Records and inspection.                               
    20710.      Service of process.                                   
    20711.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    20712.      Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 20701                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20701. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1288.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20701          36:1913.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 14, 96 Stat.   
                                            111.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 20702                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20702. Organization

-STATUTE-
      American Council of Learned Societies (in this chapter, the
    "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the
    District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1288.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20702          36:1901.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 1, 96 Stat. 109.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the sources provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 20703                                           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 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20703. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) the advancement of the humanistic studies in all fields of
      learning; and
        (2) the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the
      national societies devoted to those studies.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20703          36:1903.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 3, 96 Stat. 109.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "objects" is omitted as included in "purposes". The
    words "and the corporation shall function as authorized by the laws
    of the State or States where it is incorporated" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20704                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20704. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in
    the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as
    provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20704          36:1905.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 5, 96 Stat. 109.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 20705                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20705. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20705(a)       36:1906.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Secs. 6, 7, 96 Stat.
                                            109.                        
    20705(b)       36:1907.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:1906 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:1907 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20706                                           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 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20706. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20706          36:1902.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 2, 96 Stat. 109.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "(hereinafter referred to as the 'corporation')" and
    "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20707                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20707. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20707(a)       36:1908(d).             June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 8, 96 Stat. 110.
    20707(b)       36:1908(c).                                          
    20707(c)       36:1908(a).                                          
    20707(d)       36:1908(b).                                          
    20707(e)       36:1908(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

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    36 USC Sec. 20708                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20708. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.). If the corporation does not maintain that
    status, the charter granted by this chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20708          36:1914.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 15, 96 Stat.   
                                            111.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 20709                                           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 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20709. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1289.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20709          36:1910.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 10, 96 Stat.   
                                            110.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20710                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20710. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    20710          36:1904.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 4, 96 Stat. 109.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 20711                                           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 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20711. 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. 1290.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20711          36:1909.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 9, 96 Stat. 110.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20712                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20712. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20712          36:1911.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 12, 96 Stat.   
                                            111.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
                CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR            

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    20901.      Definition.                                           
    20902.      Organization.                                         
    20903.      Purposes.                                             
    20904.      Membership.                                           
    20905.      Governing body.                                       
    20906.      Powers.                                               
    20907.      Exclusive right to name and emblem.                   
    20908.      Restrictions.                                         
    20909.      Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    20910.      Records and inspection.                               
    20911.      Service of process.                                   
    20912.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    20913.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20901                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20901. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20901          36:2113.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 14, 96 Stat.   
                                            263.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20902                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20902. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - American Ex-Prisoners of War (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated
    in the State of Washington, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20902(a)       36:2101.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 17, 96 Stat. 261,
                                            263, 264.                   
    20902(b)       36:2114 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2116.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20903                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20903. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) encouraging fraternity for the common good;
        (2) fostering patriotism and loyalty;
        (3) assisting widows and orphans of deceased ex-prisoners of
      war;
        (4) assisting ex-prisoners of war who have been injured or
      disabled as a result of their service;
        (5) maintaining allegiance to the United States;
        (6) preserving and defending the United States from all
      enemies; and
        (7) maintaining historical records.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20903          36:2103.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 3, 96 Stat. 261.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "objects and" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (5), the words "of America" are omitted for
    consistency.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20904                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20904. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in
    the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as
    provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20904          36:2105.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 5, 96 Stat. 262.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20905                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20905. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20905(a)       36:2106.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Secs. 6, 7, 96 Stat.
                                            262.                        
    20905(b)       36:2107.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:2106 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:2107 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20906                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20906. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20906          36:2102.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 2, 96 Stat. 261.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20907                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20907. Exclusive right to name and emblem

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow
    others to use the name "American Ex-Prisoners of War" and the
    official American Ex-Prisoners of War emblem or any colorable
    simulation of that emblem. This section does not affect any vested
    rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20907          36:2115.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 16, 96 Stat.   
                                            263.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "This section does not affect any vested rights" are
    substituted for "No powers or privileges hereby granted shall,
    however, interfere or conflict with established or vested rights"
    for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20908                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20908. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(5), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20908(a)       36:2108(d).             Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 8(a)-(e), 96   
                                            Stat. 262.                  
    20908(b)       36:2108(c).                                          
    20908(c)       36:2108(a).                                          
    20908(d)       36:2108(b).                                          
    20908(e)       36:2108(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "board of
    directors" for "board or directors".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20909                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20909. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of
    Washington.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20909(a)       36:2108(f).             Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Secs. 8(f), 15 (1st 
                                            sentence), 96 Stat. 262, 263.
    20909(b)       36:2114 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "organized and" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20910                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20910. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The Corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1292.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20910          36:2110.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 10, 96 Stat.   
                                            263.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20911                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20911. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1292.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20911          36:2104.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 4, 96 Stat. 262.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20912                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20912. 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. 1292.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20912          36:2109.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 9, 96 Stat. 263.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 20913                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 209 - AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR

-HEAD-
    Sec. 20913. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1292.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    20913          36:2111.                Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L.       
                                            97-234, Sec. 12, 96 Stat.   
                                            263.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 196 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED
           STATES                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
           CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES       

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    21001.      Definition.                                           
    21002.      Organization.                                         
    21003.      Purposes.                                             
    21004.      Membership.                                           
    21005.      Governing body.                                       
    21006.      Powers.                                               
    21007.      Restrictions.                                         
    21008.      Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    21009.      Records and inspection.                               
    21010.      Service of process.                                   
    21011.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    21012.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21001                                           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 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21001. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3242.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21001          36 App.:5915.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Sec. 16, 112 Stat. 
                                            1532.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21002                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21002. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - American GI Forum of the United States (in
    this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation
    incorporated in Texas, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3242.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21002(a)       36 App.:5901.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Secs. 1, 14        
                                            (related to termination of  
                                            charter), 15, 112 Stat.     
                                            1530, 1532.                 
    21002(b)       36 App.:5913                                         
                    (related to                                         
                    termination of                                      
                    charter).                                           
                   36 App.:5914.                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21003                                           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 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21003. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The purposes of the corporation are as provided in
    its bylaws and articles of incorporation and include - 
        (1) securing the blessing of American democracy at every level
      of local, State, and national life for all United States
      citizens;
        (2) upholding and defending the Constitution and the United
      States flag;
        (3) fostering and perpetuating the principles of American
      democracy based on religious and political freedom for the
      individual and equal opportunity for all;
        (4) fostering and enlarging equal educational opportunities,
      equal economic opportunities, equal justice under the law, and
      equal political opportunities for all United States citizens,
      regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;
        (5) encouraging greater participation of the ethnic minority
      represented by the corporation in the policy-making and
      administrative activities of all departments, agencies, and other
      governmental units of local and State governments and the United
      States Government;
        (6) combating all practices of a prejudicial or discriminatory
      nature in local, State, or national life which curtail, hinder,
      or deny to any United States citizen an equal opportunity to
      develop full potential as an individual; and
        (7) fostering and promoting the broader knowledge and
      appreciation by all United States citizens of their cultural
      heritage and language.

      (b) Corporate Function. - The corporation shall function as an
    educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research
    organization under the laws of Texas.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3242.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21003(a)       36 App.:5903.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Secs. 3, 8(f), 112 
                                            Stat. 1530, 1531.           
    21003(b)       36 App.:5908(f).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (5), the words "United States Government" are
    substituted for "Federal Government" for consistency in the revised
    title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21004                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21004. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws and articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
    disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3243.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21004(a)       36 App.:5905.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Secs. 5, 8(g)      
                                            (related to membership), 112
                                            Stat. 1531.                 
    21004(b)       36 App.:5908(g)                                      
                    (related to                                         
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "Except as provided in this chapter"
    are substituted for "Except as provided in section 5908(g) of this
    title" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "The terms of membership" are
    substituted for "In establishing the conditions of membership in
    the corporation" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21005                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21005. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws and
    articles of incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race,
    color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3243.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21005(a)       36 App.:5906.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Secs. 6, 7, 8(g)   
                                            (related to directors and   
                                            officers), 112 Stat. 1531.  
    21005(b)       36 App.:5907.                                        
    21005(c)       36 App.:5908(g)                                      
                    (related to                                         
                    directors and                                       
                    officers).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "Except as provided in
    section 5908(g) of this title" and "and in conformity with the laws
    of the State of Texas" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer" are substituted for "in determining the
    requirements for serving on the board of directors or as an officer
    of the association" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21006                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21006. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3243.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21006          36 App.:5902.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Sec. 2, 112 Stat.  
                                            1530.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "each State in which it is incorporated" are
    substituted for "the State of Texas" for consistency in the revised
    title. The words "and subject to the laws of the State of Texas"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21007                                           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 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21007. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or
    reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by
    the board of directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, employee, or member.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3243.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21007(a)       36 App.:5908(c).        Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Sec. 8(a)-(d), 112 
                                            Stat. 1531.                 
    21007(b)       36 App.:5908(a).                                     
    21007(c)       36 App.:5908(b).                                     
    21007(d)       36 App.:5908(d).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "This subsection does not" are
    substituted for "Nothing in this subsection may be construed to"
    for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (d), the words "by virtue of this chapter" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21008                                           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 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21008. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Texas.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3243.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21008(a)       36 App.:5908(e).        Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Secs. 8(e), 14     
                                            (related to duty to maintain
                                            status), 112 Stat. 1531,    
                                            1532.                       
    21008(b)       36 App.:5913                                         
                    (related to duty to                                 
                    maintain status).                                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "organized and" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21009                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21009. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

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

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3243.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21009          36 App.:5910.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Sec. 10, 112 Stat. 
                                            1532.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "This section may not be construed to
    contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21010                                           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 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21010. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3244.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21010          36 App.:5904.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Sec. 4, 112 Stat.  
                                            1531.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "each State in which it is incorporated" are
    substituted for "the State of Texas" for consistency in the revised
    title. The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21011                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21011. 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-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3244.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21011          36 App.:5909.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Sec. 9, 112 Stat.  
                                            1532.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "officers and agents" are substituted for "officers,
    directors, employees, and agents" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21012                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 210 - AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21012. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3244.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21012          36 App.:5911.           Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L.       
                                            105-231, Sec. 12, 112 Stat. 
                                            1532.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS,
           INCORPORATED                                    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    21101.      Definition.                                           
    21102.      Organization.                                         
    21103.      Purposes.                                             
    21104.      Membership.                                           
    21105.      Governing body.                                       
    21106.      Powers.                                               
    21107.      Restrictions.                                         
    21108.      Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    21109.      Records and inspection.                               
    21110.      Service of process.                                   
    21111.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    21112.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21101                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1292.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21101          36:2413.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            239.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21102                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated
    (in this chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in the District
    of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1292.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21102(a)       36:2401.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 98 Stat. 237,
                                            239.                        
    21102(b)       36:2414 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2415.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21103                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national
    basis, to - 
        (1) keep alive and develop the spirit that promoted world
      services;
        (2) maintain the ties of fellowship born of that service, and
      assist and further all patriotic work;
        (3) inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the
      community, State, and Nation;
        (4) assist veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean
      Conflict, Vietnam, and other strategic areas and their dependents
      in the presentation of claims to the Department of Veterans
      Affairs, and aid in any way in their power the men and women who
      served and died or were wounded or incapacitated during
      hostilities;
        (5) perpetuate the memory of those whose lives were sacrificed
      in our wars;
        (6) maintain true allegiance to the United States;
        (7) inculcate lessons of patriotism and love of country in the
      communities in which we live;
        (8) inspire respect for the Stars and Stripes in the youth of
      America;
        (9) extend needful assistance to all Gold Star Mothers and,
      when possible, to their descendants; and
        (10) promote peace and good will for the United States and all
      other Nations.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1292.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21103          36:2403.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 3, 98 Stat.    
                                            237; June 13, 1991, Pub. L. 
                                            102-54, Sec. 13(n)(6), 105  
                                            Stat. 278.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (6), the words "of America" are omitted for consistency
    in the revised title and with other titles of the United States
    Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21104                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national
    origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1293.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21104(a)       36:2405 (words          June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                    before 3d comma).       98-314, Sec. 5 (words before
                                            3d comma, words after 3d    
                                            comma related to            
                                            discrimination in           
                                            membership), 98 Stat. 238.  
    21104(b)       36:2405 (words                                       
                    after 3d comma                                      
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21105                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for holding office in
    the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
    religion, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1293.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21105(a)       36:2406.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Secs. 5 (words after
                                            3d comma related to         
                                            discrimination in holding   
                                            office), 6, 7, 98 Stat. 238.
    21105(b)       36:2407.                                             
    21105(c)       36:2405 (words                                       
                    after 3d comma                                      
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    holding office).                                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:2406 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:2407 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21106                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1293.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21106          36:2402.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 2, 98 Stat. 237.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21107                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1293.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21107(a)       36:2408(c).             June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 8(a)-(d), 98   
                                            Stat. 238.                  
    21107(b)       36:2408(a).                                          
    21107(c)       36:2408(b).                                          
    21107(d)       36:2408(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21108                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21108. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of each State in which
    it is incorporated.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1294.)

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      Section                                                           
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    21108(a)       36:2408(e).             June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Secs. 8(e), 15 (1st 
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 238, 239.
    21108(b)       36:2414 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "organized and" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "each State" are substituted for "State or
    States" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21109                                           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 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1294.)

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      Section                                                           
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    21109          36:2410.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            238.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21110                                           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 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1294.)

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      Section                                                           
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    21110          36:2404.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 4, 98 Stat. 238.
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    36 USC Sec. 21111                                           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 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21111. 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. 1294.)

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      Section                                                           
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    21111          36:2409.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 9, 98 Stat. 238.
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    36 USC Sec. 21112                                           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 211 - AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1294.)

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      Section                                                           
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    21112          36:2411.                June 12, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-314, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            239.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 196 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION        01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
               CHAPTER 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION           

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    21301.      Organization.                                         
    21302.      Purposes.                                             
    21303.      Powers.                                               
    21304.      Annual meeting.                                       
    21305.      Principal office.                                     
    21306.      Historical collections.                               
    21307.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21301                                           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 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      American Historical Association (in this chapter, the
    "corporation") is a body corporate and politic in the District of
    Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1294.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21301          36:20 (1st sentence     Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (1st   
                    words before "for       sentence words before "for  
                    the promotion").        the promotion"), 25 Stat.   
                                            640.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21302                                           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 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to promote historical studies;
        (2) to collect and preserve historical manuscripts; and
        (3) other kindred purposes in the interest of American history
      and of history in America.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1294.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21302          36:20 (1st sentence     Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (1st   
                    words beginning         sentence words beginning    
                    with "for the           with "for the promotion"),  
                    promotion").            25 Stat. 640.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21303                                           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 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21303. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution and bylaws; and
        (2) hold property in the District of Columbia necessary to
      carry out the purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21303          36:20 (2d sentence).    Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (2d    
                                            sentence), 25 Stat. 640;    
                                            July 3, 1957, Pub. L. 85-83,
                                            Sec. 1, 71 Stat. 276.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with law" are omitted
    as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "property" is substituted for "real and
    personal estate", and the word "necessary" is substituted for "so
    far only as may be necessary", to eliminate unnecessary words. The
    words "to carry out the purposes of the corporation" are
    substituted for "to its lawful ends" for consistency in the revised
    title.

                      TAX EXEMPTION OF REAL PROPERTY                  
      Pub. L. 85-83, Sec. 2, July 3, 1957, 71 Stat. 277, provided that:
    "The real property situated in Square 817, in the city of
    Washington, District of Columbia, described as lot 23, owned,
    occupied, and used by the American Historical Association, is
    exempt from all taxation so long as the same is so owned and
    occupied, and not used for commercial purposes, subject to the
    provisions of sections 2, 3, and 5 of the Act entitled 'An Act to
    define the real property exempt from taxation in the District of
    Columbia', approved December 24, 1942 (56 Stat. 1089; D.C. Code,
    secs. 47-801b, 47-801c, and 47-801e)."

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21304                                           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 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21304. Annual meeting

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may hold its annual meeting in a place the
    members of the corporation select.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21304          36:20 (3d sentence      Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (3d    
                    words after 2d          sentence words after 2d     
                    comma).                 comma), 25 Stat. 640.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "members of the corporation" are substituted for "said
    incorporators" to reflect the probable intent.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21305                                           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 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21305. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21305          36:20 (3d sentence      Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (3d    
                    words before 2d         sentence words before 2d    
                    comma).                 comma), 25 Stat. 640.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21306                                           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 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21306. Historical collections

-STATUTE-
      The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may allow the
    corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books,
    pamphlets, and other historical material in the Smithsonian
    Institution or the National Museum on conditions and under
    regulations the Regents prescribe.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21306          36:20 (last             Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (last  
                    sentence).              sentence), 25 Stat. 640.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "historical material" are substituted for "material for
    history" for clarity. The words "at their discretion" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21307                                           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 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21307. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of
    the Smithsonian Institution on the activities of the corporation
    and the condition of historical study in America. The Secretary
    shall submit to Congress any part of the report the Secretary
    decides is appropriate.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21307          36:20 (4th, 5th         Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (4th,  
                    sentences).             5th sentences), 25 Stat. 640.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "activities" is substituted for "proceedings" for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "any part of the report
    the Secretary decides is appropriate" are substituted for "whole of
    such reports, or such portion thereof as he shall see fit" to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

                   TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS               
      For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
    requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
    regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in
    which a report required under this section is listed on page 192),
    see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note
    under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS             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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

-HEAD-
                 CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS             

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    21501.      Organization.                                         
    21502.      Purpose.                                              
    21503.      Governing body.                                       
    21504.      Acquisition and management of property.               
    21505.      Charges for medical services.                         
    21506.      Principal office.                                     
    21507.      Nonapplication of audit requirements.                 

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    36 USC Sec. 21501                                           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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - American Hospital of Paris (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Place of Incorporation. - The corporation is declared to be
    incorporated 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. 1295.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21501          36:4901.                Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.  
                                            1, 37 Stat. 654.            
                   36:4909.                Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.  
                                            9, 37 Stat. 655; Sept. 19,  
                                            1962, Pub. L. 87-673, 76    
                                            Stat. 557; Oct. 1, 1965,    
                                            Pub. L. 89-231, Sec. 2, 79  
                                            Stat. 901.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21502                                           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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21502. Purpose

-STATUTE-
      The purpose of the corporation is to maintain a hospital in the
    vicinity of Paris, France, to provide medical and surgical care to
    citizens of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21502          36:4903 (words          Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.  
                    before 8th comma        3 (words before 8th comma   
                    less "gratuitously      less "gratuitously or       
                    or otherwise").         otherwise"), 37 Stat. 654.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "maintain" is substituted for "establish, maintain, and
    conduct" to eliminate executed and unnecessary words. The word
    "aid" is omitted as included in "care".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21503                                           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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21503. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - (1) The board of governors is the governing body
    of the corporation.
      (2) The board shall have at least 12 governors, divided into 3
    classes of equal numbers. One class of governors shall be elected
    each year for a term of 3 years or until their successors are
    elected. The corporation shall elect the governors at its annual
    meeting.
      (b) Quorum. - Five governors are a quorum for the transaction of
    business, except that a majority vote of the board is required for -
     
        (1) the sale or alienation of any real or personal estate of
      the corporation; or
        (2) the leasing of real estate of the corporation for a term of
      more than one year.

      (c) Powers. - The board may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws, as may be necessary and proper,
      related to - 
          (A) elections and meetings;
          (B) qualifications and duties of governors and officers;
          (C) admission and qualifications of members; and
          (D) management and disposition of the property, business, and
        concerns of the corporation;

        (2) conduct all business of the corporation;
        (3) fill, until the next annual election, a vacancy on the
      board; and
        (4) appoint attending and resident physicians and surgeons,
      agents, assistants, and attendants as may be necessary, set their
      compensation, and discharge them.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21503(a)       36:4904 (1st            Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Secs. 
                    sentence).              4 (1st sentence), 6, 37     
                                            Stat. 655; Apr. 12, 1974,   
                                            Pub. L. 93-266, 88 Stat. 85.
                   36:4905.                Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Secs. 
                                            5, 7, 8, 37 Stat. 655.      
                   36:4906.                                             
    21503(b)       36:4908.                                             
    21503(c)       36:4907.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    obsolete language.
      In subsection (c)(1), before clause (A), the words "and not
    contrary to law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c)(2), the words "and manage" and "and concerns"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c)(3), the words "occasioned by death,
    resignation, or otherwise" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21504                                           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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21504. Acquisition and management of property

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer
    property, in the United States and France, to carry out the
    purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21504          36:4902.                Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.  
                                            2, 37 Stat. 654; June 14,   
                                            1929, ch. 23, 46 Stat. 11;  
                                            Oct. 1, 1965, Pub. L.       
                                            89-231, Sec. 1, 79 Stat. 901.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer" are
    substituted for "is authorized to take by purchase, gift, grant,
    devise, and bequest, and to hold, mortgage, lease, transfer, and
    convey" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "real and personal" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "to carry out the purpose of the
    corporation" are substituted for "for the purposes of the said
    corporation" and "as may be deemed necessary for the wants or
    development of the corporation or any of them" for consistency in
    the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21505                                           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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21505. Charges for medical services

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may charge a reasonable compensation for
    providing medical and surgical services or may provide those
    services without charge. Amounts received under this section shall
    be used to carry out the purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21505          36:4903                 Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.  
                    ("gratuitously or       3 ("gratuitously or         
                    otherwise" and          otherwise" and words after  
                    words after 8th         8th comma), 37 Stat. 654.   
                    comma).                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "may charge" are substituted for "it shall be lawful
    for the said corporation to demand and receive" to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "medical and surgical services" are
    substituted for "such care, sustenance, professional treatment, and
    other services" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "to carry
    out the purposes of the corporation" are substituted for "be
    applied to the uses and benefits of the said corporation" for
    consistency.

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    36 USC Sec. 21506                                           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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21506. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia. However, offices may be maintained and meetings of the
    board of governors and committees may be held elsewhere.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21506          36:4904 (last           Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.  
                    sentence).              4 (last sentence), 37 Stat. 
                                            655.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21507                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21507. Nonapplication of audit requirements

-STATUTE-
      The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not
    apply to the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21507          (no source).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The section is added to except the American Hospital of Paris
    from the application of section 10101 of the revised title,
    restating 36:1101-1103, which imposes audit requirements on certain
    federally chartered corporations. The Hospital is not included in
    the list of corporations set out in 36:1101 to which the audit
    requirements apply.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION                    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
                     CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION                 

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    21701.      Organization.                                         
    21702.      Purposes.                                             
    21703.      Membership.                                           
    21704.      Powers.                                               
    21705.      Exclusive right to name, emblems, and badges.         
    21706.      Political activities.                                 
    21707.      Service of process.                                   
    21708.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21701                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21701. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The American Legion (in this chapter, the
    "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1297.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21701(a)       36:41.                  Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 41 Stat. 284.   
                   36:42.                                               
    21701(b)       36:44 (words before     Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                    4th semicolon           4 (words before 4th         
                    related to              semicolon related to        
                    perpetual               perpetual succession), 41   
                    succession).            Stat. 285; June 26, 1953,   
                                            ch. 153, Sec. 1, 67 Stat. 82.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    obsolete language.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21702                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21702. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States;
        (2) to promote peace and good will among the peoples of the
      United States and all the nations of the Earth;
        (3) to preserve the memories and incidents of the 2 World Wars
      and the other great hostilities fought to uphold democracy;
        (4) to cement the ties and comradeship born of service; and
        (5) to consecrate the efforts of its members to mutual
      helpfulness and service to their country.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1297.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21702          36:43.                  Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                                            3, 41 Stat. 285; Oct. 29,   
                                            1942, ch. 633, Sec. 1, 56   
                                            Stat. 1012; July 26, 1955,  
                                            ch. 386, Sec. 1, 69 Stat.   
                                            379; Sept. 1, 1966, Pub. L. 
                                            89-550, Sec. 1, 80 Stat. 371.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "of America" are omitted.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21703                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21703. Membership

-STATUTE-
      An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation only
    if the individual - 
        (1) has served in the Armed Forces of - 
          (A) the United States at any time during any period from - 
            (i) April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918;
            (ii) December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946;
            (iii) June 25, 1950, through January 31, 1955;
            (iv) February 28, 1961, through May 7, 1975;
            (v) August 24, 1982, through July 31, 1984;
            (vi) December 20, 1989, through January 31, 1990; or
            (vii) August 2, 1990, through the date of cessation of
          hostilities, as decided by the United States Government; or

          (B) a government associated with the United States during a
        period referred to in subclause (A) of this clause and was a
        citizen of the United States when the individual entered that
        service; and

        (2) was honorably discharged or separated from that service or
      continues to serve honorably during or after that period.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1297; Pub. L. 105-354,
    Sec. 1(6), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244; Pub. L. 107-309, Sec. 1,
    Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2449.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
                              PUB. L. 105-225                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21703          36:45.                  Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                                            5, 41 Stat. 285; Oct. 29,   
                                            1942, ch. 633, Sec. 2, 56   
                                            Stat. 1012; July 9, 1946,   
                                            ch. 546, 60 Stat. 524; Dec. 
                                            28, 1950, ch. 1177, 64 Stat.
                                            1122; July 26, 1955, ch.    
                                            386, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 380;  
                                            Sept. 1, 1966, Pub. L.      
                                            89-550, Sec. 2, 80 Stat.    
                                            372; Dec. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 
                                            93-557, 88 Stat. 1792; Aug. 
                                            17, 1978, Pub. L. 95-346, 92
                                            Stat. 485; Dec. 21, 1979,   
                                            Pub. L. 96-155, 93 Stat.    
                                            1165; Oct. 30, 1990, Pub. L.
                                            101-478, 104 Stat. 1157;    
                                            Dec. 2, 1991, Pub. L.       
                                            102-179, 105 Stat. 1229.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "armed forces" are substituted for
    "naval or military services" and "military or naval service" for
    clarity. In subclause (A), the word "through" is substituted for
    "all dates inclusive" for clarity. In subclause (B), the words "a
    government associated with the United States during a period
    referred to in subclause (A) of this clause and was a citizen of
    the United States when the individual entered that service" are
    substituted for "who, being a citizen of the United States at the
    time of entry therein . . . of any governments associated with the
    United States during said wars or hostilities" for clarity.
      In clause (2), the words "after that period" are substituted for
    "after any of the aforesaid terminal dates" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

                              PUB. L. 105-354                          
      This amends section 21703(1)(A)(iv) of title 36 to reflect
    changes made by Public Law 105-110 (Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2270).

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 107-309 inserted "during or" after
    "continues to serve honorably".
      1998 - Par. (1)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 105-354 substituted "February 28,
    1961" for "December 22, 1961".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21704                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21704. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out
      the purposes of the corporation;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
        (4) establish State and territorial organizations and local
      chapter or post organizations;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (6) publish a magazine and other publications;
        (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. 1297.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21704          36:44 (words before     Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                    4th semicolon less      4 (words before 4th         
                    perpetual               semicolon less perpetual    
                    succession, words       succession, words after 5th 
                    after 5th               semicolon), 41 Stat. 285;   
                    semicolon).             June 26, 1953, ch. 153, Sec.
                                            1, 67 Stat. 82.             
                   36:47.                  Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                                            7, 41 Stat. 285.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:47 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with the laws of the
    United States or of any State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "at pleasure" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "to receive, hold, own, use, and
    dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be
    necessary for its corporate purposes" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (7), the words "in courts of law and equity" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (8), the words "do any other act" are substituted for
    "generally to do any and all such acts and things" for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21705                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21705. Exclusive right to name, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its State and local subdivisions have the
    exclusive right to use the name "The American Legion" or "American
    Legion". The corporation has the exclusive right to use,
    manufacture, and control the right to manufacture, emblems and
    badges the corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21705          36:44 (words            Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59,      
                    between 4th and 5th     Secs. 4 (words between 4th  
                    semicolons).            and 5th semicolons), 8, 41  
                                            Stat. 285; June 26, 1953,   
                                            ch. 153, 67 Stat. 82.       
                   36:48.                                               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "to have and", "in carrying out its purposes", and "in carrying out
    the purposes of the corporation" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21706                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21706. Political activities

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall be nonpolitical and may not promote the
    candidacy of an individual seeking public office.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21706          36:46.                  Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                                            6, 41 Stat. 285.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "as an organization" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21707                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21707. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted
    by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of
    state or other designated official of each State, the name and
    address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands
    against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21707          36:50.                  Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                                            9 1/2, 41 Stat. 285.        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "precedent" is omitted as unnecessary. The words "with
    the secretary of state or other designated official" are
    substituted for "in the office of the secretary of state" for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "post-office" and
    "authorized" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21708                                           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 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21708. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall
    submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation
    during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a
    public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21708          36:49.                  Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, Sec. 
                                            9, 41 Stat. 285; Aug. 30,   
                                            1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.  
                                            4(3), 78 Stat. 636.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 196 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND
           ACADEMY                                         01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    21901.      Organization.                                         
    21902.      Purposes.                                             
    21903.      Powers.                                               
    21904.      Exclusive right to name.                              
    21905.      Restrictions.                                         
    21906.      Headquarters and meetings.                            
    21907.      Service of process.                                   
    21908.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21901                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21901. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The American National Theater and Academy
    (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21901(a)       36:3301.                July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Secs. 
                                            1, 3 (related to perpetual  
                                            succession), 49 Stat. 457,  
                                            458.                        
    21901(b)       36:3303 (related to                                  
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21902                                           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 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21902. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation include - 
        (1) the presentation of theatrical productions of the highest
      type;
        (2) the stimulation of public interest in the drama as an art
      belonging both to the theater and to literature and to be enjoyed
      both on the stage and in the study;
        (3) the advancement of interest in the drama throughout the
      United States by furthering the production of the best plays,
      interpreted by the best actors at a minimum cost;
        (4) the further development of the study of drama of the
      present and past in our universities, colleges, schools, and
      elsewhere; and
        (5) the sponsoring, encouraging, and developing of the art and
      technique of the theater through a school within the National
      Academy.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21902          36:3302 (last           July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Sec.  
                    sentence).              2 (last sentence), 49 Stat. 
                                            458.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "include" is substituted for "shall
    embrace" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (3), the words "of America" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21903                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21903. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) establish and maintain offices and buildings to conduct its
      activities;
        (4) establish State and territorial organizations and local
      branches;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, subject
      to its constitution and instructions of donors;
        (6) sue and be sued; and
        (7) 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. 1299.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21903          36:3303 (less           July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Secs. 
                    perpetual               3 (less perpetual           
                    succession).            succession), 7, 49 Stat.    
                                            458, 459.                   
                   36:3307.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "to carry out its purposes not
    inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "at pleasure" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "to receive, hold, own, use,
    mortgage, and dispose of such real estate and personal property as
    shall be necessary for its corporate purposes" in 36:3303 and for
    36:3307 for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In clause (6), the words "in the courts of law and equity" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (7), the words "do any other act" are substituted for
    "generally to do all such acts and things" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21904                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21904. Exclusive right to name

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its State and local branches and subdivisions
    have the exclusive right to use the name "The American National
    Theater and Academy".

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1299.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21904          36:3305.                July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Sec.  
                                            5, 49 Stat. 458.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "to have" are omitted as included in "to use". The words "in
    carrying out its purposes" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21905                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21905. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit and Stock. - The corporation shall be nonprofit and
    may not issue stock.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation shall be nonpolitical
    and nonsectarian, and may not promote the candidacy of an
    individual seeking public office.
      (c) Honorary Members. - The corporation may not have honorary
    members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1299.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21905(a)       36:3302 (1st            July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Secs. 
                    sentence).              2 (1st sentence), 4, 49     
                                            Stat. 458.                  
    21905(b)       36:3304 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    21905(c)       36:3304 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "capital" is omitted for consistency
    in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "as an organization" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21906                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21906. Headquarters and meetings

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may have its headquarters and hold its meetings
    at places the corporation decides are best.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1299.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    21906          36:3306.                July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Sec.  
                                            6, 49 Stat. 458.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "may" is substituted for "be, and is hereby, authorized
    to" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "within or without
    the District of Columbia" and "from time to time" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 21907                                           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 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21907. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted
    by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of
    state or other designated official of the District of Columbia or
    of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in
    which its headquarters, branches, or subdivisions are located, the
    name and address of an agent in that jurisdiction on whom legal
    process or demands against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1299.)

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    21907          36:3309.                July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Sec.  
                                            9, 49 Stat. 459.            
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      The words "precedent", "herein", and "or conferred" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or other
    designated official" are substituted for "in the office of the
    Secretary or the properly designated officer", and the words
    "territory, or possession of the United States" are substituted for
    "Territory", for consistency in the revised title. The words "post-
    office" and "authorized" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "in
    that jurisdiction" are added for clarity.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 21908                                           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 219 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 21908. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall
    submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation
    during the prior calendar year, including a complete report of its
    receipts and expenditures. The report may not be printed as a
    public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1299.)

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      Section                                                           
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    21908          36:3308.                July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Sec.  
                                            8, 49 Stat. 459; Aug. 30,   
                                            1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.  
                                            4(4), 78 Stat. 636.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "submit" is substituted for "make and transmit", and the
    word "activities" is substituted for "proceedings", for consistency
    in the revised title. The word "full" is omitted as included in
    "complete".

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
           INTERNATIONAL LAW                               01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    22101.      Organization.                                         
    22102.      Purposes.                                             
    22103.      Governing body.                                       
    22104.      Powers.                                               
    22105.      Restrictions.                                         
    22106.      Principal office.                                     
    22107.      Records and inspection.                               
    22108.      Service of process.                                   
    22109.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            

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    36 USC Sec. 22101                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The American Society of International Law
    (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1300.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22101(a)       36:341.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                                            Secs. 1, 5 (related to      
                                            perpetual succession), 10,  
                                            64 Stat. 869, 871, 872.     
    22101(b)       36:345 (related to                                   
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
                   36:350.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22102                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to foster the study of international law; and
        (2) to promote the establishment and maintenance of
      international relations on the basis of law and justice.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1300.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22102          36:342 (1st             Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                    sentence).              Sec. 2 (1st sentence), 64   
                                            Stat. 870.                  
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    36 USC Sec. 22103                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22103. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Executive Council. - (1) The executive council is the
    governing body of the corporation. However, the council is subject
    to the directions of the corporation at its annual meetings and at
    any other meeting called under the constitution, bylaws, or
    regulations of the corporation.
      (2) The council consists of a president, an honorary president, a
    number of vice presidents and honorary vice presidents as provided
    in the constitution, a secretary, a treasurer, and at least 24
    additional individuals.
      (b) Election and Terms. - The officers of the corporation and one-
    third of the other members of the council shall be elected at each
    annual meeting of the corporation. However, the constitution may
    authorize the council - 
        (1) to elect the secretary and the treasurer of the corporation
      for specified terms; and
        (2) to fill vacancies until the next annual meeting.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1300.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22103          36:343.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                                            Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 870.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "The number of members of the executive council shall
    initially be forty-four, and the members of the said council shall
    initially be the persons whose names and addresses are set forth in
    section 341 of this title" are omitted as obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22104                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22104. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations for
      the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of
      the corporation require;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary 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) publish a journal and other publications;
        (8) sue and be sued; and
        (9) 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. 1300.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22104          36:345 (less            Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                    perpetual               Secs. 5 (less perpetual     
                    succession).            succession), 11, 64 Stat.   
                                            871, 872.                   
                   36:351.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:351 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "apply, and administer" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the
    United States of America or any State in which the corporation is
    to operate" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest, in full title, in trust, or
    otherwise, any property, real or personal, necessary for attaining
    the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the
    corporation" and "transfer and convey real or personal 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 real and personal
    property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or
    controlling the ownership of real and personal property by a
    corporation operating in such State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (6), the words "instruments of indebtedness" are
    substituted for "bonds", and the words "secure its obligations by
    granting security interests in its property" are substituted for
    "secure the same by mortgage", for consistency in the revised
    title. The words "for the purposes of the corporation" and
    "therefor" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "subject in every
    case to all applicable provisions of Federal or State laws" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (8), the words "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary and for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22105                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22105. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not operate for profit.
      (b) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (c) Political Activities. - The corporation or an officer or
    member of the executive council as such may not contribute to,
    support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective
    public office.
      (d) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a member of the corporation or an officer or member of the
    executive council, except on the dissolution or final liquidation
    of the corporation.
      (e) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an
    officer or member of the executive council. Members of the council
    who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or
    member of the council, 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. 1301.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22105(a)       36:342 (2d sentence     Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                    words before 1st        Secs. 2 (2d, last           
                    comma).                 sentences), 7, 64 Stat. 870,
                                            871.                        
    22105(b)       36:347 (1st                                          
                    sentence words                                      
                    before 2d comma).                                   
    22105(c)       36:342 (last                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    22105(d)       36:342 (2d sentence                                  
                    words after 1st                                     
                    comma).                                             
    22105(e)       36:347 (1st                                          
                    sentence words                                      
                    after 2d comma,                                     
                    last sentence).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 22106                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22106. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation are not
    confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted
    throughout the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1301.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22106          36:344.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                                            Sec. 4, 64 Stat. 871.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the activities of the corporation are not confined to
    the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the United
    States" are substituted for "The corporation . . . shall have the
    right to conduct its activities in the said District and at any
    other place or places in the United States" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

                           NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS                       
      Pub. L. 86-208, Aug. 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 431, provided: "That the
    American Society of International Law, incorporated by the Act
    entitled 'An Act to incorporate the American Society of
    International Law, and for other purposes', approved September 20,
    1950 (Public Law 794, ch. 958, Eighty-first Congress, second
    session (64 Stat. 869)) [now this chapter], is authorized to use
    the real estate described as lot 805 square 2512, situated in the
    city of Washington, District of Columbia, as the national
    headquarters of such society."

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22107                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22107. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, executive
      council, and committees having any of the authority of its
      executive council; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (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. 1301.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22107          36:348.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                                            Sec. 8, 64 Stat. 872.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 22108                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22108. 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. 1301.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22108          36:346 (last            Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                    sentence).              Sec. 6 (last sentence), 64  
                                            Stat. 871.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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    36 USC Sec. 22109                                           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 221 - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22109. 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. 1301.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22109          36:346 (1st             Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958,     
                    sentence).              Sec. 6 (1st sentence), 64   
                                            Stat. 871.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "acting within the scope of their authority" are added
    for clarity and consistency in the revised title.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE     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 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
             CHAPTER 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE         

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    22301.      Organization.                                         
    22302.      Purposes.                                             
    22303.      Membership.                                           
    22304.      Governing body.                                       
    22305.      Powers.                                               
    22306.      Exclusive right to name, insignia, emblems, and
                 badges.                                              
    22307.      Restrictions.                                         
    22308.      Principal office.                                     
    22309.      Records and inspection.                               
    22310.      Service of process.                                   
    22311.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    22312.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 22301                                           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 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - American Symphony Orchestra League (in
    this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1302.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22301          36:3401.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 76
                                            Stat. 929, 930.             
                   36:3402.                                             
                   36:3404(1).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.
      The text of 36:3402 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

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    36 USC Sec. 22302                                           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 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to serve as a coordinating, research, and educational
      agency and clearinghouse for symphony orchestras to help
      strengthen the work in their local communities;
        (2) to assist in the formation of new symphony orchestras;
        (3) to encourage and recognize the work of America's musicians,
      conductors, and composers, through suitable means; and
        (4) to aid the expansion of the musical and cultural life of
      the United States through suitable educational and service
      activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1302.)

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    22302          36:3403.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Sec. 3, 76 Stat. 930.
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    36 USC Sec. 22303                                           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 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - 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) Voting. - Each member (except an honorary, sustaining, or
    associate member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote
    at a meeting of the members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1302.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22303          36:3406.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Sec. 6, 76 Stat. 931.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the words "the right to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22304                                           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 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22304. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members
    of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general
    policies and program of the corporation and for the control of
    contributions raised by the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and one or more
    assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, 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. 1302.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22304(a)       36:3407.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Secs. 7, 8, 76 Stat.
                                            931.                        
    22304(b)       36:3408.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:3407(a) and the word
    "Thereafter" in 36:3407(b) are omitted as obsolete. The word
    "contributions" is substituted for "all contributed funds" to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 22305                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22305. 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;
      and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1302.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22305          36:3404(2)-(9).         Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Secs. 4(2)-(9), 17, 
                                            76 Stat. 930, 933.          
                   36:3417.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:3417 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word[s] "and alter" and "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.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm, or individual and to hold 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 "instruments of indebtedness" are
    substituted for "bonds" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "secure its obligations by granting security interests in its
    property" are substituted for "secure the same by mortgage, deed of
    trust, pledge or otherwise" to eliminate unnecessary words. The
    words "for the purposes of the corporation", "therefor", and
    "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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22306                                           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 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22306. Exclusive right to name, insignia, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "American
    Symphony Orchestra League" and distinctive insignia, emblems and
    badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases
    required to carry out the duties and powers of the corporation.
    This section does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1303.)

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    22306          36:3416.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Sec. 16, 76 Stat.   
                                            933.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole" and "to have and to use in carrying out its
    purposes" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "required to carry
    out the duties and powers of the corporation" are substituted for
    "as may be required in the furtherance of its functions" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The last sentence is substituted for "No powers
    or privileges hereby granted shall, however, interfere or conflict
    with established or vested rights" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22307                                           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 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22307. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer 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, a director, officer, or member as such 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 in an amount approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to
    making a loan or advance to a director, 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. 1303.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22307(a)       36:3412.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 76 
                                            Stat. 932.                  
    22307(b)       36:3410.                                             
    22307(c)       36:3409(a).                                          
    22307(d)       36:3409(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

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    36 USC Sec. 22308                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22308. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Charleston,
    West Virginia, or another place decided by the board of directors.
    However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the
    place where the principal office is located but may be conducted
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1303.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22308          36:3405(a).             Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Sec. 5(a), 76 Stat. 
                                            930.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "territories, and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 22309                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22309. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1303.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22309(a)       36:3413 (1st            Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              87-817, Sec. 13, 76 Stat.   
                                            932.                        
    22309(b)       36:3413 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22310                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22310. 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. 1304.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22310          36:3405(b).             Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Sec. 5(b), 76 Stat. 
                                            930.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" and "authorized" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 22311                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22311. 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. 1304.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22311          36:3411.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Sec. 11, 76 Stat.   
                                            932.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 22312                                           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 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22312. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1304.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    22312          36:3415.                Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-817, Sec. 15, 76 Stat.   
                                            933.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State laws applicable
    thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS                   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 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
                    CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS                

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    22501.      Organization.                                         
    22502.      Purposes.                                             
    22503.      Membership.                                           
    22504.      Powers.                                               
    22505.      Exclusive right to name.                              
    22506.      Restrictions.                                         
    22507.      Tax-exempt status.                                    
    22508.      Meetings.                                             
    22509.      Service of process.                                   
    22510.      Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 22501                                           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 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - American War Mothers (in this chapter, the
    "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Place of Incorporation. - The corporation is declared to be
    incorporated in the District of Columbia.
      (c) Period of Existence. - The corporation may continue to exist
    until there are no individuals who qualify for membership.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1304.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22501          36:91.                  Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 5 (words between
                                            colon and 1st comma), 13,   
                                            15, 43 Stat. 966, 967, 968. 
                   36:92.                                               
                   36:95 (words                                         
                    between colon and                                   
                    1st comma).                                         
                   36:103.                                              
                   36:105.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.
      The text of 36:92, 103, and 105 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22502                                           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 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22502. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to keep alive and develop the spirit that promoted world
      service;
        (2) to maintain the ties of fellowship born of that service and
      to assist and further any patriotic work;
        (3) to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the
      community, State, and Nation;
        (4) to work for the welfare of the Army and Navy;
        (5) to assist, in any way in their power, men and women who
      served and were wounded or incapacitated in World War I; and
        (6) to foster and promote friendship and understanding between
      America and the Allies in World War I.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1304.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22502          36:93.                  Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                                            3, 43 Stat. 967.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clauses (5) and (6), the words "World War I" are substituted
    for "the World War" for clarity.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22503                                           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 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22503. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation is limited to women
    - 
        (1) who are citizens of the United States; and
        (2) whose natural son or daughter, legally adopted son or
      daughter, or stepson or stepdaughter - 
          (A) served in the Armed Forces of the United States or its
        allies in World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or
        any subsequent war or conflict involving the United States; and
          (B) was honorably discharged from that service or continues
        in the service.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1304.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22503          36:97.                  Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                                            7, 43 Stat. 968; Sept. 26,  
                                            1942, ch. 563, 56 Stat. 758;
                                            June 26, 1953, ch. 152, 67  
                                            Stat. 81; Apr. 12, 1974,    
                                            Pub. L. 93-267, 88 Stat. 85.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (2), before subclause (A), the word "natural" is
    substituted for "of her blood" to eliminate unnecessary words. The
    words "or sons", "or daughters", "or stepsons", and "or
    stepdaughters" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 22504                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22504. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) adopt emblems and badges;
        (4) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
        (5) establish State, territorial, and local subdivisions;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, subject
      to section 22506(b) of this title;
        (7) publish a magazine and other publications;
        (8) sue and be sued; and
        (9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out its
      purposes.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1305.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22504          36:95 (less words       Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303,      
                    between colon and       Secs. 5 (less words between 
                    1st comma).             colon and 1st comma), 9, 43 
                                            Stat. 967, 968.             
                   36:99.                                               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:99 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "to carry out its purposes, not
    inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of any State"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "at pleasure" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the words "adopt emblems and badges" are
    substituted for "to use in carrying out the purposes of the
    corporation such emblems and badges as it may adopt" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In clause (4), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "receive, hold, own, use, and
    dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be
    necessary for its corporate purposes" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
    "subject to section 22506(b) of this title" are added to alert the
    reader to the restriction in that section.
      In clause (8), the words "in courts of law and equity" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (9), the word "things" is omitted as included in "act".

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    36 USC Sec. 22505                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22505. Exclusive right to name

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its State, territorial, and local
    subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name "American War
    Mothers".

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1305.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22505          36:100.                 Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                                            10, 43 Stat. 968.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "to have" are omitted as included in "to use". The
    words "in carrying out its business purposes" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 22506                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22506. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation shall be nonprofit, nonpolitical,
    nonsectarian, and nonpartisan, and may not promote the candidacy of
    an individual seeking public office.
      (b) Ownership and Use of Property. - The corporation may not
    accept, own, or hold, directly or indirectly, any property not
    reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1305.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22506(a)       36:98.                  Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                                            8, 43 Stat. 968; June 26,   
                                            1953, ch. 152, 67 Stat. 81. 
    22506(b)       36:96 (last             Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                    sentence).              6 (proviso), 43 Stat. 968.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), words "as an organization" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "real or personal" are omitted as
    unnecessary and for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "not reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the
    corporation" are substituted for "except such as may be reasonably
    necessary to carry out the purposes of its creation as defined in
    this chapter" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22507                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22507. Tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The personal property and funds of the corporation, whether
    principal or income, so long as held or used only to carry out the
    purposes of the corporation, are exempt from taxation by the United
    States Government, the District of Columbia, and the territories
    and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1305.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22507          36:96 (1st              Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                    sentence).              6 (less proviso), 43 Stat.  
                                            967.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "so long as held or used only to carry out the purposes
    of the corporation" are substituted for "held or used for the
    purposes hereof, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter . . .
    so long as the same shall be so used" to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The words "the United States Government, the District of
    Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States"
    are substituted for "the United States or any Territory or District
    thereof" for clarity.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22508                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22508. Meetings

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may hold its meetings at any place the
    corporation decides.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1305.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22508          36:94.                  Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                                            4, 43 Stat. 967.            
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    36 USC Sec. 22509                                           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 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22509. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted
    by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of
    state or other designated official of each State, the name and
    address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands
    against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1305.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22509          36:102.                 Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                                            12, 43 Stat. 968.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "precedent", "herein", and "or conferred" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or other
    designated official" are substituted for "in the office of the
    secretary of each State" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "post-office" and "authorized" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 22510                                           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 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22510. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall
    submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation
    during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a
    public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1305.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22510          36:101.                 Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 
                                            11, 43 Stat. 968; Aug. 30,  
                                            1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.  
                                            4(9), 78 Stat. 636.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "submit" is substituted for "make and transmit" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The word "activities" is substituted for "proceedings" for
    consistency in the revised title.

                   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 197 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)             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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
                 CHAPTER 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)             

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    22701.      Organization.                                         
    22702.      Purposes.                                             
    22703.      Membership.                                           
    22704.      Governing body.                                       
    22705.      Powers.                                               
    22706.      Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    22707.      Restrictions.                                         
    22708.      Headquarters and principal place of business.         
    22709.      Records and inspection.                               
    22710.      Service of process.                                   
    22711.      Liability for acts of officials, representatives, and
                 agents.                                              
    22712.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-241, Sec. 1(a)(2)(A), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat.
    1496, substituted "AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)" for "AMVETS
    (AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM)" in chapter
    heading.

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    36 USC Sec. 22701                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22701. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - AMVETS (American Veterans) (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1306; Pub. L. 107-241,
    Sec. 1(a)(1), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    22701          36:67.                  July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            1, 61 Stat. 403; Aug. 15,   
                                            1977, Pub. L. 95-98, Sec.   
                                            1(a), 91 Stat. 830.         
                   36:67a.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298,      
                                            Secs. 2, 4 (related to      
                                            perpetual succession),      
                                            10(1), 61 Stat. 405, 406,   
                                            407.                        
                   36:67c (related to                                   
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
                   36:67i(1).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.
      This text of 36:67a is omitted as executed and obsolete.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-241 substituted "AMVETS (American
    Veterans)" for "AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea,
    and Vietnam)".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22702                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22702. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to preserve for ourselves and our posterity the great and
      basic truths and enduring principles upon which this Nation was
      founded;
        (2) to maintain a continuing interest in the welfare and
      rehabilitation of the disabled veterans of World War II, the
      Korean conflict, and the Vietnam era and to establish facilities
      for the assistance of all veterans and to represent them in their
      claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs and other
      organizations without charge;
        (3) to dedicate ourselves to the service and best interests of
      the community, State, and Nation to the end that our country
      shall be and remain forever a whole, strong, and free Nation;
        (4) to aid and encourage the abolition of prejudice, ignorance,
      and disease;
        (5) to encourage universal exercise of the voting franchise to
      the end that there shall be elected and maintained in public
      office men and women who hold public office as a public trust
      administered in the best interests of all the people;
        (6) to advocate the development and means by which all
      Americans may become enlightened and informed citizens and thus
      participate fully in the functions of our democracy;
        (7) to encourage and support an international organization of
      all peace-loving nations to the end that not again shall any
      nation be permitted to breach their national peace;
        (8) to continue to serve the best interests of our Nation in
      peace as in war;
        (9) to develop to the utmost the human, mental, spiritual, and
      economical resources of our Nation;
        (10) to perpetuate and preserve the friendships and comradeship
      born on the battle front and nurtured in the common experience of
      service to our Nation during time of war; and
        (11) to honor the memory of those men and women who gave their
      lives that a free America and a free world might live by the
      creation of living memorials in the form of additional
      educational, cultural, and recreational facilities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1306.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22702          36:67b(1), (3)-(10).    July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            3(1), (3)-(10), 61 Stat. 405.
                   36:67b(2).              July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            3(2), 61 Stat. 405; Aug. 15,
                                            1977, Pub. L. 95-98, Sec.   
                                            1(b)(1), 91 Stat. 830; June 
                                            13, 1991, Pub. L. 102-54,   
                                            Sec. 13(n)(1), 105 Stat. 278.
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    36 USC Sec. 22703                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22703. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Voting. - Each member has one vote in the conduct of official
    business at the post level.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or
    national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1307.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22703(a)       36:67e (words           July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                    before 3d comma).       6 (words before 3d comma,   
                                            words after 3d comma related
                                            to discrimination in        
                                            membership), 61 Stat. 407;  
                                            Dec. 28, 1950, ch. 1178, 64 
                                            Stat. 1122; July 26, 1955,  
                                            ch. 383, 69 Stat. 375; Sept.
                                            14, 1966, Pub. L. 89-576, 80
                                            Stat. 772; Aug. 15, 1977,   
                                            Pub. L. 95-98, Sec. 1(b)(2),
                                            91 Stat. 830; May 31, 1984, 
                                            Pub. L. 98-304, 98 Stat. 220.
    22703(b)       36:67f(1) (1st          July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                    sentence).              7(1) (1st sentence), 61     
                                            Stat. 407.                  
    22703(c)       36:67e (words after                                  
                    3d comma related to                                 
                    discrimination in                                   
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "the right to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22704                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22704. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Delegates to National Conventions. - Each post may elect
    delegates to national conventions of the corporation. The delegates
    each have one vote in the conduct of business of the convention to
    which they are elected.
      (b) Executive Committee. - The executive committee of the
    corporation consists of - 
        (1) one member elected to represent each department; and
        (2) the officers of the corporation as ex officio members.

      (c) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    national commander, two national vice commanders, a finance
    officer, a judge advocate, a chaplain, six national district
    commanders, and a provost marshal.
      (2) The officers shall be elected by the delegates at the annual
    national convention.
      (d) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for holding office in
    the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
    religion, sex, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1307; Pub. L. 107-241,
    Sec. 1(b), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22704(a)       36:67f(1) (last         July 23, 1947, ch. 298,      
                    sentence).              Secs. 5(3), 7(1) (last      
                                            sentence), (2), 13, 61 Stat.
                                            406, 407, 408.              
    22704(b)       36:67d(3).                                           
                   36:67f(2).                                           
    22704(c)       36:67l.                                              
    22704(d)       36:67e (words after     July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                    3d comma related to     6 (words after 3d comma     
                    discrimination in       related to discrimination in
                    holding office).        holding office), 61 Stat.   
                                            407; Dec. 28, 1950, ch.     
                                            1178, 64 Stat. 1122; July   
                                            26, 1955, ch. 383, 69 Stat. 
                                            375; Sept. 14, 1966, Pub. L.
                                            89-576, 80 Stat. 772; Aug.  
                                            15, 1977, Pub. L. 95-98,    
                                            Sec. 1(b)(2), 91 Stat. 830; 
                                            May 31, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-304, 98 Stat. 220.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the text of 36:67d(3) is omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (c), the words "each official delegate casting one
    vote" are omitted as unnecessary because of subsection (a) of this
    section.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107-241 substituted "two national
    vice commanders, a finance officer, a judge advocate, a chaplain,
    six national district commanders," for "seven national vice
    commanders, one of whom shall be a woman, a finance officer, an
    adjutant, a judge advocate,".

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    36 USC Sec. 22705                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22705. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt bylaws and regulations for the management of its
      property and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt seals, emblems, and badges;
        (3) choose officers, representatives, and agents as necessary
      to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) establish State and regional organizations and local posts;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications
      consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
        (9) sue and be sued; and
        (10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

      (b) Powers Granted to Other Organizations. - The provisions,
    privileges, and prerogatives granted before July 24, 1947, to other
    national veterans' organizations because of their incorporation by
    Congress are granted to the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1307.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22705(a)       36:67c (less            July 23, 1947, ch. 298,      
                    perpetual               Secs. 4 (less perpetual     
                    succession).            succession), 8, 10(2)-(5),  
                                            61 Stat. 406, 407.          
                   36:67g.                                              
                   36:67i(2)-(5).                                       
    22705(b)       36:67r.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            19, 61 Stat. 408; Aug. 15,  
                                            1977, Pub. L. 95-98, Sec.   
                                            1(a), 91 Stat. 830.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:67g is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In subsection (a)(1), the word "adopt" is substituted for "ordain
    and establish" for clarity and consistency in the revised title.
    The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United States of
    America or any State thereof" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "adopt seals, emblems, and
    badges" are substituted for "to use in carrying out its purposes
    such seals, emblems, and badges as it may lawfully adopt" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In subsection (a)(4), the words "make contracts" are substituted
    for "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Subsection (a)(6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease,
    gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or
    personal, necessary for attaining the objects and carrying into
    effect the purposes of the corporation" in 36:67c and "Transfer and
    convey all real or personal property" in 36:67i(4) 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 real and personal property which
    may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the
    ownership of real and personal property by, a corporation operating
    in such State" in 36:67c are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(7), the words "instruments of indebtedness" are
    substituted for "bonds" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "secure its obligations by granting security interests in its
    property" are substituted for "secure same by mortgage" for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "for the purposes of
    the corporation", "therefor", and "subject in every case to all
    applicable provisions of Federal or State laws" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "before July 24, 1947" are
    substituted for "heretofore" for clarity. The words "and accrue"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22706                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22706. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its State, regional, and local subdivisions
    have the exclusive right to use the name "AMVETS (American
    Veterans)" and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 107-241,
    Sec. 1(a)(1), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22706          36:67p.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            17, 61 Stat. 408; Aug. 15,  
                                            1977, Pub. L. 95-98, Sec.   
                                            1(a), 91 Stat. 830.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole and" and "have and" are omitted as unnecessary.
    The word "adopts" is substituted for "may lawfully adopt" to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-241 substituted "AMVETS (American Veterans)"
    for "AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and
    Vietnam)".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22707                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22707. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation shall operate as a not-for-profit
    corporation, exclusively for charitable, educational, patriotic,
    and civic improvement purposes.
      (b) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (c) Political Activities. - The corporation or an officer of the
    corporation or member of its executive committee as such may not
    contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate
    for elective public office. The corporation may not carry on
    propaganda.
      (d) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member of the corporation, except on
    dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation.
      (e) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    director or officer. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan or advance to a director or officer, 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. 1308.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22707(a)       36:67b(11) (1st-8th     July 23, 1947, ch. 298,      
                    words and words         Secs. 3(11), 5(1), (2), 15, 
                    after semicolon).       16, 61 Stat. 405, 406, 408. 
    22707(b)       36:67n.                                              
    22707(c)       36:67d(1), (2).                                      
    22707(d)       36:67b(11) (9th                                      
                    word through                                        
                    semicolon).                                         
    22707(e)       36:67o.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (e), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22708                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22708. Headquarters and principal place of business

-STATUTE-
      The headquarters and principal place of business of the
    corporation shall be in Maryland. However, the activities of the
    corporation are not confined to Maryland but may be conducted
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 107-241,
    Sec. 1(c), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22708          36:67d(4).              July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            5(4), 61 Stat. 406.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "as set out herein" are omitted as unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-241 substituted "Maryland" for "the District
    of Columbia" in first and second sentences.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22709                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22709. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, executive
      committee, and committees having any of the authority of its
      executive committee; and
        (3) at its registered or principal office, a record of the
      names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (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. 1308.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22709          36:67m.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            14, 61 Stat. 408.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 22710                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22710. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      (a) District of Columbia. - 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.
      (b) States. - As a condition to the exercise of any power or
    privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with
    the secretary of state or other designated official of each State,
    the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal
    process or demands against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1308.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22710(a)       36:67k.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            12, 61 Stat. 407.           
    22710(b)       36:67q.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            18, 61 Stat. 408; Aug. 15,  
                                            1977, Pub. L. 95-98, Sec.   
                                            1(a), 91 Stat. 830.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "precedent", "herein", and "or
    conferred" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "file, with the
    secretary of state or other designated official" are substituted
    for "serve notice on the secretary of state" for consistency in the
    revised title. The word "authorized" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22711                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22711. Liability for acts of officials, representatives, and
      agents

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

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      Section                                                           
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    22711          36:67j.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            11, 61 Stat. 407.           
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    36 USC Sec. 22712                                           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 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22712. Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
      liquidation

-STATUTE-
      On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any
    assets remaining after the discharge or satisfactory provision for
    discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred to the Secretary
    of Veterans Affairs to be applied to the care and comfort of
    disabled veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, and the
    Vietnam era.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22712          36:67h.                 July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 
                                            9, 61 Stat. 407; Aug. 15,   
                                            1977, Pub. L. 95-98, Sec.   
                                            1(b)(3), 91 Stat. 830; June 
                                            13, 1991, Pub. L. 102-54,   
                                            Sec. 13(n)(1), 105 Stat. 278.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" are substituted for
    "Department of Veterans Affairs" because under 38:303 the Secretary
    is the head of the Department.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED
           STATES OF AMERICA                               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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
     CHAPTER 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    22901.      Definition.                                           
    22902.      Organization.                                         
    22903.      Purposes.                                             
    22904.      Membership.                                           
    22905.      Governing body.                                       
    22906.      Powers.                                               
    22907.      Restrictions.                                         
    22908.      Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    22909.      Records and inspection.                               
    22910.      Service of process.                                   
    22911.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    22912.      Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 22901                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22901. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    22901          36:3913.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 14, 100 Stat.  
                                            3448.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 22902                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22902. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Army and Navy Union of the United States
    of America (in this chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in
    Ohio, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22902(a)       36:3901.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 100 Stat.    
                                            3446, 3448.                 
    22902(b)       36:3914 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:3915.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 22903                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22903. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) holding true allegiance to the United States Government and
      fidelity to its Constitution, laws, and institutions;
        (2) serving our Nation under God in peace as well as in war by
      fostering the ideals of faith and patriotism, loyalty, justice,
      and liberty, by inculcating in the hearts of young and old,
      through precept and practice, the spirit of true Americanism, and
      by participating in civic activities for the good of our country
      and our community;
        (3) uniting in fraternal fellowship those who have served, or
      are now serving, honorably in the Armed Forces of the United
      States;
        (4) protecting and advancing their civic, social, and economic
      welfare;
        (5) aiding them in sickness and distress;
        (6) assisting in the burial and commemoration of their dead and
      providing help for their widows and orphans; and
        (7) perpetuating the memory of patriotic deeds performed by the
      defenders of our country.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22903          36:3903.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 3, 100 Stat.   
                                            3446.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

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    36 USC Sec. 22904                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22904. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1310.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22904          36:3905.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 5, 100 Stat.   
                                            3447.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 22905                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22905. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1310.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22905(a)       36:3906.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Secs. 6, 7, 100     
                                            Stat. 3447.                 
    22905(b)       36:3907.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:3906 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:3907 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22906                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22906. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1310.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22906          36:3902.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 2, 100 Stat.   
                                            3446.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "each State" are substituted for "State or States" for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "and subject to the
    laws of such State or States" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22907                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22907. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1310.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22907(a)       36:3908(d).             Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 8(a)-(e), 100  
                                            Stat. 3447.                 
    22907(b)       36:3908(c).                                          
    22907(c)       36:3908(a).                                          
    22907(d)       36:3908(b).                                          
    22907(e)       36:3908(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "shall insure [sic] to", and the words "charter
    granted by this chapter" are substituted for "this charter", for
    clarity and consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 22908                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22908. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ohio.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1310.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22908(a)       36:3908(f).             Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Secs. 8(f), 15 (1st 
                                            sentence), 100 Stat. 3447,  
                                            3448.                       
    22908(b)       36:3914 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "retain and", "organized and", and
    "the State of" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22909                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22909. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1310.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22909          36:3910.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 10, 100 Stat.  
                                            3447.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22910                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22910. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1311.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22910          36:3904.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 4, 100 Stat.   
                                            3446.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 22911                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22911. 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. 1311.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22911          36:3909.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 9, 100 Stat.   
                                            3447.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 22912                                           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 229 - ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 22912. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1311.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    22912          36:3911.                Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-604, Sec. 12, 100 Stat.  
                                            3448.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 197 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME                  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 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
                    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME                

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    23101.      Organization.                                         
    23102.      Purposes.                                             
    23103.      Membership.                                           
    23104.      Governing body.                                       
    23105.      Powers.                                               
    23106.      Restrictions.                                         
    23107.      Principal office.                                     
    23108.      Records and inspection.                               
    23109.      Statement required in audit report.                   
    23110.      Service of process.                                   
    23111.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    23112.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 23101                                           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 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Aviation Hall of Fame (in this chapter,
    the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1311.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    23101          36:4301.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 78
                                            Stat. 314, 315.             
                   36:4302.                                             
                   36:4304(1).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.
      The text of 36:4302 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

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    36 USC Sec. 23102                                           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 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to receive and maintain one or more funds and to use any
      part of the principal and income only for charitable, scientific,
      literary, or educational purposes, either directly or by
      contributing to organizations authorized to carry on similar
      activities;
        (2) to honor citizens, aviation leaders, pilots, teachers,
      scientists, engineers, inventors, governmental leaders, and other
      individuals who have helped to make this Nation great by their
      outstanding contributions to the establishment, development,
      advancement, or improvement of aviation in the United States;
        (3) to perpetuate the memory of those individuals and record
      their contributions and achievements by the erection and
      maintenance of buildings and monuments as may be appropriate as a
      lasting memorial;
        (4) to promote a better sense of appreciation of the origins
      and growth of aviation, especially in the United States, and the
      part aviation has played in changing the economic, social, and
      scientific aspects of our Nation;
        (5) to establish and maintain a library and museum for the
      collection and preservation for posterity of the history of those
      honored by the organization, together with a documentation of
      their accomplishments and contributions to aviation, including
      items such as aviation pictures, paintings, books, papers,
      documents, scientific data, relics, mementos, artifacts, and
      other items related to that history;
        (6) to cooperate with other recognized aviation organizations
      actively engaged and interested in similar projects; and
        (7) to engage in any other activities appropriate to carry out
      the purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1311.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23102          36:4303(1) (1st         July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    sentence words          88-372, Sec. 3(1) (1st      
                    before 8th comma,       sentence words before 8th   
                    last sentence),         comma, last sentence),      
                    (2)-(7).                (2)-(7), 78 Stat. 314, 315. 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "and apply the whole or" and "therefrom"
    are omitted as unnecessary. The text of 36:4303(1) (last sentence)
    is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the words "those individuals" are substituted for
    "such persons" for clarity. The word "edifices" is omitted as
    included in "buildings". The word "deemed" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the words "foster" and "encourage" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (7), the words "any other activities appropriate to
    carry out the purposes of the corporation" are substituted for "any
    and all activities incidental thereto or necessary, suitable, or
    proper for the accomplishment of any of the aforementioned
    purposes" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 23103                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - 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 bylaws.
      (b) Voting. - Each member given voting rights by the bylaws has
    one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the
    voting members. The vote may be cast in the manner provided in the
    bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1312.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23103(a)       36:4306(a).             July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Sec. 6, 78 Stat. 316.
    23103(b)       36:4306(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "are as provided in the bylaws" are
    substituted for "shall . . . be determined as the bylaws of the
    corporation may provide" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 23104                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Trustees. - (1) The board of trustees is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members
    of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general
    policies and program of the corporation and for the control of all
    funds of the corporation.
      (2) The number of trustees, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the bylaws. However, the board shall have at least 18 members.
      (3) The board may appoint committees. Each committee has the
    powers provided in the bylaws or by resolution of the board. The
    powers of a committee may include all the powers of the board.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the bylaws, a
    secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as provided in the
    bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, term of office, and duties of the
    officers are as provided in the bylaws.
      (c)(1) Board of Nominations. - The board of trustees shall
    appoint a board of nominations, consisting of at least 24 members,
    from members of the corporation not concurrently serving as members
    of the board of trustees. Those individuals serve for the term
    provided in the bylaws.
      (2) The board of nominations shall nominate United States
    citizens or residents to be honored by the corporation and
    recommend those persons to the board of trustees for consideration
    as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1312.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23104(a)       36:4307(a)-(c) (1st     July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    sentence, last          88-372, Secs. 7-9, 78 Stat. 
                    sentence words          316.                        
                    after semicolon).                                   
    23104(b)       36:4308.                                             
    23104(c)       36:4307(c) (last                                     
                    sentence words                                      
                    before semicolon).                                  
                   36:4309.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the text of 36:4307(a) is omitted as
    obsolete.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "and exercise" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c)(1), the words "from members of the corporation"
    are substituted for "from the membership of the corporation" in
    36:4307(c) and "those persons named in section 4301 of this title,
    their survivors and such additional persons, if any, as shall be
    named by them" in 36:4309(a) for clarity and to eliminate executed
    and unnecessary words.
      In subsection (c)(2), the words "shall nominate" are substituted
    for "shall be the designated body of the corporation to nominate"
    in 36:4309(b) for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 23105                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23105. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws for the management of its property
      and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) choose officers, trustees, 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;
      and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1312.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23105          36:4304(2)-(9).         July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Secs. 4(2)-(9), 17, 
                                            78 Stat. 315, 318.          
                   36:4317.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:4317 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "and alter" and "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.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm, or individual and to hold 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 "instruments of indebtedness" are
    substituted for "bonds" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "secure its obligations by granting security interests in its
    property" are substituted for "secure the same by mortgage, deed of
    trust, pledge, or otherwise" for consistency in the revised title
    and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "for the purposes of
    the corporation" and "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 and for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 23106                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23106. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a trustee,
    officer, employee, member of the board of nominations, or member of
    the corporation 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, a trustee, officer, member of the board of nominations, or
    member of the corporation, as such, during the life of the
    corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This
    subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation
    to an officer or employee in an amount approved by the board of
    trustees.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    trustee, officer, employee, member of the board of nominations, or
    member of the corporation. Trustees who vote for or assent to
    making such a loan or advance, 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.
      (e) Contributions to Certain Organizations. - None of the
    principal or interest of a fund referred to in section 23102(1) of
    this title may be contributed to an organization if - 
        (1) a substantial part of its activities is carrying on
      propaganda or attempting to influence legislation; or
        (2) any part of its net earnings benefits a private shareholder
      or individual.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1313.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23106(a)       36:4313.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Secs. 3(1) (1st     
                                            sentence words after 8th    
                                            comma), 10, 11, 13, 78 Stat.
                                            314, 317.                   
    23106(b)       36:4311.                                             
    23106(c)       36:4310(a).                                          
    23106(d)       36:4310(b).                                          
    23106(e)       36:4303(1) (1st                                      
                    sentence words                                      
                    after 8th comma).                                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 23107                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23107. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Dayton, Ohio,
    or another place decided by the board of trustees. However, the
    activities of the corporation are not confined to the place where
    the principal office is located but may be conducted throughout the
    States, territories, and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1313.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23107          36:4305(a).             July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Sec. 5(a), 78 Stat. 
                                            316.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary. The words "the
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as included in
    "territories, and possessions of the United States".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 23108                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23108. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      trustees, board of nominations, and committees having any of the
      authority of its board of trustees; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1313.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    23108          36:4314.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Sec. 14, 78 Stat.   
                                            317.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 23109                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23109. Statement required in audit report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall include in the audit report statement
    required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of
    all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all
    payments of compensation or fees at a rate greater than $10,000 a
    year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1314.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23109          36:4315(b) (2d          July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    sentence cl. (2)).      88-372, Sec. 15(b) (2d      
                                            sentence cl. (2)), 78 Stat. 
                                            318.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "salaries" is omitted as unnecessary.

                   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 197 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 23110                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23110. 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 is notice to or service on the
    corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1314.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23110          36:4305(b).             July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Sec. 5(b), 78 Stat. 
                                            316.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" and "authorized" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 23111                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23111. 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. 1314.)

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      Section                                                           
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    23111          36:4312.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Sec. 12, 78 Stat.   
                                            317.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 23112                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME

-HEAD-
    Sec. 23112. 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 board of trustees, but consistent
    with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the
    charter and bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1314.)

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    23112          36:4316.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-372, Sec. 16, 78 Stat.   
                                            318.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State laws applicable
    thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF
           AMERICA                                         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 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
            CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA        

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    30101.      Organization.                                         
    30102.      Purposes.                                             
    30103.      Membership.                                           
    30104.      Governing body.                                       
    30105.      Powers.                                               
    30106.      Exclusive right to names, seals, emblems, and badges. 
    30107.      Restrictions.                                         
    30108.      Principal office.                                     
    30109.      Records and inspection.                               
    30110.      Service of process.                                   
    30111.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    30112.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 30101                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Big Brothers - Big Sisters of America (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. 1314.)

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      Section                                                           
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    30101          36:881.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 1, 72 Stat.    
                                            1691; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L.
                                            95-167, Sec. 1(a), 91 Stat. 
                                            1347.                       
                   36:882.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Secs. 2, 4(1), 72   
                                            Stat. 1691.                 
                   36:884(1).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words. The text of 36:881(b) is omitted as unnecessary
    because of the restatement.
      The text of 36:882 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30102                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to assist individuals throughout the United States in
      solving their social and economic problems and in their health
      and educational and character development;
        (2) to promote the use, by other lay and professional agencies
      and workers, of the techniques of that assistance developed by
      the corporation; and
        (3) to receive, invest, and disburse funds and hold property
      for the purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1314.)

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    30102          36:883.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 3, 72 Stat.    
                                            1691; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L.
                                            95-167, Sec. 1(b), 91 Stat. 
                                            1347.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "aid" and "of America" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      Clause (2) is substituted for "to promote the use of the
    techniques of such assistance developed by the corporation, by
    other lay and professional agencies and workers" for clarity.

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    36 USC Sec. 30103                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - 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) Voting. - Each member has one vote on each matter submitted
    to a vote at a meeting of the members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1315.)

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      Section                                                           
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    30103          36:886.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 6, 72 Stat.    
                                            1692.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the words "the right to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30104                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. The powers, duties, and
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the constitution
    and bylaws of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors is as provided in the constitution.
    Their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies) and
    their term of office are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    chairman of the board of directors, a president, one or more vice
    presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary,
    and a treasurer.
      (2) The manner of election, 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. 1315.)

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    30104(a)       36:887.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 7, 72 Stat.    
                                            1692; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L.
                                            95-167, Sec. 1(d), 91 Stat. 
                                            1347.                       
    30104(b)       36:888.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 8, 72 Stat.    
                                            1693.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:887(a) is omitted as executed
    and obsolete. In paragraph (1), the word "governing" is substituted
    for "managing" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30105                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30105. 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;
      and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1315.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30105          36:884(2)-(9).          Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 4(2)-(9), 72   
                                            Stat. 1691.                 
                   36:896.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 16, 72 Stat.   
                                            1695; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L.
                                            95-167, Sec. 1(f), 91 Stat. 
                                            1347.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:896 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "and alter" and "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.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm, or individual and to hold 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 "instruments of indebtedness" are
    substituted for "bonds" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "secure its obligations by granting security interests in its
    property" are substituted for "secure the same by mortgage, deed of
    trust, pledge, or otherwise" to eliminate unnecessary words. The
    words "for the purposes of the corporation", "therefor", and
    "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.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30106                                           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 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30106. Exclusive right to names, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive
    right to use the names "The Big Brothers of America, Big Sisters
    International, Incorporated", "Big Sisters of America", "Big
    Brothers", "Big Sisters", "Big Brothers - Big Sisters of America",
    and "Big Sisters - Big Brothers", and 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. 1315.)

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      Section                                                           
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    30106          36:895.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 15, 72 Stat.   
                                            1694; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L.
                                            95-167, Sec. 1(e), 91 Stat. 
                                            1347.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "or refuse" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "the corporation
    adopts" are substituted for "as have heretofore been used by the
    predecessor New York corporation, Big Brothers of America,
    Incorporated, described in section 896(a) of this title, and by the
    District of Columbia corporation, Big Sisters International,
    Incorporated, described in section 896(b) of this title, and the
    right to which may be transferred to the corporation" for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30107                                           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 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer 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, a director, officer, or member as such 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 in an amount approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to
    making a loan or advance to a director, 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. 1315.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30107(a)       36:892.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 72 
                                            Stat. 1693, 1694.           
    30107(b)       36:890.                                              
    30107(c)       36:889(a).                                           
    30107(d)       36:889(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30108                                           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 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30108. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania, or another place decided by the board of directors.
    However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the
    place where the principal office is located but may be conducted
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1316.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30108          36:885(a).              Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 5(a), 72 Stat. 
                                            1692; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L.
                                            95-167, Sec. 1(c), 91 Stat. 
                                            1347.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30109                                           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 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1316.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30109          36:893.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 13, 72 Stat.   
                                            1694.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30110                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30110. 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. 1316.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30110          36:885(b).              Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 5(b), 72 Stat. 
                                            1692.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30111                                           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 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30111. 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. 1316.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30111          36:891.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 11, 72 Stat.   
                                            1694.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30112                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30112. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1316.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30112          36:897.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-870, Sec. 17, 72 Stat.   
                                            1695.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State laws applicable
    thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
                CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION            

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    30301.      Organization.                                         
    30302.      Purposes.                                             
    30303.      Membership.                                           
    30304.      Governing body.                                       
    30305.      Powers.                                               
    30306.      Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    30307.      Restrictions.                                         
    30308.      Principal office.                                     
    30309.      Records and inspection.                               
    30310.      Service of process.                                   
    30311.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    30312.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30301                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Blinded Veterans Association (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1317.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30301          36:851.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Secs. 1, 2, 72 Stat.
                                            922.                        
                   36:852.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.
      The text of 36:852 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30302                                           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 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to operate as a not-for-profit corporation exclusively for
      charitable, educational, patriotic, and civic improvement
      purposes;
        (2) to promote the welfare of blinded veterans so that,
      notwithstanding their disabilities, they may take their rightful
      place in the community and work with their fellow citizens toward
      the creation of a peaceful world;
        (3) to preserve and strengthen a spirit of fellowship among
      blinded veterans so that they may give mutual aid and assistance
      to one another; and
        (4) to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom
      and to encourage loyalty to the Constitution and laws of the
      United States and of the States in which they reside.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1317.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30302          36:853(1)-(3), (4)      Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                    (less words between     85-769, Sec. 3(1)-(3), (4)  
                    1st comma and           (less words between 1st     
                    semicolon).             comma and semicolon), 72    
                                            Stat. 924.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "to operate as a not-for-profit
    corporation" are substituted for "To be organized and operated as a
    corporation not for profit . . . and such corporation is organized
    and shall be operated" in 36:853(4) to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30303                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) General Membership. - An individual who served in the Armed
    Forces of the United States and who, in the line of duty in that
    service, sustained a substantial impairment of sight or vision as
    defined by the bylaws of the corporation is eligible for general
    membership in the corporation.
      (b) Honorary and Associate Membership. - In addition to general
    membership, the corporation shall have special classes of honorary
    and associate membership. Eligibility for, and the rights and
    obligations of, those special classes are as provided in the
    bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1317.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30303          36:856.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Sec. 6, 72 Stat. 925.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "individual" is substituted for
    "person" for clarity and consistency in the revised title and with
    other titles of the United States Code. The words "served in" are
    substituted for "was enlisted, drafted, inducted, or commissioned
    in" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "from time to time"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the word "qualification" is omitted as
    included in "eligibility". The words "All persons who are members
    of any class of Blinded Veterans Association, Incorporated, on
    August 27, 1958 shall be members of such class of the corporation"
    are omitted as executed.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30304                                           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 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30304. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The number of directors of the
    corporation shall be at least three but not more than 15. The
    directors shall be divided into a specified number of classes. Each
    class shall hold office for a definite period of years as provided
    in the bylaws.
      (2) A majority of the directors must be present at a meeting of
    directors to constitute a quorum. A majority vote of the directors
    present at a meeting at which there is a quorum is necessary for
    the transaction of business.
      (3) A director may be removed at any time for just and proper
    cause by a majority vote of a quorum of directors present at a
    meeting called for that purpose.
      (4) A vacancy in the office of director may be filled by a
    majority vote of a quorum of the remaining directors present at a
    meeting called for that purpose. A director elected to fill a
    vacancy serves until the next annual meeting of the corporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers of the corporation and their manner
    of election, term of office, duties, and powers are as provided in
    the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1317.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30304(a)       36:857.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Secs. 7, 8, 72 Stat.
                                            925.                        
    30304(b)       36:858.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "from time to time" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "except that the directors of Blinded
    Veterans Association, Incorporated, on August 27, 1958 shall be the
    first directors of the corporation" are omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In subsection (a)(4), the word "duly" is omitted as unnecessary.
      Subsection (b) is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "consistent with this
    charter" in 36:858(b) are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30305                                           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 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30305. 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, and agents as the activities of
      the corporation require;
        (4) charge and collect membership dues;
        (5) make contracts;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) sue and be sued; and
        (9) 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. 1318.)

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      Section                                                           
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    30305          36:854.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Secs. 4, 16, 72     
                                            Stat. 924, 927.             
                   36:866.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:866 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "apply, and alter" and "not inconsistent
    with the laws of the United States of America or any State in which
    the corporation is to operate" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (5), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, bequest or otherwise any property real,
    personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for attaining the
    objects of the corporation" and "transfer, lease, or convey real or
    personal 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 real and personal property which may be held by, or, (b)
    otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real and
    personal property by, a corporation operating in such State" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      Clause (7) is substituted for "borrow money for the purposes of
    the corporation and issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness
    therefor and secure the same by mortgage or pledge subject to
    applicable Federal or State laws" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (8), the words "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (9), the words "any other act" are substituted for "any
    and all acts" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30306                                           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 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30306. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its authorized regional groups and other
    local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name
    "Blinded Veterans Association" and seals, emblems, and badges the
    corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1318.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30306          36:867.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Sec. 17, 72 Stat.   
                                            927.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive", and the
    word "have" (the 2d time appearing) is omitted as included in
    "use". The words "duly", "in carrying out its purposes", and
    "lawfully" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30307                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30307. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a
    political party or candidate for elective 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, a director, officer, or member as such during the life of the
    corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This
    section does not prevent the payment of - 
        (1) bona fide expenses of officers of the corporation in
      amounts approved by the board of directors; or
        (2) appropriate aid to blinded veterans or their widows or
      children in carrying out the purposes of the corporation.

      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors and officers who vote for or assent
    to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers
    who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally
    liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is
    repaid.
      (e) Immunity From Liability. - Members and private individuals
    are not liable for the obligations of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1318.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30307(a)       36:862.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Secs. 3(4) (words   
                                            between 1st comma and       
                                            semicolon), 9, 10, 12, 72   
                                            Stat. 924, 926.             
    30307(b)       36:860.                                              
    30307(c)       36:853(4) (words                                     
                    between 1st comma                                   
                    and semicolon).                                     
                   36:859(a) (1st                                       
                    sentence words                                      
                    before last comma,                                  
                    last sentence).                                     
    30307(d)       36:859(b).                                           
    30307(e)       36:859(a) (1st                                       
                    sentence words                                      
                    after last comma).                                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 text of 36:853(4) (words between 1st comma and semicolon) is
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30308                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30308. Principal office

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1318.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30308          36:855(a).              Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Sec. 5(a), 72 Stat. 
                                            925.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary. The word "States"
    is added for clarity and consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30309                                           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 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30309. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members, directors, and officers.

      (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. 1319.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30309          36:863.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Sec. 13, 72 Stat.   
                                            926.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30310                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30310. 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. 1319.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30310          36:855(b).              Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Sec. 5(b), 72 Stat. 
                                            925.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times", "authorized", and "deemed" are omitted
    as unnecessary and for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "service of process" are substituted for "service and process" for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30311                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30311. 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. 1319.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30311          36:861.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Sec. 11, 72 Stat.   
                                            926.                        
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30312                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 303 - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30312. 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
    transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be applied to
    the care and comfort of blinded veterans.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1319.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30312          36:865.                 Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-769, Sec. 15, 72 Stat.   
                                            927; June 13, 1991, Pub. L. 
                                            102-54, Sec. 13(n)(4), 105  
                                            Stat. 278.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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
    "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" are substituted for "Department of
    Veterans Affairs" because under 38:303 the Secretary is the head of
    the Department.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.     01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
             CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.         

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    30501.      Definition.                                           
    30502.      Organization.                                         
    30503.      Purposes.                                             
    30504.      Membership.                                           
    30505.      Governing body.                                       
    30506.      Powers.                                               
    30507.      Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    30508.      Restrictions.                                         
    30509.      Principal office.                                     
    30510.      Records and inspection.                               
    30511.      Service of process.                                   
    30512.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    30513.      Annual report.                                        
    30514.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30501                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30501. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "Armed Forces" includes the United
    States Army, United States Navy, United States Marines, United
    States Air Force, United States Coast Guard, National Guard, United
    States Army Reserves, United States Navy Reserves, United States
    Marine Reserves, United States Air Force Reserves, United States
    Coast Guard Reserves, United States Naval Militia, merchant
    marines, and armed home guards who have served on active duty.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1319.)

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      Section                                                           
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    30501          36:945 (last            July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              86-653, Sec. 5 (last        
                                            sentence), 74 Stat. 516.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------



-TRANS-
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
    the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
    Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
    Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
    sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
    Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
    Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
    section 542 of Title 6.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30502                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30502. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. (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. 1320.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30502          36:941.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 74
                                            Stat. 515, 516.             
                   36:942.                                              
                   36:944(1).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words. The last sentence of section 1 of the Act of
    July 14, 1960 (Public Law 86-653, 74 Stat. 515), is omitted as
    executed.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30503                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30503. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, educational,
    social, and for service, and include - 
        (1) perpetuating the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., and
      the memory of all the men and women who have served our country
      as members of the Armed Forces;
        (2) maintaining true allegiance to the Government of the United
      States;
        (3) educating members of the corporation and others not to
      divulge military, naval, or other Government information;
        (4) assisting in veterans' ceremonies;
        (5) attending patriotic rallies and meetings;
        (6) fostering true democracy;
        (7) caring for unsupported mothers who gave their sons to the
      service of the Nation;
        (8) aiding in bringing about recognition of the need for
      permanent civilian defense in each community and the need to be
      always alert against invasion of un-American activities;
        (9) upholding the American institutions of freedom, justice,
      and equal rights; and
        (10) defending the United States from all enemies.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1320.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30503          36:943.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Sec. 3, 74 Stat. 515.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "The purposes of the corporation are
    patriotic, educational, social, and for service, and include" are
    substituted for "The purposes of the corporation shall be" and "the
    further object of this organization shall be patriotic,
    educational, social, and for service" for clarity.
      In clause (3), the words "members of the corporation" are
    substituted for "our members" for clarity.
      In clause (8), the words "the need for" are substituted for "the
    need of", and the words "in each community" are substituted for
    "for each community", for clarity. The words "the need" are added
    for clarity. The words "to be always alert" are substituted for "to
    ever be alert" for clarity.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30504                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30504. Membership

-STATUTE-
      An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation if - 
        (1) she is a mother, adoptive mother, or stepmother (who has
      given a mother's care at least since the stepchild was age 13) of
      a son or daughter who - 
          (A) is serving in the Armed Forces; or
          (B) has served in, or has been honorably discharged from, the
        Armed Forces in World War II or the Korean hostilities; and

        (2) she is living in the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1320.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30504          36:945 (1st             July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              86-653, Sec. 5 (1st         
                                            sentence), 74 Stat. 516.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), before subclause (A), the words "(who has given a
    mother's care at least since the stepchild was age 13)" are
    substituted for "(a stepmother eligible for membership in the Blue
    Star Mothers of America, Inc., can claim that eligibility only if
    she has given a mother's care to the stepchild from the age of
    thirteen or under)" for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30505                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30505. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) National Convention. - (1) The national convention is the
    supreme governing authority of the corporation.
      (2) The national convention 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 convention may be held in the
    District of Columbia or any State, territory, or possession of the
    United States.
      (b) Officers. - The officers of the corporation and their manner
    of selection, term of office, and duties are as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1320.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30505(a)       36:946.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Secs. 6, 7, 74 Stat.
                                            516.                        
    30505(b)       36:947.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.
      Subsection (b) is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30506                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30506. 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, employees, and agents 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. 1321.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30506          36:944(2)-(10).         July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Sec. 4(2)-(10), 74  
                                            Stat. 516.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United
    States or of any State in which the corporation is to operate" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for "to
    contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      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, mortgage, 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
    of 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 purpose 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.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30507                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30507. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive
    right to use the name "Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.". 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. 1321.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30507          36:956.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Sec. 16, 74 Stat.   
                                            518.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "and no other organization shall use the name 'Blue Star Mothers of
    America, Inc.' " are omitted as unnecessary. The words "and to
    allow others to use" are substituted for "or to allow or refuse the
    use of" for consistency in the revised title. The words "the
    corporation adopts" are substituted for "as have heretofore been
    used by the Blue Star Mothers of America" for consistency in the
    revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30508                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30508. 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 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 as such 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. 1321.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30508(a)       36:952.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 74 
                                            Stat. 517.                  
    30508(b)       36:950.                                              
    30508(c)       36:949(a).                                           
    30508(d)       36:949(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsections (c) and (d), the reference to the "council of
    administration" is retained although 36:946 and 947 (restated in
    section 30505 of the revised title) do not create a governing body
    called a "council of administration."
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to", and 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.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30509                                           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 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30509. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1321.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30509          36:948 (1st             July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                    sentence 1st-14th       86-653, Sec. 8 (1st sentence
                    words).                 1st-14th words), 74 Stat.   
                                            517.                        
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30510                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30510. 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 conventions 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. 1321.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30510          36:953.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Sec. 13, 74 Stat.   
                                            518.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.
      In subsection (a), the reference to the "council of
    administration" is retained although 36:946 and 947 (restated in
    section 30505 of the revised title) do not create a governing body
    called a "council of administration."

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30511                                           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 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30511. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of
    Columbia to receive service of process, notice, or demand for the
    corporation. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office
    of the Mayor of the District of Columbia or another office
    designated by the Mayor. Notice to or service on the agent is
    notice to or service on the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1322.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30511          36:948 (1st             July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                    sentence 15th-last      86-653, Sec. 8 (1st sentence
                    words, 2d, last         15th-last words, 2d, last   
                    sentences).             sentences), 74 Stat. 517.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" and "authorized" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "Designation of the agent shall be filed"
    are substituted for "The corporation shall file . . . a statement
    designating the initial and each successor registered agent of the
    corporation and the initial and each successor registered office of
    the corporation immediately following any such designation" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The words "office of Mayor of the District of Columbia" are
    substituted for "Commissioners of the District of Columbia" in
    section 8 of the Act of July 14, 1960 (Public Law 86-653, 74 Stat.
    517), because under section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
    1967 (5 App. U.S.C.), the functions of the Board of Commissioners
    of the District of Columbia were transferred to the Commissioner of
    the District of Columbia, and under sections 421 and 711 of the
    District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental
    Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-198, 87 Stat. 789, 818), the
    office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia was abolished
    and replaced by the office of Mayor of the District of Columbia.
    The words "Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or
    service on the corporation" are substituted for "service of such
    process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be
    served upon the corporation may be served upon such agent" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30512                                           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 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30512. 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. 1322.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30512          36:951.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Sec. 11, 74 Stat.   
                                            517.                        
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30513                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30513. 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 of the
    proceedings of the national convention. The report may not be
    printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1322.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30513          36:955.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Sec. 15, 74 Stat.   
                                            518.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "covering such fiscal year" are omitted as unnecessary.

                   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 198 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30514                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 305 - BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30514. 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 national executive board, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1322.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30514          36:957.                 July 14, 1960, Pub. L.       
                                            86-653, Sec. 17, 74 Stat.   
                                            518.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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" for consistency in the revised title. The
    reference to the "national executive board" is retained although
    36:946 and 947 (restated in section 30505 of the revised title) do
    not create a governing body called a "national executive board."
    The words "all Federal and State laws applicable thereto" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION        01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
               CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION           

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    30701.      Organization.                                         
    30702.      Purpose.                                              
    30703.      Membership.                                           
    30704.      Governing body.                                       
    30705.      Powers.                                               
    30706.      Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    30707.      Restrictions.                                         
    30708.      Principal office.                                     
    30709.      Records and inspection.                               
    30710.      Service of process.                                   
    30711.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    30712.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30701                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30701. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Board for Fundamental Education (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1322.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30701          36:501.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 68 Stat. 489.   
                   36:502.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.
      The text of 36:502 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30702                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30702. Purpose

-STATUTE-
      The purpose of the corporation is to foster the development of
    fundamental education through programs and projects such as - 
        (1) giving citizens (children, youth, and adults) an
      opportunity to acquire the understandings and skills necessary to
      relate the resources of the community to the needs and interests
      of the community;
        (2) demonstrating programs of fundamental education and
      measuring results; and
        (3) training men and women as leaders in fundamental education
      by providing internships and other experiences.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1322.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30702          36:503.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                                            3, 68 Stat. 490.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30703                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30703. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in constitution and bylaws of
    the corporation.
      (b) Voting. - Each member has one vote in the conduct of official
    business of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30703          36:506.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                                            6, 68 Stat. 491.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30704                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30704. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors is the governing
    body of the corporation. The board shall consist of at least 15
    directors elected annually by the members.
      (b) Officers. - The officers of the corporation are a chairman of
    the board, a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a
    treasurer, and any assistant officers designated by the board. The
    officers have the powers and shall carry out the duties provided in
    the bylaws or prescribed by the board.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30704(a)       36:507.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536,      
                                            Secs. 7, 8, 68 Stat. 491.   
    30704(b)       36:508.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation" are substituted for "The
    corporation shall be governed by a board of directors" for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "from time to time" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30705                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30705. 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 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) use corporate funds to give prizes, awards, loans,
      scholarships, and grants to deserving students to carry out the
      purpose of the corporation;
        (8) publish a magazine and other publications;
        (9) sue and be sued; and
        (10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purpose of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30705          36:504.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                                            4, 68 Stat. 490.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the word "amend" is substituted for "alter" for
    consistency in the revised title. 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.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal,
    necessary for attaining the objects of accomplishing the purposes
    of the corporation" and "transfer and convey real or personal
    property" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "subject to applicable provisions of
    law of any State (A) governing the amount or kind of real and
    personal property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting
    or controlling the ownership of real and personal 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" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "subject to all applicable provisions of
    Federal or State law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (9), the words "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (10), the words "any other act" are substituted for
    "any and all acts and things" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30706                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30706. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "Board
    for Fundamental Education" and seals, emblems, and badges the
    corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30706          36:516.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                                            16, 68 Stat. 492.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "as representing such corporation" and "lawfully" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30707                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30707. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not engage in business for
    profit.
      (b) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (c) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director,
    officer, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or
    assist a political party or candidate for elective public office.
      (d) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final
    liquidation of the corporation.
      (e) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30707(a)       36:512 (words after     July 19, 1954, ch. 536,      
                    comma).                 Secs. 9, 10, 12, 68 Stat.   
                                            491.                        
    30707(b)       36:512 (words                                        
                    before comma).                                      
    30707(c)       36:510.                                              
    30707(d)       36:509(a).                                           
    30707(e)       36:509(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "pecuniary" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.
    The words "as provided in section 515 of this title" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30708                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30708. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in a place the
    board of directors decides is appropriate. However, the activities
    of the corporation may be conducted throughout the States,
    territories, and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30708          36:505 (1st, last       July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                    sentences).             5 (1st, last sentences), 68 
                                            Stat. 490.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30709                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30709. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled
      to vote.

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30709          36:513.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                                            13, 68 Stat. 491.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30710                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30710. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      (a) District of Columbia. - The corporation shall have a
    designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of
    process for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be
    filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District
    Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service on the
    agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to
    or service on the corporation.
      (b) States, Territories, and Possessions. - As a condition to the
    exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the
    corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other
    designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the
    United States in which the corporation does business, the name and
    address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom
    legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30710(a)       36:505 (2d, 3d          July 19, 1954, ch. 536,      
                    sentences).             Secs. 5 (2d, 3d sentences), 
                                            17, 68 Stat. 490, 492.      
    30710(b)       36:517.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "have" is substituted for "maintain
    at all times", and the word "authorized" is omitted, for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The words "is notice to or service on the corporation" are
    substituted for "shall be deemed sufficient notice or service upon
    the corporation" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the word "precedent" is omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or other
    designated official" are substituted for "in the office of the
    Secretary of State, or similar office" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "post office" and "authorized" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30711                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30711. 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. 1324.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30711          36:511.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                                            11, 68 Stat. 491.           
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-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30712                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 307 - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30712. 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
    used by the board of directors for the purpose stated in section
    30702 of this title or be transferred to a recognized educational
    foundation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30712          36:515.                 July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 
                                            15, 68 Stat. 492.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA                  01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
                    CHAPTER 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA                

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    30901.      Organization.                                         
    30902.      Purposes.                                             
    30903.      Governing body.                                       
    30904.      Powers.                                               
    30905.      Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words. 
    30906.      Restrictions.                                         
    30907.      Annual and special meetings.                          
    30908.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30901                                           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 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30901. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Boy Scouts of America (in this chapter,
    the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic of the District
    of Columbia.
      (b) Domicile. - The domicile of the corporation is 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. 1325.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30901          36:21.                  June 15, 1916, ch. 148,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2 (words before 2d 
                                            comma), 39 Stat. 227.       
                   36:22 (words before                                  
                    2d comma).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30902                                           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 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30902. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are to promote, through
    organization, and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of
    boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in
    scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance,
    and kindred virtues, using the methods that were in common use by
    boy scouts on June 15, 1916.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1325.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    30902          36:23.                  June 15, 1916, ch. 148, Sec. 
                                            3, 39 Stat. 228.            
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-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30903                                           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 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30903. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Executive Board. - An executive board composed of citizens of
    the United States is the governing body of the corporation. The
    number, qualifications, and term of office of members of the board
    are as provided in the bylaws. A vacancy on the board shall be
    filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board.
      (b) Quorum. - The bylaws may prescribe the number of members of
    the board necessary for a quorum. That number may be less than a
    majority of the entire board.
      (c) Committees. - (1) The board, by resolution passed by a
    majority of the entire board, may designate 3 or more members of
    the board as an executive or governing committee. A majority of the
    committee is a quorum. The committee, to the extent provided in the
    resolution or bylaws, may - 
        (A) exercise the powers of the executive board in managing the
      activities of the corporation; and
        (B) authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to
      papers that may require it.

      (2) The board, by majority vote of the entire board, may appoint
    other standing committees. The standing committees may exercise
    powers as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1325.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30903(a)       36:25 (1st-4th          June 15, 1916, ch. 148, Sec. 
                    sentences).             5 (1st-5th, 7th, 8th        
                                            sentences), 39 Stat. 228.   
    30903(b)       36:25 (5th                                           
                    sentence).                                          
    30903(c)       36:25 (7th, 8th                                      
                    sentences).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:25 (3d sentence) is omitted as
    executed and obsolete.
      In subsection (c)(1)(A), the words "have and" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The word "activities" is substituted for "business
    affairs" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (c)(1)(B), the words "have power to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30904                                           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 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30904. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws and regulations, including
      regulations for the election of associates and successors;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) have offices and conduct its activities in the District of
      Columbia and the States, territories, and possessions of the
      United States;
        (4) acquire and own property as necessary to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation;
        (5) sue and be sued within the jurisdiction of the United
      States; and
        (6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and
      promote the purpose of the corporation.

      (b) Limitations on Exercising Certain Powers. - (1) The
    corporation may execute mortgages and liens on the property of the
    corporation only if approved by a two-thirds vote of the entire
    executive board at a meeting called for that purpose.
      (2) The corporation may dispose in any manner of the whole
    property of the corporation only with the written consent and
    affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1325.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30904(a)       36:22 (words after      June 15, 1916, ch. 148,      
                    2d comma).              Secs. 2 (words after 2d     
                                            comma), 4 (words before     
                                            semicolon), 5 (6th, last    
                                            sentences), 39 Stat. 227,   
                                            228.                        
                   36:24 (words before                                  
                    semicolon).                                         
    30904(b)(1)    36:25 (6th                                           
                    sentence).                                          
    30904(b)(2)    36:25 (last                                          
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the word "make" is omitted as included in
    "adopt". The word "amend" is added for consistency in the revised
    title and because of 36:25 (6th sentence). The words "not
    inconsistent with the laws of the United States of America, or any
    State thereof" are omitted as unnecessary.
      Subsection (a)(2) is substituted for "to adopt a seal, and the
    same to alter and destroy at pleasure" for consistency in the
    revised title.
      In subsection (a)(3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business and affairs", and the words "in the District of Columbia
    and the States, territories, and possessions of the United States"
    are substituted for "within and without the District of Columbia
    and in the several States and Territories of the United States",
    for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      Subsection (a)(4) is substituted for "hold such real and personal
    estate as shall be necessary for corporate purposes, and . . .
    receive real and personal property by gift, devise, or bequest" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The text of 36:24 (words before semicolon) is omitted as
    executed and obsolete.
      In subsection (a)(5), the words "in courts of law and equity" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(6), the words "do any other act" are
    substituted for "generally to do all such acts and things" for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "to make and to amend the bylaws"
    are omitted as unnecessary because of subsection (a)(1) of this
    section. The word "execute" is substituted for "authorize and cause
    to be executed" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30905                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30905. Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use emblems, badges,
    descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases the
    corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30905          36:27.                  June 15, 1916, ch. 148, Sec. 
                                            7, 39 Stat. 228.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "to have and" and "in carrying out its purposes" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "the corporation adopts" are substituted for
    "now or heretofore used by the Boy Scouts" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "in carrying out its program" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "This section does not affect any vested
    rights" are substituted for "it being distinctly and definitely
    understood, however, that nothing in this chapter shall interfere
    or conflict with established or vested rights" for consistency in
    the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30906                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30906. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not operate for pecuniary
    profit to its members.
      (b) Stocks and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock
    or declare or pay a dividend.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30906          36:24 (words after      June 15, 1916, ch. 148, Sec. 
                    semicolon).             4 (words after semicolon),  
                                            39 Stat. 228.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "certificates of" and "its object and purposes being
    solely of a benevolent character" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 30907                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30907. Annual and special meetings

-STATUTE-
      (a) Annual Meetings. - The corporation shall hold an annual
    meeting at a time and place as provided in the bylaws. At the
    meeting, the annual reports of the officers and executive board
    shall be presented, and members of the board shall be elected for
    the next year.
      (b) Special Meetings. - Special meetings of the corporation may
    be called on notice as provided in the bylaws.
      (c) Quorum. - The number of members necessary for a quorum at an
    annual or special meeting shall be prescribed in the bylaws.
      (d) Locations. - The members and the executive board may hold
    meetings and keep the seal and records of the corporation in or
    outside the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30907          36:26.                  June 15, 1916, ch. 148, Sec. 
                                            6, 39 Stat. 228.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "The corporation shall hold an
    annual meeting" are substituted for "An annual meeting of the
    incorporators, their associates and successors, shall be held once
    in every year after the year of incorporation" to eliminate
    unnecessary and executed words.
      In subsection (d), the word "records" is substituted for "books,
    documents, and papers" for consistency in the revised title and
    with other titles of the United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 30908                                           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 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 30908. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than April 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit
    a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during
    the prior calendar year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    30908          36:28.                  June 15, 1916, ch. 148, Sec. 
                                            8, 39 Stat. 229; Aug. 30,   
                                            1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.  
                                            4(1), 78 Stat. 636.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 198 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
                CHAPTER 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA            

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    31101.      Organization.                                         
    31102.      Purposes.                                             
    31103.      Membership.                                           
    31104.      Governing body.                                       
    31105.      Powers.                                               
    31106.      Restrictions.                                         
    31107.      Principal office.                                     
    31108.      Records and inspection.                               
    31109.      Service of process.                                   
    31110.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    31111.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 31101                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Boys & Girls Clubs of America (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. 1326.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    31101          36:691.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                                            1, 70 Stat. 1052; Dec. 10,  
                                            1991, Pub. L. 102-199, Sec. 
                                            1(2), 105 Stat. 1628.       
                   36:692.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Secs. 
                                            2, 4(1), 70 Stat. 1052.     
                   36:694(1).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 31102                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to promote the health, social, educational, vocational, and
      character development of youth throughout the United States; and
        (2) to receive, invest, and disburse funds and to hold property
      for the purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1327.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    31102          36:693.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                                            3, 70 Stat. 1052; Dec. 10,  
                                            1991, Pub. L. 102-199, Sec. 
                                            1(3), 105 Stat. 1628.       
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    36 USC Sec. 31103                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - 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) Voting. - Each member has one vote on each matter submitted
    to a vote at a meeting of the members.
      (c) Benefits of Member Organizations. - Each organization that is
    a member of the corporation as provided in the constitution of the
    corporation is entitled to all the benefits of incorporation under
    this chapter. Those benefits cease immediately on termination of
    membership, whether by - 
        (1) resignation from the corporation; or
        (2) termination of its membership by the board of directors of
      the corporation as provided in the constitution.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1327.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    31103(a)       36:696(a) (1st          Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                    sentence).              6, 70 Stat. 1053.           
    31103(b)       36:696(a) (last                                      
                    sentence).                                          
    31103(c)       36:696(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the words "the right to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "on termination of membership,
    whether by" are substituted for "either upon" for clarity. The
    words "in the event that" and "canceled or otherwise" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 31104                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. The powers, duties, and
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the constitution
    and bylaws of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors is as provided in the constitution of
    the corporation. Their manner of selection (including the filling
    of vacancies) and their term of office are as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    chairman of the board of directors, a president, one or more vice
    presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary,
    a treasurer, and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant
    treasurers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, 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. 1327.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    31104(a)       36:697.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Secs. 
                                            7, 8, 70 Stat. 1053.        
    31104(b)       36:698.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the word "governing" is substituted for
    "managing" for consistency in the revised title. The text of
    36:697(a) is omitted as executed and obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 31105                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31105. 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;
      and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1327.)

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      Section                                                           
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    31105          36:694(2)-(9).          Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Secs. 
                                            4(2)-(9), 16, 70 Stat. 1052,
                                            1056.                       
                   36:706.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:706 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "and alter" and "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.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm, or individual and to hold 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" to eliminate unnecessary words. 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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 31106                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31106. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer 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, a director, officer, or member as such 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 in an amount approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to
    making a loan or advance to a director, 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. 1328.)

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      Section                                                           
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    31106(a)       36:702.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Secs. 
                                            9, 10, 12, 70 Stat. 1055.   
    31106(b)       36:700.                                              
    31106(c)       36:699(a).                                           
    31106(d)       36:699(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added is 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

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    36 USC Sec. 31107                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31107. Principal office

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1328.)

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      Section                                                           
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    31107          36:695(a).              Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                                            5(a), 70 Stat. 1053.        
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      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 31108                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31108. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1328.)

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      Section                                                           
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    31108          36:703.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                                            13, 70 Stat. 1055.          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 31109                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31109. 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. 1328.)

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      Section                                                           
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    31109          36:695(b).              Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                                            5(b), 70 Stat. 1053.        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 31110                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31110. 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. 1328.)

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      Section                                                           
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    31110          36:701.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                                            11, 70 Stat. 1055.          
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    36 USC Sec. 31111                                           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 311 - BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 31111. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1329.)

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      Section                                                           
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    31111          36:705.                 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, Sec.  
                                            15, 70 Stat. 1056.          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State laws applicable
    thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED
           STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED                 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
        CHAPTER 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                           AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    40101.      Definition.                                           
    40102.      Organization.                                         
    40103.      Purposes.                                             
    40104.      Membership.                                           
    40105.      Governing body.                                       
    40106.      Powers.                                               
    40107.      Restrictions.                                         
    40108.      Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    40109.      Records and inspection.                               
    40110.      Service of process.                                   
    40111.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    40112.      Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 40101                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1329.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    40101          36:2613.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            1345.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possession of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 40102                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Catholic War Veterans of the United States
    of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the "corporation"),
    incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1329.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    40102(a)       36:2601.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 98 Stat.     
                                            1343, 1345.                 
    40102(b)       36:2614 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2615.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 40103                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national
    basis, to - 
        (1) preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the
      United States and the laws of the States;
        (2) commemorate the wars, campaigns, and military actions of
      the United States to reflect profound respect, high honor, and
      great tribute on the glorious dead and the surviving veterans of
      those wars, campaigns, and actions and to give all Americans a
      greater understanding of and appreciation for the sacrifices of
      those who participated in them for all Americans;
        (3) stimulate to the highest degree possible the interests of
      the entire Nation in the problems of veterans, their widows, and
      orphans;
        (4) cooperate to the fullest extent and in a harmonious manner
      with all veterans' organizations in common projects designed to
      serve the interests of all veterans of all wars in which the
      United States has participated;
        (5) collate, preserve, and encourage the study of historical
      episodes, chronicles, mementos, and events pertaining to the
      wars, campaigns, and military actions of the United States;
        (6) inculcate an enduring love of country, a deep and abiding
      sense of patriotism, and a profound commitment to Americanism
      among all the people of the United States;
        (7) encourage, among the youth of our Nation, respect for our
      national flag, our anthem, and the traditions of America;
        (8) preserve the freedoms of all the people, national peace,
      prosperity, tranquility, good will, the permanence of free
      institutions, and the defense of the United States;
        (9) foster the association of veterans of the Catholic faith
      who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States;
        (10) encourage morality in government, labor, management,
      economic, social, fraternal, and all other phases of American
      life;
        (11) promote the realization that the family is the basic unit
      of society;
        (12) increase our love, honor, and service to God and to our
      fellow man without regard to race, creed, color, or national
      origin; and
        (13) function as a veterans' and patriotic organization as
      authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1329; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(6), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40103          36:2603.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 3, 98 Stat.    
                                            1343.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Par. (13). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "laws of each
    State" for "laws of the each State".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40104                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1330.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40104          36:2605.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 5, 98 Stat.    
                                            1344.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 40105                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1330.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    40105(a)       36:2606.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Secs. 6, 7, 98 Stat.
                                            1344.                       
    40105(b)       36:2607.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:2606 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:2607 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40106                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1330.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40106          36:2602.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 2, 98 Stat.    
                                            1343.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 40107                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee in an
    amount approved by the board of directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1330.)

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    40107          36:2608.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 8, 98 Stat.    
                                            1344.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 40108                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40108. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1330.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40108          36:2614 (1st            Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              98-382, Sec. 15 (1st        
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 1345.   
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    36 USC Sec. 40109                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1331.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40109          36:2610.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            1345.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 40110                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40110          36:2604.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 4, 98 Stat.    
                                            1344.                       
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40111                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40111. 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. 1331.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40111          36:2609.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 9, 98 Stat.    
                                            1345.                       
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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40112                                           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 401 - CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                   INCORPORATED                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40112          36:2611.                Aug. 17, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-382, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            1345.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 198 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL                       01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL

-HEAD-
                      CHAPTER 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL                  

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    40301.      Organization.                                         
    40302.      Purposes.                                             
    40303.      Membership and governing body.                        
    40304.      Powers.                                               
    40305.      Restrictions.                                         
    40306.      Exclusive right to name, insignia, copyrights,
                 emblems, badges, marks, and words.                   
    40307.      Annual report.                                        

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2000 - Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec.
    1090(b)(2)(C)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-300, inserted
    "and governing body" after "Membership" in item 40303.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40301                                           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 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Civil Air Patrol (in this chapter, the
    "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40301(a)       36:201.                 July 1, 1946, ch. 527, Secs. 
                                            1, 5 (related to perpetual  
                                            succession), 60 Stat. 346,  
                                            347.                        
    40301(b)       36:205 (related to                                   
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40302                                           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 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as follows:
        (1) To provide an organization to - 
          (A) encourage and aid citizens of the United States in
        contributing their efforts, services, and resources in
        developing aviation and in maintaining air supremacy; and
          (B) encourage and develop by example the voluntary
        contribution of private citizens to the public welfare.

        (2) To provide aviation education and training especially to
      its senior and cadet members.
        (3) To encourage and foster civil aviation in local
      communities.
        (4) To provide an organization of private citizens with
      adequate facilities to assist in meeting local and national
      emergencies.
        (5) To assist the Department of the Air Force in fulfilling its
      noncombat programs and missions.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331; Pub. L. 106-398,
    Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1090(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114
    Stat. 1654, 1654A-299.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40302          36:202.                 July 1, 1946, ch. 527, Sec.  
                                            2, 60 Stat. 346.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (1)(A), the words "citizens of the United States" are
    substituted for "American citizens" for consistency in the revised
    title and with other titles of the United States Code.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2000 - Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec.
    1090(b)(1)(A)], substituted "as follows:" for "to - " in
    introductory provisions.
      Par. (1). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec.
    1090(b)(1)(B), (C)], inserted "To" before "provide" in introductory
    provisions and substituted a period for the semicolon at the end of
    subpar. (B).
      Par. (2). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec.
    1090(b)(1)(B), (C)], inserted "To" before "provide" and substituted
    a period for the semicolon at the end.
      Par. (3). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec.
    1090(b)(1)(B), (D)], inserted "To" before "encourage" and
    substituted a period for "; and" at the end.
      Par. (4). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec.
    1090(b)(1)(B)], inserted "To" before "provide".
      Par. (5). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec.
    1090(b)(1)(E)], added par. (5).

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 106-398 effective 120 days after Oct. 30,
    2000, see section 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1090(c)] of Pub. L.
    106-398, set out as an Effective Date note under section 9441 of
    Title 10, Armed Forces.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40303                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40303. Membership and governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Membership. - Eligibility for membership in the corporation
    and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Governing Body. - The Civil Air Patrol has a Board of
    Governors. The composition and responsibilities of the Board of
    Governors are set forth in section 9447 of title 10.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1332; Pub. L. 106-398,
    Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1090(b)(2)(A), (B)], Oct. 30, 2000,
    114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-300.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40303          36:203.                 July 1, 1946, ch. 527, Sec.  
                                            3, 60 Stat. 346.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "are as provided in" are substituted for "shall be
    determined according to" for consistency in the revised title. The
    text of 36:203 (proviso) is omitted as obsolete.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2000 - Pub. L. 106-398 inserted "and governing body" after
    "Membership" in section catchline, designated existing provisions
    as subsec. (a), inserted subsec. (a) heading, and added subsec.
    (b).

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 106-398 effective 120 days after Oct. 30,
    2000, see section 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1090(c)] of Pub. L.
    106-398, set out as an Effective Date note under section 9441 of
    Title 10, Armed Forces.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40304                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40304. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) establish and maintain offices in the District of Columbia
      and the States, territories, and possessions of the United States
      to conduct its affairs;
        (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (5) sue and be sued; and
        (6) 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. 1332.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40304          36:205 (less            July 1, 1946, ch. 527, Sec.  
                    perpetual               5 (less perpetual           
                    succession).            succession), 60 Stat. 347.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the word "amend" is substituted for "alter" for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "not inconsistent with
    law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the words "States, territories, and possessions"
    are substituted for "several States and Territories" for
    consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (4) is substituted for "acquire, hold, mortgage, and
    dispose of such real and personal property as may be necessary for
    its corporate purposes" and "accept gifts, legacies, and devises
    which will further the corporate purposes" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (6), the words "any other act" are substituted for "any
    and all acts and things" to eliminate unnecessary words. The word
    "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40305                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40305. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may not engage in business for profit or issue
    stock.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1332.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40305          36:204.                 July 1, 1946, ch. 527, Sec.  
                                            4, 60 Stat. 347.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for 36:204(a) to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The text of 36:204(b) is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40306                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40306. Exclusive right to name, insignia, copyrights, emblems,
      badges, marks, and words

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "Civil
    Air Patrol" and all insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges,
    descriptive or designating marks, words, and phrases the
    corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1332.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40306          36:206.                 July 1, 1946, ch. 527, Sec.  
                                            6, 60 Stat. 347.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "right to use the name 'Civil Air Patrol' and all" are substituted
    for "right to the name 'Civil Air Patrol' and to have and to use,
    in carrying out its purposes, all" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "the
    corporation adopts" are substituted for "now or heretofore used by
    the Civil Air Patrol" in section 6 of the Act of July 1, 1946 (ch.
    527, 60 Stat. 347) for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "in carrying out its program" are omitted as unnecessary. The words
    "This section does not affect any vested rights" are substituted
    for "Provided, however, That no powers or privileges herein granted
    shall interfere or conflict with established or vested rights" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40307                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 403 - CIVIL AIR PATROL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40307. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1332.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40307          36:207.                 July 1, 1946, ch. 527, Sec.  
                                            7, 60 Stat. 347.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 198 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY
           OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
     CHAPTER 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                             STATES OF AMERICA

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    40501.      Organization.                                         
    40502.      Purposes.                                             
    40503.      Membership.                                           
    40504.      Governing body.                                       
    40505.      Powers.                                               
    40506.      Restrictions.                                         
    40507.      Principal office.                                     
    40508.      Records and inspection.                               
    40509.      Service of process.                                   
    40510.      Liability.                                            
    40511.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 40501                                           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 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Congressional Medal of Honor Society of
    the United States of America (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. 1332.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40501          36:791.                 Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Secs. 1, 2, 72 Stat.
                                            597.                        
                   36:792.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for 36:791 for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary language.
    The text of 36:792 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40502                                           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 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40502. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all
      holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress;
        (2) to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of
      the medal at all times and on all occasions;
        (3) to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of
      the medal from exploitation;
        (4) to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal
      has been awarded, their widows, or their children;
        (5) to serve our country in peace as in war;
        (6) to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy
      citizens of our country; and
        (7) to foster and perpetuate Americanism.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1333.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40502          36:793.                 Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Sec. 3, 72 Stat. 598.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (5), the words "we did" are omitted to avoid the
    grammatical construction using the first person.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40503                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40503. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - An individual who has been awarded the Medal
    of Honor as presented by Congress is eligible for membership in the
    corporation. An honorary membership may not be granted.
      (b) Voting. - Each member has one vote on each matter submitted
    to a vote at a meeting of the members. The vote may be cast in
    person or by proxy.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1333.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40503(a)       36:796(a), (b).         Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Sec. 6, 72 Stat. 599.
    40503(b)       36:796(c).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40504                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40504. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or
    provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of election (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the bylaws. However, the board shall have at least 9 directors.
      (3) The board shall meet at least annually. Each director has one
    vote on matters decided by the board.
      (4) The president of the corporation is the chairman of the
    board.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, an executive vice president, a secretary, a treasurer,
    and 6 regional vice presidents as provided in the bylaws. The
    offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined and held by the
    same individual, but an individual holding those combined offices
    has only one vote as a director.
      (2) The manner of election, term of office, duties, and powers of
    the officers are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1333.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40504(a)(1)    36:797(a), (c) (1st     Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                    sentence words          85-642, Secs. 7, 8, 72 Stat.
                    before 3d comma).       599.                        
    40504(a)(2)    36:797(b), (c) (1st                                  
                    sentence words                                      
                    between 3d and 4th                                  
                    commas).                                            
    40504(a)(3)    36:797(c) (last                                      
                    sentence).                                          
    40504(a)(4)    36:797(c) (2d                                        
                    sentence).                                          
    40504(b)       36:797(c) (1st                                       
                    sentence words                                      
                    after 4th comma).                                   
                   36:798.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the text of 36:797(a) (12th-last words) is
    omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (b)(2), the words "duties, and powers" are
    substituted for "powers" in 36:798(b) and for "duties" in 36:798(c)
    to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40505                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40505. 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, and agents as the activities of
      the corporation require;
        (4) charge and collect membership dues;
        (5) make contracts;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) sue and be sued; and
        (9) 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. 1333.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40505          36:794.                 Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Secs. 4, 16, 72     
                                            Stat. 598, 601.             
                   36:806.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:806 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "apply, and alter" and "not inconsistent
    with the laws of the United States of America or any State in which
    the corporation is to operate" are omitted as [un]necessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (5), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, bequest or otherwise any property real,
    personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for attaining the
    objects of the corporation" and "transfer, lease, or convey real or
    personal 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 real and personal property which may be held by, or, (b)
    otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real and
    personal property by, a corporation operating in such State" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (7), the words "issue instruments of indebtedness, and
    secure its obligations by granting security interests in its
    property" are substituted for "issue bonds or other evidences of
    indebtedness therefor and secure the same by mortgage or pledge"
    for consistency in the revised title. The words "for the purposes
    of the corporation" and "subject to applicable Federal or State
    laws" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (8), the words "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40506                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40506. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member as such during the life of the
    corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This
    subsection does not prevent the payment of - 
        (1) expenses of officers of the corporation in amounts approved
      by the board of directors; or
        (2) appropriate aid to individuals to whom the Medal of Honor
      has been awarded, their widows, or their children, to carry out
      the purposes of the corporation.

      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors and officers who vote for or assent
    to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers
    who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally
    liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is
    repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1334.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40506(a)       36:802.                 Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Secs. 9(a) (1st     
                                            sentence words before last  
                                            comma, last sentence), (b), 
                                            10, 12, 72 Stat. 599, 600.  
    40506(b)       36:800.                                              
    40506(c)       36:799(a) (1st                                       
                    sentence words                                      
                    before last comma,                                  
                    last sentence).                                     
    40506(d)       36:799(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "support" and "any" are added for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "directly or
    indirectly, local or national" are omitted as unnecessary and for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (c), before clause (1), the words "inure to the
    benefit of" are substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the
    revised title. In clause (1), the words "bona fide" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40507                                           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 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40507. Principal office

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1334.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40507          36:795(a).              Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Sec. 5(a), 72 Stat. 
                                            598.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary. The word "States"
    is added for clarity and consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40508                                           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 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40508. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1334.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40508          36:803.                 Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Sec. 13, 72 Stat.   
                                            600.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40509                                           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 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40509. 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. 1334.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40509          36:795(b).              Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Sec. 5(b), 72 Stat. 
                                            598.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary. The words
    "service of process" are substituted for "service and process" for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40510                                           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 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40510. Liability

-STATUTE-
      (a) Liability of Corporation. - The corporation is liable for the
    acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their
    authority.
      (b) Immunity of Individuals. - A member or private individual is
    not liable for the obligations of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1335.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40510(a)       36:801.                 Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Secs. 9(a) (1st     
                                            sentence words after last   
                                            comma), 11, 72 Stat. 599,   
                                            600.                        
    40510(b)       36:799(a) (1st                                       
                    sentence words                                      
                    after last comma).                                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 40511                                           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 405 - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
                   STATES OF AMERICA             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40511. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1335.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40511          36:805.                 Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-642, Sec. 15, 72 Stat.   
                                            600.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State laws applicable
    thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF
           RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY              01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               

-HEAD-
     CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                              FIREARMS SAFETY


-MISC1-
                        SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION                    
    Sec.                                                     
    40701.      Organization.                                         
    40702.      Governing body.                                       
    40703.      Powers.                                               
    40704.      Restrictions.                                         
    40705.      Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    40706.      Distribution of assets on dissolution.                
    40707.      Nonapplication of audit requirements.                 

               SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM           
    40721.      Responsibility of corporation.                        
    40722.      Functions.                                            
    40723.      Eligibility for participation.                        
    40724.      Priority of youth participation.                      
    40725.      National Matches and small-arms firing school.        
    40726.      Allowances for junior competitors.                    
    40727.      Army support.                                         
    40728.      Transfer of firearms, ammunition, and parts.          
    40728A.     Recovery of excess firearms, ammunition, and parts
                 granted to foreign countries and transfer to
                 corporation.                                         
    40729.      Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts.       
    40730.      Surplus property.                                     
    40731.      Issuance or loan of firearms and supplies.            
    40732.      Sale of firearms and supplies.                        
    40733.      Applicability of other law.                           

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title III, Sec. 354(b), Oct. 17,
    2006, 120 Stat. 2162, added item 40728A.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
                        SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION                    

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40701                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40701. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle
    Practice and Firearms Safety (in this chapter, the "corporation")
    is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Non-Governmental Status. - The corporation is a private
    corporation, not a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
    United States Government. An officer or employee of the corporation
    is not an officer or employee of the Government.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1335.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40701(a)       36:5501(a) (less        Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    "private,               104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                    nonprofit").            1611(a) (less "nonprofit"), 
                                            (b)(1), 110 Stat. 515, 516. 
    40701(b)       36:5501(a) (related                                  
                    to private), (b)(1).                                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "is not" are substituted for "shall
    not be considered to be" for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

    CONTINUATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE BENEFITS FOR
         FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OF CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM
      Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1622, Feb. 10, 1996, 110
    Stat. 521 [former 36 U.S.C. 5522], provided that:
      "(a) Continuation of Eligibility. - Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, a Federal employee who is employed by the
    Department of Defense to support the Civilian Marksmanship Program
    as of the day before the date of the transfer of the Program to the
    Corporation and is offered employment by the Corporation as part of
    the transition described in section 1612(d) [former 36 U.S.C.
    5502(d)] may, if the employee becomes employed by the Corporation,
    continue to be eligible during continuous employment with the
    Corporation for the Federal health, retirement, and similar
    benefits (including life insurance) for which the employee would
    have been eligible had the employee continued to be employed by the
    Department of Defense. The employer's contribution for such
    benefits shall be paid by the Corporation.
      "(b) Regulations. - The Director of the Office of Personnel
    Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out subsection
    (a)."

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40702                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40702. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. The board of directors may adopt
    bylaws, policies, and procedures for the corporation and may take
    any other action that it considers necessary for the management and
    operation of the corporation.
      (2) The board shall have at least 9 directors.
      (3) The term of office of a director is 2 years. A director may
    be reappointed.
      (4) A vacancy on the board of directors shall be filled by a
    majority vote of the remaining directors.
      (b) Director of Civilian Marksmanship. - (1) The board of
    directors shall appoint the Director of Civilian Marksmanship.
      (2) The Director is responsible for - 
        (A) the daily operation of the corporation; and
        (B) the duties of the corporation under subchapter II of this
      chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1335.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40702(a)(1)    36:5501(c)(2).          Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1611(c)(1)-(4), (d), 110    
                                            Stat. 516.                  
    40702(a)(2)    36:5501(c)(1).                                       
    40702(a)(3)    36:5501(c)(3).                                       
    40702(a)(4)    36:5501(c)(4).                                       
    40702(b)(1)    36:5501(d)(1).                                       
    40702(b)(2)    36:5501(d)(2).                                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation" are added for consistency in the
    revised title.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "The term of office of a director
    is 2 years" are substituted for "Each member of the Board of
    Directors shall serve for a term of two years", and the words "A
    director may be reappointed" are substituted for "Members of the
    Board of Directors are eligible for reappointment", for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "an individual to serve as" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b)(2), before clause (A), the words "is
    responsible for" are substituted for "shall be responsible for the
    performance of" to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (B), the
    words "duties of the corporation under subchapter II of this
    chapter" are substituted for "functions described in section 5502"
    because subchapter II of this chapter restates 36:5502-5504 and
    5507 and all of these sections provide for duties of the
    corporation that are the responsibility of the Director of Civilian
    Marksmanship.

                        INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS                    
      Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1611(c)(5), Feb. 10,
    1996, 110 Stat. 516 [former 36 U.S.C. 5501(c)(5)], provided that:
    "The Secretary of the Army shall appoint the initial Board of
    Directors. Four of the members of the initial Board of Directors,
    to be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment, shall
    (notwithstanding paragraph (3)) [now 36 U.S.C. 40702(a)(3)] serve
    for a term of one year."

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40703                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40703. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal, which shall be
      judicially noticed;
        (2) make contracts;
        (3) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the activities of the
      corporation;
        (4) incur and pay obligations;
        (5) charge fees to cover the corporation's costs in carrying
      out the Civilian Marksmanship Program; and
        (6) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      activities of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1336.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40703(1)       36:5508(b).             Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1618(a)(1), (2), (b)-(e),   
                                            110 Stat. 520.              
    40703(2)       36:5508(c) (less                                     
                    "leases").                                          
    40703(3)       36:5508(a)(1), (c)                                   
                    (related to leases).                                 
    40703(4)       36:5508(d).                                          
    40703(5)       36:5508(a)(2).                                       
    40703(6)       36:5508(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (2), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "enter into contracts" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "agreements, or other transactions" are omitted as included
    in "contracts".
      Clause (3) is substituted for "The Corporation may solicit,
    accept, hold, use, and dispose of donations of money, property, and
    services received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise" in
    36:5508(a)(1) and "enter into . . . leases" in 36:5508(c) for
    consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (4) is substituted for "determine the character of, and
    necessity for, its obligations and expenditures and the manner in
    which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid and may incur,
    allow, and pay such obligations and expenditures" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In clause (5), the words "charge fees to cover the corporation's
    costs" are substituted for "impose, collect, and retain such fees
    as are reasonably necessary to cover the direct and indirect costs
    of the Corporation" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take such other actions as are
    necessary or appropriate to carry out the authority provided in
    this section" for consistency in the revised title.

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40704                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40704. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not operate for profit.
      (b) Use of Amounts Collected. - Amounts collected under section
    40703(3) and (5) of this title, including proceeds from the sale of
    firearms, ammunition, repair parts, and other supplies, may be used
    only to support the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1336.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40704(a)       36:5501(a) (related     Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    to nonprofit).          104-106, title XVI, Secs.   
                                            1611(a) (related to         
                                            nonprofit), 1618(a)(3), 110 
                                            Stat. 515, 520.             
    40704(b)       36:5508(a)(3).                                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "ammunition, repair parts, and other
    supplies" are substituted for "ammunition, targets, and other
    supplies and appliances" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 40705                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40705. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall be operated in a manner and for purposes
    that qualify the corporation for exemption from taxation under
    section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
    501(a)) as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of that
    Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1336.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40705          36:5501(b)(2).          Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1611(b)(2), 110 Stat. 516.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 40706                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40706. Distribution of assets on dissolution

-STATUTE-
      (a) Secretary of the Army. - On dissolution of the corporation,
    title to the following items, and the right to possess the items,
    vest in the Secretary of the Army - 
        (1) firearms stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston,
      Anniston, Alabama on the date of dissolution.
        (2) M-16 rifles under control of the corporation.
        (3) trophies received from the National Board for the Promotion
      of Rifle Practice through the date of dissolution.

      (b) Tax-Exempt Organizations. - (1) On dissolution of the
    corporation, an asset not described in subsection (a) of this
    section may be distributed to an organization that - 
        (A) is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the
      Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(a)) as an
      organization described in section 501(c)(3) of that Code (26
      U.S.C. 501(c)(3)); and
        (B) performs functions similar to the functions described in
      section 40722 of this title.

      (2) An asset distributed under this subsection may not be
    distributed to an individual.
      (c) Treasury. - On dissolution of the corporation, any asset not
    distributed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be
    sold and the proceeds shall be deposited in the Treasury.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1336.)

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                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40706(a)       36:5509(a)(1).          Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1619, 110 Stat. 520; Sept.  
                                            23, 1996, Pub. L. 104-201,  
                                            title X, Sec. 1073(c)(3),   
                                            110 Stat. 2657.             
    40706(b)(1)    36:5509(a)(2).                                       
    40706(b)(2)    36:5509(b).                                          
    40706(c)       36:5509(a)(3).                                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "title to the
    following items, and the right to possess the items, vest in the
    Secretary of the Army" are substituted for "title to [specified
    items] . . . shall vest in the Secretary of the Army, and the
    Secretary shall have the immediate right to the possession of such
    items" to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (2), the words "M-
    16 rifles under control of the corporation" are substituted for "M-
    16 rifles that are transferred to the Corporation under section
    1615(a)(2), that are referred to in section 1616(a)(3), or that are
    otherwise under the control of the Corporation" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), paragraph (2) is applied only to subsection
    (b) because the prohibition is not relevant to 36:5509(a)(1) or
    (3).

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40707                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40707. Nonapplication of audit requirements

-STATUTE-
      The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not
    apply to the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1337.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40707          (no source).                                         
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      The section is added to except the Corporation for the Promotion
    of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety from the application of
    section 10101 of the revised title, restating 36:1101-1103, which
    imposes audit requirements on certain federally chartered
    corporations. The corporation is not included in the list of
    corporations set out in 36:1101 to which the audit requirements
    apply.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM        01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
               SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM           

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40721                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40721. Responsibility of corporation

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall supervise and control the Civilian
    Marksmanship Program.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1337.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    40721          36:5502(a) (words       Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    before cl. (1)).        104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1612(a) (words before cl.   
                                            (1)), 110 Stat. 516.        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "shall supervise and control the Civilian Marksmanship
    Program" are substituted for "shall have responsibility for the
    overall supervision, oversight, and control of the Civilian
    Marksmanship Program, pursuant to the transfer of the program under
    subsection (d), including the performance of the following" to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40722                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40722. Functions

-STATUTE-
      The functions of the Civilian Marksmanship Program are - 
        (1) to instruct citizens of the United States in marksmanship;
        (2) to promote practice and safety in the use of firearms;
        (3) to conduct competitions in the use of firearms and to award
      trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia to competitors;
        (4) to secure and account for firearms, ammunition, and other
      equipment for which the corporation is responsible;
        (5) to issue, loan, or sell firearms, ammunition, repair parts,
      and other supplies under sections 40731 and 40732 of this title;
      and
        (6) to procure necessary supplies and services to carry out the
      Program.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1337.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    40722          36:5502(a) (less        Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    words before cl.        104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                    (1)).                   1612(a) (less words before  
                                            cl. (1)), 110 Stat. 516.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "The functions of the Civilian
    Marksmanship Program are" are added because of the reorganization
    of the revised chapter.
      In clause (3), the word "matches" is omitted as included in
    "competitions".
      In clause (4), the words "to secure and account for" are
    substituted for "The provision of security and accountability for"
    for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "for
    which the corporation is responsible" are substituted for "under
    the custody and control of the Corporation" for clarity and for
    consistency with section 40731(b) of this title related to firearms
    that are not under the direct custody and control of the
    corporation because they have been issued or loaned.
      In clause (5), the words "ammunition, repair parts, and other
    supplies" are substituted for "ammunition, supplies, and
    appliances" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (6), the words "supplies and services" are substituted
    for "supplies, appliances, clerical services, other related
    services, and labor" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40723                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40723. Eligibility for participation

-STATUTE-
      (a) Certification. - (1) An individual shall certify by
    affidavit, before participating in an activity sponsored or
    supported by the corporation, that the individual - 
        (A) has not been convicted of a felony;
        (B) has not been convicted of a violation of section 922 of
      title 18; and
        (C) is not a member of an organization that advocates the
      violent overthrow of the United States Government.

      (2) The Director of Civilian Marksmanship may require an
    individual to provide certification from law enforcement agencies
    to verify that the individual has not been convicted of a felony or
    a violation of section 922 of title 18.
      (b) Ineligibility. - An individual may not participate in an
    activity sponsored or supported by the corporation if the
    individual - 
        (1) has been convicted of a felony; or
        (2) has been convicted of a violation of section 922 of title
      18.

      (c) Limiting Participation. - The Director may limit
    participation in the program as necessary to ensure - 
        (1) the safety of participants;
        (2) the security of firearms, ammunition, and equipment; and
        (3) the quality of instruction in the use of firearms.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1337.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40723(a)       36:5503(a).             Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1613, 110 Stat. 517.        
    40723(b)       36:5503(b).                                          
    40723(c)       36:5503(c).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "shall certify" are substituted
    for "shall be required to certify", and the word "felony" is
    substituted for "Federal or State felony", to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "provide certification" are
    substituted for "attach to the person's affidavit a certification",
    and the words "law enforcement agencies" are substituted for
    "appropriate State or Federal law enforcement agency", to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the words "may not participate" are
    substituted for "shall not be eligible to participate" to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "through the Civilian Marksmanship
    Program" are omitted as unnecessary. The word "felony" is
    substituted for "Federal or State felony" to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In subsection (c)(3), the words "the quality of instruction" are
    substituted for "quality instruction" for consistency in the
    subsection.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40724                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40724. Priority of youth participation

-STATUTE-
      In carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the
    corporation shall give priority to activities that benefit firearms
    safety, training, and competition for youth and that reach as many
    youth participants as possible.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1338.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40724          36:5502(b).             Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1612(b), 110 Stat. 516.     
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40725                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40725. National Matches and small-arms firing school

-STATUTE-
      (a) Annual Competition. - An annual competition called the
    "National Matches" and consisting of rifle and pistol matches for a
    national trophy, medals, and other prizes shall be held as
    prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
      (b) Eligible Participants. - The National Matches are open to
    members of the Armed Forces, National Guard, Reserve Officers'
    Training Corps, Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps,
    Citizens' Military Training Camps, Citizens' Air Training Camps,
    and rifle clubs, and to civilians.
      (c) Small-Arms Firing School. - A small-arms firing school shall
    be held in connection with the National Matches.
      (d) Other Competitions. - Competitions for which trophies and
    medals are provided by the National Rifle Association of America
    shall be held in connection with the National Matches.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1338.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40725          10:4312.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the provision for the National Matches to be
    held as prescribed by "the Secretary of the Army" is retained
    notwithstanding section 1612(d) of The National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106, 110
    Stat. 517) which transferred the Civilian Marksmanship Program,
    including the National Matches, from the Secretary of the Army to
    the corporation. The conforming amendments in section 1624 of the
    Act (110 Stat. 522) did not repeal the authority of the Secretary
    of the Army to prescribe National Matches under 10:4312 or to
    prescribe subsistence and travel allowances for competitors under
    10:4313.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40726                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40726. Allowances for junior competitors

-STATUTE-
      (a) Definition. - In this section, a "junior competitor" is a
    competitor at the National Matches, a small-arms firing school, a
    competition in connection with the National Matches, or a special
    clinic under section 40725 of this title who is - 
        (1) less than 18 years of age; or
        (2) a member of a gun club organized for the students of a
      college or university.

      (b) Subsistence Allowance. - A junior competitor may be paid a
    subsistence allowance in an amount prescribed by the Secretary of
    the Army.
      (c) Travel Allowance. - A junior competitor may be paid a travel
    allowance in an amount prescribed by the Secretary instead of
    travel expenses and subsistence while traveling. The travel
    allowance for the return trip may be paid in advance.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1338.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40726(a)       10:4313(a)(1)                                        
     (words         (words before "may                                  
     before cl.     be paid").                                          
     (1))                                                               
    40726(a)       10:4313(b).                                          
     (less                                                              
     words                                                              
     before cl.                                                         
     (1))                                                               
    40726(b)       10:4313(a)(1)                                        
                    (words beginning                                    
                    "may be paid").                                     
    40726(c)       10:4313(a)(2).                                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the provisions for a junior competitor to be
    paid a subsistence allowance and a travel allowance prescribed by
    "the Secretary of the Army" are retained notwithstanding section
    1612(d) of The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    1996 (Public Law 104-106, 110 Stat. 517) which transferred the
    Civilian Marksmanship Program, including the National Matches, from
    the Secretary of the Army to the corporation. The conforming
    amendments in section 1624 of the Act (110 Stat. 522) did not
    repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Army to prescribe
    National Matches under 10:4312 or to prescribe subsistence and
    travel allowances for competitors under 10:4313.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40727                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40727. Army support

-STATUTE-
      (a) Logistical Support. - The Secretary of the Army shall provide
    logistical support to the Civilian Marksmanship Program for
    competitions and other activities. The corporation shall reimburse
    the Secretary for incremental direct costs incurred in providing
    logistical support. The reimbursements shall be credited to the
    appropriations account of the Department of the Army that is
    charged to provide the logistical support.
      (b) National Matches. - (1) The National Matches may be held at
    Department of Defense facilities where the National Matches were
    held before February 10, 1996.
      (2) The Secretary shall provide, without cost to the corporation,
    members of the National Guard and Army Reserve to support the
    National Matches as part of the annual training under title 10 and
    title 32.
      (c) Regulations. - The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
    carry out this section.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1338.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40727(a)       36:5507(a).             Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1617, 110 Stat. 519.        
    40727(b)(1)    36:5507(c).                                          
    40727(b)(2)    36:5507(b).                                          
    40727(c)       36:5507(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "other activities" are substituted
    for "other activities conducted by the Corporation" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "continue to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b)(2), the words "for the use of" and "performance
    of" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40728                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40728. Transfer of firearms, ammunition, and parts

-STATUTE-
      (a) Required Transfers. - In accordance with subsection (b) of
    this section, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the
    corporation all firearms and ammunition that, on February 9, 1996,
    were under the control of the director of civilian marksmanship (as
    that position existed under section 4307 of title 10 on February 9,
    1996), including - 
        (1) all firearms on loan to affiliated clubs and State
      associations;
        (2) all firearms in the possession of the Civilian Marksmanship
      Support Detachment; and
        (3) all M-1 Garand and caliber .22 rimfire rifles stored at
      Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Anniston, Alabama.

      (b) Time for Transfers. - The Secretary shall transfer firearms
    and ammunition under subsection (a) of this section as and when
    necessary to enable the corporation - 
        (1) to issue or loan firearms or ammunition under section 40731
      of this title; or
        (2) to sell firearms or ammunition under section 40732 of this
      title.

      (c) Vesting of Title in Transferred Items. - Title to an item
    transferred to the corporation under this section shall vest in the
    corporation - 
        (1) on the issuance of the item to an eligible recipient under
      section 40731 of this title; or
        (2) immediately before the corporation delivers the item to a
      purchaser in accordance with a contract for sale of the item that
      is authorized under section 40732 of this title.

      (d) Storage of Firearms. - Firearms stored at Defense
    Distribution Depot, Anniston, Anniston, Alabama, before February
    10, 1996, and used for the Civilian Marksmanship Program (as that
    program existed under section 4308(e) of title 10 before February
    10, 1996), shall remain at that facility or another storage
    facility designated by the Secretary, without cost to the
    corporation, until the firearms are issued, loaned, or sold by the
    corporation, or otherwise transferred to the corporation.
      (e) Discretionary Transfer of Parts. - The Secretary may transfer
    from the inventory of the Department of the Army to the corporation
    any part from a rifle designated to be demilitarized.
      (f) Limitation on Demilitarization of M-1 Rifles. - After
    February 10, 1996, the Secretary may not demilitarize an M-1 Garand
    rifle in the inventory of the Army unless the Defense Logistics
    Agency decides the rifle is unserviceable.
      (g) Cost of Transfers. - A transfer of firearms, ammunition, or
    parts to the corporation under this section shall be made without
    cost to the corporation, except that the corporation shall assume
    the cost of preparation and transportation of firearms and
    ammunition transferred under this section.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1339.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    40728(a)       36:5505(a).             Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Secs.   
                                            1615, 1616(b), (c), 110     
                                            Stat. 518, 519; Sept. 23,   
                                            1996, Pub. L. 104-201, title
                                            X, Sec. 1073(c)(1), (2), 110
                                            Stat. 2657.                 
    40728(b)       36:5505(b).                                          
    40728(c)       36:5505(d).                                          
    40728(d)       36:5506(b).                                          
    40728(e)       36:5505(c).                                          
    40728(f)       36:5506(c).                                          
    40728(g)       36:5505(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "director of civilian marksmanship
    (as that position existed under section 4307 of title 10 on
    February 9, 1996)" are substituted for "Director of the Civilian
    Marksmanship Program" to avoid confusion with the office of the
    Director of Civilian Marksmanship created on February 10, 1996, by
    section 1611(d) of The National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106, 110 Stat. 516).
      In subsection (b), the words "firearms or ammunition" are
    substituted for "such items" for clarity. In clause (2), the words
    "to purchasers" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c)(1), the words "eligible recipient" are
    substituted for "recipient eligible . . . to receive the item" to
    eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (c)(2), the word "purchaser" is substituted for
    "purchaser of the item" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (d), the words "(as that program existed under
    section 4308(e) of title 10 before February 10, 1996)" are added
    for clarity. The words "issued, loaned, or sold by the corporation"
    are substituted for "issued, loaned, or sold by" for clarity.
      In subsection (e), the words "transfer . . . to" are substituted
    for "make available to" for consistency in the revised section and
    in consideration of the words "transfer of . . . parts to" in
    36:5505(e).

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Sections 4307 and 4308 of title 10, referred to in subsecs. (a)
    and (d), were repealed by Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XVI, Sec.
    1624(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 522.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40728A                                          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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40728A. Recovery of excess firearms, ammunition, and parts
      granted to foreign countries and transfer to corporation

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authority to Recover. - The Secretary of the Army may recover
    from any country to which rifles, ammunition, repair parts, or
    other supplies described in section 40731(a) of this title are
    furnished on a grant basis under the conditions imposed by section
    505 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2314) any such
    rifles, ammunition, repair parts, or supplies that become excess to
    the needs of such country.
      (b) Cost of Recovery. - (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
    the cost of recovery of any rifles, ammunition, repair parts, or
    supplies under subsection (a) shall be treated as incremental
    direct costs incurred in providing logistical support to the
    corporation for which reimbursement shall be required as provided
    in section 40727(a) of this title.
      (2) The Secretary may require the corporation to pay costs of
    recovery described in paragraph (1) in advance of incurring such
    costs. Amounts so paid shall not be subject to the provisions of
    section 3302 of title 31, but shall be administered in accordance
    with the last sentence of section 40727(a) of this title.
      (c) Availability for Transfer to Corporation. - Any rifles,
    ammunition, repair parts, or supplies recovered under subsection
    (a) shall be available for transfer to the corporation in
    accordance with section 40728 of this title under such additional
    terms and conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes
    of this section.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title III, Sec. 354(a), Oct. 17,
    2006, 120 Stat. 2162.)

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40729                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40729. Reservation of firearms, ammunition, and parts

-STATUTE-
      (a) Reservation. - The Secretary of the Army shall reserve for
    the corporation - 
        (1) firearms described in section 40728(a) of this title;
        (2) ammunition for firearms described in 40728(a) of this
      title;
        (3) M-16 rifles held by the Department of the Army on February
      10, 1996, and used to support the small-arms firing school; and
        (4) parts from, and other supplies for, surplus caliber .30 and
      caliber .22 rimfire rifles.

      (b) Exception. - This section does not supersede the authority
    provided in section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 372
    note).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1339.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40729(a)       36:5506(a).             Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1616(a), (d), 110 Stat. 519.
    40729(b)       36:5506(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(4), the words "other supplies" are substituted
    for "accessories and accouterments" for consistency in the revised
    title.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Years 1990 and 1991, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 1208 of
    Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XII, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1566,
    as amended, which was set out as a note under section 372 of Title
    10, Armed Forces, and was repealed and restated in section 2576a of
    Title 10 by Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title X, Sec. 1033(a)(1),
    (b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2639, 2640.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40730                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40730. Surplus property

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may obtain surplus property from the Defense
    Reutilization Marketing Service to carry out the Civilian
    Marksmanship Program. A transfer of property to the corporation
    under this section shall be made without cost to the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1340.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40730          36:5502(c).             Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1612(c), 110 Stat. 517.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "supplies" is omitted as included in "property".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40731                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40731. Issuance or loan of firearms and supplies

-STATUTE-
      (a) Issuance or Loan. - For purposes of training and competition,
    the corporation may issue or loan, with or without charges to
    recover administrative costs, caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30
    surplus rifles, air rifles, caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, repair
    parts, and other supplies necessary for activities related to the
    Civilian Marksmanship Program to - 
        (1) organizations affiliated with the corporation that provide
      firearms training to youth;
        (2) the Boy Scouts of America;
        (3) 4-H Clubs;
        (4) the Future Farmers of America; and
        (5) other youth oriented organizations.

      (b) Security of Firearms. - The corporation shall ensure adequate
    oversight and accountability for firearms issued or loaned under
    this section. The corporation shall prescribe procedures for the
    security of issued or loaned firearms in accordance with United
    States, State, and local laws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1340.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40731(a)       36:5504(a).             Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1614(a), (d), 110 Stat. 517,
                                            518.                        
    40731(b)       36:5504(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "repair parts, and other supplies"
    are substituted for "targets, and other supplies and appliances"
    for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b) the words "shall ensure" are substituted for
    "shall be responsible for ensuring" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 40732                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40732. Sale of firearms and supplies

-STATUTE-
      (a) Affiliated Organizations. - The corporation may sell, at fair
    market value, caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles,
    air rifles, caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, repair parts, and other
    supplies to organizations affiliated with the corporation that
    provide training in the use of firearms.
      (b) Gun Club Members. - (1) The corporation may sell, at fair
    market value, caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles,
    ammunition, repair parts and other supplies necessary for target
    practice to a citizen of the United States who is over 18 years of
    age and who is a member of a gun club affiliated with the
    corporation.
      (2) Except as provided in section 40733 of this title, sales
    under this subsection are subject to applicable United States,
    State, and local law. In addition to any other requirement, the
    corporation shall establish procedures to obtain a criminal records
    check of the individual with United States Government and State law
    enforcement agencies.
      (c) Limitation on Sales. - (1) The corporation may not sell a
    repair part designed to convert a firearm to fire in a fully
    automatic mode.
      (2) The corporation may not sell any item to an individual who
    has been convicted of - 
        (A) a felony; or
        (B) a violation of section 922 of title 18.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1340.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40732(a)       36:5504(b)(1).          Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1614(b), (c), (e)(1), 110   
                                            Stat. 518.                  
    40732(b)(1)    36:5504(b)(2) (1st                                   
                    sentence).                                          
    40732(b)(      36:5504(e)(1).                                       
     2) (1st                                                            
     sentence)                                                          
    40732(b)(      36:5504(b)(2) (last                                  
     2) (last       sentence).                                          
     sentence)                                                          
    40732(c)       36:5504(c).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "repair parts, and other supplies"
    are substituted for "repair parts, and accouterments" for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "repair parts, and other
    supplies" are substituted for "targets, repair parts and
    accouterments, and other supplies and appliances" for consistency
    in the revised title.
      In subsection (b)(2), the word "appropriate" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c)(1), the word "sell" is substituted for "offer
    for sale" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (c)(2), the words "any item" are substituted for
    "rifles, ammunition, or any other item available for sale to
    individuals under the Civilian Marksmanship Program" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 40733                                           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 407 - CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND
                   FIREARMS SAFETY               
    SUBCHAPTER II - CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 40733. Applicability of other law

-STATUTE-
      Section 922(a)(1)-(3) and (5) of title 18 does not apply to the
    shipment, transportation, receipt, transfer, sale, issuance, loan,
    or delivery by the corporation, of an item that the corporation is
    authorized to issue, loan, sell, or receive under this chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1341.)

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      Section                                                           
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    40733          36:5504(e)(2).          Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-106, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1614(e)(2), 110 Stat. 518.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE
           CIVIL WAR 1861-1865                             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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
        CHAPTER 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                                 1861-1865

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    50101.      Definition.                                           
    50102.      Organization.                                         
    50103.      Purposes.                                             
    50104.      Membership.                                           
    50105.      Governing body.                                       
    50106.      Powers.                                               
    50107.      Restrictions.                                         
    50108.      Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    50109.      Records and inspection.                               
    50110.      Service of process.                                   
    50111.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    50112.      Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 50101                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1341.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    50101          36:3713.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 14, 99 Stat.   
                                            1022.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 50102                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil
    War 1861-1865 (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit
    corporation incorporated in Ohio, is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1341.)

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      Section                                                           
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    50102(a)       36:3701.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Secs. 1, 16, 99     
                                            Stat. 1020, 1023.           
    50102(b)       36:3715.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "incorporated in Ohio" are
    substituted for "organized under the laws of the State of Ohio" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 50103                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      (a) Provided in Articles of Incorporation. - The purposes of the
    corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (b) Perpetuating Memories. - To perpetuate the memories of the
    fathers of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-
    1865, their loyalty to the Union, and their unselfish sacrifices
    for the preservation of the Union, the purposes of the corporation
    also include - 
        (1) encouraging the preservation of historic sites and the
      construction and preservation of monuments commemorating any
      aspect of the Civil War;
        (2) building and maintaining a Museum of Civil War History,
      admission to which shall be free and open to the public, in the
      city of Springfield, Illinois, as a repository of Civil War
      documents, artifacts, and cultural relics;
        (3) maintaining a library in connection with the Civil War
      museum, admission to which shall be open to the public,
      containing the official volumes of the War of the Rebellion
      Records, Civil War genealogical files, Adjutant General reports
      of the various States, military and biographical records and
      accounts of the individual service of Union soldiers, sailors,
      and marines, diaries, letters, relics, and other records;
        (4) promulgating and teaching American history, particularly
      the history of the Civil War period, through the establishment of
      scholarship programs at the national and State levels, the
      presentation of American flags to youth groups and newly
      naturalized citizens, and the sponsorship of contests of
      educational merit;
        (5) caring for veterans of all wars through volunteer programs
      in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and in homes
      and other institutions maintained by the States for the welfare
      of American veterans; and
        (6) participating, in a spirit of cooperation and reciprocity,
      in programs with other societies devoted to American history,
      veterans' affairs, or community interests.

      (c) Veterans' and Patriotic Organization. - The corporation shall
    function as a veterans' and patriotic organization as authorized by
    the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1341.)

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      Section                                                           
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    50103          36:3703.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 3, 99 Stat.    
                                            1020; June 13, 1991, Pub. L.
                                            102-54, Sec. 13(n)(8), 105  
                                            Stat. 278.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "objects" is omitted as included in "purposes" and for
    consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 50104                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1342.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    50104          36:3705.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 5, 99 Stat.    
                                            1021.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 50105                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1342.)

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      Section                                                           
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    50105(a)       36:3706.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Secs. 6, 7, 99 Stat.
                                            1021.                       
    50105(b)       36:3707.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 50106                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1342.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    50106          36:3702.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 2, 99 Stat.    
                                            1020.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 50107                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1342.)

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      Section                                                           
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    50107(a)       36:3708(d).             Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 8, 99 Stat.    
                                            1021.                       
    50107(b)       36:3708(c).                                          
    50107(c)       36:3708(a).                                          
    50107(d)       36:3708(b).                                          
    50107(e)       36:3708(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This subsection is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 50108                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50108. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.). If the corporation does not maintain that
    status, the charter granted by this chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1343.)

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      Section                                                           
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    50108          36:3714.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 15, 99 Stat.   
                                            1022.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 50109                                           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 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1343.)

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      Section                                                           
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    50109          36:3710.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 10, 99 Stat.   
                                            1022.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 50110                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1343.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50110          36:3704.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 4, 99 Stat.    
                                            1021.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 50111                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50111. 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. 1343.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50111          36:3709.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 9, 99 Stat.    
                                            1022.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 50112                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 501 - DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
                   1861091865                    

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1343.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50112          36:3711.                Dec. 9, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-172, Sec. 12, 99 Stat.   
                                            1022.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 200 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
                 CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS             

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    50301.      Organization.                                         
    50302.      Purposes.                                             
    50303.      Membership.                                           
    50304.      Powers.                                               
    50305.      Exclusive right to name.                              
    50306.      Restrictions.                                         
    50307.      Service of process.                                   
    50308.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 50301                                           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 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Disabled American Veterans (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1343.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50301(a)       36:90a.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268, Sec. 
                                            1, 47 Stat. 320; July 15,   
                                            1942, ch. 505, Sec. 1, 56   
                                            Stat. 659.                  
                   36:90b.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268,      
                                            Secs. 2, 4 (related to      
                                            perpetual succession), 47   
                                            Stat. 320, 321.             
    50301(b)       36:90d (related to                                   
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 50302                                           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 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to uphold and maintain the Constitution and laws of the
      United States;
        (2) to realize the true American ideals and aims for which
      those eligible to membership fought;
        (3) to advance the interests, and work for the betterment, of
      all wounded, injured, and disabled American veterans;
        (4) to cooperate with the Department of Veterans Affairs and
      all other public and private agencies devoted to the cause of
      improving and advancing the condition, health, and interests of
      all wounded, injured, and disabled veterans;
        (5) to stimulate a feeling of mutual devotion, helpfulness, and
      comradeship among all wounded, injured, and disabled veterans;
        (6) to serve our comrades, our communities, and our country;
      and
        (7) to encourage in all people that spirit of understanding
      which will guard against future wars.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1343.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50302          36:90c.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268, Sec. 
                                            3, 47 Stat. 320; July 15,   
                                            1942, ch. 505, Sec. 2, 56   
                                            Stat. 660; June 13, 1991,   
                                            Pub. L. 102-54, Sec.        
                                            13(n)(2), 105 Stat. 278.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 50303                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - An individual is eligible for membership in
    the corporation if the individual - 
        (1)(A) was wounded, gassed, injured, or disabled in the line of
      duty during time of war while in the service of the military or
      naval forces of the United States; and
        (B) was honorably discharged or separated from that service or
      is still in active service in the Armed Forces of the United
      States; or
        (2)(A) was disabled while serving with any of the Armed Forces
      of a country associated with the United States as an ally during
      any of its war periods;
        (B) is a citizen of the United States; and
        (C) was honorably discharged.

      (b) No Honorary Memberships. - An honorary membership may not be
    granted.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1344.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50303          36:90e.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268, Sec. 
                                            5, 47 Stat. 321; July 15,   
                                            1942, ch. 505, Sec. 3, 56   
                                            Stat. 660.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "An individual"
    are substituted for "Any man or woman" and "Others" for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause
    (1), the words "either" and "of America" are omitted as
    unnecessary. In clause (2)(B), the words "citizen of the United
    States" are substituted for "American citizens" for consistency in
    the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 50304                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50304. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out
      the purposes of the corporation;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) adopt emblems and badges;
        (4) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
        (5) establish State and territorial organizations and local
      chapter or post organizations;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (7) publish a newspaper and other publications devoted to the
      purposes of the corporation;
        (8) sue and be sued; and
        (9) do any other act necessary or proper to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1344.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50304          36:90d (less            June 17, 1932, ch. 268,      
                    perpetual               Secs. 4 (less perpetual     
                    succession).            succession), 7, 47 Stat. 321.
                   36:90g.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:90g is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with the laws of the
    United States or any State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "at pleasure" are omitted for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (3), the words "adopt emblems and badges" are
    substituted for "to use in carrying out the purposes of the
    corporation such emblems and badges as it may adopt" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In clause (4), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "receive, hold, own, use, and
    dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be
    necessary for its corporate purposes" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (8), the words "in courts of law and equity" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (9), the words "and things as may be" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 50305                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50305. Exclusive right to name

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its State and local subdivisions have the
    exclusive right to use the name "Disabled American Veterans".

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1344.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50305          36:90h.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268, Sec. 
                                            8, 47 Stat. 321; July 15,   
                                            1942, ch. 505, Sec. 5, 56   
                                            Stat. 660.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole", "have and", and "in carrying out its purposes"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 50306                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50306. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall be nonpolitical and nonsectarian, and may
    not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1345.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50306          36:90f.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268, Sec. 
                                            6, 47 Stat. 321; July 15,   
                                            1942, ch. 505, Sec. 4, 56   
                                            Stat. 660.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "as an organization" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 50307                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50307. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted
    by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of
    state or other designated official of each State in which a chapter
    is organized, the name and address of an agent in that State on
    whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be
    served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1345.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50307          36:90j.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268, Sec. 
                                            10, 47 Stat. 321; July 15,  
                                            1942, ch. 505, Sec. 7, 56   
                                            Stat. 660.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "precedent", "herein", and "or conferred" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or other
    designated official" are substituted for "in the office of the
    secretary" for consistency in the revised title. The words "post-
    office" and "authorized" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 50308                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 503 - DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 50308. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall
    submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation
    during the prior fiscal year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1345.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    50308          36:90i.                 June 17, 1932, ch. 268, Sec. 
                                            9, 47 Stat. 321; July 15,   
                                            1942, ch. 505, Sec. 6, 56   
                                            Stat. 660; Aug. 30, 1964,   
                                            Pub. L. 88-504, Sec. 4(8),  
                                            78 Stat. 636; Dec. 18, 1967,
                                            Pub. L. 90-208, Sec. 1, 81  
                                            Stat. 655; May 21, 1984,    
                                            Pub. L. 98-291, 98 Stat. 203.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "activities" is substituted for "proceedings" for
    consistency in the revised title.

                   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 200 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION,
           INCORPORATED                                    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED  

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    60101.      Definition.                                           
    60102.      Organization.                                         
    60103.      Purposes.                                             
    60104.      Membership.                                           
    60105.      Governing body.                                       
    60106.      Powers.                                               
    60107.      Restrictions.                                         
    60108.      Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    60109.      Records and inspection.                               
    60110.      Service of process.                                   
    60111.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    60112.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60101                                           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 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1345.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60101          36:4813.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1614, 104 Stat. 1738.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60102                                           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 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - 82nd Airborne Division Association,
    Incorporated (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit
    corporation incorporated in Illinois, is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1345.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60102(a)       36:4801.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Secs.   
                                            1601, 1616, 104 Stat. 1736, 
                                            1738.                       
    60102(b)       36:4815.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "restrictions or" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 60103                                           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 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) perpetuating the memory of members of the 82nd Airborne
      Division who fought and died for this country;
        (2) furthering the common bond between retired and active
      members of the 82nd Airborne Division;
        (3) providing educational assistance in the form of college
      scholarships and grants to the qualified children of current and
      former members of the 82nd Airborne Division;
        (4) promoting civic and patriotic activities; and
        (5) promoting the indispensable role of airborne defense to the
      national security of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1345.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60103          36:4803.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1603, 104 Stat. 1736.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60104                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
    disability, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1346.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60104(a)       36:4805(a).             Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1605(a), (b) (related to    
                                            discrimination in           
                                            membership), 104 Stat. 1737.
    60104(b)       36:4805(b) (related                                  
                    to discrimination                                   
                    in membership).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "Except as provided in this chapter"
    are substituted for "Subject to subsection (b) of this section" for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60105                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for holding office in
    the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
    religion, sex, disability, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1346.)

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    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60105(a)       36:4806.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Secs.   
                                            1605(b) (related to         
                                            discrimination in holding   
                                            office), 1606, 1607, 104    
                                            Stat. 1737.                 
    60105(b)       36:4807.                                             
    60105(c)       36:4805(b) (related                                  
                    to discrimination                                   
                    in holding office).                                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "and shall be in conformity
    with the laws of the State or States in which it is incorporated"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 60106                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1346.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60106          36:4802.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1602, 104 Stat. 1736.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60107                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual and necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board
    of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1346.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60107(a)       36:4808(d).             Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1608, 104 Stat. 1737.       
    60107(b)       36:4808(c).                                          
    60107(c)       36:4808(a).                                          
    60107(d)       36:4808(b).                                          
    60107(e)       36:4808(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title. The word "otherwise" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60108                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60108. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1346.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60108          36:4814.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1615, 104 Stat. 1738.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60109                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1346.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60109          36:4810.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1610, 104 Stat. 1737.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60110                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1347.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60110          36:4804.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1604, 104 Stat. 1737.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60111                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60111. 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. 1347.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60111          36:4809.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1609, 104 Stat. 1737.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 60112                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 601 - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 60112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1347.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    60112          36:4811.                Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L.        
                                            101-510, title XVI, Sec.    
                                            1612, 104 Stat. 1738.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 196 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION              01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
                  CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION              

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    70101.      Definition.                                           
    70102.      Organization.                                         
    70103.      Purposes.                                             
    70104.      Membership.                                           
    70105.      Governing body.                                       
    70106.      Powers.                                               
    70107.      Restrictions.                                         
    70108.      Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    70109.      Records and inspection.                               
    70110.      Service of process.                                   
    70111.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    70112.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70101                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1347.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70101          36:5615.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1816, 110 Stat. 2762.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70102                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Fleet Reserve Association (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated
    in Pennsylvania, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1347; Pub. L. 106-398,
    Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1087(g)(4)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114
    Stat. 1654, 1654A-294.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70102(a)       36:5601.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1801, 1814 (related to      
                                            termination of charter),    
                                            1815, 110 Stat. 2760, 2762. 
    70102(b)       36:5613 (related to                                  
                    termination of                                      
                    charter).                                           
                   36:5614.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2000 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted "Pennsylvania"
    for "Delaware".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70103                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The purposes of the corporation are as provided in
    its articles of incorporation and bylaws and include - 
        (1) upholding and defending the Constitution of the United
      States;
        (2) aiding and maintaining an adequate naval defense for the
      United States;
        (3) assisting the recruitment of the best personnel available
      for the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and
      United States Coast Guard;
        (4) providing for the welfare of the personnel who serve in the
      United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States
      Coast Guard;
        (5) continuing to loyally serve the United States Navy, United
      States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard;
        (6) preserving the spirit of shipmanship by providing
      assistance to shipmates and their families; and
        (7) instilling love of the United States and its flag, and
      promoting soundness of mind and body, in the youth of the United
      States.

      (b) Corporate Function. - The corporation shall function as an
    educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research
    organization under the laws of Delaware.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1347; Pub. L. 105-354,
    Sec. 1(7), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
                              PUB. L. 105-225                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70103(a)       36:5603.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1803, 1808(f), 110 Stat.    
                                            2760, 2761.                 
    70103(b)       36:5608(f).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                              PUB. L. 105-354                          
      This amends section 70103(b) of title 36 to correct an
    inconsistency in the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-354 struck out "the State of"
    before "Delaware".


-TRANS-
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
    the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
    Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
    Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
    sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
    Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
    Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
    section 542 of Title 6.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70104                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation and bylaws.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
    disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1348.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70104(a)       36:5605.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1805, 1808(g) (related to   
                                            membership), 110 Stat. 2761.
    70104(b)       36:5608(g) (related                                  
                    to membership).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "Except as provided in this chapter"
    are substituted for "Except as provided in section 5608(g) of this
    title" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "The terms of membership" are
    substituted for "In establishing the conditions of membership in
    the association" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70105                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws and
    articles of incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race,
    color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1348.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70105(a)       36:5606.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1806, 1807, 1808(g) (related
                                            to directors and officers), 
                                            110 Stat. 2761.             
    70105(b)       36:5607.                                             
    70105(c)       36:5608(g) (related                                  
                    to directors and                                    
                    officers).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "and in conformity with the
    laws of the State of Delaware" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer" are substituted for "in determining the
    requirements for serving on the board of directors or as an officer
    of the association" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70106                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1348.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70106          36:5602.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1802, 110 Stat. 2760.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "each State in which it is incorporated" are
    substituted for "the State of Delaware" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "and subject to the laws of such State"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70107                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or
    reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by
    the board of directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, employee, or member.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1348.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70107(a)       36:5608(c).             Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1808(a)-(d), 110 Stat. 2761.
    70107(b)       36:5608(a).                                          
    70107(c)       36:5608(b).                                          
    70107(d)       36:5608(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "This subsection does not" are
    substituted for "Nothing in this subsection may be construed to"
    for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (d), the words "by virtue of this chapter" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70108                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70108. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1348; Pub. L. 106-398,
    Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1087(g)(4)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114
    Stat. 1654, 1654A-294.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70108(a)       36:5608(e).             Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1808(e), 1814 (related to   
                                            duty to maintain status),   
                                            110 Stat. 2761, 2762.       
    70108(b)       36:5613 (related to                                  
                    duty to maintain                                    
                    status).                                            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "organized and" and "the State of"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2000 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted "Pennsylvania"
    for "Delaware".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70109                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1349.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70109          36:5610.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1810, 110 Stat. 2762.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "This section may not be construed to
    contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70110                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1349.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70110          36:5604.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1804, 110 Stat. 2761.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "each State in which it is incorporated" are
    substituted for "the State of Delaware" for consistency in the
    revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70111                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70111. 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. 1349.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70111          36:5609.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1809, 110 Stat. 2762.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "officers and agents" are substituted for "officers,
    directors, employees, and agents" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70112                                           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 701 - FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1349.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70112          36:5611.                Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L.      
                                            104-201, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1812, 110 Stat. 2762.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC CHAPTER 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS             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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
                 CHAPTER 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS             

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    70301.      Definition.                                           
    70302.      Organization.                                         
    70303.      Purposes.                                             
    70304.      Membership.                                           
    70305.      Governing body.                                       
    70306.      Powers.                                               
    70307.      Restrictions.                                         
    70308.      Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    70309.      Records and inspection.                               
    70310.      Service of process.                                   
    70311.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    70312.      Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 70301                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70301. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1349.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70301          36:2213.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 14, 96 Stat.   
                                            2267.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 70302                                           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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70302. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Former Members of Congress (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated
    in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1349.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70302(a)       36:2201.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 96 Stat.     
                                            2265, 2267.                 
    70302(b)       36:2214 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2215.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "restrictions or" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70303                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70303. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include the promotion of the cause of good
    government at the national level by improving the public
    understanding of Congress as an institution and strengthening its
    support by the public. The corporation shall function as an
    educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research
    organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1349.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70303          36:2203.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 3, 96 Stat.    
                                            2265.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "objects" is omitted as included in "purposes".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70304                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70304. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1350.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70304          36:2205.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 5, 96 Stat.    
                                            2265.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 70305                                           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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70305. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1350.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70305(a)       36:2206.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Secs. 6, 7, 96 Stat.
                                            2265.                       
    70305(b)       36:2207.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:2206 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:2207 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70306                                           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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70306. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1350.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70306          36:2202.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 2, 96 Stat.    
                                            2265.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State of States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70307                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70307. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1350.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70307(a)       36:2208(d).             Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 8, 96 Stat.    
                                            2266.                       
    70307(b)       36:2208(c).                                          
    70307(c)       36:2208(a).                                          
    70307(d)       36:2208(b).                                          
    70307(e)       36:2208(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title. The word "otherwise" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70308                                           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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70308. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1350.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70308          36:2214 (1st            Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                    sentence).              97-427, Sec. 15 (1st        
                                            sentence), 96 Stat. 2267.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 70309                                           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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70309. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1350.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70309          36:2210.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 10, 96 Stat.   
                                            2266.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "records" is substituted for "books and
    records" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the United States Code.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "having authority under the board
    of directors" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70310                                           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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70310. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1351.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70310          36:2204.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 4, 96 Stat.    
                                            2265.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70311                                           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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70311. 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. 1351.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70311          36:2209.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 9, 96 Stat.    
                                            2266.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 70312                                           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 703 - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70312. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1351.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70312          36:2211.                Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L.        
                                            97-427, Sec. 12, 96 Stat.   
                                            2266.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 200 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR
           ASSOCIATION                                     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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
        CHAPTER 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION    

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    70501.      Organization.                                         
    70502.      Purposes.                                             
    70503.      Membership.                                           
    70504.      Governing body.                                       
    70505.      Powers.                                               
    70506.      Exclusive right to name.                              
    70507.      Restrictions.                                         
    70508.      Principal office.                                     
    70509.      Records and inspection.                               
    70510.      Service of process.                                   
    70511.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    70512.      Deposit of assets on dissolution or final liquidation.

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    36 USC Sec. 70501                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The Foundation of the Federal Bar
    Association (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. 1351.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70501          36:571.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 68 Stat. 795.   
                   36:572.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70502                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70502. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to receive and hold property, including by gift, devise, or
      grant, and to invest, administer, and dispose of the property
      without restrictions applicable to trustees or trust funds;
        (2) to apply its income and any part of its principal
      exclusively to educational, charitable, scientific, or literary
      purposes - 
          (A) to advance the science of jurisprudence;
          (B) to uphold high standards for the Federal judiciary and
        attorneys representing the United States Government;
          (C) to promote and improve the administration of justice,
        including the study of means for the improved handling of the
        legal business of the departments, agencies, and
        instrumentalities of the Government;
          (D) to facilitate the cultivation and diffusion of knowledge
        and understanding of the law and the promotion of the study of
        the law and the science of jurisprudence and research in
        jurisprudence, through the maintenance of a law library, the
        establishment of seminars, lectures, and studies devoted to the
        law, and the publication of addresses, essays, treatises,
        reports, and other literary works by students, practitioners,
        and teachers of the law; and
          (E) to provide for the acquisition, preservation, and
        exhibition of rare books and documents, sculptures, paintings,
        and other objects of art and historical interest relating to
        the law, the courts, and the legal profession; and

        (3) to do any other acts necessary or incident to the
      accomplishment of these purposes.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1351.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70502          36:573.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, Sec. 
                                            3, 68 Stat. 797.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      Clause (1) is substituted for 36:573(1) to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In clause (2), the words "and if the corporation so decides, all
    or" and "or any of them" are omitted as unnecessary. In subclause
    (D), the words "in jurisprudence" are substituted for "therein" for
    clarity.
      In clause (3), the words "any other acts" are substituted for
    "any and all things" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70503                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70503. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Members. - The members of the corporation are - 
        (1) the members of the National Council of the Federal Bar
      Association, a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District
      of Columbia, during their term of membership on that Council; and
        (2) other individuals the corporation provides for in the
      bylaws or otherwise.

      (b) Voting. - Each member has one vote on each matter submitted
    to a vote of the members.
      (c) Grounds for Disqualification. - An individual may not be a
    member, director, or officer of the corporation if the individual -
    
        (1) is a member of, or advocates the principles of, an
      organization believing in, or working for, the overthrow of the
      United States Government by force or violence; or
        (2) refuses to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United
      States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1352.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70503(a)       36:576(a).              Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911,      
                                            Secs. 6, 16, 68 Stat. 798,  
                                            800.                        
    70503(b)       36:576(b).                                           
    70503(c)       36:586.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "the persons listed in section 571
    of this title" and "hereafter" are omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (b), the words "has one vote" are substituted for
    "may cast one vote" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 70504                                           01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70504. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or
    provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation.
      (2) The board shall consist of 12 individuals elected, and
    subject to removal at any time, by a majority vote of the members
    of the corporation. The term of office of an elected director is 6
    years. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by a majority vote of
    the members of the corporation.
      (3) The board shall meet at least annually. Each director has one
    vote on each matter decided by the board. The board may delegate
    its powers to a prudential committee subject to the direction of,
    and reporting to, the board.
      (4) The president of the corporation is the chairman of the board
    and of the prudential committee.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, a vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, a historian,
    and other officers provided for in the bylaws. The powers of the
    officers are as provided in the bylaws.
      (2) The officers shall be elected by the board of directors at
    its annual meeting. The term of office of an officer is 1 year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1352.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70504(a)       36:577.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911,      
                                            Secs. 7, 8, 68 Stat. 798.   
    70504(b)       36:578.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the names of the directors for 1954 and the
    language about their initial terms are omitted as obsolete. In
    paragraph (2), the words "caused by expiration of the members'
    terms or otherwise" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70505                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70505. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws for the management of its property
      and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of
      the corporation require;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary 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. 1352.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70505          36:574.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911,      
                                            Secs. 4, 18, 68 Stat. 797,  
                                            800.                        
                   36:588.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the definition of "State" in 36:588 is omitted
    because the word "State" (which in the source provisions for this
    chapter only appears in 36:574) is not used in the revised chapter.
      In clause (1), the words "apply, and administer" and "not
    inconsistent with the laws of the United States of America or any
    State in which the corporation is to operate" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, bequest, or otherwise, any property, real
    or personal, or mixed, necessary for carrying into effect the
    purposes of the corporation" and "transfer, lease, or convey real
    or personal property" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The words "subject to applicable
    provisions of law of any State (1) governing the amount or kind of
    real and personal property which may be held by, or (2) otherwise
    limiting or controlling the ownership of real and personal 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 or
    other evidences of indebtedness therefor, and secure the same by
    mortgage or pledge" for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "subject to applicable Federal or 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" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70506                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70506. Exclusive right to name

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "The
    Foundation of the Federal Bar Association".

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70506          36:587.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, Sec. 
                                            17, 68 Stat. 800.           
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    36 USC Sec. 70507                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - (1) The activities, funds, income,
    and property of the corporation may not be used to carry on
    political activity or attempt to influence legislation.
      (2) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not
    contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate
    for elective public office.
      (c) Distribution of Income. - The income of the corporation may
    not inure to the benefit of a director, officer, member, or private
    individual.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    director or officer. Directors and officers who vote for, assent
    to, or participate in making a loan or advance to a director or
    officer are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the
    amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
      (e) Immunity From Liability. - Members and private individuals
    are not liable for the obligations of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70507(a)       36:582.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911,      
                                            Secs. 9, 10, 12, 68 Stat.   
                                            799.                        
    70507(b)       36:580.                                              
    70507(c)       36:579(a) (words                                     
                    before last comma).                                 
    70507(d)       36:579(b).                                           
    70507(e)       36:579(a) (words                                     
                    after last comma).                                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "directly or indirectly" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the word "income" is substituted for "net
    earnings" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

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    36 USC Sec. 70508                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70508. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have its principal office in the District
    of Columbia, but may conduct its activities anywhere.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70508          36:575(a).              Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, Sec. 
                                            5(a), 68 Stat. 798.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "anywhere" is substituted for "at any place or places in
    the United States, or elsewhere" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 70509                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1353.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70509          36:583.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, Sec. 
                                            13, 68 Stat. 799.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 70510                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70510. 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. 1354.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70510          36:575(b).              Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, Sec. 
                                            5(b), 68 Stat. 798.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" and "authorized" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "the business address of the agent" are
    substituted for "at such business address" for clarity and
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70511                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70511. 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. 1354.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70511          36:581.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, Sec. 
                                            11, 68 Stat. 799.           
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    36 USC Sec. 70512                                           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 705 - THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70512. Deposit 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
    deposited in the Treasury of the United States as a miscellaneous
    receipt.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1354.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70512          36:585.                 Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, Sec. 
                                            15, 68 Stat. 800.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND
           HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION                          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 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
         CHAPTER 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL
                                ASSOCIATION

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    70701.      Organization.                                         
    70702.      Purposes.                                             
    70703.      Governing body.                                       
    70704.      Powers.                                               
    70705.      Management of homestead and erection of monument.     
    70706.      Property exempt from taxation.                        
    70707.      Misnomer not to affect transfer of property.          
    70708.      Nonapplication of audit requirements.                 

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    36 USC Sec. 70701                                           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 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70701. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical
    Association (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a body
    corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1354.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70701          36:4401 (words          June 6, 1900, ch. 806, Secs. 
                    before "for the         1 (words before "for the    
                    following objects       following objects and       
                    and purposes").         purposes"), 3, 31 Stat. 662,
                                            663.                        
                   36:4403.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words. The text of 36:4403 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70702                                           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 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70702. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to preserve to posterity the memory of the life and
      character of the late Frederick Douglass; and
        (2) to collect, collate, and preserve a historical record of
      the inception, progress, and culmination of the antislavery
      movement in the United States, and to assemble in the homestead
      of the late Frederick Douglass, commonly called Cedar Hill, in
      the village of Anacostia, District of Columbia, all suitable
      exhibits of records or things illustrative or commemorative of
      the antislavery movement and history that are donated to, or
      acquired by, the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1354.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70702          36:4401 (words          June 6, 1900, ch. 806, Sec.  
                    beginning with "for     1 (words beginning with "for
                    the following           the following objects and   
                    objects and             purposes"), 31 Stat. 662.   
                    purposes").                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (2), the words "that are donated to, or acquired by,
    the corporation" are substituted for "as may be donated to said
    association or acquired by purchase[,] bequest, or other lawful
    means" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 70703                                           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 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70703. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Trustees. - (1) The board of trustees is the
    governing body of the corporation. The board shall exercise the
    powers granted to the corporation.
      (2) The board shall consist of at least 9 but not more than 19
    members. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by decision of the
    remaining members of the board.
      (3) The board shall adopt a seal under which all acts of the
    corporation shall be passed and authenticated.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The board shall elect officers the board
    considers necessary, including a treasurer, for the term and at the
    compensation the board decides, as provided in the bylaws.
      (2) The treasurer shall give a bond as provided in the bylaws.
      (3) The board may remove an officer, employee, or agent of the
    corporation for a cause provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1354.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70703(a)(      36:4404 (1st-3d         June 6, 1900, ch. 806, Sec.  
     1), (2)        sentences).             4 (1st-3d sentences, 4th    
                                            sentence less adopting and  
                                            altering seal, 5th sentence 
                                            less establishing bylaws,   
                                            last sentence less          
                                            employment authority), 31   
                                            Stat. 663; Nov. 9, 1988,    
                                            Pub. L. 100-642, Sec. 1(a), 
                                            102 Stat. 3337.             
    70703(a)(3)    36:4404 (4th                                         
                    sentence less                                       
                    adopting and                                        
                    altering seal).                                     
    70703(b)(1)    36:4404 (5th                                         
                    sentence less                                       
                    establishing                                        
                    bylaws).                                            
    70703(b)(      36:4404 (last                                        
     2), (3)        sentence less                                       
                    employment                                          
                    authority).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "The board of trustees is the
    governing body of the corporation" are substituted for "The
    government of said association shall be vested in a board of
    trustees" for consistency in the revised title. The words "The
    board shall exercise the powers granted to the corporation" are
    substituted for "Said board of trustees shall have perpetual
    succession, and in them and their successors shall be vested the
    power hereinbefore granted to this association" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "who shall be elected by the
    corporators at their first meeting or at such time thereafter as
    the said corporators may at the said first meeting appoint for that
    purpose" are omitted as obsolete. The words "A vacancy on the board
    shall be filled by decision of the remaining members of the board"
    are substituted for "In case of a vacancy or vacancies occurring in
    said board of trustees by death, resignation, or otherwise, the
    same shall be filled by the remaining members thereof" for clarity
    and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (a)(3), the word "common" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      Subsection (b)(3) is substituted for "and all of the officers of
    the association, together with such agents and employees . . . ,
    shall be subject to removal for such causes and under such
    conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by the by-laws" for
    clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 70704                                           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 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70704. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws for the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) employ persons the corporation considers necessary;
        (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property;
        (5) sue and be sued; and
        (6) do any other act to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1355.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70704(1)       36:4404 (5th            June 6, 1900, ch. 806, Secs. 
                    sentence related to     2 (words before last        
                    establishing            semicolon), 4 (4th sentence 
                    bylaws).                related to adopting and     
                                            altering seal, 5th sentence 
                                            related to establishing     
                                            bylaws, last sentence       
                                            related to employment       
                                            authority), 31 Stat. 662,   
                                            663.                        
    70704(2)       36:4404 (4th                                         
                    sentence related to                                 
                    adopting and                                        
                    altering seal).                                     
    70704(3)       36:4404 (last                                        
                    sentence related to                                 
                    employment                                          
                    authority).                                         
    70704(4)-      36:4402 (words                                       
     (6)            before last                                         
                    semicolon).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Clause (1) is substituted for "by-laws which may be established
    for the government of said association" for clarity and consistency
    in the revised title.
      Clause (2) is substituted for "adopt a common seal, which they
    may alter at pleasure" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (3) is substituted for "such agents and employees as it
    may be deemed necessary to employ" for clarity.
      Clause (4) is substituted for "be competent at law and in equity
    to take to themselves and their successors, for the use and behoof
    of said association, any estate whatsoever, in any messuage, lands,
    tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, moneys, and other
    effects, by gift, devise, grant, donation, bargain sale,
    conveyance, assurance, or will; and the same to grant, bargain,
    sell, transfer, assign, convey, assure, demise, declare to use, and
    farm let, and to place out on interest, for the use of said
    association, in such manner as to them, or a majority of them,
    shall be deemed most beneficial to said association; and to receive
    the same, their rents, issues, and profits, income, and interest,
    and to apply the same for the proper use and benefit of said
    association for the objects and purposes hereinbefore mentioned"
    for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "and by the same name to sue and be
    sued, to implead and be impleaded in any court of law or equity in
    all manner of suits, actions, and proceedings whatsoever" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "and generally by and in the same
    name to do and transact all and every the business touching or
    concerning the premises" for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 70705                                           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 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70705. Management of homestead and erection of monument

-STATUTE-
      After the corporation has acquired any part of the property
    occupied by the late Frederick Douglass as his homestead, commonly
    called Cedar Hill, in the village of Anacostia, District of
    Columbia, the corporation may - 
        (1) manage, repair, and improve the property to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation; and
        (2) erect on the property a monument to the memory of the late
      Frederick Douglass.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1355.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    70705(1)       36:4402 (words          June 6, 1900, ch. 806, Secs. 
                    after last              2 (words after last         
                    semicolon).             semicolon), 6, 31 Stat. 662,
                                            663.                        
    70705(2)       36:4406.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Clause (1) is substituted for "and that after the said
    association shall have acquired title in fee simple to a whole or a
    part of certain property situate and being in the village of
    Anacostia, District of Columbia, commonly called Cedar Hill, and
    occupied by the late Frederick Douglass as his homestead, the said
    association may manage, repair, improve, and adorn the same in such
    manner as the said incorporators or their successors, or a majority
    of them, may deem meet and proper, in pursuance of and in
    accordance with the objects and purposes for which this said
    association is incorporated" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (2) is substituted for 36:4406 to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70706                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70706. Property exempt from taxation

-STATUTE-
      Any property formerly occupied by the late Frederick Douglass as
    his homestead, commonly called Cedar Hill, in the village of
    Anacostia, District of Columbia, and owned by the corporation, is
    exempt from taxation as long as the property is used for the
    purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1355.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70706          36:4407.                June 6, 1900, ch. 806, Sec.  
                                            7, 31 Stat. 663.            
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      This section is substituted for the source provision to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70707                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70707. Misnomer not to affect transfer of property

-STATUTE-
      A misnomer of the corporation does not affect any transfer of
    property to or from the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1355.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70707          36:4405.                June 6, 1900, ch. 806, Sec.  
                                            5, 31 Stat. 663.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "affect" is substituted for "defeat or
    annul", and the words "transfer of property" are substituted for
    "grant, donation, gift, devise, or bequest", to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70708                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 707 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70708. Nonapplication of audit requirements

-STATUTE-
      The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not
    apply to the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1355.)

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    70708          (no source).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is added to except Frederick Douglass Memorial and
    Historical Association from the application of section 10101 of the
    revised title, restating 36:1101-1103, which imposes audit
    requirements on certain federally chartered corporations. The
    Association is not included in the list of corporations set out in
    36:1101 to which the audit requirements apply.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA              01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
                  CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA              

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    70901.      Organization.                                         
    70902.      Purposes.                                             
    70903.      Membership.                                           
    70904.      Governing body.                                       
    70905.      National officers.                                    
    70906.      Powers.                                               
    70907.      Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    70908.      Restrictions.                                         
    70909.      Availability of personnel, services, and facilities of
                 Department of Education.                             
    70910.      Headquarters and principal office.                    
    70911.      Records and inspection.                               
    70912.      Service of process.                                   
    70913.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    70914.      Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70901                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70901. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Future Farmers of America (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1356.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70901          36:271.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 20, 64 Stat.    
                                            563, 567.                   
                   36:272.                                              
                   36:290.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for 36:271 for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words. The
    text of 36:272 and 290 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70902                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70902. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to create, foster, and assist subsidiary chapters composed
      of students and former students of vocational agriculture in
      public schools qualifying for Federal reimbursement under the
      Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act (20 U.S.C. 11-15, 16-28)
      and associations of those chapters in the States, territories,
      and possessions of the United States;
        (2) to develop character, train for useful citizenship, and
      foster patriotism, and thereby develop competent and aggressive
      rural and agricultural leadership;
        (3) to create and nurture a love of country life by encouraging
      members to improve the farm home and its surroundings, to develop
      organized rural recreational activities, and to create more
      interest in the intelligent choice of farming occupations;
        (4) to encourage the practice of thrift;
        (5) to procure for and distribute to State associations, local
      chapters, and members all official supplies and equipment of the
      corporation;
        (6) to publish an official magazine and other publications for
      the members of the corporation;
        (7) to strengthen the confidence of young men and women in
      themselves and their work, to encourage members in the
      development of individual farming programs, and to promote their
      permanent establishment in farming by - 
          (A) encouraging improvement in scholarship;
          (B) providing prizes and awards to deserving students who
        have achieved distinction in vocational agriculture, including
        farm mechanics activities on a local, State, or national basis;
        and
          (C) assisting financially, through loans or grants, deserving
        students in all-day vocational agriculture classes and young
        farmers under 30 years of age who were former students in all-
        day vocational agriculture classes in becoming satisfactorily
        established in a farming occupation;

        (8) to cooperate with others, including State boards for
      vocational education, in accomplishing these purposes; and
        (9) to engage in other activities, consistent with these
      purposes, determined by the governing body to be for the best
      interests of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1356.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    70902          36:273.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            3, 64 Stat. 563.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the reference to the Vocational Education Act of
    1946 (ch. 541, 49 Stat. 1488) is omitted because that Act was
    repealed by section 103 of the Act of October 16, 1968 (Public Law
    90-576, 82 Stat. 1091). The words "States, territories, and
    possessions" are substituted for "several States and Territories"
    for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.
      In clause (7), the words "young men and women" are substituted
    for "farm boys and young men" to use gender-neutral terminology.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, referred to in par.
    (1), is act Feb. 23, 1917, ch. 114, 39 Stat. 929, as amended, which
    was classified to sections 11 to 15 and 16 to 28 of Title 20,
    Education, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-33, title VI, Sec. 6201,
    Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 653. For complete classification of this
    Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 11 of
    Title 20 and Tables.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70903                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70903. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
      (b) Voting. - In matters of official business of a local chapter,
    each member has one vote. In matters of official business of a
    State association, each qualified delegate of a local chapter has
    one vote.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1356.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    70903          36:276.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            6, 64 Stat. 565.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "In matters of" are substituted for
    "In the conduct of" for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70904                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70904. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. The board shall exercise the
    powers granted to the corporation.
      (2) The board consists of the Secretary of Education, four staff
    members in the Department of Education, and four State supervisors
    of agriculture education. The Secretary is chairman of the board.
      (3) The term of office of the directors and the method of
    selecting the directors (except ex officio directors) are as
    provided in the bylaws.
      (4) The board shall meet at least annually at the time and place
    provided in the bylaws. The annual report of the board shall be
    presented at that meeting. Special meetings of the board may be
    called at any time by the chairman.
      (b) Governing Committee. - The board may designate the chairman
    of the board and two members of the chairman's staff as a governing
    committee. When the board is not in session, the governing
    committee has the powers of the board subject to the board's
    direction and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be
    affixed to all papers that require it.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1357.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    70904(a)       36:278(a)-(c), (e).     Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            8, 64 Stat. 565.            
    70904(b)       36:278(d).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:278(e) is omitted as obsolete.
    In paragraph (2), the words "Secretary of Education" and
    "Department of Education" are substituted for "Chief of the
    Agricultural Education Service, Office of Education, Federal
    Security Agency" and "Agricultural Education Service, Office of
    Education, Federal Security Agency", respectively, in section 8(a)
    of the Act of August 30, 1950 (ch. 823, 64 Stat. 565), because of
    sections 5 and 8 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 (5 App.
    U.S.C.) and 20:3441 and 3507.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70905                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70905. National officers

-STATUTE-
      (a) Composition. - The national officers of the corporation are a
    student president, four student vice presidents (one from each of
    four regions of the United States established in the bylaws for
    purposes of administration of the corporation), a student
    secretary, an executive secretary, a treasurer, and a national
    advisor.
      (b) Board of Student Officers. - The national student officers of
    the corporation comprise a board of student officers. The board of
    student officers shall advise and make recommendations to the board
    of directors about the activities and business of the corporation.
      (c) Election. - The national officers of the corporation shall be
    elected annually by a majority vote of the delegates assembled in
    the annual national convention from among qualified members of the
    corporation, except that - 
        (1) the national advisor shall be the Secretary of Education;
        (2) the executive secretary shall be a member of the Department
      of Education; and
        (3) the treasurer shall be an employee or member of a State
      agency that directs or supervises a State program of agricultural
      education under the provisions of the Smith-Hughes Vocational
      Education Act (20 U.S.C. 11-15, 16-28).

      (d) Vote at National Convention. - Each qualified delegate has
    one vote at the annual national convention.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1357.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70905          36:277.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            7, 64 Stat. 565.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (c), the words "Secretary of Education" and
    "Department of Education" are substituted for "Chief of the
    Agricultural Education Service, Office of Education, Federal
    Security Agency" and "that service", respectively, in section 7(c)
    of the Act of August 30, 1950 (ch. 823, 64 Stat. 565), because of
    sections 5 and 8 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 (5 App.
    U.S.C.) and 20:3441 and 3507. In clause (3), the reference to the
    Vocational Education Act of 1946 (ch. 541, 49 Stat. 1488) is
    omitted because that Act was repealed by section 103 of the Act of
    October 16, 1968 (Public Law 90-576, 82 Stat. 1091).

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, referred to in subsec.
    (c)(3), is act Feb. 23, 1917, ch. 114, 39 Stat. 929, as amended,
    which was classified to sections 11 to 15 and 16 to 28 of Title 20,
    Education, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-33, title VI, Sec. 6201,
    Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 653. For complete classification of this
    Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 11 of
    Title 20 and Tables.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70906                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70906. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws and regulations for the management
      of its property and the regulation of its affairs, including the
      establishment and maintenance of local chapters and State
      associations of chapters;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) adopt emblems and badges;
        (4) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the
      activities of the corporation require;
        (5) make contracts;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) use corporate funds to give prizes, awards, loans, and
      grants to deserving students and young farmers to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation;
        (9) publish a magazine and other publications;
        (10) procure for and distribute to State associations, local
      chapters, and members all official Future Farmers of America
      supplies and equipment;
        (11) sue and be sued; and
        (12) 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. 1357.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    70906          36:274.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823,      
                                            Secs. 4, 19, 64 Stat. 564,  
                                            567.                        
                   36:289.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:289 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "amend" is substituted for "alter" for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "not inconsistent with
    the laws of the United States or any State in which such
    corporation is to operate" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (5), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "to take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal,
    necessary for attaining the objects and accomplishing the purposes
    of the corporation" and "to transfer and convey real or personal
    property" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "subject to applicable provisions of
    law of any State (A) governing the amount or kind of real and
    personal property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting
    or controlling the ownership of real and personal property by, a
    corporation operating in such State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (7), 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" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "subject to all applicable provisions of
    Federal or State law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (8), the words "to carry out the purposes of the
    corporation" are substituted for "for the purposes set forth in
    section 273 of this title" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (11), the words "complain, and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (12), the words "any other act" are substituted for
    "any and all acts and things" for consistency in the revised title
    and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word "objects" is omitted
    as included in "purposes".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70907                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70907. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its authorized chapters and associations of
    chapters have the exclusive right to use the name "Future Farmers
    of America" and the initials FFA as representing an agricultural
    membership organization and seals, emblems, and badges the
    corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1358.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70907          36:286.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            16, 64 Stat. 566.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "duly", "sole", and "lawfully" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70908                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70908. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director,
    officer, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or
    assist a political party or candidate for elective 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, a director, officer, or member, except on dissolution or final
    liquidation of the corporation.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
      (e) Prizes, Awards, Grants, or Loans to Student Officers and
    Members Meeting Criteria. - This section does not preclude prizes,
    awards, grants, or loans to student officers and members meeting
    the criteria established by the board of directors for selecting
    recipients of those benefits.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1358.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70908(a)       36:282.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823,      
                                            Secs. 9, 10, 12, 64 Stat.   
                                            566.                        
    70908(b)       36:280.                                              
    70908(c)       36:279(a).                                           
    70908(d)       36:279(b).                                           
    70908(e)       36:279(c).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares or" and "its objects and
    purposes being solely educational" are omitted as unnecessary and
    for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.
    The words "as provided in section 285 of this title" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70909                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70909. Availability of personnel, services, and facilities of
      Department of Education

-STATUTE-
      On request of the board of directors of the corporation, the
    Secretary of Education may make personnel, services, and facilities
    of the Department of Education available to administer or assist in
    the administration of the activities of the corporation. Personnel
    of the Department may not receive compensation from the corporation
    for their services, except that travel and other legitimate
    expenses as defined by the Secretary and approved by the board may
    be paid. The Secretary also may cooperate with the State boards for
    vocational education to assist in the promotion of the activities
    of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1358.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    70909          36:288.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            18, 64 Stat. 567.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "Secretary of Education" and "Secretary" are
    substituted for "United States Commissioner of Education",
    "Commissioner of Education", and "Commissioner", and the words
    "Department of Education" are substituted for "Office of
    Education", in section 18 of the Act of August 30, 1950 (ch. 823,
    64 Stat. 567), because of 20:3441 and 3507. The words "with the
    approval of the Federal Security Administrator" and "with the
    approval of the Administrator" are omitted because the functions of
    the Federal Security Administrator were transferred to the
    Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of
    Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 (5 App. U.S.C.), and were
    subsequently transferred to the Secretary of Education by 20:3441.
    See also 20:3507. Substitution of a reference to the "Secretary of
    Education" would result in a requirement of the Secretary's own
    approval. The word "activities" (the first time it appears) is
    substituted for "business and activities" for consistency in the
    revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70910                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70910. Headquarters and principal office

-STATUTE-
      The headquarters and principal office of the corporation shall be
    in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the
    corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be
    conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of
    the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1359.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70910          36:275 (1st             Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                    sentence).              5 (1st sentence), 64 Stat.  
                                            565.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "office" is substituted for "offices" for consistency in
    the revised title. The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70911                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70911. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled
      to vote.

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1359.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70911          36:283.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            13, 64 Stat. 566.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 70912                                           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 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70912. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      (a) District of Columbia. - The corporation shall have a
    designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of
    process for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be
    filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District
    Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service on the
    agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to
    or service on the corporation.
      (b) States, Territories, and Possessions. - As a condition to the
    exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the
    corporation shall file, with the Secretary of State or other
    designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the
    United States in which a subordinate association or chapter is
    organized, the name and address of an agent in that State,
    territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against
    the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1359; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(7), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    70912(a)       36:275 (2d, last        Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823,      
                    sentences).             Secs. 5 (2d, last           
                                            sentences), 17, 64 Stat.    
                                            565, 567.                   
    70912(b)       36:287.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "have" is substituted for "maintain"
    for consistency in the revised title. The words "at all times",
    "authorized", and "deemed sufficient" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the word "precedent" is omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or other
    designated official" are substituted for "in the Office of the
    Secretary of State, or similar officer" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "post office" and "authorized" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "corporation
    shall" for "Corporation shall".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 70913                                           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 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70913. 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. 1359.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70913          36:281.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            11, 64 Stat. 566.           
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    36 USC Sec. 70914                                           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 709 - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 70914. 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
    used by the board of directors for the benefit of students of
    vocational agriculture or be transferred to a recognized
    educational foundation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1359.)

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      Section                                                           
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    70914          36:285.                 Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, Sec. 
                                            15, 64 Stat. 566.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

-HEAD-
             CHAPTER 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS         

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    80101.      Organization.                                         
    80102.      Purposes.                                             
    80103.      Constitution and bylaws.                              
    80104.      Property.                                             
    80105.      Principal office and meetings.                        
    80106.      Distribution of assets on dissolution.                

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    36 USC Sec. 80101                                           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 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - General Federation of Women's Clubs (in
    this chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic of
    the District of Columbia.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1360.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80101          36:3501(a).             Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, Sec.  
                                            1(a), 31 Stat. 1438; Aug. 7,
                                            1986, Pub. L. 99-376, Sec.  
                                            1(1), (2), 100 Stat. 804.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80102                                           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 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall be organized and operated exclusively for
    charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section
    501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
    501(c)(3)) and shall comply with the requirements for
    classification as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3).
    The charitable purposes of the corporation shall be achieved
    through volunteer efforts by the members of the corporation,
    including arts programs, conservation programs, educational
    programs, homelife programs, international affairs, public affairs
    programs advancing information about public affairs, and community
    improvement programs.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1360.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80102          36:3501(b).             Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, Sec.  
                                            1(b), as added Aug. 7, 1986,
                                            Pub. L. 99-376, Sec. 1(3),  
                                            100 Stat. 804.              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80103                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80103. Constitution and bylaws

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have a constitution and may adopt bylaws
    for the admission and qualifications of members, the management of
    its property, and the regulation of its affairs. The corporation
    may amend its constitution and bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1360.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80103          36:3503 (1st            Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, Sec.  
                    sentence).              3 (1st sentence), 31 Stat.  
                                            1439.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at pleasure" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80104                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80104. Property

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
        (2) issue instruments of indebtedness in relation to its real
      property.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1360.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80104          36:3502.                Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, Sec.  
                                            2, 31 Stat. 1439; Apr. 6,   
                                            1922, ch. 121, 42 Stat. 490;
                                            June 7, 1934, ch. 425, 48   
                                            Stat. 925; Dec. 15, 1975,   
                                            Pub. L. 94-151, Sec. 1, 89  
                                            Stat. 809.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Clause (1) is substituted for "acquire, by devise, bequest, or
    otherwise, hold, purchase, and convey such real and personal estate
    as shall or may be required for the purpose of its incorporation
    with authority in said corporation, should it be by it deemed
    necessary so to do, to mortgage or otherwise encumber the real
    estate which it may hereafter own or acquire" for consistency in
    the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (2) is substituted for "and may give therefor such
    evidences of indebtedness as such corporation may decide upon" to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The word "instruments" is substituted
    for "evidences" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80105                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80105. Principal office and meetings

-STATUTE-
      (a) Principal Office. - The principal office of the corporation
    shall be in the District of Columbia.
      (b) Meetings. - The corporation may hold its meetings at places
    outside the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1360.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80105(a)       36:3503 (last           Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, Sec.  
                    sentence).              3 (last sentence), 31 Stat. 
                                            1439.                       
    80105(b)       36:3504.                Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, Sec.  
                                            4, as added Apr. 28, 1904,  
                                            ch. 1790, 33 Stat. 542; June
                                            7, 1934, ch. 425, 48 Stat.  
                                            925.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the word "may" is substituted for "be, and it
    is hereby, authorized to", and the words "as it from time to time
    may deem best" are omitted, to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80106                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 801 - GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80106. Distribution of assets on dissolution

-STATUTE-
      On dissolution of the corporation, the board of directors shall
    liquidate and distribute its assets to organizations qualified as
    exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) with purposes similar to
    those of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1360.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80106          36:3501(c).             Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, Sec.  
                                            1(c), as added Aug. 7, 1986,
                                            Pub. L. 99-376, Sec. 1(3),  
                                            100 Stat. 804.              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
           AMERICA                                         01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
         CHAPTER 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA     

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    80301.      Organization.                                         
    80302.      Purposes.                                             
    80303.      Governing body.                                       
    80304.      Powers.                                               
    80305.      Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words. 
    80306.      Restrictions.                                         
    80307.      Annual report.                                        

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80301                                           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 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Girl Scouts of the United States of
    America (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate
    and politic of the District of Columbia.
      (b) Domicile. - The domicile of the corporation is 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. 1361.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80301          36:31.                  Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Secs. 
                                            1, 2 (words before 2d       
                                            comma), 64 Stat. 22.        
                   36:32 (words before                                  
                    2d comma).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80302                                           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 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to promote the qualities of truth, loyalty, helpfulness,
      friendliness, courtesy, purity, kindness, obedience,
      cheerfulness, thriftiness, and kindred virtues among girls, as a
      preparation for their responsibilities in the home and for
      service to the community;
        (2) to direct and coordinate the Girl Scout movement in the
      United States and territories and possessions of the United
      States; and
        (3) to fix and maintain standards for the movement that will
      inspire the rising generation with the highest ideals of
      character, patriotism, conduct, and attainment.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1361.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80302          36:33 (words before     Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Sec.  
                    19th comma).            3 (words before 19th comma),
                                            64 Stat. 23.                
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80303                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80303. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) National Council. - (1) There shall be a National Council of
    Girl Scouts. The number, qualifications, and term of office of
    members of the Council are as provided in the constitution of the
    corporation, except that members of the Council must be citizens of
    the United States.
      (2) The Council may adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws and
    elect a board of directors, officers, and agents.
      (3) The constitution may prescribe the number of members of the
    Council necessary for a quorum. That number may be less than a
    majority of the entire Council.
      (4) Meetings of the Council shall be held as provided in the
    constitution to hold elections and receive reports of the officers
    and board of directors. Special meetings may be called as provided
    in the constitution.
      (b) Board of Directors. - (1) To the extent provided in the
    constitution and bylaws, the board of directors shall have the
    powers of the Council and manage the activities of the corporation
    between meetings of the Council. The number, qualifications, and
    term of office of directors are as provided in the constitution.
      (2) The constitution may prescribe the number of directors
    necessary for a quorum. That number shall be at least 20 or two-
    fifths of the entire board.
      (c) Executive and Other Committees. - The bylaws may provide for -
     
        (1) an executive committee to carry out the powers of the board
      of directors between meetings of the board; and
        (2) other committees to operate under the general supervision
      of the board of directors.

      (d) Location of Meetings and Records. - The Council and the board
    of directors may hold meetings and keep the seal and records of the
    corporation in or outside the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1361.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80303(a)(1)    36:34 (1st sentence     Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Secs. 
                    words before 1st        4 (1st-7th sentences), 5, 64
                    comma, 2d sentence).     Stat. 23, 24; Aug. 14, 1953,
                                            ch. 486, Sec. 1, 67 Stat.   
                                            582.                        
    80303(a)(2)    36:34 (1st sentence                                  
                    words after 1st                                     
                    comma).                                             
    80303(a)(3)    36:34 (3d sentence).                                 
    80303(a)(4)    36:35 (1st, 2d                                       
                    sentences).                                         
    80303(b)(1)    36:34 (4th sentence                                  
                    words before 1st                                    
                    comma, 5th, 7th                                     
                    sentences).                                         
    80303(b)(2)    36:34 (6th                                           
                    sentence).                                          
    80303(c)       36:34 (4th sentence                                  
                    words after 1st                                     
                    comma).                                             
    80303(d)       36:35 (last                                          
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "(hereinafter referred to as the
    'national council')" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "entire Council" are substituted
    for "whole number" for clarity.
      In subsection (b)(1), the first sentence is substituted for "The
    affairs of the corporation between meetings of the national council
    shall be managed by a board of directors" and "The board of
    directors, to the extent provided in the constitution and bylaws,
    shall have the powers of the national council, in the interim
    between its meetings" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80304                                           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 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80304. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations,
      including regulations for the election of associates and
      successors;
        (2) adopt and alter a seal;
        (3) have offices and conduct its activities in the District of
      Columbia and in the States, territories, and possessions of the
      United States;
        (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property, and
      use any income from the property, as necessary to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation;
        (5) sue and be sued within the jurisdiction of the United
      States; and
        (6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and
      the purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1362.)

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      Section                                                           
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    80304          36:32 (words after      Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Secs. 
                    2d comma).              2 (words after 2d comma), 8,
                                            64 Stat. 23, 24.            
                   36:34 (last             Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Sec.  
                    sentence).              4 (last sentence), 64 Stat. 
                                            23; Aug. 14, 1953, ch. 486, 
                                            Sec. 1, 67 Stat. 582.       
                   36:38.                                               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:38 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "amend" is substituted for "and from time
    to time to alter such constitution, bylaws, rules, and regulations"
    for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The word "rules" is omitted as included in "regulations".
    The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, or
    any State thereof" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "destroy" is omitted as unnecessary and
    for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for "business
    and affairs" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In clause (4), the words "acquire, own, lease, encumber, and
    transfer property, and use any income from the property, as
    necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation" are
    substituted for "take, receive, and hold, in trust or otherwise,
    and to sell and convey real and personal property necessary for its
    corporate purposes, and other real and personal property, the
    income from which shall be applied to its corporate purposes" in
    36:32 and "authorize and cause to be executed leases, mortgages,
    and liens upon, and sales and conveyances of, any of the property
    of the corporation; and the proceeds arising therefrom shall be
    applied or invested for the use and benefit of the corporation" in
    36:34 (last sentence) for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (5), the words "in courts of law and equity" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80305                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80305. Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use all emblems and
    badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases the
    corporation adopts, including the badge of the Girl Scouts,
    Incorporated, referred to in the Act of August 12, 1937 (ch. 590,
    50 Stat. 623), and to authorize their use, during the life of the
    corporation, in connection with the manufacture, advertisement, and
    sale of equipment and merchandise. This section does not affect any
    vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1362.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80305          36:36.                  Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Sec.  
                                            6, 64 Stat. 24; Aug. 17,    
                                            1951, ch. 328, 65 Stat. 192.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "to have" and "in carrying out its purposes" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "the corporation adopts" are substituted for
    "now or heretofore used by the old corporation and by its
    successor" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    obsolete language. (The term "old corporation" is defined in
    36:31.) The words "in carrying out its program" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "including the badge of the Girl Scouts,
    Incorporated, referred to in the Act of August 12, 1937 (ch. 590,
    50 Stat. 623), and to authorize their use" are substituted for
    "including the sole and exclusive right to use, or to authorize the
    use of . . . the badge of the Girl Scouts, Incorporated, which is
    referred to in the Act of August 12, 1937 (Public, Numbered 259,
    Seventy-fifth Congress; 50 Stat. 623), and all the other aforesaid
    emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or
    phrases" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Act of August 12, 1937 (ch. 590, 50 Stat. 623), referred to in
    text, is not classified to the Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80306                                           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 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80306. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not operate for profit.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation shall be nonpolitical
    and nonsectarian.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1362.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80306          36:33 (words after      Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Sec.  
                    19th comma).            3 (words after 19th comma), 
                                            64 Stat. 23.                
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "pecuniary" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "The corporation shall be" are
    substituted for "which purposes shall be" for clarity and
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80307                                           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 803 - GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80307. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than April 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 shall be printed each year, with
    accompanying illustrations, as a separate House document of the
    session of the Congress to which the report is submitted.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1362.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80307          36:37.                  Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, Sec.  
                                            7, 64 Stat. 24; Aug. 14,    
                                            1953, ch. 486, Sec. 2, 67   
                                            Stat. 583; Aug. 30, 1964,   
                                            Pub. L. 88-504, Sec. 4(2),  
                                            78 Stat. 636.               
                   36:39.                  Apr. 16, 1951, ch. 29, 65    
                                            Stat. 31.                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS               
      For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in the
    first sentence of this section relating to the requirement that the
    corporation submit a report to Congress not later than April 1 of
    each year, 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 200 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
                 CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA             

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    80501.      Definition.                                           
    80502.      Organization.                                         
    80503.      Purposes.                                             
    80504.      Membership.                                           
    80505.      Governing body.                                       
    80506.      Powers.                                               
    80507.      Restrictions.                                         
    80508.      Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    80509.      Records and inspection.                               
    80510.      Service of process.                                   
    80511.      Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    80512.      Annual report.                                        

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 80501                                           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 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80501. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1362.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80501          36:1613.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Sec. 14, 94 Stat.   
                                            2597.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "includes" is substituted for "means" for consistency in
    the revised title. The word "several" is omitted as unnecessary.
    The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as included
    in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 80502                                           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 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80502. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Gold Star Wives of America (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in New York, is a
    federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80502(a)       36:1601.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 94 Stat. 2595,   
                                            2597.                       
    80502(b)       36:1614 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80503                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80503. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to operate in the public interest, as a nonpartisan and
      nonprofit organization, solely for patriotic, charitable,
      literary, educational, scientific, or civic improvement purposes;
      and
        (2) the purposes stated in its articles of incorporation that
      are not inconsistent with the purposes described in clause (1) of
      this section.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80503          36:1603 (less           Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                    discrimination).        96-497, Sec. 3 (less        
                                            discrimination), 94 Stat.   
                                            2595.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "purposes of the corporation are"
    are substituted for "objects and purposes of the corporation shall
    be, solely, that it is" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (1), the words "to operate
    in the public interest, as a nonpartisan and nonprofit
    organization, solely for" are substituted for "(a) organized and
    operated in the public interest, as a nonpartisan and nonprofit
    organization . . . (b) organized and operated solely for" to
    eliminate unnecessary words and because the prohibition on
    discrimination in 36:1603(a) is restated in sections 80504 and
    80505 of the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80504                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80504. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation and bylaws.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national
    origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80504(a)       36:1605.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Secs. 3 (related to 
                                            discrimination in           
                                            membership), 5, 94 Stat.    
                                            2595.                       
    80504(b)       36:1603 (related to                                  
                    discrimination in                                   
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80505                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80505. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for holding office in
    the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
    religion, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80505(a)       36:1606.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Secs. 3 (related to 
                                            discrimination in holding   
                                            office), 6, 7, 94 Stat.     
                                            2595, 2596.                 
    80505(b)       36:1607.                                             
    80505(c)       36:1603 (related to                                  
                    discrimination in                                   
                    holding office).                                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "and in conformity with the
    laws of the State or States where incorporated" in 36:1606 and
    36:1607 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80506                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80506. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80506          36:1602.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Sec. 2, 94 Stat.    
                                            2595.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80507                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to any director,
    officer, or employee.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80507(a)       36:1608(d).             Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Sec. 8, 94 Stat.    
                                            2596.                       
    80507(b)       36:1608(c).                                          
    80507(c)       36:1608(a).                                          
    80507(d)       36:1608(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80508                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80508. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1364.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80508          36:1614 (1st            Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                    sentence).              96-497, Sec. 15 (1st        
                                            sentence), 94 Stat. 2597.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80509                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1364.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80509          36:1610.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Sec. 10, 94 Stat.   
                                            2596.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "However, nothing in this section
    shall be construed to contravene any applicable State law" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 80510                                           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 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80510. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1364.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80510          36:1604.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Sec. 4, 94 Stat.    
                                            2595.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 80511                                           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 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80511. 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 and in accordance with
    the laws of the States in which it carries on its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1364.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80511          36:1609.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Sec. 9, 94 Stat.    
                                            2596.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 80512                                           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 80512. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The
    report may not be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1364.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    80512          36:1611.                Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-497, Sec. 12, 94 Stat.   
                                            2597.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 201 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 901 - [RESERVED]                             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 901 - [RESERVED]

-HEAD-
                         CHAPTER 901 - [RESERVED]                     

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF
           THE UNITED STATES                               01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
     CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES 

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    100101.     Definition.                                           
    100102.     Organization.                                         
    100103.     Purposes.                                             
    100104.     Membership.                                           
    100105.     Governing body.                                       
    100106.     Powers.                                               
    100107.     Restrictions.                                         
    100108.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    100109.     Records and inspection.                               
    100110.     Service of process.                                   
    100111.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    100112.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 100101                                          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 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1364.)

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      Section                                                           
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    100101         36:1713.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 14, 95 Stat.    
                                            1093.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 100102                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Italian American War Veterans of the
    United States (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit
    corporation incorporated in California, Connecticut, Florida,
    Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode
    Island, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1364.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    100102(a)      36:1701.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Secs. 1, 15 (last    
                                            sentence), 16, 95 Stat.     
                                            1091, 1093.                 
    100102(b)      36:1714 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:1715.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "organized and" and "the Nonprofit
    Corporation Acts of the States of" are omitted as unnecessary. The
    words "is a federally chartered corporation" are substituted for
    "is hereby recognized as such and is granted a charter" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In subsection (b), the text of 36:1714 (last sentence) is omitted
    as included in 36:1715. The words "restrictions or" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 100103                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) giving patriotic allegiance to the United States, fidelity
      to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and support to
      the security of civil liberty and permanence of free
      institutions;
        (2) stimulating patriotism in the minds of Americans by
      encouraging the study of the history of the United States;
        (3) ensuring the preservation and defense of the United States
      from all enemies without reservation;
        (4) preserving the memories and records of patriotic service
      performed by men and women who served in the Armed Forces, by
      gathering, collating, editing, publishing, and exhibiting the
      memorabilia, information, records, military awards, decorations,
      and citations of those who served in the Armed Forces;
        (5) promoting peace, prosperity, and good will between the
      peoples of the United States and Italy; and
        (6) functioning as a veterans' and patriotic organization as
      authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1365.)

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      Section                                                           
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    100103         36:1703.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 3, 95 Stat. 1091.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 100104                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      A citizen of the United States who was honorably discharged from
    the Armed Forces is eligible for membership in the corporation.
    Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership and
    the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1365.)

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      Section                                                           
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    100104         36:1705.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 5, 95 Stat. 1091.
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    36 USC Sec. 100105                                          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 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1365.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    100105(a)      36:1706.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Secs. 6, 7, 95 Stat. 
                                            1092.                       
    100105(b)      36:1707.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:1706 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:1707 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 100106                                          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 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1365.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    100106         36:1702.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 2, 95 Stat. 1091.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 100107                                          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 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1365.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    100107(a)      36:1708(d).             Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 8, 95 Stat. 1092.
    100107(b)      36:1708(c).                                          
    100107(c)      36:1708(a).                                          
    100107(d)      36:1708(b).                                          
    100107(e)      36:1708(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      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" are substituted for "Nothing
    in this subsection shall be construed to" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 100108                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100108. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1366.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    100108         36:1714 (1st            Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              97-82, Sec. 15 (1st         
                                            sentence), 95 Stat. 1093.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 100109                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1366.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    100109         36:1710.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 10, 95 Stat.    
                                            1092.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 100110                                          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 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1366.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    100110         36:1704.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 4, 95 Stat. 1091.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 100111                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100111. 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. 1366.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    100111         36:1709.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 9, 95 Stat. 1092.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 100112                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1001 - ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 100112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1366.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    100112         36:1711.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-82, Sec. 12, 95 Stat.    
                                            1093.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 201 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED
           STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED                 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                               INCORPORATED

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    110101.     Definition.                                           
    110102.     Organization.                                         
    110103.     Purposes.                                             
    110104.     Membership.                                           
    110105.     Governing body.                                       
    110106.     Powers.                                               
    110107.     Restrictions.                                         
    110108.     Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    110109.     Records and inspection.                               
    110110.     Service of process.                                   
    110111.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    110112.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 110101                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1366.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110101         36:2713.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            1360.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110102                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Jewish War Veterans of the United States
    of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a
    nonprofit corporation incorporated in New York, is a federally
    chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1367.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110102(a)      36:2701(a).             Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Secs. 1(a), 15 (last
                                            sentence), 16, 98 Stat.     
                                            1358, 1361.                 
    110102(b)      36:2714 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2715.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "a nonprofit corporation
    incorporated in New York" are substituted for "organized and
    incorporated as a nonprofit entity under the laws of the State of
    New York", and the words "is a federally chartered corporation" are
    substituted for "is hereby recognized as such and is granted a
    Federal charter", for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the text of 36:2714 (last sentence) is omitted
    as included in 36:2715. The words "restrictions or" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 110103                                          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 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national
    basis, to - 
        (1) maintain true allegiance to the United States;
        (2) foster and perpetuate true Americanism;
        (3) combat whatever tends to impair the efficiency and
      permanency of our free institutions;
        (4) uphold the fair name of Jews and fight their battles
      wherever unjustly assailed;
        (5) encourage the doctrine of universal liberty, equal rights,
      and full justice to all men;
        (6) combat the powers of bigotry and darkness wherever
      originating and whatever the target;
        (7) preserve the spirit of comradeship by mutual helpfulness to
      comrades and their families;
        (8) cooperate with and support existing educational
      institutions and establish educational institutions;
        (9) foster the education of ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen
      and members of the corporation in the ideals and principles of
      Americanism;
        (10) instill love of country and flag;
        (11) promote sound minds and bodies in members of the
      corporation and their youth;
        (12) preserve the memories and records of patriotic service
      performed by the men and women of the Jewish faith and honor
      their memory; and
        (13) shield from neglect the graves of our heroic dead.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1367.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110103         36:2703.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 3, 98 Stat.    
                                            1358.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110104                                          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 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in
    the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as
    provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1367.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110104         36:2705.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 5, 98 Stat.    
                                            1359.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110105                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1367.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110105(a)      36:2706.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Secs. 6, 7, 98 Stat.
                                            1359.                       
    110105(b)      36:2707.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110106                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1367.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110106         36:2702.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 2, 98 Stat.    
                                            1358.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110107                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1368.)

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      Section                                                           
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    110107         36:2708.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 8, 98 Stat.    
                                            1359.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), 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 shall be construed to prevent" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 110108                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110108. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of New York.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1368.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110108(a)      36:2701(b).             Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Secs. 1(b), 15 (1st 
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 1358,   
                                            1361.                       
    110108(b)      36:2714 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "retain and" and "organized and" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110109                                          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 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1368.)

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      Section                                                           
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    110109         36:2710.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            1360.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110110                                          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 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1368.)

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      Section                                                           
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    110110         36:2704.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 4, 98 Stat.    
                                            1359.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110111                                          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 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110111. 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. 1368.)

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      Section                                                           
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    110111         36:2709.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 9, 98 Stat.    
                                            1359.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 110112                                          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 1101 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1368.)

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      Section                                                           
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    110112         36:2711.                Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-391, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            1360.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 201 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A.,
           NATIONAL MEMORIAL, INCORPORATED                 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                               INCORPORATED

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    110301.     Organization.                                         
    110302.     Purposes.                                             
    110303.     Governing body.                                       
    110304.     Powers.                                               
    110305.     Restrictions.                                         
    110306.     Principal office.                                     
    110307.     Records and inspection.                               
    110308.     Service of process.                                   
    110309.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    110310.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 110301                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., National
    Memorial, Incorporated (in this chapter, the "corporation"), is a
    federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Place of Incorporation and Domicile. - The corporation is
    declared to be a nonprofit corporation 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. 1369.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110301         36:911.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Secs. 1, 2, 4(a), 72
                                            Stat. 1738, 1739.           
                   36:912.                                              
                   36:914(a).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words. The text of 36:912 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 110302                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to maintain and conduct a national memorial and museum
      dedicated to and commemorating the service and sacrifice by
      Americans of the Jewish faith in the Armed Forces of the United
      States during the period of war;
        (2) to gather, collate, edit, publish, and exhibit memorabilia,
      information, records, military awards, decorations, citations,
      and similar items, to preserve the memories and records of
      patriotic service performed by men and women of the Jewish faith
      while in the Armed Forces of the United States in time of war;
      and
        (3) to stimulate patriotism in the minds of all Americans by
      encouraging the study of the military and naval history of the
      United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1369.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110302         36:913.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Sec. 3, 72 Stat.    
                                            1738.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "purposes" is substituted for
    "principles and objects" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 110303                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110303. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the
    corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and
    program of the corporation. The board is responsible for the
    control of all funds of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the
    board shall have at least 36 directors.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws, a secretary, and a treasurer.
      (2) The manner of election, 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. 1369.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110303(a)(     36:916(c).              Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
     1)                                     85-903, Secs. 6, 7, 72 Stat.
                                            1739.                       
    110303(a)(     36:916(a), (b).                                      
     2)                                                                 
    110303(b)      36:917.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the word "funds" is substituted for
    "finances" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (a)(2), the text of 36:916(a) and the word
    "Thereafter" are omitted as executed.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110304                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110304. 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) make contracts;
        (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (5) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
      and
        (6) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1369.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110304         36:914(b)-(h).          Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Secs. 4(b)-(h), 15, 
                                            72 Stat. 1739, 1741.        
                   36:925.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:925 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United
    States" and "said constitution and bylaws should likewise not be
    inconsistent with the laws of any State in which the corporation is
    to operate" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      Clause (4) is substituted for "to take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm, or individual, and to hold any
    property, real, personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for
    attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the
    corporation" and "to 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 (5), 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 (6), the words "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110305                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110305. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer 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, a director or officer. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of compensation to an officer or employee in an amount
    approved by the executive committee of the corporation.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1370.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110305(a)      36:921.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Secs. 8, 9, 11, 72  
                                            Stat. 1740.                 
    110305(b)      36:919.                                              
    110305(c)      36:918(a).                                           
    110305(d)      36:918(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the word "otherwise" is 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 section, however, shall be construed to prevent"
    for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 110306                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110306. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation are not
    confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1370.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    110306         36:915(a).              Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Sec. 5(a), 72 Stat. 
                                            1739.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 110307                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110307. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1370.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110307         36:922.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Sec. 12, 72 Stat.   
                                            1740.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 110308                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110308. Service of process

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1370.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110308         36:915(b).              Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Sec. 5(b), 72 Stat. 
                                            1739.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 110309                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110309. 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. 1370.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    110309         36:920.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Sec. 10, 72 Stat.   
                                            1740.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 110310                                          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 1103 - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 110310. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
    This section does not allow assets to be distributed to an officer
    or employee or to inure to the benefit of a private person.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1370.)

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      Section                                                           
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    110310         36:924.                 Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-903, Sec. 14, 72 Stat.   
                                            1741.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "dissolution or final liquidation" are substituted for
    "final dissolution or liquidation" for consistency in the revised
    title. The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in
    "discharge", and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in
    "liabilities". The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State
    laws applicable thereto" are omitted as unnecessary. The words
    "This section does not allow" are substituted for "Nothing in this
    section shall be construed so as to permit" for consistency in the
    revised title.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1201 - [RESERVED]                            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 1201 - [RESERVED]

-HEAD-
                         CHAPTER 1201 - [RESERVED]                     

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE
           REPUBLIC                                        01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    130101.     Organization.                                         
    130102.     Purposes.                                             
    130103.     Membership.                                           
    130104.     Governing body.                                       
    130105.     Powers.                                               
    130106.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    130107.     Restrictions.                                         
    130108.     Principal office.                                     
    130109.     Records and inspection.                               
    130110.     Service of process.                                   
    130111.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    130112.     Annual report.                                        
    130113.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 130101                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
    (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. 1371.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130101         36:78.                  June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 73 
                                            Stat. 76, 77.               
                   36:78a.                                              
                   36:78c(1).                                           
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      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words. The text of 36:78a is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130102                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130102. 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 doing honor to all those who have served
      our country patriotically in any way;
        (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. 1371.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130102         36:78b.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 3, 73 Stat. 77. 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (5), the words "destroy, or impair" are substituted for
    "make for the destruction or impairment of" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130103                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - (1) 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.
      (2) Eligibility for membership is limited to female blood
    relatives of an individual who - 
        (A) served at any time during the period April 12, 1861,
      through April 9, 1865, as a soldier or sailor in - 
          (i) the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue-
        Cutter Service; or
          (ii) a State regiment that was called into active service and
        was subject to orders of United States general officers during
        that period; and

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

      (b) Voting. - Each member has one vote on each matter submitted
    to a vote at a meeting of the members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1371.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130103         36:78d.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 5, 73 Stat. 78. 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), 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 (a)(2)(A), the words "at any time" are added for
    clarity.

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    36 USC Sec. 130104                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) National Convention. - (1) The national convention is the
    supreme governing authority of the corporation.
      (2) The national convention 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 convention may be held in the
    District of Columbia or in any State, territory, or possession of
    the United States.
      (b) Officers. - The titles, manner of selection, term of office,
    and duties of the officers are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1372.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130104(a)      36:78e.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Secs. 6, 7, 73 Stat. 
                                            78.                         
    130104(b)      36:78f.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(2), the words "several", "always", "thereof",
    and "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.

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    36 USC Sec. 130105                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130105. 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. 1372.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130105         36:78c(2)-(10).         June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 4(2)-(10), 73   
                                            Stat. 77.                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United
    States or of any State in which the corporation is to operate" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      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" for consistency in the revised title and
    to eliminate unnecessary words. The word "objects" is omitted as
    included in "purposes".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130106                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130106. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive
    right to use the name "Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic".
    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. 1372.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130106         36:78o.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 16, 73 Stat. 79.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "allow others to use" are substituted for "allow or refuse the use
    of", and the words "the corporation adopts" are substituted for "as
    have heretofore been used by the Ladies of the Grand Army of the
    Republic", for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 130107                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130107. 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 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. 1372.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130107(a)      36:78k.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 73  
                                            Stat. 78, 79.               
    130107(b)      36:78i.                                              
    130107(c)      36:78h(a).                                           
    130107(d)      36:78h(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsections (c) and (d), the reference to the "council of
    administration" is retained although there is no council of
    administration created by 36:78e or 36:78f.
      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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130108                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130108. Principal office

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1373.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130108         36:78g(a).              June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 8(a), 73 Stat.  
                                            78.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130109                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130109. 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 conventions 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. 1373.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130109         36:78l.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 13, 73 Stat. 79.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "records" is substituted for "books and
    records" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (a)(2), the reference to the "council of
    administration" is retained although there is no council of
    administration created by 36:78e or 36:78f.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130110                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130110. 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. 1373.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130110         36:78g(b).              June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 8(b), 73 Stat.  
                                            78.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary. The words
    "to receive" are substituted for "authorized to accept" for
    consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 130111                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130111. 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. 1373.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130111         36:78j.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 11, 73 Stat. 79.
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    36 USC Sec. 130112                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130112. 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 convention. The report may not be
    printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1373.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130112         36:78n.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 15, 73 Stat. 79.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 201 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130113                                          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 1301 - LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130113. 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. 1373.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130113         36:78p.                 June 17, 1959, Pub. L.       
                                            86-47, Sec. 17, 73 Stat. 80.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The reference to the "council of
    administration" is retained although there is no council of
    administration created by 36:78e or 36:78f. The words "all Federal
    and State laws applicable thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED
           STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED                 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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                               INCORPORATED

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    130301.     Organization.                                         
    130302.     Principles and purposes.                              
    130303.     Membership.                                           
    130304.     Governing body.                                       
    130305.     Powers.                                               
    130306.     Restrictions.                                         
    130307.     Principal office.                                     
    130308.     Records and inspection.                               
    130309.     Service of process.                                   
    130310.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    130311.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 130301                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Legion of Valor of the United States of
    America, Incorporated (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.
      (d) References to Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United
    States of America, Incorporated. - Any reference to the Army and
    Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated,
    is deemed to refer to the Legion of Valor of the United States of
    America, Incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1374.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130301(a)      36:631 (related to      Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Secs. 
                    creation and            1, 2, 4(1), 69 Stat. 486,   
                    declaration of          487.                        
                    incorporation).                                     
                   36:632.                                              
    130301(b)      36:631 (related to                                   
                    place of                                            
                    incorporation and                                   
                    domicile).                                          
    130301(c)      36:631 (related to                                   
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
                   36:634(1).                                           
    130301(d)      36:648.                 June 21, 1961, Pub. L.       
                                            87-56, Sec. 1, 75 Stat. 95. 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (a), the text of 36:632 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In subsection (d), the words "The corporation known as the Army
    and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America,
    Incorporated, which was incorporated by the Act entitled 'An Act to
    Incorporate the Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States
    of America', approved August 4, 1955 (69 Stat. 486), shall be known
    and designated on and after June 21, 1961 as the Legion of Valor of
    the United States of America, Incorporated, and" are omitted as
    executed. The words "such corporation under the name of" and "such
    corporation under and by the name of" are omitted as unnecessary.
    The words "is deemed" are substituted for "shall be held" for
    consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 130302                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130302. Principles and purposes

-STATUTE-
      (a) Principles. - The principles underlying the corporation are
    patriotic allegiance to the United States of America, fidelity to
    the constitution and laws of the United States, the security of
    civil liberty, and the permanence of free institutions.
      (b) Purposes. - The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to cherish the memories of the valiant deeds in arms for
      which the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service
      Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross are the insignia;
        (2) to promote true fellowship among its members;
        (3) to advance the best interests of members of the Armed
      Forces of the United States of America;
        (4) to extend all possible relief to needy members of the
      corporation and their widows and children; and
        (5) to stimulate patriotism in the minds of our youth by
      encouraging the study of the patriotic, military, and naval
      history of our Nation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1374.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130302         36:633.                 Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  
                                            3, 69 Stat. 487; June 21,   
                                            1961, Pub. L. 87-56, Sec. 2,
                                            75 Stat. 95.                
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the word "purposes" is substituted for
    "objects" for consistency in the revised title. The words "Navy
    Cross" are restated before "Air Force Cross" in accordance with the
    order preferred by the Legion of Valor of the United States of
    America, Incorporated.

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    36 USC Sec. 130303                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - An individual is eligible for active
    membership in the corporation if the individual - 
        (1) is of good moral character; and
        (2) has received a Congressional Medal of Honor, a
      Distinguished Service Cross, a Navy Cross, or an Air Force Cross
      awarded for acts of extraordinary heroism in connection with
      military or naval operations against an armed enemy, or for
      heroism of a specially distinguished character, as a member of
      the Armed Forces of the United States or any foreign country.

      (b) Extension of Eligibility to Parents and Descendants. - The
    corporation may extend eligibility for membership, either active or
    associate, to parents and lineal descendants of an individual
    described in subsection (a) of this section on terms provided in
    its constitution and bylaws.
      (c) Voting. - Each member (except an associate member) has one
    vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the
    members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1374.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130303         36:636.                 Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  
                                            6, 69 Stat. 488; June 21,   
                                            1961, Pub. L. 87-56, Sec. 2,
                                            75 Stat. 95.                
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(2), the words "has received" are substituted
    for "who have received or who may hereafter receive" to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "Navy Cross" are restated before "Air
    Force Cross" in accordance with the order preferred by the Legion
    of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated. The words
    "as a member" are substituted for "are, have been, or may become
    members . . . of whatever rank" for clarity and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the words "on terms" are substituted for
    "under such conditions and upon such terms" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (c), the words "the right to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      The text of 36:636(d) is omitted as obsolete.

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    36 USC Sec. 130304                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130304. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the
    corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and
    program of the corporation. The board is responsible for all funds
    of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the
    board shall have at least 10 directors.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    commander, a senior vice commander, a junior vice commander, a
    chaplain, an adjutant and quartermaster, a judge advocate, an
    inspector, a surgeon, a historian, and any aides-de-camp provided
    in the constitution and bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, 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. 1375.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130304(a)      36:637.                 Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Secs. 
                                            7, 8, 69 Stat. 488.         
    130304(b)      36:638.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:637(a) and the word
    "Thereafter" in 36:637(b) are omitted as executed and obsolete. In
    paragraph (1), the word "funds" is substituted for "finances" for
    consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 130305                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130305. 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) make contracts;
        (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (5) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (6) charge and collect membership dues; and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1375.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130305         36:634(2)-(9).          Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Secs. 
                                            4(2)-(9), 16, 69 Stat. 487, 
                                            490.                        
                   36:646.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:646 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". 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.
      In clause (3), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      Clause (4) is substituted for "to take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm, or individual and to hold any
    property, real, personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for
    attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the
    corporation" and "to 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 (5), 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.

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    36 USC Sec. 130306                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130306. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer 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, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final
    liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent
    the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by
    the executive committee of the corporation.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1375.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130306(a)      36:642.                 Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Secs. 
                                            9, 10, 12, 69 Stat. 489.    
    130306(b)      36:640.                                              
    130306(c)      36:639(a).                                           
    130306(d)      36:639(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "or otherwise" 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 "as provided in section 645 of this title" are omitted as
    unnecessary. 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. The reference to the "executive
    committee of the corporation" is retained although 36:637 and
    36:638 do not create an executive committee.

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    36 USC Sec. 130307                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130307. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in a place
    decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the
    corporation are not confined to the place where the principal
    office is located but may be conducted throughout the States,
    territories, and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1376.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130307         36:635(a).              Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  
                                            5(a), 69 Stat. 487.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "a place decided" are substituted for "Pittsburgh,
    Pennsylvania, or in such other place as may later be determined",
    and the word "various" is omitted, to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 130308                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130308. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1376.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130308         36:643.                 Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  
                                            13, 69 Stat. 489.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 130309                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130309. 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. 1376.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130309         36:635(b).              Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  
                                            5(b), 69 Stat. 488.         
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    36 USC Sec. 130310                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130310. 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. 1376.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130310         36:641.                 Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  
                                            11, 69 Stat. 489.           
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    36 USC Sec. 130311                                          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 1303 - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                    INCORPORATED                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130311. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1376.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130311         36:645.                 Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  
                                            15, 69 Stat. 490.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "dissolution or final liquidation" are substituted for
    "final dissolution or liquidation" for consistency in the revised
    title. 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" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "all Federal and State laws applicable thereto" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL,
           INCORPORATED                                    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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
            CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED        

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    130501.     Organization.                                         
    130502.     Purposes.                                             
    130503.     Membership.                                           
    130504.     Governing body.                                       
    130505.     Powers.                                               
    130506.     Exclusive right to name and emblems.                  
    130507.     Restrictions.                                         
    130508.     Principal office.                                     
    130509.     Records and inspection.                               
    130510.     Statement required in audit report.                   
    130511.     Service of process.                                   
    130512.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    130513.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 130501                                          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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Little League Baseball, Incorporated (in
    this chapter, the "corporation"), is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1376.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130501         36:1071.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Secs. 1, 2, 78 Stat.
                                            325.                        
                   36:1072.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words. The text of 36:1072 is omitted as executed.

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    36 USC Sec. 130502                                          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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130502. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to promote, develop, supervise, and voluntarily assist in
      all lawful ways the interest of young people who participate in
      Little League baseball;
        (2) to help and voluntarily assist young people in developing
      qualities of citizenship and sportsmanship; and
        (3) using the disciplines of the native American game of
      baseball, to teach spirit and competitive will to win, physical
      fitness through individual sacrifice, the values of team play,
      and wholesome well being through healthy social association with
      other youngsters under proper leadership.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1377.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130502         36:1073.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 3, 78 Stat.    
                                            325; Dec. 26, 1974, Pub. L. 
                                            93-551, 88 Stat. 1744.      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

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    36 USC Sec. 130503                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130503. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Voting. - Each member (except an honorary or associate
    member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a
    meeting of the members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1377.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130503         36:1076.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 6, 78 Stat. 326.
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    36 USC Sec. 130504                                          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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130504. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the
    corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and
    program of the corporation. The board is responsible for the
    control of all funds of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the
    board shall have at least 13 directors.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    chairman of the board of directors, a president, a vice president,
    and a secretary-treasurer. Their duties are as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (2) The officers shall be elected annually at the annual meeting
    of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1377.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130504(a)      36:1077.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Secs. 7, 8, 78 Stat.
                                            326.                        
    130504(b)      36:1078.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:1077(a) and the word
    "Thereafter" in 36:1077(b) are omitted as executed and obsolete. In
    paragraph (2), the word "filling" is substituted for "filing" to
    correct an error in the United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 130505                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130505. 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) adopt, alter, and display seals, emblems, and badges;
        (4) choose directors, officers, trustees, managers, employees,
      and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
        (5) make contracts;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees;
        (9) sue and be sued; and
        (10) do any other act necessary or desirable to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1377.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130505         36:1074.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Secs. 4, 17, 78     
                                            Stat. 325, 328.             
                   36:1087.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:1087 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". 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.
      In clause (3), the word "use" is omitted as included in
    "display". The words "as it may adopt" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (4), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (5), the words "make contracts" are substituted for "to
    contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, bequest or otherwise any property, real or
    personal, necessary for attaining the objects and carrying into
    effect the purposes of the corporation" and "transfer, encumber,
    and convey real or personal property" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
    "subject to applicable provisions of law in any State (A) governing
    the amount or kind of real and personal property which may be held
    by, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real
    or personal property by a corporation operating in such State" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (7), 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", for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "subject to all applicable provisions of
    Federal or State law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (8), the words "receive contributions or grants of
    money or property to be devoted to the carrying out of its
    purposes" are omitted as included in "acquire . . . property as
    necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
    corporation" in clause (6).
      In clause (9), the words "complain, and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (10), the words "and all lawful", "and things", and
    "objects and" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130506                                          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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130506. Exclusive right to name and emblems

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow
    others to use the names "Little League" and "Little Leaguer" and
    the official Little League emblem or any colorable simulation of
    that emblem. This section does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130506         36:1086.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 16, 78 Stat.   
                                            328.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "or refuse" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "This section
    does not affect any vested rights" are substituted for "No powers
    or privileges hereby granted shall, however, interfere or conflict
    with established or vested rights" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130507                                          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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130507. Restrictions

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130507(a)      36:1082.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 78 
                                            Stat. 327.                  
    130507(b)      36:1080.                                             
    130507(c)      36:1079(a).                                          
    130507(d)      36:1079(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "or otherwise" 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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130508                                          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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130508. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Williamsport,
    Pennsylvania, or another place decided by the board of directors.
    However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted
    throughout the world.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130508         36:1075(a).             July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 5(a), 78 Stat. 
                                            326.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "shall not be confined to that place and" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "throughout the various States, the
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United
    States, and in other areas" are omitted as included in "throughout
    the world".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130509                                          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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1378.)

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      Section                                                           
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    130509         36:1083.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 13, 78 Stat.   
                                            327.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130510                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130510. Statement required in audit report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall include in the audit report statement
    required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of
    all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all
    payments of compensation or fees at a rate greater than $10,000 a
    year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1378.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    130510         36:1084(b) (2d          July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    sentence cl. (2)).      88-378, Sec. 14(b) (2d      
                                            sentence cl. (2)), 78 Stat. 
                                            328.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "salaries" is omitted as included in "compensation".

                   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 202 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130511                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130511. 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. 1379.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    130511         36:1075(b).             July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 5(b), 78 Stat. 
                                            326.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 130512                                          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 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130512. 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. 1379.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    130512         36:1081.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 11, 78 Stat.   
                                            327.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 130513                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1305 - LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 130513. 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 board of directors, but consistent
    with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1379.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    130513         36:1085.                July 16, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-378, Sec. 15, 78 Stat.   
                                            328.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "dissolution or final liquidation" are substituted for
    "final dissolution or liquidation" for consistency in the revised
    title. The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in
    "discharge", and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in
    "liabilities". The words "outstanding" and "and all Federal and
    State laws applicable thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1401 - MARINE CORPS LEAGUE                   01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1401 - MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

-HEAD-
                    CHAPTER 1401 - MARINE CORPS LEAGUE                

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    140101.     Organization.                                         
    140102.     Purposes.                                             
    140103.     Powers.                                               
    140104.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 140101                                          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 1401 - MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Marine Corps League (in this chapter, the
    "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1379.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140101(a)      36:57.                  Aug. 4, 1937, ch. 564, Secs. 
                                            1, 3(a), 50 Stat. 558, 559. 
    140101(b)      36:57b(a).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.
      Subsection (b) is substituted for "shall have perpetual
    succession" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 140102                                          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 1401 - MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to preserve the traditions and to promote the interests of
      the United States Marine Corps;
        (2) to band those who, on August 4, 1937, were serving in the
      United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably
      discharged from that service together in fellowship that they may
      effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy;
        (3) to fit its members for the duties of citizenship and to
      encourage them to serve as ably as citizens as they have served
      the Nation under arms;
        (4) to hold sacred the history and memory of the men who have
      given their lives to the Nation;
        (5) to foster love for the principles which they have supported
      by blood and valor since the founding of the Republic;
        (6) to maintain true allegiance to American institutions;
        (7) to create a bond of comradeship between those in service
      and those who have returned to civil life;
        (8) to aid voluntarily and to render assistance to all marines
      and former marines as well as to their widows and orphans; and
        (9) to perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps
      and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical
      occasions of peculiar interest to marines.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1379.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140102         36:57a.                 Aug. 4, 1937, ch. 564, Sec.  
                                            2, 50 Stat. 558.            
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    36 USC Sec. 140103                                          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 1401 - MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140103. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) appoint or elect officers and agents;
        (4) choose a board of trustees, consisting of at least 5 but
      not more than 15 individuals, to conduct the business and
      exercise the powers of the corporation;
        (5) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (7) charge and collect membership dues and receive
      contributions of money or property to be devoted to carrying out
      the purposes of the corporation;
        (8) sue and be sued; and
        (9) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1380.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140103         36:57b(b)-(j).          Aug. 4, 1937, ch. 564, Sec.  
                                            3(b)-(j), 50 Stat. 559.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the word "amend" is substituted for "alter" for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "not inconsistent with
    the Constitution and laws of the United States or of any State" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "acquire, by purchase, devise,
    bequest, gift, or otherwise, and hold, encumber, convey, or
    otherwise dispose of such real and personal property as may be
    necessary or appropriate for its corporate purposes" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 140104                                          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 1401 - MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140104. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than December 1 of each year, the corporation shall
    submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation
    during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a
    public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1380.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140104         36:58.                  Aug. 4, 1937, ch. 564, Sec.  
                                            4, 50 Stat. 559; Aug. 30,   
                                            1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.  
                                            4(5), 78 Stat. 636.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "proceedings and" are omitted as unnecessary.

                   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 202 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1403 - THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION
           OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1403 - THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA           

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 1403 - THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                             STATES OF AMERICA

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    140301.     Organization.                                         
    140302.     Purposes.                                             
    140303.     Powers.                                               
    140304.     Exclusive right to name.                              
    140305.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 140301                                          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 1403 - THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA           

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The Military Chaplains Association of the
    United States of America (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a
    federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1380.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140301(a)      36:311.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 956,     
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 4(a), 64 Stat.  
                                            868.                        
                   36:312.                                              
    140301(b)      36:314(a).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.
      Subsection (b) is substituted for "shall have perpetual
    succession" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140302                                          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 1403 - THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA           

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to safeguard and strengthen the forces of faith and
      morality of our Nation;
        (2) to perpetuate and deepen the bonds of understanding and
      friendship of our military service;
        (3) to preserve our spiritual influence and interest in all
      members and veterans of the Armed Forces;
        (4) to uphold the Constitution of the United States; and
        (5) to promote justice, peace, and good will.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1380.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140302         36:313.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 956,     
                                            Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 868.       
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 140303                                          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 1403 - THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA           

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140303. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) make its own organization, including its constitution,
      bylaws, and regulations;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
        (4) appoint or elect officers and agents;
        (5) authorize the executive committee to conduct the business
      and exercise the powers of the corporation;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (7) publish a magazine and other publications;
        (8) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees;
        (9) sue and be sued; and
        (10) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1380.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140303         36:314(b)-(k).          Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 956,     
                                            Secs. 4(b)-(k), 5, 64 Stat. 
                                            868.                        
                   36:315.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the word "rules" is omitted as being the same as
    "regulations".
      In clause (2), the words "at pleasure" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the words "and transaction" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The word "activities" is substituted for "business"
    for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "acquire, by purchase, devise,
    bequest, gift, or otherwise, and hold, encumber, convey, or
    otherwise dispose of, such real and personal property as may be
    necessary or appropriate for its corporate purposes" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The text of 36:315 is omitted as executed and obsolete.
      In clause (8), the words "and receive contributions of money or
    property to be devoted to the carrying out of the purposes of the
    organization" are omitted as unnecessary because of clause (6) of
    the revised section.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 140304                                          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 1403 - THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA           

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140304. Exclusive right to name

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its area, State, and local chapters have the
    exclusive right to use the name "The Military Chaplains Association
    of the United States of America".

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1381.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140304         36:316.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 956,     
                                            Sec. 6, 64 Stat. 869.       
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      The words "sole and", "to have and", and "in carrying out its
    purpose" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140305                                          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 1403 - THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA           

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140305. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than September 1 of each year, the corporation shall
    submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation
    during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a
    public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1381.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140305         36:317.                 Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 956,     
                                            Sec. 7, 64 Stat. 869; Aug.  
                                            30, 1964, Pub. L. 88-504,   
                                            Sec. 4(14), 78 Stat. 637.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "activities" is substituted for "proceedings" for
    consistency in the revised title.

                   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 202 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART
           OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED         01/03/2007 

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                      STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    140501.     Organization.                                         
    140502.     Principles and purposes.                              
    140503.     Membership.                                           
    140504.     Governing body.                                       
    140505.     Powers.                                               
    140506.     Restrictions.                                         
    140507.     Principal office.                                     
    140508.     Records and inspection.                               
    140509.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    140510.     Service of process.                                   
    140511.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 140501                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Military Order of the Purple Heart of the
    United States of America, Incorporated (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. 1381.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140501         36:821.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 72
                                            Stat. 854, 856.             
                   36:822.                                              
                   36:824(1).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140502                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140502. Principles and purposes

-STATUTE-
      (a) Principles. - The principles underlying the corporation are
    patriotic allegiance to the United States, fidelity to the
    Constitution and laws of the United States, the security of civil
    liberty, and the permanence of free institutions.
      (b) Purposes. - The purposes of the corporation are educational,
    fraternal, historical, and patriotic, perpetuating the principles
    of liberty and justice which have created the United States, by - 
        (1) commemorating all national patriotic holidays;
        (2) maintaining true allegiance to the Government of the United
      States and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;
        (3) preserving and strengthening comradeship and patriotism
      among its members;
        (4) assisting, comforting, and aiding all needy and distressed
      members and their dependents;
        (5) giving needed hospital and service work through its
      Department of Veterans Affairs certified service officers;
        (6) cooperating with other civic and patriotic organizations
      having worthy objectives;
        (7) keeping alive the achievements and memory of our country's
      founders;
        (8) ever cherishing the memory of General George Washington,
      who founded the Purple Heart at his headquarters at Newburgh-on-
      the-Hudson on August 7, 1782;
        (9) influencing and teaching our citizenry, in a loyal
      appreciation of the heritages of American citizenship, with its
      responsibilities and privileges; and
        (10) preserving and defending the United States from all
      enemies.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1381.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140502         36:823.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Sec. 3, 72 Stat.    
                                            856; June 13, 1991, Pub. L. 
                                            102-54, Sec. 13(n)(3), 105  
                                            Stat. 278.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the words "of America" are omitted for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b)(3), the word "among" is substituted for
    "amongst" to use more common terminology.
      In subsection (b)(10), the word "whomsoever" is omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140503                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140503. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Active Members. - An individual is eligible for active
    membership in the corporation if the individual - 
        (1) is of good moral character; and
        (2) has received the Purple Heart for wounds received as a
      member, of any rank, of the Armed Forces of the United States or
      any foreign country during military or naval combat against an
      armed enemy of the United States.

      (b) Associate Members. - The corporation may extend eligibility
    for membership as associate members to parents and lineal
    descendants of an individual described in subsection (a) of this
    section on terms provided in its constitution and bylaws.
      (c) Voting. - Each member described in subsection (a) of this
    section has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a
    meeting of the members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1382.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140503         36:826.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Sec. 6, 72 Stat. 857.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:826(d) is omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (a), the words "has received" are substituted for
    "who have received or who may hereafter receive", and the words "as
    a member" are substituted for "are, have been, or may become
    members", for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the word "may" is substituted for "shall have
    the power, moreover, to" for consistency and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140504                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140504. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the
    corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and
    program of the corporation. The board is responsible for all funds
    of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the
    board shall have at least 18 directors.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    commander, a senior vice commander, a chaplain, an adjutant, a
    finance officer, a judge advocate, an inspector, a surgeon, a
    historian, and other elected officers as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, 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. 1382.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140504(a)      36:827.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Secs. 7, 8, 72 Stat.
                                            857.                        
    140504(b)      36:828.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:827(a) is omitted as obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140505                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140505. 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) make contracts;
        (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (5) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (6) charge and collect membership dues; and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1382.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140505         36:824(2)-(9).          Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Secs. 4(2)-(9), 16, 
                                            72 Stat. 856, 859.          
                   36:836.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:836 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". 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.
      Clause (4) is substituted for "take [by] lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm or individual and to hold any
    property, real, personal or mixed, necessary or convenient for
    attaining the object 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, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of
    property by, a corporation operating in such State" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (5), 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" to eliminate unnecessary words. 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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140506                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140506. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer 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, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final
    liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent
    the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by
    the executive committee of the corporation.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1383.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    140506(a)      36:832.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 72 
                                            Stat. 858.                  
    140506(b)      36:830.                                              
    140506(c)      36:829(a).                                           
    140506(d)      36:829(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 "as provided in section 835 of this title" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140507                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140507. Principal office

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1383.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140507         36:825(a).              Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Sec. 5(a), 72 Stat. 
                                            856.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140508                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140508. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1383.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140508         36:833.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Sec. 13, 72 Stat.   
                                            858.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 140509                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140509. 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. 1383.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140509         36:831.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Sec. 11, 72 Stat.   
                                            858.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 140510                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140510. 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. 1384.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140510         36:825(b).              Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Sec. 5(b), 72 Stat. 
                                            857.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140511                                          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 1405 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140511. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1384.)

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      Section                                                           
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    140511         36:835.                 Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-761, Sec. 15, 72 Stat.   
                                            859.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State laws applicable
    thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS      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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
              CHAPTER 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS          

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    140701.     Definition.                                           
    140702.     Organization.                                         
    140703.     Purposes.                                             
    140704.     Membership.                                           
    140705.     Governing body.                                       
    140706.     Powers.                                               
    140707.     Restrictions.                                         
    140708.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    140709.     Records and inspection.                               
    140710.     Service of process.                                   
    140711.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    140712.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140701                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140701. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1384.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140701         36:5016.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1817, 106 Stat. 2584.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 140702                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140702. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Military Order of the World Wars (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated
    in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - The charter granted by this chapter
    expires if the corporation fails to comply with any provision of - 
        (1) its bylaws or articles of incorporation;
        (2) this chapter; or
        (3) the laws of the District of Columbia that apply to
      corporations such as the corporation recognized under this
      chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1384.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140702(a)      36:5001.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1801, 1815 (last sentence), 
                                            1816, 106 Stat. 2581, 2583. 
    140702(b)      36:5014 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:5015.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "restriction or other" in 36:5015
    are omitted as unnecessary. The text of 36:5014 (last sentence) is
    omitted as unnecessary because of clause (2) of the revised
    subsection.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140703                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140703. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and bylaws and include - 
        (1) promoting military service associations;
        (2) promoting patriotic education and military, naval, and air
      science;
        (3) defending the honor and integrity of the United States
      Government and the Constitution;
        (4) fostering fraternal relations among all branches of the
      Armed Forces;
        (5) encouraging the adoption of a suitable policy of national
      security; and
        (6) encouraging the commemoration of military service and the
      establishment of war memorials.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1384.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140703         36:5003.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1803, 106 Stat. 2582.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 140704                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140704. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation and bylaws.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
    disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1385.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140704(a)      36:5005.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1805, 1808 (related to      
                                            membership), 106 Stat. 2582.
    140704(b)      36:5008 (related to                                  
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "Except as provided in this chapter"
    are substituted for "Except as provided in section 5008 of this
    title" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "The terms of membership" are
    substituted for "In establishing the conditions of membership in
    the corporation" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140705                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140705. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race,
    color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1385.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140705(a)      36:5006.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1806, 1807, 1808 (related to
                                            directors and officers), 106
                                            Stat. 2582.                 
    140705(b)      36:5007.                                             
    140705(c)      36:5008 (related to                                  
                    directors and                                       
                    officers).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "Except as provided in
    section 5008 of this title" and "in conformity with the laws of the
    State in which it is incorporated" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140706                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140706. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1385.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140706         36:5002.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1802, 106 Stat. 2581.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140707                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140707. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1385.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140707(a)      36:5009(c).             Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1809, 106 Stat. 2582.       
    140707(b)      36:5009(a).                                          
    140707(c)      36:5009(b).                                          
    140707(d)      36:5009(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140708                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140708. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1385.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140708         36:5014 (1st            Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1815 (1st sentence), 106    
                                            Stat. 2583.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140709                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140709. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1385.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140709         36:5011.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1811, 106 Stat. 2583.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 140710                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140710. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1386.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140710         36:5004.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1804, 106 Stat. 2582.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 140711                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140711. 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. 1386.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140711         36:5010.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1810, 106 Stat. 2583.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 140712                                          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 1407 - MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 140712. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1386.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    140712         36:5012.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1813, 106 Stat. 2583.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC
           ADMINISTRATION                                  01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
         CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION     

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    150101.     Definition.                                           
    150102.     Organization.                                         
    150103.     Purposes.                                             
    150104.     Services to United States Government.                 
    150105.     Membership.                                           
    150106.     Governing body.                                       
    150107.     Powers.                                               
    150108.     Restrictions.                                         
    150109.     Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    150110.     Records and inspection.                               
    150111.     Service of process.                                   
    150112.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    150113.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 150101                                          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 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1386.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150101         36:2313.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            129.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 150102                                          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 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Academy of Public Administration
    (in this chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in the District
    of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1386.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150102(a)      36:2301.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 98 Stat. 127,
                                            129.                        
    150102(b)      36:2314 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2315.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 150103                                          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 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) evaluating the structure, administration, operation, and
      program performance of Federal and other governments and
      government agencies, anticipating, identifying, and analyzing
      significant problems, and suggesting timely corrective action;
        (2) foreseeing and examining critical emerging issues in
      governance, and formulating practical approaches to their
      resolution;
        (3) assessing the effectiveness, structure, administration, and
      implications for governance of present or proposed public
      programs, policies, and processes, and recommending specific
      changes;
        (4) advising on the relationship of Federal, State, regional,
      and local governments, and increasing public officials',
      citizens', and scholars' understanding of requirements and
      opportunities for sound governance and how these can be
      effectively met; and
        (5) demonstrating by the conduct of its affairs a commitment to
      the highest professional standards of ethics and scholarship.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1386.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150103         36:2303.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 3, 98 Stat. 127.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 150104                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150104. Services to United States Government

-STATUTE-
      On request of the United States Government, the corporation shall
    investigate, examine, experiment, and report on any subject of
    government. The actual expense of the investigation, examination,
    experimentation, and report shall be paid by the Government from
    appropriations available for that purpose.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1387.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150104         36:2316.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 17, 98 Stat.   
                                            129.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "Congress, or" are omitted as included in "United
    States Government". The word "experimentation" is added for
    consistency in the section.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150105                                          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 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150105. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1387.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150105         36:2305.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 5, 98 Stat. 127.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 150106                                          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 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150106. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1387.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150106(a)      36:2306.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Secs. 6, 7, 98 Stat.
                                            128.                        
    150106(b)      36:2307.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:2306 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:2307 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150107                                          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 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150107. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1387.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150107         36:2302.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 2, 98 Stat. 127.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 150108                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150108. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or member in an
    amount approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - Except by
    agreement, the corporation may not claim congressional approval or
    the authority of the United States Government for any of its
    activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1387.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150108(a)      36:2308(d).             Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 8(a)-(e), 98   
                                            Stat. 128.                  
    150108(b)      36:2308(c).                                          
    150108(c)      36:2308(a).                                          
    150108(d)      36:2308(b).                                          
    150108(e)      36:2308(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (e), the word "mutual" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 150109                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150109. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the District of
    Columbia.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1387.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150109(a)      36:2308(f).             Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Secs. 8(f), 15 (1st 
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 128, 129.
    150109(b)      36:2314 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
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    36 USC Sec. 150110                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150110. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1388.)

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    150110         36:2310.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            128.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 150111                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
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    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150111. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1388.)

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    150111         36:2304.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 4, 98 Stat. 127.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 150112                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150112. 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. 1388.)

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    150112         36:2309.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 9, 98 Stat. 128.
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    36 USC Sec. 150113                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1501 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150113. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1388.)

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    150113         36:2311.                Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-257, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            129.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 202 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1503 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES          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 1503 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

-HEAD-
                CHAPTER 1503 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES            

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    Sec.                                                     
    150301.     Federal charter.                                      
    150302.     Powers.                                               
    150303.     Services to United States Government.                 
    150304.     Annual meeting.                                       

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    36 USC Sec. 150301                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1503 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150301. Federal charter

-STATUTE-
      National Academy of Sciences (in this chapter, the "corporation")
    is a federally chartered corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1388.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150301         36:251.                 Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 111, Sec.  
                                            1, 12 Stat. 806.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 150302                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1503 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150302. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation may - 
        (1) make its own organization, including adopting a
      constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
        (2) provide for the election of domestic and foreign members,
      their division into classes, and other matters needful or usual
      in such an institution;
        (3) fill vacancies; and
        (4) report its actions under this subsection to Congress.

      (b) Property. - (1) The corporation may - 
        (A) receive property by devise, bequest, donation, or
      otherwise;
        (B) hold the property absolutely or in trust;
        (C) manage and invest the property as provided in the
      constitution of the corporation; and
        (D) use the property and income from the property to carry out
      the purposes of the corporation, subject to instructions of
      donors.

      (2) Congress at any time may limit the amount of real estate the
    corporation may acquire and the amount of time it may be held.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1388.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150302(a)      36:252.                 Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 111, Sec.  
                                            2, 12 Stat. 806; July 14,   
                                            1870, ch. 264, 16 Stat. 277.
    150302(b)      36:254.                 June 20, 1884, ch. 107, 23   
                                            Stat. 50; May 27, 1914, ch. 
                                            101, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 383.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the word "rules" is omitted as included in
    "regulations".
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "their division" are substituted
    for "the division" for clarity.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "created by death, resignation,
    or otherwise" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(4), the words "its actions under this
    subsection" are substituted for "the same" for clarity.
      In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the word "may" is
    substituted for "be, and the same is, authorized and empowered to"
    for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. In clause (A), the words "either real or personal" are
    omitted as unnecessary and for consistency in the revised title. In
    clause (C), the word "reinvest" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 150303                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1503 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150303. Services to United States Government

-STATUTE-
      On request of the United States Government, the corporation shall
    investigate, examine, experiment, and report on any subject of
    science or art. The corporation may not receive compensation for
    services to the Government, but the actual expense of the
    investigation, examination, experimentation, and report shall be
    paid by the Government from an appropriation for that purpose.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150303         36:253 (words after     Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 111, Sec.  
                    1st comma).             3 (words after 1st comma),  
                                            12 Stat. 806.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "any department of" are omitted as unnecessary.


-EXEC-
    EX. ORD. NO. 2859. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
                                 SCIENCES
      Ex. Ord. No. 2859, May 11, 1918, as amended by Ex. Ord. No.
    10668, May 10, 1956, 21 F.R. 3155; Ex. Ord. No. 12832, Jan. 19,
    1993, 58 F.R. 5905, provided:
      National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences
      WHEREAS (1) the congressional charter of the National Academy of
    Sciences ("Academy") charges it, upon call from any U.S. Government
    Department, to investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon
    any subject of science or art and (2) the actual expenses of the
    Academy for such investigations, examinations, experiments, and
    reports shall be paid to the Academy through one or more of the
    following: private gifts and bequests; appropriations for the
    benefit of the Academy; grants-in-aid, contracts, and other forms
    of financial agreement with executive departments and agencies,
    provided that the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever
    for any services to the Government of the United States; and
      WHEREAS the National Research Council ("Council") was organized
    in 1916 at the request of the President by the National Academy of
    Sciences, under its congressional charter, as a measure of national
    preparedness; and
      WHEREAS the Council is the principal operating agency of the
    National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of
    Engineering, the latter having been established in 1964 under the
    charter of the National Academy of Sciences; and
      WHEREAS the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of
    Sciences, established in 1970 under the Academy's charter, conducts
    its programs and activities under the approval, operating, and
    review procedures of the Council; and
      WHEREAS in recognition of the work accomplished through the
    Council in organizing research, in furthering science, and in
    securing cooperation of government and nongovernment agencies in
    the solution of their problems, the Council has been perpetuated by
    the Academy as requested by the President in Executive Order No.
    2859 of May 11, 1918; and
      WHEREAS the effective prosecution of the Council's work may
    require the close cooperation of the scientific and technical
    branches of the Government, both military and civil, and makes
    participation by officers and employees of the Government in the
    work of the Council desirable; and
      NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the
    Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is
    ordered as follows:
      1. The functions of the Council shall be as follows:
      (a) To stimulate research in the mathematical, physical,
    biological, environmental, and social sciences, and in the
    application of these sciences to engineering, agriculture,
    medicine, and other useful arts, with the object of increasing
    knowledge, of strengthening the national security including the
    contribution of science and engineering to economic growth, of
    ensuring the health of the American people, of aiding in the
    attainment of environmental goals, and of contributing in other
    ways to the public welfare.
      (b) To survey the broad possibilities of science, to formulate
    comprehensive projects of research, and to develop effective means
    of utilizing the scientific and technical resources of the country
    for dealing with such projects.
      (c) To promote cooperation in research, at home and abroad, in
    order to secure concentration of effort, minimize duplication, and
    stimulate progress; but in all cooperative undertakings to give
    encouragement to individual initiative, as fundamentally important
    to the advancement of science.
      (d) To serve as a means of bringing American and foreign
    investigators into active cooperation with the scientific and
    technical services of the Federal Government.
      (e) To direct the attention of scientific and technical
    investigators to the importance of military and industrial problems
    in connection with national security, to the importance of
    environmental problems in connection with public health and the
    economy, and to aid in the solution of these problems by organizing
    specific research.
      (f) To gather and collate scientific and technical information,
    at home and abroad, in cooperation with governmental and other
    agencies, and to disseminate such information to duly accredited
    persons and the public.
      2. Scientists, engineers, and other technically qualified
    professionals who are officers or employees of departments and
    agencies of the executive branch of the Government are encouraged
    to participate in the work of the Council as requested by the
    Council to the extent authorized by the head of the officer's or
    employee's agency or department and permitted by law.
      3. To the extent permitted by law and regulation, and in
    accordance with the congressional charter of the Academy, the
    actual expense of investigations, examinations, experiments, and
    reports by the Academy for the executive branch of the Government
    shall be paid to the Academy through one or more of the following:
    private gifts and bequests; appropriations for the benefit of the
    Academy; grants-in-aid, contracts, and other forms of financial
    agreement with executive departments and agencies. The Academy
    shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to the
    Government of the United States. Further, the Academy shall be
    subject to all provisions of OMB Circular A-122, "Cost Principles
    for Non-Profit Organizations," and to such other requirements
    regarding or limiting the Academy's recovery of costs as the
    Director of the Office of Management and Budget may specify from
    time to time in writing to the Academy and to agencies and
    departments of the Government.
      4. When a department or agency of the executive branch of the
    Government determines that the Academy, because of its unique
    qualifications, is the only source that can provide the measure of
    expertise, independence, objectivity, and audience acceptance
    necessary to meet the department's or agency's program
    requirements, acquisition of services by the Academy may be
    obtained on a noncompetitive basis if otherwise in accordance with
    applicable law and regulations.

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    36 USC Sec. 150304                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1503 - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150304. Annual meeting

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall hold an annual meeting at a place
    designated by the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150304         36:253 (words           Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 111, Sec.  
                    before 1st comma).      3 (words before 1st comma), 
                                            12 Stat. 806.               
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    36 USC CHAPTER 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE
           SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA     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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    CHAPTER 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                           DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    150501.     Definition.                                           
    150502.     Organization.                                         
    150503.     Purposes.                                             
    150504.     Membership.                                           
    150505.     Governing body.                                       
    150506.     Powers.                                               
    150507.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    150508.     Restrictions.                                         
    150509.     Headquarters and principal office.                    
    150510.     Records and inspection.                               
    150511.     Service of process.                                   
    150512.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    150513.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 150501                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150501. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

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    150501         36:420.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            20, 66 Stat. 41.            
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    36 USC Sec. 150502                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150502. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Conference of State Societies,
    Washington, District of Columbia (in this chapter, the
    "corporation"), is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

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    150502         36:401.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            1, 66 Stat. 37; July 5,     
                                            1968, Pub. L. 90-382, (1),  
                                            82 Stat. 292.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.

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    36 USC Sec. 150503                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150503. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to promote friendly and cooperative relations between the
      State and territorial societies in the District of Columbia;
        (2) to foster, participate in, and encourage educational,
      cultural, charitable, civic, and patriotic programs and
      activities in the District of Columbia and surrounding
      communities; and
        (3) to act as contact agent with States for carrying out State
      and national programs.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

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    150503         36:402.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            2, 66 Stat. 38.             
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      In clause (1), the word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 150504                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150504. Membership

-STATUTE-
      The membership of the corporation consists of the members of the
    State and territorial societies in the District of Columbia. Except
    as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the
    corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as
    provided in the bylaws and regulations of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150504         36:405.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            5, 66 Stat. 39.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "consists" is substituted for "shall be made up of" to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The word "various" is omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150505                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150505. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Representatives. - (1) The board of representatives
    is the governing body of the corporation. The board shall exercise
    the powers granted to the corporation.
      (2) The board consists of one representative from each State
    society and territorial society in the District of Columbia. Each
    member of the board has one vote.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, a first vice president, a second vice president, a
    secretary, an assistant secretary, a treasurer, an assistant
    treasurer, a historian, and other officers designated by the board.
      (2) The officers shall be elected by the board at an annual
    meeting and serve for a term of 1 year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1390.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150505(a)      36:407(a), (c).         Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Secs. 
                                            6, 7, 66 Stat. 39.          
    150505(b)      36:406.                                              
                   36:407(b).                                           
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      In subsection (a), the word "herein" is omitted as unnecessary.
    The text of 36:407(c) is omitted as obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150506                                          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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150506. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is
    incorporated, including the power to - 
        (1) adopt bylaws and regulations for the management of its
      property and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) adopt emblems and badges;
        (4) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of
      the corporation require;
        (5) make contracts;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications
      consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
        (9) sue and be sued; and
        (10) 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. 1390.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150506         36:403.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Secs. 
                                            3, 8, 66 Stat. 38, 40.      
                   36:408.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:408 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "adopt" is substituted for "ordain and
    establish" for consistency in the revised title. The words "not
    inconsistent with the laws of the United States of America or of
    any State in which the corporation operates" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the word "adopt" is substituted for "use and
    display . . . as it may adopt" for consistency in the revised title
    and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (4), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (5), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal,
    necessary for carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation"
    and "transfer or convey real or personal property" for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
    "subject to applicable provisions of law of any State (1) governing
    the amount or kind of real and personal property which may be held
    by, or (2) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real
    and personal property by, a corporation operating in such State"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (7), 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 notes, bonds,
    or other evidences of indebtedness therefor, and secure the same by
    mortgage" for consistency in the revised title. The words "subject
    in every case to all applicable provisions of Federal or State law"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (9), the words "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150507                                          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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150507. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "National
    Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia"
    and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1390.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150507         36:418.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            18, 66 Stat. 41; July 5,    
                                            1968, Pub. L. 90-382, (2),  
                                            82 Stat. 292.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in carrying out its purposes" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 150508                                          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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150508. 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
    member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a
    political party or candidate for elective public office. The
    corporation may not carry on propaganda.
      (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 except on dissolution or final liquidation
    of the corporation.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an
    officer or member of the board of representatives. Officers and
    members of the board who vote for or assent to making a loan or
    advance to an officer or member of the board, and officers or
    members of the board 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. 1390.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150508(a)      36:414.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Secs. 
                                            9-11, 14, 15, 66 Stat. 40.  
    150508(b)      36:410.                                              
                   36:411.                                              
    150508(c)      36:409.                                              
    150508(d)      36:415.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "The corporation may not" are
    substituted for "No part of the activities of the corporation shall
    consist of" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "as provided in section 417 of this title" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150509                                          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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150509. Headquarters and principal office

-STATUTE-
      The headquarters and principal office of the corporation shall be
    in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the
    corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be
    conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of
    the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1391.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150509         36:404(a).              Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            4(a), 66 Stat. 39.          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "office" is substituted for "offices" for consistency
    with section 150510 and other sections of the revised title. The
    word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150510                                          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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150510. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      representatives, and committees having any of the authority of
      its board of representatives; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1391.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    150510         36:413.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            13, 66 Stat. 40.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150511                                          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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150511. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      (a) District of Columbia. - The corporation shall have a
    designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of
    process for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be
    filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District
    Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service on the
    agent, or mailed to the address of the agent, is notice to or
    service on the corporation.
      (b) States. - As a condition to the exercise in any State of any
    power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall
    file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of
    that State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom
    legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1391; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(8), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    150511(a)      36:404(b).              Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Secs. 
                                            4(b), 19, 66 Stat. 39, 41.  
    150511(b)      36:419.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "have" is substituted for "maintain"
    for consistency in the revised title. 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 sufficient notice or service
    upon", for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "precedent" and "or conferred" are
    omitted as unnecessary. The words "file, with the secretary of
    state or other designated official" are substituted for "serve
    notice upon the secretary of state, or similar officer" for
    consistency in the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "with the
    secretary" for "with secretary".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150512                                          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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150512. 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. 1391.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150512         36:412.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            12, 66 Stat. 40.            
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    36 USC Sec. 150513                                          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 1505 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON,
                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150513. 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
    divided equally among the State and territorial societies in the
    District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1391.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150513         36:417.                 Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, Sec.  
                                            17, 66 Stat. 41.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP    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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
             CHAPTER 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP         

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    150701.     Organization.                                         
    150702.     Purposes.                                             
    150703.     Membership.                                           
    150704.     National officers.                                    
    150705.     Board of directors.                                   
    150706.     Powers.                                               
    150707.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    150708.     Restrictions.                                         
    150709.     Headquarters and principal office.                    
    150710.     Records and inspection.                               
    150711.     Service of process.                                   
    150712.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    150713.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 150701                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150701. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Conference on Citizenship (in
    this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1392.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150701         36:431.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 67 Stat. 562.   
                   36:432.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 150702                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150702. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to hold an annual national conference on citizenship on or
      about "Citizenship Day", September 17;
        (2) to assist in the development of more dynamic procedures for
      making citizenship more effective, including the promotion and
      encouragement of local, State, and regional citizenship
      conferences; and
        (3) to indicate the ways and means by which various
      organizations may contribute concretely to the development of a
      more active, alert, enlightened, conscientious, and progressive
      citizenry in our country.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1392.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150702         36:433.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            3, 67 Stat. 562.            
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    36 USC Sec. 150703                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150703. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Membership in the corporation is confined to
    agencies and organizations. Except as provided in this chapter, the
    rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
      (b) Voting. - Each agency or organization sending delegates to,
    and participating in, the annual national conference on citizenship
    has one vote in the conduct of the business of the conference.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1392.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150703         36:436.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            6, 67 Stat. 563.            
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    36 USC Sec. 150704                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150704. National officers

-STATUTE-
      (a) National Officers. - The national officers of the corporation
    are a president, a first vice president, a second vice president, a
    third vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The president
    is chairman of the board of directors and of the executive
    committee described in section 150705(d) of this title.
      (b) Election. - The national officers are elected biennially from
    among the officers and members of the member agencies and
    organizations participating in the annual national conference on
    citizenship, by a majority vote of the agencies and organizations
    sending delegates to, and participating in, the conference.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1392.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150704         36:437.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            7, 67 Stat. 563.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "For the purposes of initiating the
    corporation, the national officers shall be elected within ten days
    of August 13, 1953, by the persons named in section 431 of this
    title, to serve until the final session of the next following
    annual conference. Thereafter" are omitted as obsolete. The words
    "one vote to each such agency and to each such organization" are
    omitted because section 150703(b) of the revised title already
    states that each of those agencies and organizations has one vote.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150705                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150705. Board of directors

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The board of directors is the governing body of
    the corporation. The board shall exercise the powers granted to the
    corporation.
      (b) Number and Election. - The number of directors and their term
    of office are as provided in the bylaws, except that the board
    shall have at least 10 members (including ex officio members). The
    directors are elected from among the officers and members of the
    member agencies and organizations participating in the annual
    national conference on citizenship, by a majority vote of the
    agencies and organizations sending delegates to, and participating
    in, the conference.
      (c) Meetings. - The board shall hold an annual meeting at a time
    and place as may be provided in the bylaws. The annual report of
    the board shall be presented at the annual meeting. Special
    meetings of the board may be called as provided in the bylaws.
      (d) Executive Committee. - The board shall designate 3 of its own
    members, who together with the president and the 3 vice presidents
    constitute the executive committee. When the board is not in
    session, the executive committee has the powers of the board
    subject to the board's direction and may authorize the seal of the
    corporation to be affixed to all papers that require it.
      (e) Executive Director and Professional Staff. - The executive
    committee shall select an executive director for the corporation,
    who shall have the qualifications and terms of employment decided
    by the committee. The executive director shall nominate other
    professional staff members, who must be approved by the executive
    committee.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1392.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150705         36:438.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            8, 67 Stat. 564.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "From August 13, 1953, until the
    final session of the next following annual conference . . . shall
    be the persons named in section 431 of this title and such
    additional persons as shall be named by them. Thereafter" are
    omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (b), the words "one vote to each such agency and to
    each such organization" are omitted because section 150703(b) of
    the revised title already states that each of those agencies and
    organizations has one vote.
      In subsection (c), the words "hold an annual meeting" are
    substituted for "meet at least once each year" for consistency in
    the revised title.
      In subsection (d), the words "and exercise" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (e), the words "who shall have the qualifications
    and terms of employment decided" are substituted for "in keeping
    with qualifications and terms of employment adopted" for clarity
    and consistency.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150706                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150706. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws and regulations for the management
      of its property and the regulation of its affairs, including the
      establishment and maintenance of local and State conferences on
      citizenship;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) adopt emblems and badges;
        (4) choose officers, managers, employees, and agents as the
      activities of the corporation require;
        (5) make contracts;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) use corporate funds to give prizes or awards to citizens
      for outstanding contributions toward the achievement of the
      purposes of the corporation;
        (9) publish a magazine and other publications consistent with
      the purposes of the corporation;
        (10) sue and be sued; and
        (11) 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. 1393.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150706         36:434.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            4, 67 Stat. 562.            
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      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 such corporation is to operate" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the words "adopt emblems and badges" are
    substituted for "use and display such emblems and badges as it may
    adopt" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In clause (5), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal,
    necessary for attaining the objects and accomplishing the purposes
    of the corporation" and "transfer and convey real or personal
    property" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "subject to applicable provisions of
    law of any State (a) governing the amount or kind of real and
    personal property which may be held by, or (b) otherwise limiting
    or controlling the ownership of real and personal property by a
    corporation operating in such State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (7), 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" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "subject to all applicable provisions of
    Federal or State law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (10), the words "complain, and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (11), the words "any other act" are substituted for
    "any and all acts and things" to eliminate unnecessary words. The
    word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 150707                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150707. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "National
    Conference on Citizenship" and seals, emblems, and badges the
    corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1393.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150707         36:446.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            16, 67 Stat. 565.           
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      The word "sole" is omitted as unnecessary and for consistency in
    the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 150708                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150708. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director,
    officer, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or
    assist a political party or candidate for elective public office,
    or advocate, sponsor, or promote legislation in the Congress of the
    United States or in the legislature of a State.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final
    liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent
    the executive committee from adopting terms of employment of the
    executive director as provided in section 150705(e) of this title.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1393.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150708(a)      36:442.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427,      
                                            Secs. 9, 10, 12, 67 Stat.   
                                            564, 565.                   
    150708(b)      36:440.                                              
    150708(c)      36:439(a).                                           
    150708(d)      36:439(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" and "its objects and
    purposes being solely patriotic and educational" 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 "such person, agency, or organization" are interpreted as
    referring to a "member, officer, or director" and are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "as provided in section 445 of this title"
    are omitted as unnecessary. The words "This subsection does not
    prevent" are substituted for "Nothing in this subsection, however,
    shall be construed to prevent" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150709                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150709. Headquarters and principal office

-STATUTE-
      The headquarters and principal office of the corporation shall be
    in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia. However, the
    activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of
    Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia but may be conducted throughout
    the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1394.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150709         36:435(a).              Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            5(a), 67 Stat. 563.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "office" is substituted for "offices" for consistency
    with section 150710 and other sections of the revised title. The
    words "the States of" and "various" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150710                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150710. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its annual national
      conference, board of directors, and committees having any of the
      authority of its board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1394.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150710         36:443.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            13, 67 Stat. 565.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 150711                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150711. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of
    Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation.
    Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office of the clerk
    of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
    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. 1394.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150711         36:435(b).              Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            5(b), 67 Stat. 563.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "have" is substituted for "maintain" for consistency in
    the revised title. 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 sufficient notice or service
    upon", for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 150712                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150712. 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. 1394.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    150712         36:441.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            11, 67 Stat. 565.           
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-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150713                                          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 1507 - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150713. 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
    transferred by the board of directors to a recognized agency or
    agencies engaged in the furtherance and advancement of citizenship.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1394.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    150713         36:445.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, Sec. 
                                            15, 67 Stat. 565.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION
           PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS                     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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
        CHAPTER 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                               MEASUREMENTS

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    150901.     Organization.                                         
    150902.     Purposes.                                             
    150903.     Membership.                                           
    150904.     Governing body.                                       
    150905.     Powers.                                               
    150906.     Restrictions.                                         
    150907.     Principal office.                                     
    150908.     Records and inspection.                               
    150909.     Statement required in audit report.                   
    150910.     Service of process.                                   
    150911.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    150912.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 150901                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150901. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Council on Radiation Protection
    and Measurements (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a
    federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1395.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150901         36:4501.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 1, 78 Stat. 320.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.

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    36 USC Sec. 150902                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150902. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to collect, analyze, develop, and disseminate in the public
      interest information and recommendations about - 
          (A) protection against radiation; and
          (B) radiation measurements, quantities, and units,
        particularly those concerned with protection against radiation;

        (2) to provide a means by which organizations concerned with
      the scientific and related aspects of protection against
      radiation and of radiation quantities, units, and measurements
      may cooperate for effective use of their combined resources, and
      to stimulate the work of those organizations;
        (3) to develop basic concepts about - 
          (A) radiation quantities, units, and measurements;
          (B) the application of those concepts; and
          (C) protection against radiation; and

        (4) to cooperate with the International Commission on
      Radiological Protection, the Federal Radiation Council, the
      International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements,
      and other national and international organizations, governmental
      and private, concerned with radiation quantities, units, and
      measurements and with protection against radiation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1395.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150902         36:4503.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 3, 78 Stat. 321.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.
    The words "protection against radiation" are used throughout, and
    the words "(referred to herein as 'radiation protection')" in
    36:4503(1) are omitted, for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 150903                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150903. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
      (b) Voting. - Each member (except an honorary or associate
    member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a
    meeting of the members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1395.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150903         36:4506.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 6, 78 Stat. 322.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "the right to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 150904                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150904. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the
    corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and
    program of the corporation. The board is responsible for the
    control of all funds of the corporation.
      (2) The selection of directors and their term of office are as
    provided in the bylaws.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer,
    and other officers as provided in the bylaws. Their duties are as
    provided in the bylaws.
      (2) The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting of the
    corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1395.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150904(a)      36:4507.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Secs. 7, 8, 78 Stat.
                                            322.                        
    150904(b)      36:4508.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:4507(a) is omitted as obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150905                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150905. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws for the management of its property
      and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) choose directors, officers, trustees, managers, employees,
      and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary 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. 1396.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150905         36:4502.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Secs. 2, 4, 16, 78  
                                            Stat. 321, 324.             
                   36:4504.                                             
                   36:4516.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:4502 and 4516 is omitted as
    executed and obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "alter" and "not inconsistent with the
    laws of the United States of America or of any State in which the
    corporation is to operate" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest, or by any other method, any
    property, real or personal, necessary or proper for attaining the
    objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation"
    and "transfer and convey real or personal property, and to
    mortgage, pledge, encumber, lease, and sublease the same" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The words "subject, however, to applicable provisions of law
    of any State or the District of Columbia (a) governing the amount
    or kind of such property which may be held by, or (b) otherwise
    limiting or controlling the ownership of any such property by a
    corporation operating in such State or the District of Columbia"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (6), the words "for its corporate purposes" 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 or other evidences of
    indebtedness therefor, and to secure the same by mortgage, pledge,
    or lien" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "subject in every case to all
    applicable provisions of Federal or State law, or of the laws of
    the District of Columbia" 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 such acts and things" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 150906                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150906. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director,
    officer, or agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist
    a political party or candidate for 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, a director, officer, or member during the life of the
    corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This
    subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation
    to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1396.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150906(a)      36:4512.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 78 
                                            Stat. 322, 323.             
    150906(b)      36:4510.                                             
    150906(c)      36:4509(a).                                          
    150906(d)      36:4509(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "duly appointed" 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.

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    36 USC Sec. 150907                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150907. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia or another place decided by the board of directors.
    However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted
    throughout the world.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1396.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150907         36:4505(a).             July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 5(a), 78 Stat. 
                                            322.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "shall not be confined to that place and" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "throughout the various States, the
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United
    States, and in other areas" are omitted as included in "throughout
    the world".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 150908                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150908. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1396.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150908         36:4513.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 13, 78 Stat.   
                                            323.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150909                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150909. Statement required in audit report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall include in the audit report statement
    required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of
    all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all
    payments of compensation or fees at a rate greater than $10,000 a
    year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1397.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150909         36:4514(b) (2d          July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    sentence cl. (2)).      88-376, Sec. 14(b) (2d      
                                            sentence cl. (2)), 78 Stat. 
                                            324.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "salaries" is omitted as included in "compensation".

                   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 203 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150910                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150910. 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. 1397.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    150910         36:4505(b).             July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 5(b), 78 Stat. 
                                            322.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "have" is substituted for "maintain" for consistency in
    the revised title. The words "at all times" and "authorized" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 150911                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150911. 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. 1397.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150911         36:4511.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 11, 78 Stat.   
                                            323.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 150912                                          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 1509 - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND
                    MEASUREMENTS                

-HEAD-
    Sec. 150912. 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 board of directors, but consistent
    with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the
    bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1397.)

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      Section                                                           
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    150912         36:4515.                July 14, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-376, Sec. 15, 78 Stat.   
                                            324.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "and all Federal and State laws
    applicable thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF
           THE UNITED STATES                               01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    CHAPTER 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    151101.     Organization.                                         
    151102.     Purposes.                                             
    151103.     Membership.                                           
    151104.     Governing body.                                       
    151105.     Powers.                                               
    151106.     Tax exemption.                                        
    151107.     Principal office.                                     
    151108.     Nonapplication of audit requirements.                 

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    36 USC Sec. 151101                                          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 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Education Association of the
    United States (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally
    chartered corporation.
      (b) Place of Incorporation. - The corporation is declared to be
    incorporated 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. 1397.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151101         36:5301.                June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                                            Secs. 1, 10, 34 Stat. 804,  
                                            807.                        
                   36:5310.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for 36:5301 for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate executed and obsolete words. The
    text of 36:5310 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151102                                          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 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to elevate the character and advance the interests of the
      profession of teaching; and
        (2) to promote the cause of education in the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1397.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151102         36:5302 (1st            June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                    sentence).              Sec. 2 (1st sentence), 34   
                                            Stat. 805.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "object" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151103                                          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 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights,
    obligations, and designation of classes of members are as provided
    in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1398.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151103         36:5305.                June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                                            Sec. 5, 34 Stat. 805; June  
                                            14, 1937, ch. 336, Sec. 1,  
                                            50 Stat. 257.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "Eligibility for membership" are substituted for
    "qualifications", the words "designation of classes" are
    substituted for "classifications", and the words "are as provided
    in the bylaws" are substituted for "shall be prescribed in the
    bylaws", for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151104                                          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 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Officers. - The officers of the corporation are a president,
    one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and the
    members of a board of directors, an executive committee, and any
    other boards, councils, and committees, and other officers, as
    provided in the bylaws.
      (b) Additional Provisions. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    the manner of selection, term of office, powers, and duties of the
    officers, boards, councils, and committees are as provided in the
    bylaws. The bylaws may provide other and different provisions as to
    the names and numbers of the officers, boards, councils, and
    committees.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1398.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151104         36:5302 (last           June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                    sentence).              Sec. 2 (last sentence), 34  
                                            Stat. 805.                  
                   36:5306.                June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                                            Sec. 6, 34 Stat. 805; June  
                                            14, 1937, ch. 336, Sec. 2,  
                                            50 Stat. 257; June 30, 1969,
                                            Pub. L. 91-37, Sec. 1(b), 83
                                            Stat. 43.                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:5302 (last sentence) is omitted
    as unnecessary and obsolete because it includes authority to change
    or abolish the departments specified in that provision.
      In subsection (a), the words "and the members of" are added for
    clarity.
      In subsection (b), the words "manner of selection" are
    substituted for "manner of election or appointment" for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
    "are as provided in the bylaws" are substituted for "the bylaws of
    the corporation shall prescribe" for consistency in the revised
    title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151105                                          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 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151105. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property to
      carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (4) accept and administer a trust for educational purposes;
        (5) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
      and
        (6) sue and be sued in any court of the United States, or other
      court of competent jurisdiction.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1398.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151105         36:5303.                June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                                            Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 805; June  
                                            30, 1969, Pub. L. 91-37,    
                                            Sec. 1(a), 83 Stat. 42.     
                   36:5309.                June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                                            Sec. 9, 34 Stat. 807.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:5309 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "adopt and amend" are substituted for
    "make" for consistency in the revised title. The words "not
    inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or of the
    Constitution of the United States" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "adopt and alter a corporate seal" are
    substituted for "have and to use a common seal, and to alter and
    change the same at its pleasure" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (3) is substituted for "take or receive, whether by gift,
    grant, devise, bequest, or purchase, any real or personal estate,
    and to hold, grant, transfer, sell, convey, hire, or lease the same
    for the purpose of its incorporation" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (4), the words "of real or personal estate" and "within
    the objects of the corporation" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (5), the words "for its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "instruments of indebtedness" are
    substituted for "bonds therefor", and the words "secure its
    obligations by granting security interests in its property" are
    substituted for "secure the same by mortgage, deed of trust,
    pledge, or otherwise", for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151106                                          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 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151106. Tax exemption

-STATUTE-
      (a) Real Property. - Real property of the corporation is exempt
    from taxation if it is - 
        (1) located in the District of Columbia;
        (2) used for the purposes provided in section 151102 of this
      title; and
        (3) not used to produce income.

      (b) Personal Property. - Personal property of the corporation is
    exempt from taxation if it is used for the purposes provided in
    section 151102 of this title or to produce income to be used for
    those purposes.
      (c) Annual Report. - The corporation shall submit annually to the
    Secretary of Education a written report stating in detail for the
    prior year - 
        (1) the real and personal property held by the corporation;
        (2) the income from the property; and
        (3) the expenditure or other use or disposition of the property
      and income from the property.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1398.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151106(a),     36:5304 (words          June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
     (b)            before last             Sec. 4, 34 Stat. 805.       
                    proviso).                                           
    151106(c)      36:5304 (last                                        
                    proviso).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "the purposes provided in
    section 151102 of this title" are substituted for "the educational
    or other purposes of the corporation as aforesaid" and "educational
    purposes aforesaid" for clarity. The words "Provided, however, That
    this exemption shall not apply to any property of the corporation
    which shall not be used for or the income of which shall not be
    applied to the educational purposes of the corporation" are omitted
    as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "and funds" are omitted as included
    in "personal property". The words "held" and "invested" are omitted
    as included in "used . . . to produce income".
      In subsection (c), the words "Secretary of Education" are
    substituted for "Commissioner of Education of the United States"
    because all functions of the Commissioner of Education have been
    transferred to the Secretary of Education as provided in
    20:3441(a).

         TAXATION OF REAL PROPERTY OF NEA IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA     
      Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(c) [Sec. 147], Oct. 21, 1998,
    112 Stat. 2681-121, 2681-145, provided that: "Notwithstanding any
    provision of any Federally-granted charter or any other provision
    of law, beginning with fiscal year 1999 and for each fiscal year
    hereafter, the real property of the National Education Association
    located in the District of Columbia shall be subject to taxation by
    the District of Columbia in the same manner as any similar
    organization."

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151107                                          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 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151107. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation may be
    conducted, and offices may be maintained, throughout the United
    States in accordance with the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1398.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151107         36:5308.                June 30, 1906, ch. 3929,     
                                            Sec. 8, 34 Stat. 807; June  
                                            14, 1937, ch. 336, Sec. 4,  
                                            50 Stat. 258.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "activities of the corporation may be conducted" are
    substituted for "meetings of the corporation, its officers,
    committees, and departments, may be held, and . . . its business
    may be transacted" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151108                                          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 1511 - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151108. Nonapplication of audit requirements

-STATUTE-
      The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not
    apply to the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1399.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151108         (no source).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is added to except the National Education
    Association of the United States from the application of section
    10101 of the revised title, restating 36:1101-1103, which imposes
    audit requirements on certain federally chartered corporations. The
    Association is not included in the list of corporations set out in
    36:1101 to which the audit requirements apply.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS
           FOUNDATION                                      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 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    151301.     Organization.                                         
    151302.     Purposes.                                             
    151303.     Board of directors.                                   
    151304.     Officers and employees.                               
    151305.     Powers.                                               
    151306.     Principal office.                                     
    151307.     Provision and acceptance of support by Administrator. 
    151308.     Service of process.                                   
    151309.     Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief.
    151310.     Immunity of United States Government.                 
    151311.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 151301                                          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 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
    (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Nature of Corporation and Place of Incorporation. - The
    corporation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation incorporated
    under the laws of Maryland and is not an agency or establishment of
    the United States Government.
      (c) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1399.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151301(a)      36:5201(a) (1st         Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              102-522, title II, Secs.    
                                            202(a), 204(a)(1), 106 Stat.
                                            3417, 3419.                 
    151301(b)      36:5201(a) (last                                     
                    sentence).                                          
    151301(c)      36:5203(a)(1).                                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for "There is established the
    National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (hereafter in this chapter
    referred to as the 'Foundation')" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      In subsection (c), the words "Except as otherwise provided" are
    added, and the word "existence" is substituted for "succession",
    for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151302                                          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 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) primarily - 
          (A) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of
        property for the benefit of the National Fallen Firefighters'
        Memorial and the annual memorial service associated with the
        memorial; and
          (B) to, in coordination with the Federal Government and fire
        services (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Federal
        Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203)),
        plan, direct, and manage the memorial service referred to in
        subparagraph (A);

        (2) to provide financial assistance to families of fallen
      firefighters for transportation to and lodging at non-Federal and
      Federal facilities during the annual memorial service;
        (3) to assist Federal, State, and local efforts to recognize
      firefighters who die in the line of duty;
        (4) to provide scholarships and other financial assistance for
      educational purposes and job training for the spouses and
      children of fallen firefighters;
        (5) to provide for a national program to assist families of
      fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with line-of-
      duty deaths of those firefighters; and
        (6) to promote national, State, and local initiatives to
      increase public awareness of fire and life safety.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1399; Pub. L. 106-503,
    title I, Sec. 113(a), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2303.)


-STATAMEND-
                  AMENDMENT SUBSEQUENT TO AUGUST 15, 1997              
      Section 5201(b) of former Title 36, from which this section was
    derived, was amended by Pub. L. 105-276, title IV, Sec. 427(a),
    Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2510, see section 5(a) of Pub. L. 105-225,
    set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding
    section 101 of this title. As subsequently amended by Pub. L. 106-
    503, this section restated the provisions of section 5201(b) of
    former Title 36, as amended by Pub. L. 105-276, Sec. 427(a), with
    the exception that in par. (1)(B), the words "plan, direct, and
    manage the memorial service referred to in subparagraph (A)" were
    used instead of "plan, direct, and manage the memorial service
    referred to in subparagraph (A) and related activities".



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151302         36:5201(b).             Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-522, title II, Sec.     
                                            202(b), 106 Stat. 3417.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------



-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2000 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(a)(1) added par. (1)
    and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "primarily to
    encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the
    benefit of the National Fallen Firefighters' Memorial and the
    annual memorial service associated with it;".
      Par. (2). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(a)(2), inserted "and Federal"
    after "non-Federal".
      Par. (3). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(a)(3), substituted "Federal,
    State, and local" for "State and local" and struck out "and" after
    semicolon.
      Par. (4). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(a)(4), substituted semicolon
    for period at end.
      Pars. (5), (6). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(a)(5), added pars. (5)
    and (6).

    LOWERING OF FLAG IN HONOR OF NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL
                                  SERVICE
      Pub. L. 107-51, Oct. 16, 2001, 115 Stat. 267, provided that:
    "Whereas 1,200,000 men and women comprise the American fire and
      emergency services;
    "Whereas the fire and emergency services is considered one of the
      most dangerous jobs in the United States;
    "Whereas fire and emergency services personnel respond to over 16
      million emergency calls annually, without reservation and with
      little regard for their personal safety;
    "Whereas fire and emergency services personnel are the first to
      respond to an emergency, whether it involves a fire, medical
      emergency, spill of hazardous materials, natural disaster, act of
      terrorism, or transportation accident;
    "Whereas approximately one-third of all active fire and emergency
      personnel suffer debilitating injuries annually; and
    "Whereas approximately 100 fire and emergency services personnel
      die annually in the line of duty: Now, therefore, be it
      "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, That each year, the
    American flags on all Federal office buildings will be lowered to
    half-staff in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
    Service in Emmitsburg, Maryland."

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151303                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151303. Board of directors

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The board of directors is the governing body of
    the corporation.
      (b) Members and Appointment. - (1) The Administrator of the
    United States Fire Administration of the Federal Emergency
    Management Agency is an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.
    The Administrator appoints the voting members of the board.
      (2) The board consists of the following 12 voting members:
        (A) one active volunteer firefighter;
        (B) one active career firefighter;
        (C) one United States Government firefighter; and
        (D) nine individuals who have a demonstrated interest in the
      fire service.

      (3) The terms of office of the voting members are 6 years (except
    for the initial members). The terms shall be staggered so that the
    terms of 4 members expire every 2 years.
      (4) A vacancy on the board shall be filled within 60 days in the
    manner in which the original appointment was made.
      (c) Chairman. - The chairman shall be elected by the board from
    its voting members for a 2-year term.
      (d) Quorum. - A majority of the current membership of the board
    is a quorum.
      (e) Meetings. - The board shall meet at the call of the chairman
    at least once a year. If a member of the board misses 3 consecutive
    meetings, that member may be removed from the board and that
    vacancy may be filled as provided in subsection (b)(4) of this
    section.
      (f) Status and Compensation. - 
        (1) Appointment to the board shall not constitute employment by
      or the holding of an office of the United States.
        (2) Members of the board shall serve without compensation.

      (g) Liability. - Members of the board are not personally liable,
    except for gross negligence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1399; Pub. L. 105-354,
    Sec. 1(8), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244; Pub. L. 106-503, title I,
    Sec. 113(b), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2304; Pub. L. 108-169, title
    II, Sec. 206(a), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2040; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(9), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
                              PUB. L. 105-225                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151303(a)      36:5202(a)(1)           Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                    (words before 1st       102-522, title II, Secs.    
                    comma).                 203(a)-(f), 204(c)(2) (words
                                            after 2d comma), 106 Stat.  
                                            3417, 3419.                 
    151303(b)      36:5202(a)(1)                                        
                    (words after 1st                                    
                    comma), (2), (b),                                   
                    (c).                                                
    151303(c)      36:5202(d).                                          
    151303(d)      36:5202(e).                                          
    151303(e)      36:5202(f).                                          
    151303(f)      36:5202(a)(3), (4).                                  
    151303(g)      36:5203(c)(2)                                        
                    (words after 2d                                     
                    comma).                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for "The Foundation shall have a
    governing Board of Directors (hereafter in this chapter referred to
    as the 'Board')" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "(hereafter in this chapter
    referred to as the 'Administrator')" in 36:5202(a)(2) are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "Within 3 months after October 26, 1992"
    in 36:5202(b) are omitted as obsolete.
      Subsection (b)(3) is substituted for 36:5202(b) (last sentence)
    to eliminate obsolete and unnecessary words.
      In subsection (d), the words "for the transaction of business"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      Subsection (f)(1) is substituted for "Appointment to the Board
    shall not constitute employment by, or the holding of an office of,
    the United States for the purposes of any Federal law" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

                              PUB. L. 105-354                          
      This amends subsections (f) and (g) of section 151303 of title
    36, as enacted by section 1 of Public Law 105-225 (Aug. 12, 1998,
    112 Stat. 1400). The amendment clarifies the restatement of
    36:5202(a)(3) by making it clear that appointment to the board of
    directors of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation does not
    constitute appointment as an officer or employee of the United
    States Government for the purpose of any law of the United States.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "The chairman"
    for "The Chairman".
      2003 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 108-169, Sec. 206(a)(1), (2),
    substituted "12" for "9" in introductory provisions and "nine" for
    "six" in subpar. (D).
      Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108-169, Sec. 206(a)(3), substituted "4
    members" for "3 members".
      2000 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(b)(1), added
    subsec. (f) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (f).
    Text read as follows: "Appointment to the board does not constitute
    appointment as an officer or employee of the United States
    Government for the purpose of any law of the United States."
      Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(b), redesignated
    subsec. (h) as (g) and struck out heading and text of former
    subsec. (g). Text read as follows: "Members of the board serve
    without compensation."
      1998 - Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 105-354 amended subsecs. (f)
    and (g) generally and added subsec. (h). Prior to amendment,
    subsecs. (f) and (g) read as follows:
      "(f) Status and Compensation. - Members of the board - 
        "(1) are not officers or employees of the United States
      Government; and
        "(2) serve without compensation.
      "(g) Liability of Directors. - Members of the board are not
    personally liable, except for gross negligence."

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT                 
      Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 3, Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3245, provided
    that: "The amendment made by section 1(8) of this Act [amending
    this section] shall take effect as if included in the provisions of
    Public Law 105-225, as of the date of enactment of Public Law 105-
    225 [Aug. 12, 1998]."


-TRANS-
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components,
    authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal
    Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under
    Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title
    6, Domestic Security.
      For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of
    the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating
    thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment
    of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections
    551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the
    Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25,
    2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151304                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151304. Officers and employees

-STATUTE-
      (a) Appointment. - The board of directors may appoint officers or
    employees, but only after the corporation has sufficient funds to
    pay for their services.
      (b) Status and Compensation. - Officers and employees of the
    corporation - 
        (1) shall not be considered employees of the United States
      Government;
        (2) shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of
      title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service; and
        (3) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III
      of chapter 53 of title 5, except that an officer or employee may
      not be paid more than 15 percent above the annual rate of basic
      pay for level GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5107 of
      title 5.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1400; Pub. L. 106-503,
    title I, Sec. 113(c), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2304; Pub. L. 108-
    169, title II, Sec. 206(b), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2040.)


-STATAMEND-
                  AMENDMENT SUBSEQUENT TO AUGUST 15, 1997              
      Section 5202(g)(1) of former Title 36, from which this section
    was derived, was amended by Pub. L. 105-276, title IV, Sec. 427(b),
    Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2511, see section 5(a) of Pub. L. 105-225,
    set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding
    section 101 of this title. As subsequently amended by Pub. L. 106-
    503, this section restated the provisions of section 5202(g)(1) of
    former Title 36, as amended by Pub. L. 105-276, Sec. 427(b).



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151304(a)      36:5202(g)(1)(A),       Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                    (2).                    102-522, title II, Sec.     
                                            203(g)(1)(A), (2), (h), 106 
                                            Stat. 3418.                 
    151304(b)      36:5202(h).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for
    clarity.
      In subsection (b)(3), the words "relating to classification and
    General Schedule pay rates" are omitted as unnecessary.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the
    competitive service, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), are classified
    generally to section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government
    Organization and Employees.
      The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is set out
    under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and
    Employees.


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2003 - Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108-169 inserted "15 percent
    above" after "more than".
      2000 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(c)(1), struck out
    "not more than 2" after "appoint".
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(c)(2), substituted
    "shall not be considered" for "are not".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151305                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151305. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;
        (2) adopt a seal which shall be judicially noticed; and
        (3) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter.

      (b) Powers as Trustee. - To carry out its purposes, the
    corporation has the usual powers of a corporation acting as a
    trustee in Maryland, including the power - 
        (1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any
      gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of
      property or any income from or other interest in the property;
        (2) unless otherwise required by the instrument of transfer, to
      sell, donate, lease, invest, or otherwise dispose of any property
      or income from the property;
        (3) to make contracts and other arrangements with public
      agencies and private organizations and persons and to make
      payments necessary to carry out its functions;
        (4) to sue and be sued; and
        (5) to 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. 1400; Pub. L. 105-354,
    Sec. 1(9), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
                              PUB. L. 105-225                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151305(a)      36:5202(g)(1)(B),       Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                    (C).                    102-522, title II, Secs.    
                                            203(g)(1)(B), (C), 204(b),  
                                            (c)(1), (2) (words before 2d
                                            comma), (3)-(5), 106 Stat.  
                                            3418, 3419.                 
                   36:5203(b).                                          
    151305(b)      36:5203(c)(1), (2)                                   
                    (words before 2d                                    
                    comma), (3)-(5).                                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a)(1) is substituted for 36:5202(g)(1)(B) for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "consistent with this
    chapter" are omitted as unnecessary.
      Subsection (a)(2) is substituted for 36:5203(b) for consistency
    in the revised title.
      Subsection (a)(3) is substituted for 36:5202(g)(1)(C) for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words "under section
    5201 of this title" and "in addition to the powers otherwise given
    it under this chapter" are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (1),
    the words "real or personal" are omitted as unnecessary and for
    consistency in the revised title. In clause (4), the words "and
    complain and defend itself in any court of competent jurisdiction"
    are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (5), the words "any other
    act" are substituted for "any and all acts" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

                              PUB. L. 105-354                          
      This amends section 151305(b) of title 36 to correct an
    inconsistency in the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-354 struck out "the State of"
    before "Maryland" in introductory provisions.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151306                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151306. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Maryland.
    However, the corporation may conduct business throughout the
    States, territories, and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1401.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151306         36:5203(a)(2), (3).     Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-522, title II, Sec.     
                                            204(a)(2), (3), 106 Stat.   
                                            3419.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151307                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151307. Provision and acceptance of support by Administrator

-STATUTE-
      (a) Provision by Administrator. - (1) The Administrator of the
    United States Fire Administration of the Federal Emergency
    Management Agency - 
        (A) may provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative
      services to the corporation; and
        (B) may require and accept reimbursements for these personnel,
      facilities, and services.

      (2) Reimbursements under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall
    be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations
    then current and chargeable for the cost of providing the services.
      (3) Notwithstanding any other law, United States Government
    personnel and stationery may not be used to solicit funding for the
    corporation.
      (b) Acceptance by Administrator. - The Administrator may accept,
    without regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter
    53 of title 5 and related regulations, the services of the
    corporation and its directors, officers, and employees as
    volunteers in performing functions authorized under this chapter,
    without compensation from the Administration.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1401; Pub. L. 106-503,
    title I, Sec. 113(d), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2304; Pub. L. 108-
    169, title II, Sec. 206(c), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2041.)


-STATAMEND-
                  AMENDMENT SUBSEQUENT TO AUGUST 15, 1997              
      Section 5204 of former Title 36, from which subsec. (a) of this
    section was derived, was amended generally by Pub. L. 105-276,
    title IV, Sec. 427(c), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2511, see section
    5(a) of Pub. L. 105-225, set out as a Legislative Purpose and
    Construction note preceding section 101 of this title. As
    subsequently amended by Pub. L. 106-503 subsec. (a) of this section
    restated the provisions of section 5204 of former Title 36, as
    amended by Pub. L. 105-276, Sec. 427(c), with the following
    exceptions - (1) in the introductory provisions of subsec. (a)(1),
    the words "During the 10-year period beginning on the date of the
    enactment of the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000"
    were used instead of "During the 10-year period beginning on the
    date of the enactment of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
    Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 1999", (2) in subsec. (a)(1)(A), the words
    "other administrative services to" were used instead of "other
    required services for the operation of", and (3) in subsec.
    (a)(1)(B), the words "may require and accept reimbursements" were
    used instead of "may accept reimbursement".



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151307(a)      36:5204.                Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-522, title II, Secs.    
                                            205, 206, 106 Stat. 3419.   
    151307(b)      36:5205.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter
    III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related regulations" are
    substituted for "the Federal civil service classification laws,
    rules, or regulations" for consistency in the revised title and
    with other titles of the United States Code.


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2003 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108-169 substituted "The" for
    "During the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment
    of the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000, the".
      2000 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(d)(1),
    substituted "During the 10-year period beginning on the date of the
    enactment of the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000, the
    Administrator" for "The Administrator" in introductory provisions.
      Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 106-503, Sec. 113(d)(2), substituted
    "may" for "shall".


-TRANS-
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components,
    authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal
    Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under
    Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title
    6, Domestic Security.
      For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of
    the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating
    thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment
    of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections
    551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the
    Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25,
    2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151308                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151308. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have a designated agent to receive service
    of process for the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1401.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151308         36:5203(a)(4).          Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-522, title II, Sec.     
                                            204(a)(4), 106 Stat. 3419.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary and for
    consistency in the revised title. The word "have" is substituted
    for "maintain" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151309                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151309. Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief

-STATUTE-
      The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United
    States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate
    equitable relief if the corporation - 
        (1) engages or threatens to engage in any act, practice, or
      policy that is inconsistent with the purposes in section 151302
      of this title; or
        (2) refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its obligations
      under this chapter or threatens to do so.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1401.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151309         36:5206(c).             Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-522, title II, Sec.     
                                            207(c), 106 Stat. 3420.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "bring a civil action" are
    substituted for "petition" for consistency in the revised title and
    with other titles of the United States Code. The words "appropriate
    equitable relief" are substituted for "such equitable relief as may
    be necessary or appropriate" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151310                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151310. Immunity of United States Government

-STATUTE-
      The United States Government is not liable for any debts,
    defaults, acts, or omissions of the corporation. The full faith and
    credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the
    corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1401.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151310         36:5207.                Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-522, title II, Sec. 208,
                                            106 Stat. 3420.             
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-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151311                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1513 - NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151311. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than 4 months after the end of each fiscal year, the
    corporation shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of
    Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior
    fiscal year, including a complete statement of its receipts,
    expenditures, and investments.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1401.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151311         36:5206(b).             Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-522, title II, Sec.     
                                            207(b), 106 Stat. 3420.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "proceedings" is omitted for consistency in the revised
    title.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
             CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS         

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    151501.     Definition.                                           
    151502.     Organization.                                         
    151503.     Purposes.                                             
    151504.     Membership.                                           
    151505.     Governing body.                                       
    151506.     Powers.                                               
    151507.     Restrictions.                                         
    151508.     Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    151509.     Records and inspection.                               
    151510.     Service of process.                                   
    151511.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    151512.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151501                                          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 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151501. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151501         36:2013.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 14, 96 Stat.   
                                            258.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151502                                          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 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151502. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Federation of Music Clubs (in
    this chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in Illinois, is a
    federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151502(a)      36:2001.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 96 Stat. 256,
                                            258.                        
    151502(b)      36:2014 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2015.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151503                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151503. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      (a) Specific Purposes. - The purposes of the corporation are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation and include - 
        (1) bringing into working relations with one another, music
      clubs and other musical organizations and individuals associated
      with musical activity for the purpose of developing and
      maintaining high musical standards;
        (2) aiding and encouraging musical education; and
        (3) promoting American music and American artists throughout
      the United States and the world.

      (b) Patriotic, Civic, and Historical Organization. - The
    corporation shall function as a patriotic, civic, and historical
    organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151503         36:2003.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 3, 96 Stat. 256.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "objects", "directly or indirectly",
    and "of America" are omitted as unnecessary and for consistency in
    the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151504                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151504. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151504         36:2005.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 5, 96 Stat. 256.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151505                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151505. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of the officers are
    as provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151505(a)      36:2006.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Secs. 6, 7, 96 Stat.
                                            257.                        
    151505(b)      36:2007.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:2006 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:2007 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151506                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151506. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151506         36:2002.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 2, 96 Stat. 256.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151507                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1403.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151507(a)      36:2008(d).             Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 8(a)-(e), 96   
                                            Stat. 257.                  
    151507(b)      36:2008(c).                                          
    151507(c)      36:2008(a).                                          
    151507(d)      36:2008(b).                                          
    151507(e)      36:2008(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151508                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151508. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Illinois.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1403.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151508(a)      36:2008(f).             Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Secs. 8(f), 15 (1st 
                                            sentence), 96 Stat. 257, 258.
    151508(b)      36:2014 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151509                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1403.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151509         36:2010.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 10, 96 Stat.   
                                            257.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151510                                          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 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151510. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1403.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151510         36:2004.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 4, 96 Stat. 256.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151511                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151511. 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. 1403.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151511         36:2009.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 9, 96 Stat. 257.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151512                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1515 - NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151512. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1403.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151512         36:2011.                Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-231, Sec. 12, 96 Stat.   
                                            258.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 203 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION
           FOUNDATION                                      01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
           CHAPTER 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION       

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    151701.     Organization.                                         
    151702.     Purposes.                                             
    151703.     Board of directors.                                   
    151704.     Officers and employees.                               
    151705.     Powers.                                               
    151706.     Principal office.                                     
    151707.     Provision and acceptance of support by Librarian of
                 Congress.                                            
    151708.     Service of process.                                   
    151709.     Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief.
    151710.     Immunity of United States Government.                 
    151711.     Authorization of appropriations.                      
    151712.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 151701                                          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 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151701. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Film Preservation Foundation (in
    this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Nature of Corporation. - The corporation is a charitable and
    nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the
    United States Government.
      (c) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1404.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151701(a)      36:5701(a) (1st         Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              104-285, title II, Secs.    
                                            202(a), 204(a)(1), 110 Stat.
                                            3382, 3384.                 
    151701(b)      36:5701(a) (last                                     
                    sentence).                                          
    151701(c)      36:5703(a)(1).                                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for "There is established the
    National Film Preservation Foundation (hereafter in this chapter
    referred to as the 'Foundation')" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      In subsection (c), the words "Except as otherwise provided" are
    added, and the word "existence" is substituted for "succession",
    for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151702                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151702. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are to - 
        (1) encourage, accept, and administer private gifts to promote
      and ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the
      nation's film heritage held at the Library of Congress and other
      public and nonprofit archives throughout the United States;
        (2) further the goals of the Library of Congress and the
      National Film Preservation Board in connection with their
      activities under the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 (2
      U.S.C. 179l-179w); and
        (3) conduct activities, alone or in cooperation with other film
      related institutions and organizations, to further the
      preservation and public accessibility of films made in the United
      States, particularly films not protected by private interests,
      for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1404.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151702         36:5701(b).             Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-285, title II, Sec.     
                                            202(b), 110 Stat. 3382.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The National Film Preservation Act of 1996, referred to in par.
    (2), is title I of Pub. L. 104-285, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3377,
    which is classified principally to section 179l et seq. of Title 2,
    The Congress. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
    see Short Title note set out under section 179l of Title 2 and
    Tables.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151703                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151703. Board of directors

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The board of directors is the governing body of
    the corporation.
      (b) Members and Appointment. - (1) The Librarian of Congress is
    an ex officio nonvoting member of the board. The Librarian appoints
    the directors to the board.
      (2)(A) The board consists of 12 directors.
      (B) Each director must be a United States citizen.
      (C) At least six directors must be knowledgeable or experienced
    in film production, distribution, preservation, or restoration,
    including two who are sitting members of the National Film
    Preservation Board. These six directors must, to the extent
    practicable, represent diverse points of view from the film
    community, including motion picture producers, creative artists,
    nonprofit and public archivists, historians, film critics, theater
    owners, and laboratory and university personnel.
      (3) A director is not an employee of the Library of Congress and
    appointment to the board does not constitute appointment as an
    officer or employee of the United States Government for the purpose
    of any law of the United States.
      (4) The terms of office of the directors are 4 years. There shall
    be no limit to the number of terms to which any individual may be
    appointed.
      (5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled within 60 days in the
    manner in which the original appointment was made.
      (c) Chair. - The Librarian shall appoint one of the directors as
    the initial chair of the board for a 2-year term. Thereafter, the
    chair shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the bylaws
    of the corporation.
      (d) Quorum. - A majority of the current membership of the board
    is a quorum.
      (e) Meetings. - The board shall meet at the call of the Librarian
    or the chair at least once each year. If a director misses three
    consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, the director may be
    removed from the board by the Librarian and that vacancy may be
    filled as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
      (f) Compensation and Reimbursement. - Directors serve without
    compensation but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel
    and subsistence expenses incurred in performing duties for the
    corporation.
      (g) Liability of Directors. - Directors are not personally
    liable, except for gross negligence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1404; Pub. L. 109-9,
    title III, Sec. 312(a), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151703(a)      36:5702(a) (1st         Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    sentence words          104-285, title II, Secs.    
                    before 1st comma).      203(a)-(f), (g)(2)(A) (last 
                                            sentence related to board of
                                            directors), 204(c)(5) (words
                                            after 2d comma), 110 Stat.  
                                            3383, 3384, 3385.           
    151703(b)(     36:5702(a) (3d                                       
     1)             sentence), (b) (1st                                 
                    sentence).                                          
    151703(b)(     36:5702(a) (1st                                      
     2)             sentence words                                      
                    after 1st comma, 2d                                 
                    sentence).                                          
    151703(b)(     36:5702(a) (last                                     
     3)             sentence),                                          
                    (g)(2)(A) (last                                     
                    sentence related to                                 
                    board of directors).                                 
    151703(b)(     36:5702(b) (2d,                                      
     4)             last sentences).                                    
    151703(b)(     36:5702(b) (3d                                       
     5)             sentence).                                          
    151703(c)-     36:5702(c)-(f).                                      
     (f)                                                                
    151703(g)      36:5703(c)(5)                                        
                    (words after 2d                                     
                    comma).                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for "The Foundation shall have a
    governing Board of Directors (hereafter in this title referred to
    as the 'Board')" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "(hereafter in this chapter
    referred to as the 'Librarian')" in 36:5702(a) are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "Within 90 days after October 11, 1996" in
    36:5702(b) are omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (b)(3), the words "is not an employee" are
    substituted for "nor . . . shall be construed to be employees" in
    36:5702(g)(2)(A) (last sentence related to the board of directors),
    and the words "appointment to the board does not constitute
    appointment as an officer or employee" are substituted for
    "Appointment to the Board shall not constitute employment by, or
    the holding of an office of" in 36:5702(a), for clarity.
      In subsection (d), the words "for the transaction of business"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2005 - Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 109-9, Sec. 312(a)(1),
    substituted "12" for "nine".
      Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 109-9, Sec. 312(a)(2), substituted "There
    shall be no limit to the number of terms to which any individual
    may be appointed." for "An individual may not serve more than two
    consecutive terms."

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151704                                          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 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151704. Officers and employees

-STATUTE-
      (a) Secretary of the Board. - (1) The Librarian of Congress shall
    appoint a Secretary of the Board to serve as executive director of
    the corporation. The Librarian may remove the Secretary.
      (2) The Secretary must be knowledgeable and experienced in
    matters relating to - 
        (A) film preservation and restoration activities;
        (B) financial management; and
        (C) fundraising.

      (b) Appointment of Officers. - Except as provided in subsection
    (a) of this section, the board of directors appoints, removes, and
    replaces officers of the corporation.
      (c) Appointment of Employees. - Except as provided in subsection
    (a) of this section, the Secretary appoints, removes, and replaces
    employees of the corporation.
      (d) Status and Compensation of Employees. - Employees of the
    corporation (including the Secretary) - 
        (1) are not employees of the Library of Congress;
        (2) shall be appointed and removed without regard to the
      provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
      service; and
        (3) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III
      of chapter 53 of title 5, except that an employee may not be paid
      more than the annual rate of basic pay for level GS-15 of the
      General Schedule under section 5107 of title 5.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1405.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151704(a)      36:5702(g)(2)(B),       Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    (C).                    104-285, title II, Sec.     
                                            203(g)(1)(A), (2)(A) (1st,  
                                            2d sentences, last sentence 
                                            related to employees), (B), 
                                            (C), 110 Stat. 3384.        
    151704(b)      36:5702(g)(1)(A).                                    
    151704(c)      36:5702(g)(2)(A)                                     
                    (1st sentence).                                     
    151704(d)      36:5702(g)(2)(A)                                     
                    (2d sentence, last                                  
                    sentence related to                                 
                    employees).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "The first employee appointed
    shall be the Secretary of the Board" in 36:5702(g)(2)(B) are
    omitted as unnecessary. The words "executive director of the
    corporation" are substituted for "its executive director" in
    36:5702(g)(2)(C)(i) for clarity.
      In subsection (b), the words "the board of directors appoints,
    removes, and replaces officers of the corporation" are substituted
    for "The Board may complete the organization of the Foundation by .
    . . appointing, removing, and replacing officers" for clarity.
      In subsection (d)(1), the words "are not employees" are
    substituted for "nor . . . shall be construed to be employees" in
    36:5702(g)(2)(A) (last sentence related to employees) for clarity.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the
    competitive service, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), are classified
    generally to section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government
    Organization and Employees.
      The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (d)(3), is set out
    under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and
    Employees.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151705                                          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 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151705. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;
        (2) adopt a seal which shall be judicially noticed; and
        (3) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter.

      (b) Powers as Trustee. - To carry out its purposes, the
    corporation has the usual powers of a corporation acting as a
    trustee in the the (!1) jurisdiction in which the principal office
    of the corporation is located, including the power - 

        (1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any
      gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of
      property or any income from or other interest in property;
        (2) to acquire property or an interest in property by purchase
      or exchange;
        (3) unless otherwise required by an instrument of transfer, to
      sell, donate, lease, invest, or otherwise dispose of any property
      or income from property;
        (4) to borrow money and issue instruments of indebtedness;
        (5) to make contracts and other arrangements with public
      agencies and private organizations and persons and to make
      payments necessary to carry out its functions;
        (6) to sue and be sued; and
        (7) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

      (c) Encumbered or Restricted Gifts. - A gift, devise, or bequest
    may be accepted by the corporation even though it is encumbered,
    restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons,
    if any current or future interest is for the benefit of the
    corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 109-9,
    title III, Sec. 312(b), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151705(a)      36:5702(g)(1)(B),       Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    (C).                    104-285, title II, Secs.    
                                            203(g)(1)(B), (C), 204(b),  
                                            (c)(1)-(4), (5) (words      
                                            before 2d comma), (6), (7), 
                                            (last par.), 110 Stat. 3384,
                                            3385.                       
                   36:5703(b).                                          
    151705(b)      36:5703(c)(1)-(4),                                   
                    (5) (words before                                   
                    2d comma), (6), (7).                                 
    151705(c)      36:5703(c) (last                                     
                    par.).                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a)(1) is substituted for 36:5702(g)(1)(B) for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "consistent with the
    purposes of the Foundation and the provisions of this chapter" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      Subsection (a)(2) is substituted for 36:5703(b) for consistency
    in the revised title.
      Subsection (a)(3) is substituted for 36:5702(g)(1)(C) for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words "under section
    5701 of this title" and "in addition to the powers otherwise given
    it under this chapter" are omitted as unnecessary. In clauses (1)
    and (2), the words "real or personal" are omitted as unnecessary
    and for consistency in the revised title. In clause (3), the words
    "reinvest, retain" are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (4), the
    words "instruments of indebtedness" are substituted for "bonds,
    debentures, or other debt instruments" to eliminate unnecessary
    words. In clause (6), the words "and complain and defend itself in
    any court of competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary. In
    clause (7), the words "any other act" are substituted for "any and
    all acts" to eliminate unnecessary words.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2005 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-9 substituted "the jurisdiction
    in which the principal office of the corporation is located" for
    "District of Columbia" in introductory provisions.

-FOOTNOTE-
    (!1) So in original.


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151706                                          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 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151706. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia, or another place as determined by the board of
    directors. However, the corporation may conduct business throughout
    the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1406; Pub. L. 109-9,
    title III, Sec. 312(c), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151706         36:5703(a)(2), (3).     Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-285, title II, Sec.     
                                            204(a)(2), (3), 110 Stat.   
                                            3384.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2005 - Pub. L. 109-9 inserted ", or another place as determined
    by the board of directors" after "District of Columbia".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151707                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151707. Provision and acceptance of support by Librarian of
      Congress

-STATUTE-
      (a) Provision by Librarian. - (1) The Librarian of Congress may
    provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to
    the corporation. Administrative services may include reimbursement
    of expenses under section 151703(f) of this title, at rates not
    exceeding the applicable per diem rates for the United States
    Government.
      (2) The corporation shall reimburse the Librarian for support
    provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection. Amounts reimbursed
    shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the
    appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of
    providing the support.
      (b) Acceptance by Librarian. - The Librarian may accept, without
    regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
    title 5 and related regulations, the services of the corporation
    and its directors, officers, and employees as volunteers in
    performing functions authorized under this chapter, without
    compensation from the Library of Congress.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1406.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151707(a)      36:5704.                Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-285, title II, Secs.    
                                            205, 206, 110 Stat. 3385.   
    151707(b)      36:5705.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter
    III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related regulations" are
    substituted for "the civil service classification laws, rules, or
    regulations" for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151708                                          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 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151708. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have a designated agent 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. 1406.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151708         36:5703(a)(4), (a)      Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                    (last par.).            104-285, title II, Sec.     
                                            204(a)(4), (a) (last par.), 
                                            110 Stat. 3384.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary. The word
    "have" is substituted for "maintain", 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 as service upon
    or notice to", for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151709                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151709. Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief

-STATUTE-
      The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United
    States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate
    equitable relief if the corporation - 
        (1) engages or threatens to engage in any act, practice, or
      policy that is inconsistent with the purposes in section 151702
      of this title; or
        (2) refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its obligations
      under this chapter or threatens to do so.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1407.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151709         36:5706(c).             Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-285, title II, Sec.     
                                            207(c), 110 Stat. 3385.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "bring a civil action" are
    substituted for "file a petition" for consistency in the revised
    title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words
    "appropriate equitable relief" are substituted for "such equitable
    relief as may be necessary or appropriate" to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151710                                          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 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151710. Immunity of United States Government

-STATUTE-
      The United States Government is not liable for any debts,
    defaults, acts, or omissions of the corporation. The full faith and
    credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the
    corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1407.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151710         36:5707.                Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-285, title II, Sec. 208,
                                            110 Stat. 3386.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 151711                                          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 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151711. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to be
    appropriated to the Library of Congress amounts necessary to carry
    out this chapter, not to exceed $530,000 for each of the fiscal
    years 2005 through 2009. These amounts are to be made available to
    the corporation to match any private contributions (whether in
    currency, services, or property) made to the corporation by private
    persons and State and local governments.
      (b) Limitation Related to Administrative Expenses. - Amounts
    authorized under this section may not be used by the corporation
    for management and general or fundraising expenses as reported to
    the Internal Revenue Service as part of an annual information
    return required under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1407; Pub. L. 108-447,
    div. G, title I, Sec. 1205(b), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3189; Pub.
    L. 109-9, title III, Sec. 312(d), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    151711         36:5708.                Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-285, title II, Sec. 209,
                                            110 Stat. 3386.             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is
    classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.


-MISC2-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2005 - Pub. L. 109-9 added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out
    former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:
      "(a) Authorization. - There are authorized to be appropriated to
    the Library of Congress amounts necessary to carry out this
    chapter, not to exceed $250,000 for each of the fiscal years ending
    September 30, 2000-2005. These amounts are to be made available to
    the corporation to match private contributions (whether in
    currency, services, or property) made to the corporation by private
    persons and State and local governments.
      "(b) Limitation Related to Administrative Expenses. - Amounts
    authorized under this section may not be used by the corporation
    for administrative expenses of the corporation, including salaries,
    travel, transportation, and overhead expenses."
      2004 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-447 substituted "2005" for
    "2003".

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    36 USC Sec. 151712                                          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 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151712. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the
    corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of
    the corporation during the prior fiscal year, including a complete
    statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1407.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151712         36:5706(b).             Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-285, title II, Sec.     
                                            207(b), 110 Stat. 3385.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "proceedings" is omitted for consistency in the revised
    title.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION    01/03/2007 

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
            CHAPTER 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION        

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    151901.     Organization.                                         
    151902.     Purposes.                                             
    151903.     Membership.                                           
    151904.     Governing body.                                       
    151905.     Powers.                                               
    151906.     Restrictions.                                         
    151907.     Principal office.                                     
    151908.     Records and inspection.                               
    151909.     Service of process.                                   
    151910.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    151911.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 151901                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151901. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Fund for Medical Education (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. 1407.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151901         36:601.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 68 Stat.  
                                            891, 892.                   
                   36:602.                                              
                   36:604(1).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 151902                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151902. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are to raise from private
    sources, administer, and disperse funds for medical education, and
    in carrying out those purposes, to take other appropriate action to
    promote - 
        (1) the interpretation of the needs of medical education to the
      American public;
        (2) the encouragement of the growth, development, and
      advancement of constantly improving standards and methods in the
      education and training of all medical personnel in the United
      States; and
        (3) the preservation of academic freedom in the institutions of
      medical education.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1408.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151902         36:603.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Sec. 3, 68 Stat. 892.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in carrying out those purposes" are substituted for
    "in connection therewith" for clarity. In clause (2), the word
    "personnel" is substituted for "manpower" to use a word that is
    gender-neutral.

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    36 USC Sec. 151903                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151903. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - 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) Voting. - Each member (except an honorary, sustaining, or
    associate member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote
    at a meeting of the members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1408.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151903         36:606.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Sec. 6, 68 Stat. 893.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the words "the right to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151904                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151904. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members
    of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general
    policies and program of the corporation and for the control of all
    funds of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However - 
        (A) the corporation shall have at least 15 but not more than 25
      directors; and
        (B) at least four of the directors shall be members of the
      medical profession.

      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    chairman of the board of directors, a president, one or more vice
    presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary,
    a treasurer, and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant
    treasurers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, 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. 1408.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151904(a)      36:607.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Secs. 7, 8, 68 Stat. 893.   
    151904(b)      36:608.                                              
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      In subsection (a), the text of 36:607(a) is omitted as obsolete.
    In paragraph (1), the words "control of all funds of the
    corporation" are substituted for "control of all contributed funds
    as may be raised by the corporation" to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151905                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151905. 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, employees, and agents 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;
      and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1408.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151905         36:604(2)-(9).          Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Secs. 4(2)-(9), 16, 68 Stat.
                                            892, 895.                   
                   36:616.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:616 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". 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.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm or individual and to hold 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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151906                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151906. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer 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, a director, 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 in an amount approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to
    making a loan or advance to a director, 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. 1409.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151906(a)      36:612.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Secs. 9, 10, 12, 68 Stat.   
                                            894.                        
    151906(b)      36:610.                                              
    151906(c)      36:609(a).                                           
    151906(d)      36:609(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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" are substituted for "Nothing
    in this subsection, however, shall be construed to" 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. 151907                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151907. Principal office

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1409.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151907         36:605(a).              Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Sec. 5(a), 68 Stat. 893.    
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      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 151908                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151908. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1409.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151908         36:613.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Sec. 13, 68 Stat. 894.      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 151909                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151909. 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. 1409.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    151909         36:605(b).              Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Sec. 5(b), 68 Stat. 893.    
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    36 USC Sec. 151910                                          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 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151910. 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. 1409.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    151910         36:611.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Sec. 11, 68 Stat. 894.      
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    36 USC Sec. 151911                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1519 - NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 151911. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1410.)

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      Section                                                           
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    151911         36:615.                 Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036,     
                                            Sec. 15, 68 Stat. 895.      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "all Federal and State laws applicable
    thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND
           MUSEUM                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    152101.     Definition.                                           
    152102.     Organization.                                         
    152103.     Purposes.                                             
    152104.     Membership.                                           
    152105.     Governing body.                                       
    152106.     Powers.                                               
    152107.     Restrictions.                                         
    152108.     Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    152109.     Records and inspection.                               
    152110.     Service of process.                                   
    152111.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    152112.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 152101                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1410.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152101         36:4113.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 114, 102 Stat.
                                            3852.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 152102                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
    (in this chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in Colorado, is
    a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1410.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152102(a)      36:4101.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Secs. 101, 116, 102
                                            Stat. 3849, 3852.           
    152102(b)      36:4115.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 152103                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) honoring citizens, mining leaders, miners, prospectors,
      teachers, scientists, engineers, inventors, governmental leaders,
      and other individuals, who have helped to make this country great
      by their outstanding contributions to the establishment,
      development, advancement, or improvement of mining in the United
      States;
        (2) perpetuating the memory of those individuals and recording
      their contributions and achievements by the erection and
      maintenance of buildings, monuments, and edifices considered
      appropriate as a lasting memorial;
        (3) fostering, promoting, and encouraging a better
      understanding of the origins and growth of mining, especially in
      the United States, and the part mining has played in changing the
      economic, social, and scientific aspects of our country;
        (4) establishing and maintaining a library and museum for
      collecting and preserving for posterity, the history of those
      honored by the corporation, together with a documentation of
      their accomplishments and contributions to mining, including such
      items as mining pictures, paintings, books, papers, documents,
      scientific data, relics, mementos, artifacts, and things relating
      to those items;
        (5) cooperating with other mining organizations that are
      actively engaged and interested in similar projects; and
        (6) engaging in any other activity necessary or proper to
      accomplish any of the purposes in this section.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1410.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152103         36:4103.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 103, 102 Stat.
                                            3850.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (1), the word "country" is substituted for "Nation",
    and the words "of America" are omitted, for consistency in the
    revised title.
      In clause (2), the word "considered" is substituted for "as may
    be deemed" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In clause (6), the words "any other activity" are substituted for
    "any and all activities", and the words "necessary or proper" are
    substituted for "incidental thereto or necessary, suitable, or
    proper", for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152104                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1411.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152104         36:4104.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 104, 102 Stat.
                                            3850.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 152105                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1411.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152105(a)      36:4105.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Secs. 105, 106, 102
                                            Stat. 3850.                 
    152105(b)      36:4106.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:4105 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:4106 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152106                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1411.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152106         36:4102.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 102, 102 Stat.
                                            3849.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152107                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1411.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152107(a)      36:4107(d).             Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 107(a)-(e),   
                                            102 Stat. 3850.             
    152107(b)      36:4107(c).                                          
    152107(c)      36:4107(a).                                          
    152107(d)      36:4107(b).                                          
    152107(e)      36:4107(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152108                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152108. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Colorado.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1411.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152108(a)      36:4107(f).             Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Secs. 107(f), 115, 
                                            102 Stat. 3851, 3852.       
    152108(b)      36:4114.                                             
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    36 USC Sec. 152109                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1411.)

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    152109         36:4110.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 110, 102 Stat.
                                            3851.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152110                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1412.)

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    152110         36:4109.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 109, 102 Stat.
                                            3851.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152111                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152111. 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. 1412.)

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    152111         36:4108.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 108, 102 Stat.
                                            3851.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 152112                                          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 1521 - NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1412.)

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    152112         36:4111.                Nov. 14, 1988, Pub. L.       
                                            100-655, Sec. 112, 102 Stat.
                                            3851.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 204 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL                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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
                   CHAPTER 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL               

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    152301.     Organization.                                         
    152302.     Purposes.                                             
    152303.     Membership.                                           
    152304.     Governing body.                                       
    152305.     Powers.                                               
    152306.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    152307.     Restrictions.                                         
    152308.     Principal office.                                     
    152309.     Records and inspection.                               
    152310.     Service of process.                                   
    152311.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    152312.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 152301                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Music Council (in this chapter,
    the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1412.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152301         36:661.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Secs. 
                                            1, 2, 19, 70 Stat. 794, 797.
                   36:662.                                              
                   36:679.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152302                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to provide the member organizations with a forum for the
      free discussion of problems affecting national musical life in
      this country;
        (2) to speak with one voice for music whenever an authoritative
      expression of opinion is desirable;
        (3) to provide for the interchange of information between the
      various member organizations;
        (4) to encourage the coordination of efforts of the member
      organizations, thereby avoiding duplication or conflict;
        (5) to organize exploratory surveys or fact-finding commissions
      whenever the corporation considers them necessary for the
      solution of important problems; and
        (6) to encourage the development and appreciation of the art of
      music and to foster the highest ethical standards in the musical
      professions and industries.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1412.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152302         36:663.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Sec.  
                                            3, 70 Stat. 795.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (5), the word "considers" is substituted for "shall
    deem" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 152303                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Voting. - Each member has one vote in the conduct of official
    business of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1413.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152303         36:666.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Sec.  
                                            6, 70 Stat. 796.            
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    36 USC Sec. 152304                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152304. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - (1) The board of directors is the governing body
    of the corporation. The board may be known as an Executive
    Committee.
      (2) The board shall consist of at least 10 individuals who shall
    be representative of members of the corporation or other
    individuals selected by the members of the corporation. The
    directors shall be elected by the members of the corporation
    annually or at another regular interval as provided in the bylaws
    of the corporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers of the corporation are a chairman of
    the board, a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a
    treasurer, and assistant officers the board designates. The
    officers shall perform the duties and have the powers provided in
    the bylaws and by the board.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1413.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152304(a)      36:667.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Secs. 
                                            7, 8, 70 Stat. 796.         
    152304(b)      36:668.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "and referred to" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "at another regular interval as
    provided" are substituted for "at such other regular intervals as
    may be specified" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b), the words "from time to time" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152305                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152305. 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, employees, and agents as the
      activities of the corporation require;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) publish a bulletin, magazine, and other publications;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) use corporate funds to give prizes, awards, loans,
      scholarships, and grants to deserving composers, conductors, and
      others for the purposes stated in section 152302 of this title
      and for other purposes the board of directors considers proper;
        (9) sue and be sued; and
        (10) 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. 1413.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152305         36:664.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Secs. 
                                            4, 18, 70 Stat. 795, 797.   
                   36:678.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:678 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), 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.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal,
    necessary for attaining the objects or accomplishing the purposes
    of the Corporation" and "transfer and convey real or personal
    property" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "subject to applicable provisions of
    law of any State (A) governing the amount or kind of real and
    personal property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting
    or controlling the ownership of real and personal property by a
    corporation operating in such State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (7), 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" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "subject to all applicable provisions of
    Federal or State law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (8), the words "other purposes the board of directors
    considers proper" are substituted for "such other purpose as may be
    determined to be proper by the board of directors" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In clause (9), the words "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (10), the words "any other act" are substituted for
    "any and all acts and things", and the word "objects" is omitted,
    to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 152306                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152306. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "National
    Music Council" and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation
    adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1413.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152306         36:676.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Sec.  
                                            16, 70 Stat. 797.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole" and "as representing such Corporation" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152307                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152307. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not engage in business for
    profit.
      (b) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (c) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director,
    officer, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or
    assist a political party or candidate for elective public office.
      (d) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final
    liquidation of the corporation.
      (e) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1413.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152307(a)      36:672 (words after     Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Secs. 
                    comma).                 9, 10, 12, 70 Stat. 796.    
    152307(b)      36:672 (words                                        
                    before comma).                                      
    152307(c)      36:670.                                              
    152307(d)      36:669(a).                                           
    152307(e)      36:669(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "pecuniary" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.
    The words "as provided in section 675 of this title" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152308                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152308. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be at the place the
    board of directors decides. However, the activities of the
    corporation may be conducted throughout the States, territories,
    and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1414.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152308         36:665 (1st, last       Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Sec.  
                    sentences).             5 (1st, last sentences), 70 
                                            Stat. 796.                  
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    36 USC Sec. 152309                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152309. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1414.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152309         36:673.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Sec.  
                                            13, 70 Stat. 796.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152310                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152310. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      (a) District of Columbia. - The corporation shall have a
    designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of
    process for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be
    filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District
    Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service on the
    agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to
    or service on the corporation.
      (b) States, Territories, and Possessions. - As a condition to the
    exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the
    corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other
    designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the
    United States in which the corporation does business, the name and
    address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom
    legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1414.)

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    152310(a)      36:665 (2d, 3d          Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Secs. 
                    sentences).             5 (2d, 3d sentences), 17, 70
                                            Stat. 796, 797.             
    152310(b)      36:677.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "precedent" and "granted to the
    Corporation" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "with the
    secretary of state or other designated official" are substituted
    for "in the office of the Secretary of State, or in the office of
    another appropriate officer" for consistency in the revised title.
    The words "post office" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152311                                          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 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152311. 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. 1414.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152311         36:671.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Sec.  
                                            11, 70 Stat. 796.           
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    36 USC Sec. 152312                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1523 - NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152312. 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
    used by the board of directors for the purposes stated in section
    152302 of this title or be transferred to a recognized educational
    foundation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1414.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152312         36:675.                 Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, Sec.  
                                            15, 70 Stat. 797.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION
           FOUNDATION                                      01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
         CHAPTER 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION     

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    152401.     Organization.                                         
    152402.     Purposes.                                             
    152403.     Board of directors.                                   
    152404.     Officers and employees.                               
    152405.     Powers.                                               
    152406.     Principal office.                                     
    152407.     Provision and acceptance of support by Librarian of
                 Congress.                                            
    152408.     Service of process.                                   
    152409.     Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief.
    152410.     Immunity of United States Government.                 
    152411.     Authorization of appropriations.                      
    152412.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 152401                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152401. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The National Recording Preservation
    Foundation (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally
    chartered corporation.
      (b) Nature of Corporation. - The corporation is a charitable and
    nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the
    United States Government.
      (c) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2091.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152402                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152402. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are to - 
        (1) encourage, accept, and administer private gifts to promote
      and ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the
      nation's sound recording heritage held at the Library of Congress
      and other public and nonprofit archives throughout the United
      States; and
        (2) further the goals of the Library of Congress and the
      National Recording Preservation Board in connection with their
      activities under the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2092.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, referred to in
    par. (2), is Pub. L. 106-474, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2085, which
    enacted this chapter and chapter 27 (Sec. 1701 et seq.) of Title 2,
    The Congress. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
    see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 2 and
    Tables.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152403                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152403. Board of directors

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The board of directors is the governing body of
    the corporation.
      (b) Members and Appointment. - (1) The Librarian of Congress
    (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "Librarian") is an ex
    officio nonvoting member of the board. Not later than 90 days after
    the date of the enactment of this chapter, the Librarian shall
    appoint the directors to the board in accordance with paragraph
    (2).
      (2)(A) The board consists of nine directors.
      (B) Each director shall be a United States citizen.
      (C) At least six directors shall be knowledgeable or experienced
    in sound recording production, distribution, preservation, or
    restoration, including two who are sitting members of the National
    Recording Preservation Board. These six directors shall, to the
    extent practicable, represent diverse points of view from the sound
    recording community.
      (3) A director is not an employee of the Library of Congress and
    appointment to the board does not constitute appointment as an
    officer or employee of the United States Government for the purpose
    of any law of the United States.
      (4) The terms of office of the directors are 4 years. An
    individual may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
      (5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the manner in which
    the original appointment was made.
      (c) Chair. - The Librarian shall appoint one of the directors as
    the initial chair of the board for a 2-year term. Thereafter, the
    chair shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the bylaws
    of the corporation.
      (d) Quorum. - The number of directors constituting a quorum of
    the board shall be established under the bylaws of the corporation.
      (e) Meetings. - The board shall meet at the call of the Librarian
    for regularly scheduled meetings.
      (f) Reimbursement of Expenses. - Directors shall serve without
    compensation but may receive travel expenses, including per diem in
    lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of
    title 5.
      (g) Liability of Directors. - Directors are not personally
    liable, except for gross negligence.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2092.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsec.
    (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 106-474, which was
    approved Nov. 9, 2000.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152404                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152404. Officers and employees

-STATUTE-
      (a) Secretary of the Board. - (1) The Librarian shall appoint a
    Secretary of the Board to serve as executive director of the
    corporation. The Librarian may remove the Secretary.
      (2) The Secretary shall be knowledgeable and experienced in
    matters relating to - 
        (A) sound recording preservation and restoration activities;
        (B) financial management; and
        (C) fundraising.

      (b) Appointment of Officers. - Except as provided in subsection
    (a) of this section, the board of directors appoints, removes, and
    replaces officers of the corporation.
      (c) Appointment of Employees. - Except as provided in subsection
    (a) of this section, the Secretary appoints, removes, and replaces
    employees of the corporation.
      (d) Status and Compensation of Employees. - Employees of the
    corporation (including the Secretary) - 
        (1) are not employees of the Library of Congress;
        (2) shall be appointed and removed without regard to the
      provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
      service; and
        (3) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III
      of chapter 53 of title 5, except that an employee may not be paid
      more than the annual rate of basic pay for level 15 of the
      General Schedule under section 5107 of title 5.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2093.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the
    competitive service, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), are classified
    generally to section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government
    Organization and Employees.
      The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (d)(3), is set out
    under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and
    Employees.

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152405                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152405. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;
        (2) adopt a seal which shall be judicially noticed; and
        (3) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter.

      (b) Powers as Trustee. - To carry out its purposes, the
    corporation has the usual powers of a corporation acting as a
    trustee in the District of Columbia, including the power - 
        (1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any
      gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of
      property or any income from or other interest in property;
        (2) to acquire property or an interest in property by purchase
      or exchange;
        (3) unless otherwise required by an instrument of transfer, to
      sell, donate, lease, invest, or otherwise dispose of any property
      or income from property;
        (4) to borrow money and issue instruments of indebtedness;
        (5) to make contracts and other arrangements with public
      agencies and private organizations and persons and to make
      payments necessary to carry out its functions;
        (6) to sue and be sued; and
        (7) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

      (c) Encumbered or Restricted Gifts. - A gift, devise, or bequest
    may be accepted by the corporation even though it is encumbered,
    restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons,
    if any current or future interest is for the benefit of the
    corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2093.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152406                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152406. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia. However, the corporation may conduct business
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2094.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152407                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152407. Provision and acceptance of support by Librarian of
      Congress

-STATUTE-
      (a) Provision by Librarian. - (1) The Librarian may provide
    personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to the
    corporation. Administrative services may include reimbursement of
    expenses under section 152403(f).
      (2) The corporation shall reimburse the Librarian for support
    provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection. Amounts reimbursed
    shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the
    appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of
    providing the support.
      (b) Acceptance by Librarian. - The Librarian may accept, without
    regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
    title 5 and related regulations, the services of the corporation
    and its directors, officers, and employees as volunteers in
    performing functions authorized under this chapter, without
    compensation from the Library of Congress.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2094.)

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    36 USC Sec. 152408                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152408. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have a designated agent 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-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2094.)

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    36 USC Sec. 152409                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152409. Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief

-STATUTE-
      The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United
    States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate
    equitable relief if the corporation - 
        (1) engages or threatens to engage in any act, practice, or
      policy that is inconsistent with the purposes in section 152402
      of this title; or
        (2) refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its obligations
      under this chapter or threatens to do so.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2094.)

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    36 USC Sec. 152410                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152410. Immunity of United States Government

-STATUTE-
      The United States Government is not liable for any debts,
    defaults, acts, or omissions of the corporation. The full faith and
    credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the
    corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2094.)

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152411                                          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 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152411. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authorization. - There are authorized to be appropriated to
    the corporation for each of the first 7 fiscal years beginning on
    or after the date of the enactment of this chapter an amount not to
    exceed the amount of private contributions (whether in currency,
    services, or property) made to the corporation by private persons
    and State and local governments.
      (b) Limitation Related to Administrative Expenses. - Except as
    permitted under section 152407, amounts authorized under this
    section may not be used by the corporation for administrative
    expenses of the corporation, including salaries, travel,
    transportation, and overhead expenses.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2094.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsec.
    (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 106-474, which was
    approved Nov. 9, 2000.

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    36 USC Sec. 152412                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1524 - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152412. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the
    corporation shall submit a report to the Librarian for transmission
    to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior
    fiscal year, including a complete statement of its receipts,
    expenditures, and investments.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-474, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114
    Stat. 2095.)

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL               01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
                  CHAPTER 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL              

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    152501.     Organization.                                         
    152502.     Purposes.                                             
    152503.     Membership.                                           
    152504.     Governing body.                                       
    152505.     Powers.                                               
    152506.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    152507.     Restrictions.                                         
    152508.     Principal office.                                     
    152509.     Records and inspection.                               
    152510.     Service of process.                                   
    152511.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    152512.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 152501                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Safety Council (in this chapter,
    the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1415.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    152501         36:461.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 67 Stat. 569.   
                   36:462.                                              
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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. 152502                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152502. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to further, encourage, and promote methods and procedures
      leading to increased safety, protection, and health among
      employees, employers, and children in industries, on farms, in
      schools and colleges, in homes, on streets and highways, in
      recreation, and in other public and private places;
        (2) to collect, correlate, publish, and disseminate educational
      and informative reports and all other data related to safety
      methods and procedures;
        (3) to arouse and maintain the interest of the people of the
      United States and its territories and possessions in safety and
      accident prevention, and to encourage the adoption and
      institution of safety methods by all individuals, corporations,
      and other organizations;
        (4) to organize, establish, and conduct programs, lectures,
      conferences, and other activities for the education of all
      individuals, corporations, and other organizations in safety
      methods and procedures;
        (5) to organize and aid in organizing local safety chapters
      throughout the United States and its territories and possessions,
      and to provide organizational guidance and materials to promote
      the national safety;
        (6) to cooperate with, enlist, and develop the cooperation of
      and among all individuals, corporations, and other organizations
      and agencies, public and private, engaged in, interested in, or
      in any manner connected with, any of these purposes; and
        (7) to do any lawful acts necessary, useful, suitable,
      desirable, and proper for the furtherance and accomplishment of
      any of these purposes.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1415.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    152502         36:463.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            3, 67 Stat. 569.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "object" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (2), the words "distribute" and "data" (the first time
    appearing) are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152503                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152503. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Voting. - Each member (except an honorary or sustaining
    member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a
    meeting of the members. The corporation may provide in its
    constitution and bylaws for additional voting rights based on dues
    paid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1415.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    152503         36:466.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            6, 67 Stat. 571.            
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    36 USC Sec. 152504                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152504. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the
    corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and
    program of the corporation. Except as provided in subsection (c) of
    this section, the board is responsible for all funds of the
    corporation.
      (2) The board shall consist of at least 15 directors. Their
    manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies) and term
    of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the
    corporation.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    chairman of the board of directors, a president, three or more vice
    presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary,
    a treasurer, and an executive vice president. Their duties are as
    provided in the constitution and bylaws.
      (2) Except for the executive vice president, the officers shall
    be elected at the annual meeting of the corporation. The executive
    vice president shall be elected by the board of directors in the
    manner provided in the constitution and bylaws.
      (c) Trustees. - The corporation shall have at least 15 trustees.
    Their manner of selection and term of office are as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws. The trustees have full power and control
    over contributed funds that they raise.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1416.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152504(a)      36:467.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429,      
                                            Secs. 7-9, 67 Stat. 571.    
    152504(b)      36:468.                                              
    152504(c)      36:469.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:467(a) is omitted as obsolete.
    In paragraph (1), the word "funds" is substituted for "finance" for
    consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 152505                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152505. 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) adopt and alter seals, emblems, and badges;
        (4) choose directors, officers, trustees, managers, employees,
      and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
        (5) make contracts;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) publish a magazine and other publications consistent with
      the purposes of the corporation;
        (9) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees;
        (10) receive contributions or grants of money or property to be
      devoted to carrying out the purposes of the corporation;
        (11) use corporate funds to give prizes, awards, or other
      evidences of merit or recognition to individuals, corporations,
      and other organizations, public or private, for outstanding
      contributions toward the achievement of the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (12) organize, establish, and conduct conferences on safety and
      accident prevention;
        (13) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities,
      charter local, State, and regional safety organizations, and
      establish, regulate, and discontinue departmental subdivisions
      and local, State, and regional chapters in appropriate places
      throughout the United States and its territories and possessions;
        (14) sue and be sued; and
        (15) 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. 1416.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152505         36:464.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429,      
                                            Secs. 4, 18, 67 Stat. 570,  
                                            574.                        
                   36:478.                                              
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      In this section, the text of 36:478 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.
      In clause (3), the words "use, and display" and "as it may adopt"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clauses (4) and (13), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "take and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal,
    necessary for attaining the objects and carrying into effect the
    purposes of the corporation" and "transfer, encumber, and convey
    real or personal property" for consistency in the revised title and
    to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "subject to applicable
    provisions of law in any State (a) governing the amount or kind of
    real and personal property which may be held by, or (b) otherwise
    limiting or controlling the ownership of real or personal property
    by a corporation operating in such State" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (7), 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" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "subject to all applicable provisions of
    Federal or State law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (8), the words "and materials, whether periodic or
    occasional" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (11), the word "individuals" is substituted for
    "persons" for consistency in the revised title. The word
    "associations" is omitted as included in "organizations".
      In clause (14), the words "complain, and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (15), the words "and, for such purpose, the corporation
    shall also have, in addition to the foregoing in this section and
    subsection, the rights, powers, duties, and liabilities of the
    existing corporation referred to in section 478 of this title as
    far as they are not modified or superseded by this chapter" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152506                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152506. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate divisions and regional,
    State, and local chapters have the exclusive right to use the name
    "National Safety Council". The corporation has the exclusive right
    to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the
    corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1417.)

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    152506         36:477.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            17, 67 Stat. 574.           
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      The words "and such emblems, seals, and badges as have heretofore
    been used by the Illinois corporation referred to in section 478 of
    this title in carrying out its program" are omitted as unnecessary.
    The words "This section does not affect any vested rights" are
    substituted for "it being distinctly understood, however, that
    nothing in this chapter shall interfere or conflict with
    established or vested rights" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152507                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director,
    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, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final
    liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent
    the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by
    the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1417.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152507(a)      36:473.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429,      
                                            Secs. 10, 11, 13, 67 Stat.  
                                            572, 573.                   
    152507(b)      36:471.                                              
    152507(c)      36:470(a).                                           
    152507(d)      36:470(b).                                           
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      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the word "public" is added for consistency in
    the revised title.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.
    The words "as provided in section 476 of this title" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "This subsection does not prevent" are
    substituted for "Nothing in this subsection, however, shall be
    construed to prevent" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
    "board of directors" are substituted for "executive committee"
    because the source provisions for this chapter do not mention an
    executive committee and, under section 152504 of this title, the
    governing body of the corporation is the board of directors.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152508                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152508. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Chicago,
    Illinois, or another place decided by the board of directors.
    However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the
    place where the principal office is located but may be conducted
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1417.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152508         36:465(a).              Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            5(a), 67 Stat. 570.         
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      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152509                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1417.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152509         36:474.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            14, 67 Stat. 573.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, 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. 152510                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152510. 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. 1417.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152510         36:465(b).              Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            5(b), 67 Stat. 571.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "have" is substituted for "maintain" for consistency in
    the revised title. 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 or service upon", for
    consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 152511                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152511. 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. 1418.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    152511         36:472.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            12, 67 Stat. 573.           
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    36 USC Sec. 152512                                          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 1525 - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152512. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1418.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152512         36:476.                 Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, Sec. 
                                            16, 67 Stat. 573.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "dissolution or final liquidation" are substituted
    [for] "final dissolution or liquidation" for consistency in the
    revised title. 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
    "all Federal and State laws applicable thereto" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
                CHAPTER 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION            

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    152601.     Organization.                                         
    152602.     Purposes.                                             
    152603.     Board of directors.                                   
    152604.     Officers and employees.                               
    152605.     Powers.                                               
    152606.     Principal office.                                     
    152607.     Service of process.                                   
    152608.     Annual audit.                                         
    152609.     Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief.
    152610.     Immunity of United States Government.                 
    152611.     Authorization of appropriations.                      
    152612.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 152601                                          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 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152601. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The Help America Vote Foundation (in this
    chapter, the "foundation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Nature of Foundation. - The foundation is a charitable and
    nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the
    United States Government.
      (c) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    foundation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1718.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152602                                          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 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152602. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      (a) In General. - The purposes of the foundation are to - 
        (1) mobilize secondary school students (including students
      educated in the home) in the United States to participate in the
      election process in a nonpartisan manner as poll workers or
      assistants (to the extent permitted under applicable State law);
        (2) place secondary school students (including students
      educated in the home) as nonpartisan poll workers or assistants
      to local election officials in precinct polling places across the
      United States (to the extent permitted under applicable State
      law); and
        (3) establish cooperative efforts with State and local election
      officials, local educational agencies, superintendents and
      principals of public and private secondary schools, and other
      appropriate nonprofit charitable and educational organizations
      exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue
      Code of 1986 as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of
      such Code to further the purposes of the foundation.

      (b) Requiring Activities To Be Carried Out on Nonpartisan Basis. -
     The foundation shall carry out its purposes without partisan bias
    or without promoting any particular point of view regarding any
    issue, and shall ensure that each participant in its activities is
    governed in a balanced manner which does not reflect any partisan
    bias.
      (c) Consultation With State Election Officials. - The foundation
    shall carry out its purposes under this section in consultation
    with the chief election officials of the States, the District of
    Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
    and the United States Virgin Islands.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1718.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in
    subsec. (a)(3), is classified to section 501 of Title 26, Internal
    Revenue Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 152603                                          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 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152603. Board of directors

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The board of directors is the governing body of
    the foundation.
      (b) Members and Appointment. - (1) The board consists of 12
    directors, who shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the
    date of the enactment of this chapter as follows:
        (A) Four directors (of whom not more than two may be members of
      the same political party) shall be appointed by the President.
        (B) Two directors shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
      House of Representatives.
        (C) Two directors shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of
      the House of Representatives.
        (D) Two directors shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of
      the Senate.
        (E) Two directors shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of
      the Senate.

      (2) In addition to the directors described in paragraph (1), the
    chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House
    Administration of the House of Representatives (or their designees)
    and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules
    and Administration of the Senate (or their designees) shall each
    serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.
      (3) A director is not an employee of the Federal Government and
    appointment to the board does not constitute appointment as an
    officer or employee of the United States Government for the purpose
    of any law of the United States (except as may otherwise be
    provided in this chapter).
      (4) The terms of office of the directors are 4 years.
      (5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the manner in which
    the original appointment was made.
      (c) Chair. - The directors shall select one of the directors as
    the chair of the board. The individual selected may not be a
    current or former holder of any partisan elected office or a
    current or former officer of any national committee of a political
    party.
      (d) Quorum. - The number of directors constituting a quorum of
    the board shall be established under the bylaws of the foundation.
      (e) Meetings. - The board shall meet at the call of the chair of
    the board for regularly scheduled meetings, except that the board
    shall meet not less often than annually.
      (f) Reimbursement of Expenses. - Directors shall serve without
    compensation but may receive travel expenses, including per diem in
    lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of
    title 5.
      (g) Liability of Directors. - Directors are not personally
    liable, except for gross negligence.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1718.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsec.
    (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 107-252, which was
    approved Oct. 29, 2002.

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    36 USC Sec. 152604                                          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 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152604. Officers and employees

-STATUTE-
      (a) Appointment of Officers and Employees. - The board of
    directors appoints, removes, and replaces officers and employees of
    the foundation.
      (b) Status and Compensation of Employees. - 
        (1) In general. - Officers and employees of the foundation - 
          (A) are not employees of the Federal Government (except as
        may otherwise be provided in this chapter);
          (B) shall be appointed and removed without regard to the
        provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
        service; and
          (C) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter
        III of chapter 53 of title 5.

        (2) Availability of federal employee rates for travel. - For
      purposes of any schedules of rates negotiated by the
      Administrator of General Services for the use of employees of the
      Federal Government who travel on official business, officers and
      employees of the foundation who travel while engaged in the
      performance of their duties under this chapter shall be deemed to
      be employees of the Federal Government.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1719.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the
    competitive service, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), are
    classified generally to section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government
    Organization and Employees.

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    36 USC Sec. 152605                                          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 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152605. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) In General. - The foundation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;
        (2) adopt a seal which shall be judicially noticed; and
        (3) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter.

      (b) Powers as Trustee. - To carry out its purposes, the
    foundation has the usual powers of a corporation acting as a
    trustee in the District of Columbia, including the power - 
        (1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any
      gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of
      property or any income from or other interest in property;
        (2) to acquire property or an interest in property by purchase
      or exchange;
        (3) unless otherwise required by an instrument of transfer, to
      sell, donate, lease, invest, or otherwise dispose of any property
      or income from property;
        (4) to borrow money and issue instruments of indebtedness;
        (5) to make contracts and other arrangements with public
      agencies and private organizations and persons and to make
      payments necessary to carry out its functions;
        (6) to sue and be sued; and
        (7) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purposes of the foundation.

      (c) Encumbered or Restricted Gifts. - A gift, devise, or bequest
    may be accepted by the foundation even though it is encumbered,
    restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons,
    if any current or future interest is for the benefit of the
    foundation.
      (d) Contracts. - The foundation may enter into such contracts
    with public and private entities as it considers appropriate to
    carry out its purposes.
      (e) Annual Conference in Washington Metropolitan Area. - During
    each year (beginning with 2003), the foundation may sponsor a
    conference in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to honor
    secondary school students and other individuals who have served (or
    plan to serve) as poll workers and assistants and who have
    otherwise participated in the programs and activities of the
    foundation.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1720.)

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152606                                          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 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152606. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the foundation shall be in the District
    of Columbia unless the board of directors determines otherwise.
    However, the foundation may conduct business throughout the States,
    territories, and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1720.)

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152607                                          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 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152607. Service of process

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

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1721.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152608                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152608. Annual audit

-STATUTE-
      The foundation shall enter into a contract with an independent
    auditor to conduct an annual audit of the foundation.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1721.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152609                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152609. Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief

-STATUTE-
      The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United
    States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate
    equitable relief if the foundation - 
        (1) engages or threatens to engage in any act, practice, or
      policy that is inconsistent with the purposes in section 152602
      of this title; or
        (2) refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its obligations
      under this chapter or threatens to do so.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1721.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152610                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152610. Immunity of United States Government

-STATUTE-
      The United States Government is not liable for any debts,
    defaults, acts, or omissions of the foundation. The full faith and
    credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the
    foundation.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1721.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152611                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152611. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
      There are authorized to be appropriated to the foundation for
    carrying out the purposes of this chapter - 
        (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
        (2) such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal
      year.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1721.)

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152612                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1526 - HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152612. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the
    foundation shall submit a report to the Commission, the President,
    and Congress on the activities of the foundation during the prior
    fiscal year, including a complete statement of its receipts,
    expenditures, and investments. Such report shall contain
    information gathered from participating secondary school students
    describing the nature of the work they performed in assisting local
    election officials and the value they derived from the experience
    of educating participants about the electoral process.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-252, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116
    Stat. 1721.)

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM,
           INCORPORATED                                    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    152701.     Definition.                                           
    152702.     Organization.                                         
    152703.     Purposes.                                             
    152704.     Membership.                                           
    152705.     Governing body.                                       
    152706.     Powers.                                               
    152707.     Restrictions.                                         
    152708.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    152709.     Records and inspection.                               
    152710.     Service of process.                                   
    152711.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    152712.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152701                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152701. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1418.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152701         36:1513.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 14, 94 Stat.   
                                            2555.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152702                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152702. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated
    (in this chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in New York and
    Colorado, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1418.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152702(a)      36:1501.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 94 Stat. 2553,   
                                            2555.                       
    152702(b)      36:1514 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152703                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152703. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to promote, in every way, patriotic, scientific,
      educational, and civic improvement activities and public safety
      in skiing, by such means as the dissemination of information and
      the formation of volunteer local patrols consisting of competent
      skiers trained in first aid for the purpose of preventing
      accidents and rendering speedy assistance to individuals
      sustaining accidents; and
        (2) to solicit contributions of money, services, and other
      property for, and generally to encourage and assist in carrying
      out these purposes in every way.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1418.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152703         36:1503.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 3, 94 Stat.    
                                            2553.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "in every way" are substituted for "in
    any and all ways" for consistency in this section and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "by such means as" are substituted for
    "including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing" to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The words "with respect thereto" and
    "the administration of" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152704                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152704. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in
    the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as
    provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1418.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152704         36:1505.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 5, 94 Stat.    
                                            2553.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152705                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152705. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1419.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152705(a)      36:1506.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Secs. 6, 7, 94 Stat.
                                            2553.                       
    152705(b)      36:1507.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    where incorporated" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152706                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152706. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1419.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152706         36:1502.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 2, 94 Stat.    
                                            2553.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152707                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152707. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1419.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152707(a)      36:1508(d).             Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 8, 94 Stat.    
                                            2554.                       
    152707(b)      36:1508(c).                                          
    152707(c)      36:1508(a).                                          
    152707(d)      36:1508(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152708                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152708. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1419.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152708         36:1514 (1st            Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                    sentence).              96-489, Sec. 15 (1st        
                                            sentence), 94 Stat. 2555.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152709                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152709. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1419.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152709         36:1510.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 10, 94 Stat.   
                                            2554.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "However, nothing in this section
    shall be construed to contravene any applicable State law" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152710                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152710. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1419.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152710         36:1504.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 4, 94 Stat.    
                                            2553.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152711                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152711. 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. 1419.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152711         36:1509.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 9, 94 Stat.    
                                            2554.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152712                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1527 - NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152712. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The
    report may not be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1420.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152712         36:1511.                Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-489, Sec. 12, 94 Stat.   
                                            2554.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 204 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE
           AMERICAN COLONISTS                              01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
        CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                                 COLONISTS

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    152901.     Definition.                                           
    152902.     Organization.                                         
    152903.     Purposes.                                             
    152904.     Membership.                                           
    152905.     Governing body.                                       
    152906.     Powers.                                               
    152907.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    152908.     Restrictions.                                         
    152909.     Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    152910.     Records and inspection.                               
    152911.     Service of process.                                   
    152912.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    152913.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152901                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152901. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1420.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152901         36:2914.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 15, 98 Stat.   
                                            2912.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152902                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152902. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Society, Daughters of the
    American Colonists (in this chapter, the "corporation"),
    incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1420.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152902(a)      36:2901.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Secs. 1, 16 (last   
                                            sentence), 17, 98 Stat.     
                                            2910, 2913.                 
    152902(b)      36:2915 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2916.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 152903                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152903. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national
    basis - 
        (1) to conduct, record, and publish the results of research on
      the history and deeds of the American colonists;
        (2) to publish the memoirs of American colonists;
        (3) to erect memorials to commemorate the history and deeds of
      the American colonists;
        (4) to promote respect and admiration for the institutions,
      laws, and flag of the United States;
        (5) to engage in mutual improvement and educational activities;
        (6) to establish scholarships to assist needy and deserving
      students and to promote the improvement of educational
      institutions;
        (7) to engage in volunteer service and make contributions to
      veterans hospitals; and
        (8) to perform other charitable activities, including the
      national presidents' projects, as may be provided in the articles
      of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1420; Pub. L. 105-354,
    Sec. 1(10), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244.)

-MISC1-



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                              PUB. L. 105-225                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152903         36:2903.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 3, 98 Stat.    
                                            2910.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "objects" and "for which the
    corporation is organized" are omitted as unnecessary.
      Clauses (6)-(8) restate 36:2903(6) as 3 clauses for clarity.

                              PUB. L. 105-354                          
      This amends section 152903(8) of title 36 to correct an
    inconsistency in the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Par. (8). Pub. L. 105-354 substituted "corporation" for
    "Corporation".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 152904                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152904. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national
    origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1420.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152904(a)      36:2905 (words          Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                    before 3d comma).       98-561, Sec. 5 (words before
                                            3d comma, words after 3d    
                                            comma related to            
                                            discrimination in           
                                            membership), 98 Stat. 2911. 
    152904(b)      36:2905 (words                                       
                    after 3d comma                                      
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 152905                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152905. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation or bylaws.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for holding office in
    the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
    religion, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1421.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152905(a)      36:2906.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Secs. 5 (words after
                                            3d comma related to         
                                            discrimination in holding   
                                            office), 6, 7, 98 Stat. 2911.
    152905(b)      36:2907.                                             
    152905(c)      36:2905 (words                                       
                    after 3d comma                                      
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    holding office).                                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in conformity with the laws of the State or States in
    which it is incorporated" in 36:2906 and "in conformity with the
    laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in 36:2907
    are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152906                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152906. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1421.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152906         36:2902.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 2, 98 Stat.    
                                            2910.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152907                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152907. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "National
    Society, Daughters of the American Colonists" and seals, emblems,
    and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any
    vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1421.)

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      Section                                                           
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    152907         36:2909.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 9, 98 Stat.    
                                            2911.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "established or", "sole and", "to have and", "in
    carrying out its purposes", and "or used" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152908                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152908. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1421.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152908(a)      36:2908(d).             Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 8(a)-(e), 98   
                                            Stat. 2911.                 
    152908(b)      36:2908(c).                                          
    152908(c)      36:2908(a).                                          
    152908(d)      36:2908(b).                                          
    152908(e)      36:2908(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

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    36 USC Sec. 152909                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152909. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of each State in which
    it is incorporated.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1421.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152909(a)      36:2908(f).             Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Secs. 8(f), 16 (1st 
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 2911,   
                                            2913.                       
    152909(b)      36:2915 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 152910                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152910. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1421.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152910         36:2911.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 11, 98 Stat.   
                                            2912.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152911                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152911. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1422.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152911         36:2904.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 4, 98 Stat.    
                                            2910.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 152912                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152912. 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. 1422.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152912         36:2910.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            2911.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 152913                                          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 1529 - NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 152913. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1422.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    152913         36:2912.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-561, Sec. 13, 98 Stat.   
                                            2912.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 204 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE
           DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION            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 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
        CHAPTER 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE
                            AMERICAN REVOLUTION

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    153101.     Organization.                                         
    153102.     Purposes.                                             
    153103.     Powers.                                               
    153104.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    153105.     Principal office.                                     
    153106.     Deposit of historical material in Smithsonian
                 Institution.                                         
    153107.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 153101                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
    (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and
    politic in the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1422.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153101         36:18 (words before     Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, Sec.  
                    "for patriotic").       1 (words before "for        
                                            patriotic"), 29 Stat. 8.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 153102                                          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 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and
    educational, and include - 
        (1) perpetuating the memory and spirit of the men and women who
      achieved American independence by - 
          (A) acquiring and protecting historical spots and erecting
        monuments;
          (B) encouraging historical research in relation to the
        Revolution and publishing its results;
          (C) preserving documents and relics and the records of the
        individual services of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots; and
          (D) promoting celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries;

        (2) carrying out the injunction of Washington, in his farewell
      address to the American people, "to promote, as an object of
      primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of
      knowledge," thus developing an enlightened public opinion and
      affording to young and old such advantages as shall develop in
      them the largest capacity for performing the duties of American
      citizens;
        (3) cherishing, maintaining, and extending the institutions of
      American freedom;
        (4) fostering true patriotism and love of country; and
        (5) aiding in securing for mankind all the blessings of
      liberty.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1422.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153102         36:18 (words            Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, Sec.  
                    beginning with "for     1 (words beginning with "for
                    patriotic").            patriotic"), 29 Stat. 8.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 153103                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153103. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;
        (2) adopt a seal; and
        (3) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1423.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153103         36:18a (1st             Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, Sec.  
                    sentence).              2 (1st sentence), 29 Stat.  
                                            9; Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 89, 38 
                                            Stat. 955; Feb. 5, 1926, ch.
                                            11, 44 Stat. 4; July 30,    
                                            1951, ch. 255, 65 Stat. 130;
                                            Oct. 1, 1976, Pub. L.       
                                            94-443, Sec. 1, 90 Stat.    
                                            1475.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with law" are omitted
    as unnecessary.
      Clause (3) is substituted for "acquire by purchase, gift, devise,
    or bequest and to hold, convey, or otherwise dispose of such
    property, real or personal, as may be convenient or necessary for
    its lawful purposes" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 153104                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153104. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive
    right to use the name "National Society of the Daughters of the
    American Revolution". 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. 1423.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153104         36:18c.                 Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, Sec.  
                                            4, as added Oct. 1, 1976,   
                                            Pub. L. 94-443, Sec. 2, 90  
                                            Stat. 1475.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "the corporation adopts" are substituted for "as have heretofore
    been adopted or used by the National Society of the Daughters of
    the American Revolution" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 153105                                          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 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153105. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have its headquarters or principal office
    in the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1423.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153105         36:18a (last            Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, Sec.  
                    sentence).              2 (last sentence), 29 Stat. 
                                            9; Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 89, 38 
                                            Stat. 955; Feb. 5, 1926, ch.
                                            11, 44 Stat. 4; July 30,    
                                            1951, ch. 255, 65 Stat. 130;
                                            Oct. 1, 1976, Pub. L.       
                                            94-443, Sec. 1, 90 Stat.    
                                            1475.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 153106                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153106. Deposit of historical material in Smithsonian
      Institution

-STATUTE-
      The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may permit the
    corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books,
    pamphlets, and other material for history in the Smithsonian
    Institution or in the National Museum, on conditions and under
    rules they prescribe.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1423.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153106         36:18b (last            Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, Sec.  
                    sentence).              3 (last sentence), 29 Stat. 
                                            9.                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at their discretion" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 153107                                          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 1531 - THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153107. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of
    the Smithsonian Institution on the activities of the corporation.
    The Secretary shall communicate to Congress any part of the report
    that the Secretary considers of national interest and importance.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1423.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153107         36:18b (1st             Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, Sec.  
                    sentence).              3 (1st sentence), 29 Stat. 9.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "submit an annual report" are substituted for "report
    annually" for consistency in the revised title.

                   TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS               
      For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
    requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
    regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in
    which a report required under this section is listed on page 192),
    see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note
    under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1533 - NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE
           AMERICAN REVOLUTION                             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 1533 - NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
        CHAPTER 1533 - NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN
                                REVOLUTION

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    Sec.                                                     
    153301.     Organization.                                         
    153302.     Purposes.                                             
    153303.     Powers.                                               
    153304.     Trustees.                                             

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    36 USC Sec. 153301                                          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 1533 - NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic in the
    District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1423.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153301         36:20a.                 June 9, 1906, ch. 3065,      
                                            Secs. 1, 5, 6, 34 Stat. 227,
                                            228.                        
                   36:20e.                                              
                   36:20f.                                              
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      This section is substituted for 36:20a for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and executed words. The
    text of 36:20e and 20f is omitted as obsolete.

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    36 USC Sec. 153302                                          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 1533 - NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and
    educational, and include those intended or designed - 
        (1) to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services
      or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved
      the independence of the American people;
        (2) to unite and promote fellowship among their descendants;
        (3) to inspire them and the community at large with a more
      profound reverence for the principles of the government founded
      by our forefathers;
        (4) to encourage historical research in relation to the
      American Revolution;
        (5) to acquire and preserve the records of the individual
      services of the patriots of the war, as well as documents,
      relics, and landmarks;
        (6) to mark the scenes of the American Revolution by
      appropriate memorials;
        (7) to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of
      the war and of the Revolutionary period;
        (8) to foster true patriotism;
        (9) to maintain and extend the institutions of American
      freedom; and
        (10) to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble to the
      Constitution of our country and the injunctions of Washington in
      his farewell address to the American people.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1424.)

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    153302         36:20b.                 June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, Sec. 
                                            2, 34 Stat. 227.            
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      Before clause (1), the words "objects" and "declared to be" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 153303                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1533 - NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153303. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations for
      the admission, government, suspension, and expulsion of its
      members;
        (2) adopt and alter a seal;
        (3) provide for the election of its officers and define their
      duties;
        (4) provide for State societies or chapters with regulations
      for their conduct, and regulate and provide for the management,
      safe-keeping, and protection of their property and funds;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation; and
        (6) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1424.)

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    153303         36:20c.                 June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, Sec. 
                                            3, 34 Stat. 228; Sept. 8,   
                                            1961, Pub. L. 87-214, 75    
                                            Stat. 489.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "make and" and "rules" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The word "amend" is substituted for "and from time to
    time to alter and repeal such constitution, by-laws, rules, and
    regulations, and to adopt others in their places" for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
    "Provided always, That such constitution, by-laws, rules, and
    regulations be not inconsistent with the laws of the United States
    or any of the States thereof" are omitted as unnecessary.
      Clause (2) is substituted for "to adopt a common seal, and to
    alter the same at pleasure" for consistency in the revised title
    and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (4), the word "regulations" is substituted for "rules"
    for consistency. The word "their" is substituted for "its" for
    clarity.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "receive, purchase, hold, sell, and
    convey real and personal estate, so far only as may be necessary or
    convenient for its lawful purposes" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (6), the words "complain and defend in any court" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 153304                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1533 - NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN
                    REVOLUTION                  

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    Sec. 153304. Trustees

-STATUTE-
      The property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by
    at least 40 trustees. The trustees shall be elected annually at the
    time provided in the bylaws. At least one trustee shall be elected
    annually from a list of nominees to be made by each of the State
    societies and submitted to the corporation at least 30 days before
    the annual meeting, in accordance with provisions adopted by the
    corporation to regulate nominations.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1424.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153304         36:20d.                 June 9, 1906, ch. 3065, Sec. 
                                            4, 34 Stat. 228; Feb. 6,    
                                            1925, ch. 142, 43 Stat. 808.
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      The word "corporation" is substituted for "society" for
    consistency.

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    36 USC CHAPTER 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN    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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

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             CHAPTER 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN         

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    Sec.                                                     
    153501.     Organization.                                         
    153502.     Purposes.                                             
    153503.     Membership.                                           
    153504.     Governing body.                                       
    153505.     Powers.                                               
    153506.     Exclusive right to name.                              
    153507.     Restrictions.                                         
    153508.     Principal office and location of activities and
                 gardens.                                             
    153509.     Records and inspection.                               
    153510.     Statement required in audit report.                   
    153511.     Service of process.                                   
    153512.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    153513.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 153501                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

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    Sec. 153501. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Tropical Botanical Garden (in
    this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153501         36:4601.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 1, 78 Stat.    
                                            496; Oct. 28, 1988, Pub. L. 
                                            100-539, Sec. 1, 102 Stat.  
                                            2718.                       
                   36:4602.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 2, 78 Stat. 496.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 153502                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153502. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to establish, develop, operate, and maintain for the
      benefit of the people of the United States an educational and
      scientific center in the form of one or more tropical botanical
      gardens, together with facilities such as libraries, herbaria,
      laboratories, and museums that are appropriate and necessary for
      encouraging and conducting research in basic and applied tropical
      botany;
        (2) to foster and encourage fundamental research about tropical
      plant life and to encourage research and study of the uses of
      tropical flora in agriculture, forestry, horticulture, medicine,
      and other sciences;
        (3) to disseminate through publications and other media the
      knowledge about basic and applied tropical botany acquired at the
      gardens;
        (4) to collect and cultivate tropical flora of every nature and
      origin and to preserve for the people of the United States
      species of tropical plant life threatened with extinction; and
        (5) to provide a beneficial facility that will contribute to
      the education, instruction, and recreation of the people of the
      United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153502         36:4603.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 3, 78 Stat. 496.
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      Before clause (1), the words "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 153503                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153503. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Voting. - Each member (except an honorary or associate
    member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a
    meeting of the members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153503         36:4608.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 8, 78 Stat. 498.
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    36 USC Sec. 153504                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153504. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Trustees. - (1) The board of trustees is the
    governing body of the corporation. The duties and powers of the
    board are as provided in the bylaws.
      (2) The manner of selection and term of office of the trustees
    are as provided in the bylaws.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer,
    and other officers as provided in the bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, term of office, and duties of the
    officers are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153504(a)      36:4605.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 5, 78 Stat.    
                                            497; Sept. 29, 1972, Pub. L.
                                            92-447, 86 Stat. 746.       
    153504(b)      36:4606.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 6, 78 Stat. 497.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the text of 36:4605(a) is omitted as obsolete.
    The words "Except for the foregoing provision" in 36:4605(b) and
    "responsibilities" in 36:4605(c) are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as provided" are substituted for
    "as may be authorized" and "as may be prescribed" for consistency
    in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 153505                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153505. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws for the management of its property
      and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) choose officers, trustees, managers, employees, and agents
      as the activities of the corporation require;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or proper 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. 1426.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153505         36:4604.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 4, 78 Stat. 497.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as unnecessary. The
    words "not inconsistent with the laws of the United States of
    America or of 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 and hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, or bequest, or by any other method, any
    property, real, personal, or mixed, necessary or proper for
    attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the
    corporation" and "transfer, convey, lease, sublease, mortgage,
    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 or the District of Columbia (1) governing the amount
    or kind of such property which may be held by, or (2) otherwise
    limiting or controlling the ownership or any such property by a
    corporation operating in such State or the District of Columbia"
    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 or
    other evidences of indebtedness 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 the Federal and State laws or to the laws
    of the District of Columbia" 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. 153506                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153506. Exclusive right to name

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow
    others to use the name "National Tropical Botanical Garden".

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1426.)

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    153506         36:4616.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 16, 78 Stat.   
                                            499; Oct. 28, 1988, Pub. L. 
                                            100-539, Sec. 1, 102 Stat.  
                                            2718.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 153507                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a trustee or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a
    political party or candidate for elective 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, a trustee, officer, or member during the life of the
    corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This
    subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation
    to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in
    amounts approved by the board of trustees.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a trustee,
    officer, or employee. Trustees who vote for or assent to making a
    loan to a trustee, officer, or employee, and officers who
    participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to
    the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1426.)

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    153507(a)      36:4612.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Secs. 12, 13, 15, 78
                                            Stat. 499.                  
    153507(b)      36:4615.                                             
    153507(c)      36:4613(a).                                          
    153507(d)      36:4613(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "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.

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    36 USC Sec. 153508                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153508. Principal office and location of activities and
      gardens

-STATUTE-
      (a) Principal Office. - The principal office of the corporation
    shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by
    the board of trustees.
      (b) Location of Activities and Gardens. - The activities of the
    corporation may be conducted anywhere. However, the corporation may
    establish tropical botanical gardens only in the United States and
    its territories and possessions.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1426.)

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    153508         36:4607(a).             Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 7(a), 78 Stat. 
                                            498; Oct. 28, 1988, Pub. L. 
                                            100-539, Sec. 2, 102 Stat.  
                                            2718.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for "The corporation initially
    shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia and
    later at such place as may be determined by the board of trustees"
    for consistency in the revised title.
      Subsection (b) is substituted for "The corporation shall have the
    right to conduct its activities in the United States and elsewhere
    but shall establish a tropical botanical garden or gardens only in
    the United States. For purposes of this subsection, the term
    'United States' includes any commonwealth, territory, or possession
    of the United States" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 153509                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its board of trustees and
      committees having any of the authority of its board of trustees;
      and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1426.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153509         36:4611.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 11, 78 Stat.   
                                            499.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 153510                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153510. Statement required in audit report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall include in the audit report statement
    required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of
    all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all
    payments of compensation or fees at a rate of greater than $10,000
    a year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1427.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153510         36:4610(b) (2d          Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                    sentence cl. (2)).      88-449, Sec. 10(b) (2d      
                                            sentence cl. (2)), 78 Stat. 
                                            498.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "salaries" is omitted as included in "compensation".

                   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 205 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 153511                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153511. 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. 1427.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153511         36:4607(b).             Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 7(b), 78 Stat. 
                                            498.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "have" is substituted for "maintain" for consistency in
    the revised title. 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 or service upon", for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 153512                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153512. 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. 1427.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153512         36:4609.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 9, 78 Stat. 498.
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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 153513                                          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 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153513. Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
      liquidation

-STATUTE-
      (a) Allowable Recipients. - On dissolution or final liquidation
    of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all
    liabilities shall be distributed, as decided by the board of
    trustees, to - 
        (1) the United States Government, to be administered by the
      Secretary of the Interior under the Act of August 25, 1916 (16
      U.S.C. 1 et seq.) (known as the National Park Service Organic
      Act); or
        (2) a State or local government to be used for a public
      purpose.

      (b) Restriction. - A distribution under subsection (a) of this
    section shall be consistent with the purposes of the corporation
    and in compliance with the charter and bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1427; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(10), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153513         36:4614.                Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-449, Sec. 14, 78 Stat.   
                                            499.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "the discharge of all liabilities"
    are substituted for "the corporation's liabilities have been
    satisfied" for consistency in the revised title. In clause (1), the
    words "as amended and supplemented" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "and Federal and State laws" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Act of August 25, 1916, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act
    Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 35, as amended, known as the
    National Park Service Organic Act, which is classified generally to
    sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete
    classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
    out under section 1 of Title 16 and Tables.


-MISC2-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "(16 U.S.C. 1
    et seq.) (known as the National Park Service Organic Act)" for "(16
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.), known as the National Park Service Organic
    Act))".

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS,
           AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC     01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE
                        GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    153701.     Organization.                                         
    153702.     Purposes.                                             
    153703.     Membership.                                           
    153704.     Governing body.                                       
    153705.     Powers.                                               
    153706.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    153707.     Restrictions.                                         
    153708.     Principal office.                                     
    153709.     Records and inspection.                               
    153710.     Service of process.                                   
    153711.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    153712.     Annual report.                                        
    153713.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 153701                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153701. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary
    to the Grand Army of the Republic (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. 1428.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153701         36:1001.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 76
                                            Stat. 502, 503.             
                   36:1002.                                             
                   36:1004(1).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 153702                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153702. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to perpetuate the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic,
      as the National Woman's Relief Corps is its auxiliary and was
      organized at its request in 1883, 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 doing honor to 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. 1428.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153702         36:1003.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 3, 76 Stat. 503.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (5), the words "destroy, or impair" are substituted for
    "make for the destruction or impairment of" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 153703                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153703. Membership

-STATUTE-
      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. Eligibility for membership is limited to - 
        (1) women who are the wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters of
      Union soldiers, sailors, and marines; and
        (2) other loyal women who have not given aid or comfort to the
      enemies of the United States of America.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1428.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153703         36:1005.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 5, 76 Stat. 503.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "is limited to" are substituted for
    "shall be" for clarity.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 153704                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153704. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) National Convention. - (1) The national convention is the
    supreme governing authority of the corporation.
      (2) The national convention is composed of officers and elected
    representatives from the States as provided by the regulations of
    the corporation. 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 convention may be held in the
    District of Columbia or in any State.
      (4) During the intervals between the convention, the executive
    officers are the governing board of the corporation and are
    responsible for the general policies, program, and activities of
    the corporation.
      (b) Council of Administration. - The council of administration of
    the corporation shall consist of at least 7 members elected in the
    manner and for the term provided in the constitution and bylaws of
    the corporation.
      (c) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    national president, senior vice national president, junior vice
    national president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers as
    provided in the constitution and bylaws. One individual may hold
    the offices of secretary and treasurer.
      (2) The titles, manner of election, 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. 1428.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153704(a)(     36:1006.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
     1)- (3)                                87-650, Secs. 6-8, 76 Stat. 
                                            504.                        
    153704(a)(     36:1007(a), (b).                                     
     4)                                                                 
    153704(b)      36:1007(c).                                          
    153704(c)      36:1008.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(2), the words "several", "always", "thereof",
    and "the hands of" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(4), the text of 36:1007(b) is omitted as
    obsolete.
      In subsection (b), the word "Thereafter" is omitted as obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 153705                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153705. 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 as the corporation requires;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation; and
        (6) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1429.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153705         36:1004(2)-(8).         Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Secs. 4(2)-(8), 18, 
                                            76 Stat. 503, 506.          
                   36:1018.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:1018 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". 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.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grants, 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 "complain and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 153706                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153706. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate corps have the exclusive
    right to use the name "National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to
    the Grand Army of the Republic". 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. 1429.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153706         36:1017.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 17, 76 Stat.   
                                            505.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "the corporation adopts" are substituted for "as have heretofore
    been used by the Illinois corporation described in section 1018 of
    this title" for consistency in the revised title. The words "and
    the right to which may be lawfully transferred to the corporation"
    are omitted as executed.

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 153707                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153707. 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 reasonable 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 member of the corporation. Members of the council of
    administration who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance
    to an officer or member, 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. 1429.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153707(a)      36:1013.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Secs. 10, 11, 13, 76
                                            Stat. 504, 505.             
    153707(b)      36:1011.                                             
    153707(c)      36:1010(a).                                          
    153707(d)      36:1010(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection. In the first sentence, the words
    "or member" are added for consistency in the subsection.

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    36 USC Sec. 153708                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153708. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Springfield,
    Illinois. However, the activities of the corporation are not
    confined to Springfield but may be conducted throughout the States
    of the United States and the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1429.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153708         36:1009(a).             Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 9(a), 76 Stat. 
                                            504.                        
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      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 153709                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153709. 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 convention.

      (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. 1430.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153709         36:1014.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 14, 76 Stat.   
                                            505.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 153710                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153710. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of
    Columbia to receive service of process, notice, or demand for the
    corporation. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office
    of the Mayor of the District of Columbia or another office
    designated by the Mayor. Notice to or service on the agent is
    notice to or service on the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1430.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153710         36:1009(b).             Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 9(b), 76 Stat. 
                                            504.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" and "authorized" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "Designation of the agent shall be filed"
    are substituted for "The corporation shall file . . . a statement
    designating the initial and each successor registered agent of the
    corporation immediately following any such designation" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The words "office of Mayor of the District of Columbia" are
    substituted for "Commissioners of the District of Columbia" in
    section 9(b) of the Act of September 7, 1962 (Public Law 87-650, 76
    Stat. 504), because under section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3
    of 1967 (5 App. U.S.C.), the functions of the Board of
    Commissioners of the District of Columbia were transferred to the
    Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and under sections 421
    and 711 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and
    Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-198, 87 Stat. 789,
    818), the office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia was
    abolished and replaced by the office of Mayor of the District of
    Columbia. The words "Notice to or service on the agent is notice to
    or service on the corporation" are substituted for "service of such
    process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served
    upon the corporation may be served upon such agent" for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 153711                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153711. 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. 1430.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153711         36:1012.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 12, 76 Stat.   
                                            505.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 153712                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153712. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than 6 months after the end of each fiscal 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 convention
    during that fiscal year. The report may not be printed as a public
    document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1430.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153712         36:1016.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 16, 76 Stat.   
                                            505.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 204 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 153713                                          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 1537 - NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND
                    ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC        

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153713. Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
      liquidation

-STATUTE-
      On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, its
    assets shall be distributed as follows:
        (1) All liabilities shall be paid and discharged, or adequate
      provision for payment and discharge shall be made.
        (2) Assets held on condition requiring return or transfer on
      dissolution of the corporation shall be returned or transferred
      as required by the condition.
        (3) Assets received and held subject to a limitation permitting
      use only for charitable, religious, benevolent, educational, or
      similar purposes, but not held on a condition requiring return or
      transfer on dissolution of the corporation, shall be transferred
      to one or more appropriate domestic or foreign corporations,
      societies, or organizations under a plan of distribution adopted
      as provided in this chapter.
        (4) Other assets shall be distributed as provided by the
      articles of incorporation or bylaws to the extent that the
      articles or bylaws provide the distributive rights of members, or
      any class of members, or provide for distribution to others.
        (5) Any remaining assets may be distributed to persons,
      societies, organizations, or domestic or foreign corporations
      engaged in activities not for profit, as provided in a plan of
      distribution adopted by the council of administration of the
      corporation and in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of
      the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1430.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153713         36:1019.                Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L.       
                                            87-650, Sec. 19, 76 Stat.   
                                            506.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "applied" is omitted as included in
    "distributed" and for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (1), the word "obligations" is omitted as included in
    "liabilities", and the word "satisfied" is omitted as included in
    "discharged".
      In clauses (2) and (3), the words "conveyance" and "conveyed" are
    omitted as included in "transfer" and "transferred", respectively.
      In clause (3), the word "eleemosynary" is omitted as included in
    "charitable".
      In clause (5), the words "and all Federal, State, and District of
    Columbia laws applicable thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1539 - THE NATIONAL YOEMEN F                 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 1539 - THE NATIONAL YOEMEN F

-HEAD-
                   CHAPTER 1539 - THE NATIONAL YOEMEN F               

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    153901.     Organization.                                         
    153902.     Purposes.                                             
    153903.     Powers.                                               
    153904.     Deposit of historical material.                       

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    36 USC Sec. 153901                                          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 1539 - THE NATIONAL YOEMEN F

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153901. Organization

-STATUTE-
      The National Yoemen F (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a
    body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1431.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153901         36:139 (words           June 15, 1936, ch. 546, Sec. 
                    before "for             1 (words before "for        
                    patriotic,              patriotic, historical, and  
                    historical, and         educational purposes"), 49  
                    educational             Stat. 1501.                 
                    purposes").                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.

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    36 USC Sec. 153902                                          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 1539 - THE NATIONAL YOEMEN F

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153902. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and
    educational and are - 
        (1) to foster and perpetuate the memory of the service of
      Yoemen (f) in the United States Naval Reserve Force of the United
      States Navy during World War I;
        (2) to preserve the memories and incidents of their association
      in World War I by the encouragement of historical research
      concerning the service of Yoemen (f);
        (3) to cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of
      American freedom by the promotion of celebrations of all
      patriotic anniversaries;
        (4) to foster true patriotism and love of country; and
        (5) to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of
      liberty.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1431.)

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      Section                                                           
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    153902         36:139 (words           June 15, 1936, ch. 546, Sec. 
                    beginning with "for     1 (words beginning with "for
                    patriotic,              patriotic, historical, and  
                    historical, and         educational purposes"), 49  
                    educational             Stat. 1506.                 
                    purposes").                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clauses (1) and (2), the term "Yoemen (f)" is used (despite
    the inconsistency with section 153901 of the revised title) for
    consistency with section 1 of the Act of June 15, 1936.
      In clause (1), the words "World War I" are substituted for "the
    World War" for clarity.

-CHANGE-
                              CHANGE OF NAME                          
      References to Naval Reserve, other than references to Naval
    Reserve regarding the United States Naval Reserve Retired List,
    deemed to refer to Navy Reserve, see section 515(h) of Pub. L. 109-
    163, set out as a note under section 10101 of Title 10, Armed
    Forces.

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    36 USC Sec. 153903                                          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 1539 - THE NATIONAL YOEMEN F

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153903. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;
        (2) adopt a seal; and
        (3) hold real and personal property in the United States, but
      only to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation and only in an amount not more than $50,000.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1431.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    153903         36:139a.                June 15, 1936, ch. 546, Sec. 
                                            2, 49 Stat. 1506.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with law" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 153904                                          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 1539 - THE NATIONAL YOEMEN F

-HEAD-
    Sec. 153904. Deposit of historical material

-STATUTE-
      The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may permit the
    corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books,
    pamphlets, and other material for history in the Smithsonian
    Institution or in the National Museum, on conditions and under
    rules they prescribe.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1431.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    153904         36:139b.                June 15, 1936, ch. 546, Sec. 
                                            3, 49 Stat. 1506; June 29,  
                                            1960, Pub. L. 86-533, (23), 
                                            74 Stat. 249.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "may" is substituted for "are authorized to" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The words "at their discretion" and "such" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "they prescribe" are substituted for "as
    they shall prescribe" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS                 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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
                   CHAPTER 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS               

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    154101.     Organization.                                         
    154102.     Purposes.                                             
    154103.     Membership.                                           
    154104.     Governing body.                                       
    154105.     Powers.                                               
    154106.     Exclusive right to name, insignia, emblems, badges,
                 marks, and words.                                    
    154107.     Restrictions.                                         
    154108.     Principal office.                                     
    154109.     Records and inspection.                               
    154110.     Service of process.                                   
    154111.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    154112.     Annual report.                                        
    154113.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 154101                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Naval Sea Cadet Corps (in this chapter,
    the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1432.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154101         36:1041.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Secs. 1, 4(1), 76   
                                            Stat. 530, 531.             
                   36:1044(1).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 154102                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are, through organization and
    cooperation with the Department of the Navy - 
        (1) to encourage and aid American young people to develop an
      interest and skill in basic seamanship and in its naval
      adaptations;
        (2) to train them in seagoing skills; and
        (3) to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and
      kindred virtues.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1432.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154102         36:1042.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 2, 76 Stat.    
                                            531; Nov. 29, 1974, Pub. L. 
                                            93-504, 88 Stat. 1575.      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "objects" is omitted as included in "purposes".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 154103                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      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.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1432.)

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      Section                                                           
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    154103         36:1046.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 6, 76 Stat. 532.
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    36 USC Sec. 154104                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - (1) The board of directors is the
    governing body of the corporation. The board is responsible for the
    general policies and program of the corporation and the control of
    all funds of the corporation.
      (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including
    the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided
    in the constitution and bylaws. However, the board shall have at
    least 10 but not more than 25 directors.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and other
    officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
      (2) The manner of election, 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. 1432.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154104(a)      36:1047.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Secs. 7, 8, 76 Stat.
                                            532.                        
    154104(b)      36:1048.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title. The text of 36:1047(a) and the
    word "Thereafter" in 36:1047(b) are omitted as obsolete.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 154105                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154105. 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, employees, and agents 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;
      and
        (7) sue and be sued.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1432.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    154105         36:1044(2)-(9).         Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Secs. 3, 4(2)-(9),  
                                            17, 76 Stat. 531, 534.      
                   36:1043.                                             
                   36:1057.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:1043 and 1057 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.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "to take by lease, gift, purchase,
    grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation,
    association, partnership, firm or individual and to hold 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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 154106                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154106. Exclusive right to name, insignia, emblems, badges,
      marks, and words

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "Naval
    Sea Cadet Corps" and distinctive insignia, emblems, and badges,
    descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases required to
    carry out the duties and powers of the corporation. This section
    does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1433.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154106         36:1056.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 16, 76 Stat.   
                                            533.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole", "to have and", and "in carrying out its
    purposes" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "required to carry
    out the duties and powers of the corporation" are substituted for
    "as may be required in the furtherance of its functions" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "This section does not affect any
    vested rights" are substituted for "No powers or privileges granted
    shall, however, interfere or conflict with established or vested
    rights" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154107                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer 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, a director, 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 in an amount approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to
    making a loan or advance to a director, 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. 1433.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154107(a)      36:1052.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Secs. 9, 10, 12, 76 
                                            Stat. 532, 533.             
    154107(b)      36:1050.                                             
    154107(c)      36:1049(a).                                          
    154107(d)      36:1049(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.
      In subsection (d), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

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    36 USC Sec. 154108                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154108. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in Tacoma,
    Washington, or another place decided by the board of directors.
    However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the
    place where the principal office is located but may be conducted
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1433.)

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      Section                                                           
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    154108         36:1045(a).             Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 5(a), 76 Stat. 
                                            531.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 154109                                          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 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1433.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154109         36:1053.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 13, 76 Stat.   
                                            533.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154110                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154110. 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. 1433.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154110         36:1045(b).             Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 5(b), 76 Stat. 
                                            531.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154111                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154111. 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. 1433.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154111         36:1051.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 11, 76 Stat.   
                                            533.                        
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154112                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of
    the Navy on the activities of the corporation during the prior
    calendar year. The Secretary shall communicate to Congress any part
    of the report that the Secretary considers appropriate.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154112         36:1058.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 18, 76 Stat.   
                                            534.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "proceedings" is omitted as included in "activities".
    The word "year" is substituted for "years" to correct an error. The
    words "any part of the report that the Secretary considers
    appropriate" are substituted for "the whole of such reports, or
    such portion thereof as he shall see fit" to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

                   TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS               
      For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
    requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
    regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in
    which a report required under this section is listed on page 74),
    see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note
    under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154113                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1541 - NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154113. 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 board of directors, but in
    compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154113         36:1055.                Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L.      
                                            87-655, Sec. 15, 76 Stat.   
                                            533.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 State laws applicable thereto" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF
           AMERICA                                         01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
         CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA     

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    154301.     Organization.                                         
    154302.     Purposes.                                             
    154303.     Powers.                                               
    154304.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154301                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Navy Club of the United States of America
    (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154301(a)      36:140.                 June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Secs. 
                                            1, 3(a), 54 Stat. 232, 233. 
    154301(b)      36:140b(a).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate obsolete words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154302                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to encourage, promote, and maintain comradeship among
      individuals who are or have been in the active service of the
      United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, or the United
      States Coast Guard;
        (2) to revere, honor, and perpetuate the memory of individuals
      described in paragraph (1) of this section who have departed this
      life;
        (3) to promote and encourage further public interest in the
      United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the
      United States Coast Guard, and the history of those
      organizations;
        (4) to uphold the spirit and ideals of the United States Navy,
      the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast
      Guard;
        (5) to promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy and
      to fit its members for the duties of citizenship and to encourage
      them to serve as ably as citizens as they have served the Nation
      under arms; and
        (6) to maintain true allegiance to American institutions.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154302         36:140a.                June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.  
                                            2, 54 Stat. 232.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "individuals" is substituted for
    "persons" for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code.
      In clause (1), the words "further" and "those" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "described in clause (1) of this
    section" are substituted for "those . . . who have been such
    members" for clarity.


-TRANS-
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
    the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
    Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
    Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
    sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
    Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
    Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
    section 542 of Title 6.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154303                                          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 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154303. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend bylaws;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) appoint or elect officers and agents;
        (4) choose a board of trustees, consisting of at least 5 but
      not more than 15 individuals, to conduct the business and
      exercise the powers of the corporation;
        (5) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (7) charge and collect membership dues and receive
      contributions of money or property to be devoted to carrying out
      the purposes of the corporation;
        (8) sue and be sued; and
        (9) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154303         36:140b(b)-(j).         June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.  
                                            3(b)-(j), 54 Stat. 233.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with the Constitution
    and laws of the United States or of any State" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "at pleasure" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      Clause (6) is substituted for "acquire, by purchase, devise,
    bequest, gift, or otherwise, and hold, encumber, convey, or
    otherwise dispose of such real and personal property as may be
    necessary or appropriate for its corporate purposes" for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (9), the word "generally" is omitted as unnecessary.
    The words "any other act" are substituted for "any and all lawful
    acts" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154304                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154304. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than December 1 of each year, the corporation shall
    submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation
    during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a
    public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1435.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154304         36:140c.                June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.  
                                            4, 54 Stat. 233; Aug. 30,   
                                            1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.  
                                            4(11), 78 Stat. 637.        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title.

                   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 205 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
                CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA            

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    154501.     Definition.                                           
    154502.     Organization.                                         
    154503.     Purposes.                                             
    154504.     Membership.                                           
    154505.     Governing body.                                       
    154506.     Powers.                                               
    154507.     Restrictions.                                         
    154508.     Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.     
    154509.     Records and inspection.                               
    154510.     Service of process.                                   
    154511.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    154512.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154501                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154501. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1435.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154501         36:2813.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            2430.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154502                                          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 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154502. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Navy Wives Clubs of America (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in California, is a
    federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1435.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154502(a)      36:2801.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 98 Stat.     
                                            2428, 2430.                 
    154502(b)      36:2814 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2815.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154503                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154503. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) supporting the Constitution of the United States;
        (2) promoting a friendly relationship between the wives of
      enlisted men who are serving in the active United States Navy,
      United States Marine Corps, or United States Coast Guard, or in
      the Active Reserves of those services; and
        (3) performing charitable activities as provided in the
      constitution or bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1435.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154503         36:2803.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 3, 98 Stat.    
                                            2428.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------



-TRANS-
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
    the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
    Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
    Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
    sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
    Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
    Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
    section 542 of Title 6.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154504                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154504. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1436.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154504         36:2805.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 5, 98 Stat.    
                                            2428.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154505                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154505. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1436.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154505(a)      36:2806.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Secs. 6, 7, 98 Stat.
                                            2428.                       
    154505(b)      36:2807.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:2806 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:2807 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154506                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154506. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1436.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154506         36:2802.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 2, 98 Stat.    
                                            2428.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154507                                          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 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or attempt to influence legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1436.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154507(a)      36:2808(d).             Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 8(a)-(e), 98   
                                            Stat. 2429.                 
    154507(b)      36:2808(c).                                          
    154507(c)      36:2808(a).                                          
    154507(d)      36:2808(b).                                          
    154507(e)      36:2808(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 154508                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154508. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      (a) Corporate Status. - The corporation shall maintain its status
    as a corporation incorporated under the laws of each State in which
    it is incorporated.
      (b) Tax-Exempt Status. - The corporation shall maintain its
    status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1436.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154508(a)      36:2808(f).             Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Secs. 8(f), 15 (1st 
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 2429,   
                                            2430.                       
    154508(b)      36:2814 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154509                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1436.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154509         36:2810.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            2429.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "records" is substituted for "books and
    records" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall
    be construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "proceedings of" are substituted
    for "proceeding of the corporation involving" for consistency in
    the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154510                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154510. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1437.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154510         36:2804.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 4, 98 Stat.    
                                            2428.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154511                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154511. 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. 1437.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154511         36:2809.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 9, 98 Stat.    
                                            2429.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154512                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1545 - NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154512. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1437.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154512         36:2811.                Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-520, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            2430.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
           ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
           INCORPORATED                                    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                      STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    154701.     Definition.                                           
    154702.     Organization.                                         
    154703.     Purposes.                                             
    154704.     Membership.                                           
    154705.     Governing body.                                       
    154706.     Powers.                                               
    154707.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    154708.     Restrictions.                                         
    154709.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    154710.     Records and inspection.                               
    154711.     Service of process.                                   
    154712.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    154713.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154701                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154701. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1437.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154701         36:4014.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 15, 102 Stat. 
                                            75.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154702                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154702. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Non Commissioned Officers Association of
    the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the
    "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Texas, is a
    federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1437.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154702(a)      36:4001.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Secs. 1, 16 (last  
                                            sentence), 18, 102 Stat. 73,
                                            75, 76.                     
    154702(b)      36:4015 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:4017.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154703                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154703. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the bylaws and
    articles of incorporation and include - 
        (1) upholding and defending the Constitution of the United
      States;
        (2) promoting health, prosperity, and scholarship among its
      members and their dependents and survivors through benevolent
      programs;
        (3) assisting veterans and their dependents and survivors
      through a service program established for that purpose;
        (4) improving conditions for service members, veterans, and
      their dependents and survivors; and
        (5) fostering fraternal and social activities among its members
      in recognition that cooperative action is required for the
      furtherance of their common interests.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1437.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154703         36:4003.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 3, 102 Stat.  
                                            73.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154704                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154704. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
    disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1438.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154704(a)      36:4005.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Secs. 5, 8 (related
                                            to membership), 102 Stat.   
                                            73, 74.                     
    154704(b)      36:4008 (related to                                  
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "Except as provided in this chapter"
    are substituted for "Except as provided in section 4008 of this
    title" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "The terms of membership" are
    substituted for "In establishing the conditions of membership in
    the corporation" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154705                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154705. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race,
    color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1438.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154705(a)      36:4006.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Secs. 6, 7, 8      
                                            (related to directors and   
                                            officers), 102 Stat. 74.    
    154705(b)      36:4007.                                             
    154705(c)      36:4008 (related to                                  
                    directors and                                       
                    officers).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "and in conformity with the
    laws of the State in which it is incorporated" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154706                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154706. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1438.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154706         36:4002.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 2, 102 Stat.  
                                            73.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154707                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154707. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the names "The Non
    Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America",
    "Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of
    America", "Non Commissioned Officers Association", and "NCOA", and
    seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section
    does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1438.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154707         36:4016.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 17, 102 Stat. 
                                            75.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole" and "may lawfully" are omitted as unnecessary.
    The words "This section does not affect any vested rights" are
    substituted for "Nothing in this section may be construed to
    conflict or interfere with established or vested rights" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154708                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154708. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1438.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154708         36:4009.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 9, 102 Stat.  
                                            74.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154709                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154709. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1438.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154709         36:4015 (1st            Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                    sentence).              100-281, Sec. 16 (1st       
                                            sentence), 102 Stat. 75.    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154710                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154710. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1439.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154710         36:4011.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 11, 102 Stat. 
                                            74.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154711                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154711. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1439.)

-MISC1-



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    --------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154711         36:4004.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 4, 102 Stat.  
                                            73.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154712                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154712. 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. 1439.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154712         36:4010.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 10, 102 Stat. 
                                            74.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 154713                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1547 - NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED
                    STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 154713. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1439.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    154713         36:4012.                Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L.        
                                            100-281, Sec. 13, 102 Stat. 
                                            75.                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 205 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1601 - [RESERVED]                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1601 - [RESERVED]

-HEAD-
                         CHAPTER 1601 - [RESERVED]                     

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA         01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
               CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA           

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    170101.     Organization.                                         
    170102.     Purposes.                                             
    170103.     Membership.                                           
    170104.     Powers.                                               
    170105.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    170106.     Restrictions.                                         
    170107.     Headquarters and principal place of business.         
    170108.     Records and inspection.                               
    170109.     Service of process.                                   
    170110.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    170111.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170101                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Paralyzed Veterans of America (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1439.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170101(a)      36:1151.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Secs. 1, 2, 4        
                                            (related to perpetual       
                                            succession), 85 Stat. 317.  
                   36:1152.                                             
    170101(b)      36:1154 (related to                                  
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    unnecessary language.
      Subsection (b) is substituted for "shall have perpetual
    succession" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170102                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to preserve the great and basic truths and enduring
      principles on which this Nation was founded;
        (2) to form a national association for the benefit of
      individuals who have suffered injuries or diseases of the spinal
      cord;
        (3) to acquaint the public with the needs and problems of
      paraplegics;
        (4) to promote medical research in the several fields connected
      with injuries and diseases of the spinal cord, including research
      in neurosurgery and orthopedics and in genitourinary and
      orthopedic appliances; and
        (5) to advocate and foster complete and effective
      reconditioning programs for paraplegics, including a thorough
      physical reconditioning program, physiotherapy, competent walking
      instructions, adequate guidance (both vocational and
      educational), academic and vocational education (both in
      hospitals and in educational institutions), psychological
      orientation and readjustment to family and friends, and
      occupational therapy (both functional and diversional).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1439.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170102         36:1153.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 3, 85 Stat. 317.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170103                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation if
    the individual - 
        (1) is a citizen of the United States;
        (2) was regularly enlisted, inducted, or commissioned, and was
      accepted for or on active duty, in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
      Air Force, or Coast Guard of the United States or an ally of the
      United States;
        (3)(A) was separated from service in the Armed Forces under
      conditions other than dishonorable; or
        (B) is on active duty or must continue to serve after the
      cessation of hostilities; and
        (4) has suffered a spinal cord injury or disease, whether or
      not service connected in origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1440.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170103         36:1157.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 7, 85 Stat. 318.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "citizen of the United States" are
    substituted for "American citizen" for consistency in the revised
    title and with other titles of the United States Code.
      Clause (3)(A) is substituted for "Service with the Armed Forces
    must have been terminated by discharge or separation from service
    under conditions other than dishonorable" to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      Clause (3)(B) is substituted for "Provided, however, That persons
    otherwise eligible for membership who are on active duty or who
    must continue to serve after the cessation of hostilities are also
    eligible for membership" to eliminate unnecessary words.


-TRANS-
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
    the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
    Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
    Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
    sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
    Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
    Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
    section 542 of Title 6.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170104                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170104. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) Specific Powers. - The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal, emblems, and badges;
        (3) choose officers, representatives, and agents as necessary
      to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) accept gifts, legacies, and devises that will further the
      purposes of the corporation;
        (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
      its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
        (8) establish, regulate, and discontinue subordinate State and
      regional organizations and local chapters or posts;
        (9) establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of
      the corporation;
        (10) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications;
        (11) sue and be sued; and
        (12) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

      (b) Privileges of Other National Veterans' Organizations. -
    Privileges granted to other national veterans' organizations as a
    result of their being incorporated by Congress are also granted to
    the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1440.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170104(a)      36:1154 (less           Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                    perpetual               92-93, Secs. 4 (less        
                    succession).            perpetual succession), 13,  
                                            85 Stat. 317, 319.          
    170104(b)      36:1163.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the word "amend" is substituted for "alter"
    for consistency in the revised title. The words "not inconsistent
    with law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(6), the words "acquire, own, lease, encumber,
    and transfer" are substituted for "acquire, hold, and dispose of"
    for consistency in the revised title. The words "such real and
    personal" and "as may be" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(7), 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" for consistency in
    the revised title. The words "subject in every case to all
    applicable provisions of Federal and State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(12), the words "any other act" are substituted
    for "any and all acts and things" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "objects and"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "Such provisions", "and
    prerogatives", "heretofore", and "hereby" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170105                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170105. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its State and regional organizations and
    local chapters or posts have the exclusive right to use the name
    "Paralyzed Veterans of America" and seals, emblems, and badges the
    corporation lawfully adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1441.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170105         36:1160.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 10, 85 Stat. 318.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole", "have and", and "in carrying out its purposes"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170106                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170106. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not engage in business for
    profit.
      (b) Stock. - The corporation may not issue stock.
      (c) Political Activities. - The corporation shall be nonpolitical
    and may not provide financial aid to, or otherwise promote the
    candidacy of, an individual seeking public office.
      (d) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, member, or employee during the life of the
    corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This
    subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation
    to an officer or employee or reimbursement for actual necessary
    expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
      (e) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, member, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to
    making such a loan, and officers who participate in making the
    loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the
    amount of the loan until it is repaid.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1441.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170106(a),     36:1155.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
     (b)                                    92-93, Secs. 5, 6, 14, 85   
                                            Stat. 318, 319.             
    170106(c)      36:1156.                                             
    170106(d)      36:1164(a).                                          
    170106(e)      36:1164(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "pecuniary" and "or gain" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the word "capital" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "as an organization" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170107                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170107. Headquarters and principal place of business

-STATUTE-
      The headquarters and principal place of business of the
    corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the
    activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of
    Columbia but may be conducted throughout the States, territories,
    and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1441.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170107         36:1158.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 8, 85 Stat. 318.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "activities of the corporation are not confined to the
    District of Columbia but may be" are substituted for "activities of
    said organization, as set out herein, shall not be confined to said
    city, but shall be" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170108                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170108. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, executive
      committee, and committees having any of the authority of its
      executive committee; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1441.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170108         36:1161.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 11, 85 Stat. 318.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "records" is substituted for "books and
    records" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the United States Code.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "registered office or" are
    omitted for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170109                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170109. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted
    by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of
    state or other designated official of each State, territory, or
    possession of the United States in which an organization, chapter,
    or post is organized, the name and address of an agent in that
    State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands
    against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1441.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    170109         36:1162.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 12, 85 Stat. 318.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "precedent", "herein", and "or conferred" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or other
    designated official" are substituted for "in the office of the
    Secretary" for consistency in the revised title. The words "post
    office" and "authorized" are omitted as unnecessary. The words
    "legal process" are substituted for "local process" for consistency
    in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170110                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170110. 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. 1442.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170110         36:1165.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 15, 85 Stat. 319.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170111                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1701 - PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170111. Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
      liquidation

-STATUTE-
      On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any
    assets remaining after the discharge or satisfactory provision for
    discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred to the Secretary
    of Veterans Affairs to be applied to the care and comfort of
    paralyzed veterans.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1442.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170111         36:1159.                Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L.       
                                            92-93, Sec. 9, 85 Stat. 318;
                                            June 13, 1991, Pub. L.      
                                            102-54, Sec. 13(n)(5), 105  
                                            Stat. 278.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "dissolution or final liquidation" are substituted for
    "final dissolution or liquidation" for consistency in the revised
    title. The words "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" are substituted
    for "Department of Veterans Affairs" because under 38:303 the
    Secretary is the head of the Department.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
             CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION         

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    170301.     Definition.                                           
    170302.     Organization.                                         
    170303.     Purposes.                                             
    170304.     Membership.                                           
    170305.     Governing body.                                       
    170306.     Powers.                                               
    170307.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    170308.     Restrictions.                                         
    170309.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    170310.     Records and inspection.                               
    170311.     Service of process.                                   
    170312.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    170313.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170301                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170301. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1442.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170301         36:3613.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 14, 99 Stat.   
                                            500.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 170302                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170302. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (in
    this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation
    incorporated in Missouri, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1442.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170302(a)      36:3601.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Secs. 1, 17, 99     
                                            Stat. 498, 501.             
    170302(b)      36:3616.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170303                                          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 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170303. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) upholding and defending the Constitution of the United
      States;
        (2) collating, preserving, and encouraging the study of
      historical episodes, chronicles, mementos, and events pertaining
      to "The Day of Infamy, 7 December 1941", and in particular those
      memories and records of patriotic service performed by the heroic
      Pearl Harbor survivors and nonsurvivors;
        (3) shielding from neglect the graves, past and future, of
      those who served at Pearl Harbor on that day;
        (4) stimulating communities and political subdivisions into
      taking more interest in the affairs and future of the United
      States to keep our Nation alert;
        (5) fighting unceasingly for our national security to protect
      the United States from enemies within and without our borders;
        (6) preserving the American way of life and fostering the
      spirit and practice of Americanism; and
        (7) instilling love of country and flag and promoting soundness
      of mind and body in the youth of our Nation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1442.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170303         36:3603.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 3, 99 Stat. 498.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 170304                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170304. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Eligibility for membership in the corporation
    and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national
    origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1443.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170304(a)      36:3605 (words          Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                    before 1st comma).      99-119, Sec. 5 (words before
                                            1st comma, words after 1st  
                                            comma related to            
                                            discrimination in           
                                            membership), 99 Stat. 499.  
    170304(b)      36:3605 (words                                       
                    after 1st comma                                     
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 170305                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170305. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for holding office in
    the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
    religion, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1443.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170305(a)      36:3606.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Secs. 5 (words after
                                            1st comma related to        
                                            discrimination in holding   
                                            office), 6, 7, 99 Stat. 499.
    170305(b)      36:3607.                                             
    170305(c)      36:3605 (words                                       
                    after 1st comma                                     
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    holding office).                                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "and in conformity with the
    laws of the State in which it is incorporated" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (a), the words "composition of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "positions of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170306                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170306. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is
    incorporated, including the power to - 
        (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) adopt emblems and badges;
        (4) establish, maintain, and regulate offices to conduct the
      affairs of the corporation;
        (5) publish a magazine and other publications;
        (6) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees
      and receive contributions or grants of money or property to be
      used to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (7) accept gifts, legacies, and devises that will further the
      purposes of the corporation;
        (8) promote the formation of auxiliaries, the membership
      requirements of which shall be as provided in the constitution
      and the bylaws of the corporation;
        (9) sue and be sued; and
        (10) do any other act necessary or desirable to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1443.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170306         36:3602.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 2, 99 Stat. 498.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "(hereinafter in this chapter
    referred to as the 'corporation')" and "and subject to the laws of
    such State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (1), the words "alter" and "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.
      In clause (9), the words "complain, and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (10), the words "lawful", "and things", and "objects
    and" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170307                                          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 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170307. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its regional districts and local branches
    have the exclusive right to use the name "Pearl Harbor Survivors
    Association" and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1443.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170307         36:3615.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 16, 99 Stat.   
                                            501.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "in carrying out its purposes" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 170308                                          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 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170308. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter or on dissolution or final liquidation of
    the corporation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of
    compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary
    expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1443.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170308(a)      36:3608(c).             Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 8, 99 Stat. 499.
    170308(b)      36:3608(d).                                          
    170308(c)      36:3608(a).                                          
    170308(d)      36:3608(b).                                          
    170308(e)      36:3608(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to", and the words "rendered to the
    corporation" are omitted, for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 170309                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170309. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1444.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170309         36:3614.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 15, 99 Stat.   
                                            500.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 170310                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170310. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1444.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170310         36:3610.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 10, 99 Stat.   
                                            500.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 170311                                          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 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170311. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1444.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170311         36:3604.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 4, 99 Stat. 499.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170312                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170312. 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. 1444.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170312         36:3609.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 9, 99 Stat. 500.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170313                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1703 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170313. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1444.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170313         36:3611.                Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L.        
                                            99-119, Sec. 12, 99 Stat.   
                                            500.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 205 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS,
           U.S.A.                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
         CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.     

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    170501.     Definition.                                           
    170502.     Organization.                                         
    170503.     Purposes.                                             
    170504.     Membership.                                           
    170505.     Governing body.                                       
    170506.     Powers.                                               
    170507.     Restrictions.                                         
    170508.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    170509.     Records and inspection.                               
    170510.     Service of process.                                   
    170511.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    170512.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170501                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170501. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170501         36:2513.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            1241.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170502                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170502. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A.
    (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation
    incorporated in Illinois, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170502(a)      36:2501.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 98 Stat.     
                                            1239, 1241.                 
    170502(b)      36:2514 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:2515.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170503                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170503. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation. The corporation shall function as a veterans' and
    patriotic organization as authorized by the laws of each State in
    which it is incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170503         36:2503.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 3, 98 Stat.    
                                            1239.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170504                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170504. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national
    origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170504(a)      36:2505 (words          July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                    before 3d comma).       98-372, Sec. 5 (words before
                                            3d comma, words after 3d    
                                            comma related to            
                                            discrimination in           
                                            membership), 98 Stat. 1239. 
    170504(b)      36:2505 (words                                       
                    after 3d comma                                      
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170505                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170505. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for holding office in
    the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
    religion, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170505(a)      36:2506.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Secs. 5 (words after
                                            3d comma related to         
                                            discrimination in holding   
                                            office), 6, 7, 98 Stat. 1239.
    170505(b)      36:2507.                                             
    170505(c)      36:2505 (words                                       
                    after 3d comma                                      
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    holding office).                                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "and in conformity with the
    laws of the State or States in which it is incorporated" in 36:2506
    and "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States wherein
    it is incorporated" in 36:2507 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 170506                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170506. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170506         36:2502.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 2, 98 Stat.    
                                            1239.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 170507                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authorization. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170507(a)      36:2508(d).             July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 8, 98 Stat.    
                                            1240.                       
    170507(b)      36:2508(c).                                          
    170507(c)      36:2508(a).                                          
    170507(d)      36:2508(b).                                          
    170507(e)      36:2508(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 170508                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170508. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1446.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    170508         36:2514 (1st            July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              98-372, Sec. 15 (1st        
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 1241.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 170509                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170509. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1446.)

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    170509         36:2510.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            1240.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "records" is substituted for "books and
    records" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall
    be construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 170510                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170510. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1446.)

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    170510         36:2504.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 4, 98 Stat.    
                                            1239.                       
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      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 170511                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170511. 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. 1446.)

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    170511         36:2509.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 9, 98 Stat.    
                                            1240.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 170512                                          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 1705 - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 170512. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1446.)

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    170512         36:2511.                July 23, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-372, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            1240.                       
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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.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 1801 - [RESERVED]                            01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1801 - [RESERVED]

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                         CHAPTER 1801 - [RESERVED]                     

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    36 USC CHAPTER 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE
           UNITED STATES                                   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 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
     CHAPTER 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES 

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    190101.     Organization.                                         
    190102.     Purposes.                                             
    190103.     Membership.                                           
    190104.     Governing body.                                       
    190105.     Powers.                                               
    190106.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    190107.     Restrictions.                                         
    190108.     Headquarters.                                         
    190109.     Records and inspection.                               
    190110.     Service of process.                                   
    190111.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    190112.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 190101                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Reserve Officers Association of the United
    States (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally
    chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1447.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190101         36:221.                 June 30, 1950, ch. 431,      
                                            Secs. 1, 2, 4 (related to   
                                            perpetual succession), 64   
                                            Stat. 312, 313.             
                   36:222.                                              
                   36:224 (related to                                   
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 190102                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are to support and promote the
    development and execution of a military policy for the United
    States that will provide adequate national security.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1447.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190102         36:223.                 June 30, 1950, ch. 431, Sec. 
                                            3, 64 Stat. 313.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "object" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 190103                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Eligibility for membership in the corporation
    is as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Voting. - Each active member of a department or chapter has
    one vote in the conduct of official business of that department or
    chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1447.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    190103(a)      36:225.                 June 30, 1950, ch. 431,      
                                            Secs. 5, 7(e), 64 Stat. 313,
                                            314.                        
    190103(b)      36:227(e).                                           
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    36 USC Sec. 190104                                          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 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) National Convention. - The corporation shall hold an annual
    national convention. The national convention shall be composed of
    delegates elected by the various departments.
      (b) National Executive Committee. - (1) The national executive
    committee is the governing body of the corporation.
      (2) The national executive committee consists of the president,
    the last past president, 3 vice presidents, 3 junior vice
    presidents, 3 national executive committee members, and the
    executive director. Each of these individuals, except the executive
    director, has one vote on each matter decided by the committee.
      (c) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, 3 vice presidents, 3 junior vice presidents, 3 national
    executive committee members, an executive director, a national
    treasurer, a judge advocate, a surgeon, a chaplain, a historian, a
    public relations officer, and other officers as decided at the
    national convention.
      (2) The national officers of the corporation shall be elected at
    the annual national convention, except for the executive director,
    the national treasurer, and the national public relations officer,
    who shall be appointed by the national executive committee.
      (3) The elected officers shall hold office for one year or until
    their successors have been elected and qualified.
      (d) Vacancies. - (1) Except for the positions of president and
    last past president, a vacancy on the national executive committee
    shall be filled by the existing members of the committee. An
    individual appointed by the committee to fill a vacancy serves
    until the next national convention when the individual's successor
    shall be elected for the unexpired term, if any, caused by the
    vacancy.
      (2) If the president is absent or the office of president is
    vacant, the national vice president of the same service as the
    president shall act as president.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1447.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    190104(a)      36:227(b) (1st          June 30, 1950, ch. 431,      
                    sentence 12th-14th      Secs. 6, 7(a)-(d), 64 Stat. 
                    words), (c).            313.                        
    190104(b)      36:227(a), (d).                                      
    190104(c)(     36:226.                                              
     1)                                                                 
    190104(c)(     36:227(b) (1st                                       
     2)             sentence 1st-14th                                   
                    words, 32d-last                                     
                    words).                                             
    190104(c)(     36:227(b) (1st                                       
     3)             sentence 15th-31st                                  
                    words).                                             
    190104(d)(     36:227(b) (2d, 3d                                    
     1)             sentences).                                         
    190104(d)(     36:227(b) (last                                      
     2)             sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the first sentence is added for clarity and is
    implied by 36:227(b) (12th-14th words).
      In subsection (b), the text of 36:227(d) is omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (c)(3), the word "duly" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (d)(1), the words "In the event of the death,
    inability to serve, or resignation" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (d)(2), the words "If the president is absent or
    the office of president is vacant" are substituted for "in the
    event of his death, inability to serve, resignation, or absence",
    and the words "act as president" are substituted for "assume the
    duties and have the powers of the president", to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 190105                                          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 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190105. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) adopt and alter emblems and badges;
        (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (5) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications;
        (6) establish, regulate, and discontinue subordinate
      departmental subdivisions and local chapters;
        (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. 1447.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190105         36:224 (less            June 30, 1950, ch. 431,      
                    perpetual               Secs. 4 (less perpetual     
                    succession).            succession), 8, 64 Stat.    
                                            313, 314.                   
                   36:228.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:228 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with the laws of the
    United States or of any State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      Clause (4) is substituted for "acquire, hold, lease, and dispose
    of such real and personal property as may be necessary to carry out
    the corporate object and purpose" and "accept gifts, legacies, and
    devises in furtherance of the corporate object and purpose" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In clause (8), the words "and all . . . and things" and "object"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 190106                                          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 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190106. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate departmental subdivisions and
    local chapters have the exclusive right to use the name "Reserve
    Officers Association of the United States" and seals, emblems, and
    badges the corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1448.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190106         36:238.                 June 30, 1950, ch. 431, Sec. 
                                            18, 64 Stat. 315.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole", "to have, and", "in carrying out its object and
    purpose", and "lawfully" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 190107                                          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 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not engage in business for
    profit.
      (b) Stock. - The corporation may not issue stock.
      (c) Political Activities. - The corporation or an officer or
    member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a
    political party or candidate for public office.
      (d) 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 except on dissolution or final liquidation
    of the corporation.
      (e) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an
    officer or member of the national executive committee. Members of
    the national executive committee who vote for or assent to making a
    loan or advance to an officer, 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. 1448.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190107(a),     36:229.                 June 30, 1950, ch. 431,      
     (b)                                    Secs. 9, 10, 11 (words      
                                            before 2d comma), 14, 64    
                                            Stat. 314.                  
    190107(c)      36:230.                                              
    190107(d)      36:231 (words                                        
                    before 2d comma).                                   
    190107(e)      36:234.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "pecuniary" and "or gain" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the word "capital" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (e), the words "or advance" are added in 2 places
    for consistency in the subsection.

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    36 USC Sec. 190108                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190108. Headquarters

-STATUTE-
      The headquarters of the corporation shall be in the District of
    Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1448.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190108         36:236 (1st             June 30, 1950, ch. 431, Sec. 
                    sentence).              16 (1st sentence), 64 Stat. 
                                            315                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "national" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 190109                                          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 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its national conventions,
      national executive committee, and national council; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1448.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190109         36:233.                 June 30, 1950, ch. 431, Sec. 
                                            13, 64 Stat. 314.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "records" is substituted for "books and
    records" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the United States Code.
      In subsection (a)(1), the word "correct" is substituted for
    "current" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 190110                                          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 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      (a) District of Columbia. - 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 is
    notice to or service on the corporation.
      (b) States, Territories, and Possessions. - As a condition to the
    exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the
    corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other
    designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the
    United States in which a subordinate department or local chapter is
    organized, the name and address of an agent in that State,
    territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against
    the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1448.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    190110(a)      36:236 (2d, last        June 30, 1950, ch. 431,      
                    sentences).             Secs. 16 (2d, last          
                                            sentences), 17, 64 Stat. 315.
    190110(b)      36:237.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "precedent" and "or conferred" are
    omitted as unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or
    other designated official" are substituted for "in the office of
    the secretary of state, or similar officer" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "post office" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 190111                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190111. 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. 1449.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190111         36:232.                 June 30, 1950, ch. 431, Sec. 
                                            12, 64 Stat. 314.           
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    36 USC Sec. 190112                                          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 1901 - RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190112. 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
    divided equally among the then active officers and members.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1449.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190112         36:231 (words after     June 30, 1950, ch. 431, Sec. 
                    2d comma).              11 (words after 2d comma),  
                                            64 Stat. 314.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

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    36 USC CHAPTER 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION,
           INCORPORATED                                    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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
         CHAPTER 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED     

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    190301.     Definition.                                           
    190302.     Organization.                                         
    190303.     Purposes.                                             
    190304.     Membership.                                           
    190305.     Governing body.                                       
    190306.     Powers.                                               
    190307.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    190308.     Restrictions.                                         
    190309.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    190310.     Records and inspection.                               
    190311.     Service of process.                                   
    190312.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    190313.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 190301                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190301. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1449.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190301         36:5117.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1838, 106 Stat. 2586.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 190302                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190302. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated
    (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation
    incorporated in Colorado, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1449.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190302(a)      36:5101.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1821, 1835 (last sentence), 
                                            1837, 106 Stat. 2584, 2586. 
    190302(b)      36:5114 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:5116.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 190303                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190303. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation and bylaws and include - 
        (1) upholding and defending the Constitution of the United
      States;
        (2) promoting health, prosperity, and scholarship among its
      members and their dependents and survivors through benevolent
      programs;
        (3) assisting veterans and their dependents and survivors
      through a service program established for that purpose;
        (4) improving conditions for retired enlisted service members,
      veterans, and their dependents and survivors; and
        (5) fostering fraternal and social activities among its members
      in recognition that cooperative action is required for the
      furtherance of their common interests.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1449.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190303         36:5103.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1823, 106 Stat. 2584.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "objects" is omitted as included in "purposes".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 190304                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190304. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation and bylaws.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
    disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1450.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190304(a)      36:5105.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1825, 106 Stat. 2584.       
    190304(b)      36:5108 (related to     Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                    membership).            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1828 (related to            
                                            membership), 106 Stat. 2585;
                                            Nov. 30, 1993, Pub. L.      
                                            103-160, title XI, Sec.     
                                            1182(c)(6), 107 Stat. 1772. 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "Except as provided in this chapter"
    are substituted for "Except as provided in section 5108 of this
    title" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "The terms of membership" are
    substituted for "In establishing the conditions of membership in
    the corporation" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 190305                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190305. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race,
    color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1450.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190305(a)      36:5106.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Secs. 
                                            1826, 1827, 106 Stat. 2584. 
    190305(b)      36:5107.                                             
    190305(c)      36:5108 (related to     Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                    directors and           102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                    officers).              1828 (related to directors  
                                            and officers), 106 Stat.    
                                            2585; Nov. 30, 1993, Pub. L.
                                            103-160, title XI, Sec.     
                                            1182(c)(6), 107 Stat. 1772. 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "and in conformity with the
    laws of the State in which it is incorporated" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer" are substituted for "in determining the
    requirements for serving on the board of directors or as an officer
    of the corporation" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 190306                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190306. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1450.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190306         36:5102.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1822, 106 Stat. 2584.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 190307                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190307. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the names "The
    Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated", "The Retired Enlisted
    Association", "Retired Enlisted Association", and "TREA" and seals,
    emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not
    affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1450.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190307         36:5115.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1836, 106 Stat. 2586.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole" and "lawfully" are omitted as unnecessary. The
    last sentence is substituted for "Nothing in this section may be
    construed to conflict or interfere with rights that are established
    or vested before October 23, 1992" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 190308                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190308. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1450.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    190308(a)      36:5109(c).             Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1829, 106 Stat. 2585.       
    190308(b)      36:5109(a).                                          
    190308(c)      36:5109(b).                                          
    190308(d)      36:5109(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "This subsection does not" are
    substituted for "Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to"
    for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (d), the words "by virtue of this chapter" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 190309                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190309. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1450.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    190309         36:5114 (1st            Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1835 (1st sentence), 106    
                                            Stat. 2586.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 190310                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190310. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1451.)

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      Section                                                           
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    190310         36:5111.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1831, 106 Stat. 2585.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 190311                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190311. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1451.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    190311         36:5104.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1824, 106 Stat. 2584.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 190312                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190312. 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. 1451.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    190312         36:5110.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1830, 106 Stat. 2585.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 190313                                          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 1903 - RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 190313. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1451.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    190313         36:5112.                Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L.       
                                            102-484, title XVIII, Sec.  
                                            1833, 106 Stat. 2586.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND
           ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS                      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 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL
                    HORTICULTURISTS             

-HEAD-
        CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL
                              HORTICULTURISTS

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    200101.     Organization.                                         
    200102.     Purposes.                                             
    200103.     Powers.                                               
    200104.     Restrictions.                                         
    200105.     Principal office.                                     
    200106.     Nonapplication of audit requirements.                 

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    36 USC Sec. 200101                                          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 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL
                    HORTICULTURISTS             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists (in
    this chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic in
    the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1451.)

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      Section                                                           
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    200101         36:5401 (1st            Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.  
                    sentence words          1 (1st sentence words before
                    before "for the         "for the education of the   
                    education of the        general public"), 31 Stat.  
                    general public").       1453; June 29, 1938, ch.    
                                            796, 52 Stat. 1226.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision to eliminate
    executed and unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 200102                                          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 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL
                    HORTICULTURISTS             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are to educate members of the
    florist industry and the public, and to promote scientific
    development, in floriculture and horticulture.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1451.)

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      Section                                                           
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    200102         36:5401 (1st            Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.  
                    sentence words          1 (1st sentence words       
                    beginning with "for     beginning with "for the     
                    the education of        education of the general    
                    the general             public"), 31 Stat. 1453;    
                    public").               June 29, 1938, ch. 796, 52  
                                            Stat. 1226.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "The purposes of the corporation are" are added for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "to promote" are added
    for clarity. The words "in all their branches" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 200103                                          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 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL
                    HORTICULTURISTS             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200103. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution and bylaws for the management of its
      property and the regulation of its affairs; and
        (2)(A) hold property, in the District of Columbia or elsewhere,
      necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, in an
      amount not to exceed $1,000,000; and
        (B) hold other property donated or bequeathed in any State or
      territory of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1451.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    200103         36:5401 (2d             Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.  
                    sentence words          1 (2d sentence words before 
                    before proviso).        proviso), 31 Stat. 1453;    
                                            June 29, 1938, ch. 796, 52  
                                            Stat. 1226.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with law" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "for the management of its property and
    the regulation of its affairs" are added for consistency in the
    revised title.
      In clause (2), subclause (A), the words "hold property" are
    substituted for "hold real and personal estate", and the words
    "necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation" are
    substituted for "so far only as may be necessary to its lawful
    ends", for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. In subclause (B), the word "hold" is added for
    clarity. The words "other property" are substituted for "such other
    estate" for consistency in the revised title. The words "of the
    United States" are added for clarity and for consistency in the
    revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 200104                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL
                    HORTICULTURISTS             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200104. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not operate for profit.
      (b) Use of Earnings. - Earnings generated by the corporation may
    be used only for the purposes provided in section 200102 of this
    title.
      (c) Use of Property. - Property held by the corporation, and the
    proceeds from the property, may be used only for the purposes
    provided in section 200102 of this title.
      (d) Parks in the District of Columbia. - The corporation may not
    occupy any park in the District of Columbia.

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

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    200104(a)      36:5401 (3d             Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.  
                    sentence words          1 (2d sentence proviso, 3d  
                    before "and any         sentence, last sentence     
                    earnings").             proviso), 31 Stat. 1453;    
                                            June 29, 1938, ch. 796, 52  
                                            Stat. 1226.                 
    200104(b)      36:5401 (3d                                          
                    sentence words                                      
                    beginning with "and                                 
                    any earnings").                                     
    200104(c)      36:5401 (2d                                          
                    sentence proviso).                                  
    200104(d)      36:5401 (last                                        
                    sentence proviso).                                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "earnings generated by the
    corporation" are substituted for "any earnings and/or surplus funds
    that may be created through any of its educational or scientific
    activities" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "may be used
    only for the purposes provided in section 200102 of this title" are
    substituted for "shall be available only for the further
    accomplishment of the corporation's stated purposes" for clarity
    and for consistency in the revised section.
      In subsection (c), the words "Property held by the corporation"
    are substituted for "all property so held" for clarity. The words
    "may be used only for the purposes provided in section 200102 of
    this title" are substituted for "shall be held and used solely for
    the purposes set forth in this chapter" for clarity and for
    consistency in the revised section.
      In subsection (d), the words "District of Columbia" are
    substituted for "city of Washington" for consistency in the revised
    title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 200105                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL
                    HORTICULTURISTS             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200105. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be located in the
    District of Columbia. However, annual meetings may be held wherever
    the corporation decides.

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

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      Section                                                           
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    200105         36:5401 (last           Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 876, Sec.  
                    sentence words          1 (last sentence words      
                    before proviso).        before proviso), 31 Stat.   
                                            1453; June 29, 1938, ch.    
                                            796, 52 Stat. 1226.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "wherever the corporation decides" are substituted for
    "such other places as the incorporators or their successors shall
    determine" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 200106                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2001 - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL
                    HORTICULTURISTS             

-HEAD-
    Sec. 200106. Nonapplication of audit requirements

-STATUTE-
      The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not
    apply to the corporation.

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

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    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The section is added to except the Society of American Florists
    and Ornamental Horticulturists from the application of section
    10101 of the revised title, restating 36:1101-1103, which imposes
    audit requirements on certain federally chartered corporations. The
    Society is not included in the list of corporations set out in
    36:1101 to which the audit requirements apply.

-End-


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

-EXPCITE-
    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-
          CHAPTER 2003 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR      

-MISC1-
    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).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 200302                                          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. 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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      Section                                                           
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    200302         36:533.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            3, 68 Stat. 749.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (5), the words "destroy, or impair" are substituted for
    "or make for the destruction or impairment of" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

-End-



-CITE-
    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

-HEAD-
    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.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



-CITE-
    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

-HEAD-
    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.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



-CITE-
    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

-HEAD-
    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.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    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.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 200306                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    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.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    200306         36:547.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            17, 68 Stat. 752.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 200307                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    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.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    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).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 200308                                          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. 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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      Section                                                           
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    200308         36:539(a).              Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            9(a), 68 Stat. 751.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



-CITE-
    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

-HEAD-
    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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      Section                                                           
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    200309         36:544.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            14, 68 Stat. 751.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 200310                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    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. 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.

-End-



-CITE-
    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

-HEAD-
    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.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    200311         36:542.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            12, 68 Stat. 751.           
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 200312                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    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. 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.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    200312         36:546.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            16, 68 Stat. 752.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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.

-End-



-CITE-
    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

-HEAD-
    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.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
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    200313         36:549.                 Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, Sec. 
                                            19, 68 Stat. 752.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION        01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
               CHAPTER 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION           

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    210101.     Organization.                                         
    210102.     Purposes.                                             
    210103.     Membership.                                           
    210104.     Governing body.                                       
    210105.     Powers.                                               
    210106.     Restrictions.                                         
    210107.     Nonapplication of audit requirements.                 

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    36 USC Sec. 210101                                          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 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Theodore Roosevelt Association (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic in the
    District of Columbia.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

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

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210101         36:4701.                May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                                            1, 41 Stat. 691.            
                   36:4702 (words          May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                    before 2d comma).       2 (words before 2d comma),  
                                            41 Stat. 692; May 21, 1953, 
                                            ch. 63, Sec. 1, 67 Stat. 27.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.
      In subsection (b), the words "Except as otherwise provided" are
    added, and the word "existence" is substituted for "succession",
    for consistency in the revised title.

-CHANGE-
                              CHANGE OF NAME                          
      Act May 21, 1953, ch. 63, Sec. 2, 67 Stat. 28, provided that:
    "Any law heretofore enacted by the Congress and now in effect which
    refers to said Roosevelt Memorial Association shall hereafter be
    deemed to refer to such Association by its new name, Theodore
    Roosevelt Association."

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210102                                          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 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to perpetuate the memory of Theodore Roosevelt for the
      benefit of the people of the United States and the world; and
        (2) to solicit, receive, hold, and maintain funds, and to apply
      the principal of the funds and the income from those funds to the
      following objects, among others:
          (A) the erection and maintenance of a suitable and adequate
        monumental memorial in the District of Columbia to the memory
        of Theodore Roosevelt;
          (B) the acquisition, development, and maintenance of a public
        park in memory of Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York;
          (C) the establishment and maintenance of an endowment fund to
        promote the development and application of the policies and
        ideals of Theodore Roosevelt for the benefit of the American
        people; and
          (D) the donation of real and personal property, including
        part or all of its endowment fund, to a public agency for the
        purpose of preserving in public ownership historically
        significant property associated with the life of Theodore
        Roosevelt.

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

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210102         36:4703.                May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                                            3, 41 Stat. 693; July 25,   
                                            1962, Pub. L. 87-547, Sec.  
                                            6, 76 Stat. 217.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (2), before subclause (A), the words "among others" are
    substituted for "and to that end, but without restriction to the
    objects enumerated below" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210103                                          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 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation is as provided in
    regulations adopted by the board of trustees.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210103         36:4704 (last par.      May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                    related to              4 (last par. related to     
                    regulations for         regulations for membership),
                    membership).            41 Stat. 693.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for "The board of trustees shall have
    the power to adopt . . . regulations . . . for the admission to
    membership in the corporation" for consistency in the revised
    title.

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    36 USC Sec. 210104                                          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 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Trustees. - A self-perpetuating board of trustees
    shall manage and direct the property and affairs of the
    corporation.
      (b) Powers. - The board of trustees may adopt and amend a
    constitution, bylaws, and regulations for - 
        (1) the selection of successor trustees;
        (2) the admission of members;
        (3) the election of officers; and
        (4) the conduct of the affairs of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210104         36:4704 (1st par.,      May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                    last par. less          4 (1st par., last par. less 
                    regulations for         regulations for membership),
                    membership).            41 Stat. 693.               
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The text of 36:4704 (2d sentence) is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words "adopt and amend"
    are substituted for "adopt from time to time . . . and alter,
    amend, or repeal" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The word "rules" is omitted as
    included in "regulations".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210105                                          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 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210105. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) acquire and own property necessary to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation;
        (4) give and dedicate its property to public agencies and
      purposes;
        (5) maintain offices, hold meetings, and conduct business
      affairs in the District of Columbia and in the States,
      territories, and possessions of the United States;
        (6) sue and be sued within the jurisdiction of the United
      States; and
        (7) 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. 1456.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210105         36:4702 (words          May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                    after 2d comma).        2 (words after 2d comma), 41
                                            Stat. 692.                  
                   36:4707.                May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                                            7, as added Mar. 29, 1956,  
                                            ch. 102, 70 Stat. 60.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The text of 36:4707 is omitted as executed and obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "rules" is omitted as included in
    "regulations". The words "not inconsistent with the laws of the
    United States of America, or any State thereof" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "adopt and alter" are substituted for
    "adopt . . . and the same to alter at pleasure" for consistency in
    the revised title.
      In clause (3), the words "acquire and own property" are
    substituted for "hold such real and personal estate . . . and . . .
    receive real and personal property by gift, devise, or bequest" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In clause (6), the words "in courts of law and equity" are
    omitted as unnecessary and for consistency in the revised title.

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 210106                                          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 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210106. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Exclusively Educational Purposes. - The corporation shall be
    operated exclusively for educational purposes.
      (b) Stocks and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock
    or declare or pay a dividend.
      (c) Distributions of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of any member or
    individual.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210106         36:4705.                May 31, 1920, ch. 216, Sec.  
                                            5, 41 Stat. 693.            
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "is organized and" are omitted as
    executed and obsolete.
      In subsection (b), the words "certificates of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "income or assets" are substituted
    for "earnings, income, or funds" for consistency in the revised
    title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210107                                          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 2101 - THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210107. Nonapplication of audit requirements

-STATUTE-
      The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not
    apply to the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210107         (no source).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is added to except the Theodore Roosevelt
    Association from the application of section 10101 of the revised
    title, restating 36:1101-1103, which imposes audit requirements on
    certain federally chartered corporations. The Association is not
    included in the list of corporations set out in 36:1101 to which
    the audit requirements apply.

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    36 USC CHAPTER 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION           01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
                CHAPTER 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION            

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    210301.     Definition.                                           
    210302.     Organization.                                         
    210303.     Purposes.                                             
    210304.     Membership.                                           
    210305.     Governing body.                                       
    210306.     Powers.                                               
    210307.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    210308.     Restrictions.                                         
    210309.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    210310.     Records and inspection.                               
    210311.     Service of process.                                   
    210312.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    210313.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 210301                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210301. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1457.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210301         36:3013.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            2922.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 210302                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210302. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - 369th Veterans' Association (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated
    in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1457.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210302(a)      36:3001.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 17, 98 Stat.     
                                            2920, 2922.                 
    210302(b)      36:3014 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:3016.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title.

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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 210303                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210303. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) promoting the principles of friendship and good will among
      its members;
        (2) engaging in social and civic activities that tend to
      enhance the welfare of its members and inculcate the true
      principles of good citizenship in its members; and
        (3) memorializing, individually and collectively, the patriotic
      services of its members in the 369th antiaircraft artillery group
      and other units in the Armed Forces of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1457.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210303         36:3003.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 3, 98 Stat.    
                                            2920.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (3), the words "the several units of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 210304                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210304. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national
    origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1457.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210304(a)      36:3005 (words          Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                    before 3d comma).       98-565, Sec. 5 (words before
                                            3d comma, words after 3d    
                                            comma related to            
                                            discrimination in           
                                            membership), 98 Stat. 2920. 
    210304(b)      36:3005 (words                                       
                    after 3d comma                                      
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 210305                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210305. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for holding office in
    the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
    religion, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1457.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210305(a)      36:3006.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Secs. 5 (words after
                                            3d comma related to         
                                            discrimination in holding   
                                            office), 6, 7, 98 Stat.     
                                            2920, 2921.                 
    210305(b)      36:3007.                                             
    210305(c)      36:3005 (words                                       
                    after 3d comma                                      
                    related to                                          
                    discrimination in                                   
                    holding office).                                    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:3006 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:3007 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210306                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210306. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1457.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210306         36:3002.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 2, 98 Stat.    
                                            2920.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210307                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210307. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "369th
    Veterans' Association" and seals, emblems, and badges the
    corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1458.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210307         36:3015.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 16, 98 Stat.   
                                            2922.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole and" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "This
    section does not affect any vested rights" are substituted for
    "Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere or
    conflict with established or vested rights" for consistency in the
    revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210308                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210308. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stocks and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock
    or declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in
    any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence
    legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1458.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    210308         36:3008.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 8, 98 Stat.    
                                            2921.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 shall be construed to prevent" for
    consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210309                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210309. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1458.)

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      Section                                                           
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    210309         36:3014 (1st            Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              98-565, Sec. 15 (1st        
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 2922.   
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-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 210310                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210310. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, the board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1458.)

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      Section                                                           
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    210310         36:3010.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            2921.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 210311                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210311. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1458.)

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      Section                                                           
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    210311         36:3004.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 4, 98 Stat.    
                                            2920.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 210312                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210312. 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. 1458.)

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    210312         36:3009.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 9, 98 Stat.    
                                            2921.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 210313                                          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 2103 - 369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 210313. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1458.)

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    210313         36:3011.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-565, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            2922.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 207 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS,
           INCORPORATED                                    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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
         CHAPTER 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED     

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    220101.     Organization.                                         
    220102.     Purposes.                                             
    220103.     Membership.                                           
    220104.     Governing body.                                       
    220105.     Powers.                                               
    220106.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    220107.     Assistance by Department of Defense.                  
    220108.     Restrictions.                                         
    220109.     Duty to maintain corporate status.                    
    220110.     Principal office.                                     
    220111.     Records and inspection.                               
    220112.     Service of process.                                   
    220113.     Annual report.                                        
    220114.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 220101                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - United Service Organizations, Incorporated
    (in this chapter, the "corporation"), is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1459.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220101         36:1301.                Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 1, 93 Stat.    
                                            1267.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provision for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed language.

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    36 USC Sec. 220102                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to provide a voluntary civilian agency through which the
      people of this Nation may, in peace or war, serve the religious,
      spiritual, social, welfare, educational, and entertainment needs
      of men and women in the Armed Forces, within or without the
      territorial limits of the United States;
        (2) to contribute to the maintenance of morale of men and women
      in the Armed Forces;
        (3) to solicit funds to maintain the organization and
      accomplish its responsibility;
        (4) to accept the cooperation of, and provide an organization
      and means through which, the National Board of Young Men's
      Christian Associations, the National Board of Young Women's
      Christian Associations, the National Catholic Community Service,
      the Salvation Army, the National Jewish Welfare Board, the
      Travelers Aid-International Social Service of America, and other
      civilian agencies experienced in specialized types of related
      work, which may be needed adequately to meet the particular needs
      of the members of the Armed Forces, may carry on their historic
      work of serving the religious, spiritual, social, welfare,
      educational, and entertainment needs of men and women in the
      Armed Forces and be afforded an appropriate means of
      participation and financial assistance;
        (5) to coordinate their programs; and
        (6) other consonant purposes.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1459.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220102         36:1302.                Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 2, 93 Stat.    
                                            1268.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (4), the words "and to accept the cooperation of
    individual citizens in accomplishing its purposes" are omitted as
    unnecessary because of clause (1) of this section.

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    36 USC Sec. 220103                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Except as provided in this chapter, the rights, privileges, and
    designation of classes of members are as provided in the bylaws.
    The membership of the corporation consists of - 
        (1) nine individuals designated by the President; and
        (2) representatives of the civilian organizations listed in
      section 220102(4) of this title, and of the public at large, as
      provided in the bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1459.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220103         36:1305(a).             Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 5(a), 93 Stat. 
                                            1270.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The text of 36:1305(a) (1st-3d sentences) and the word
    "Thereafter" are omitted as executed and obsolete.

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    36 USC Sec. 220104                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220104. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Governors. - (1) The board of governors is the
    governing body of the corporation. The board is responsible for the
    general policies and program of the corporation and for the control
    of the affairs and property of the corporation.
      (2) The board shall be elected by the members of the corporation
    for the term and in the classes provided in the bylaws of the
    corporation. The board includes - 
        (A) six members appointed by the President;
        (B) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary's designee; and
        (C) representatives of the civilian organizations listed in
      section 220102(4) of this title, and of the public at large, as
      provided in the bylaws.

      (3) The corporation may have other governing bodies or committees
    as provided in the bylaws.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The office of honorary chairman of the
    corporation shall be offered to the President. On acceptance, the
    honorary chairman shall be invited to preside at meetings of the
    corporation that the honorary chairman deems appropriate and
    convenient.
      (2) The corporation may have other officers as provided in the
    bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1460; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(11), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220104(a)      36:1305(b), (c).        Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 5(b)-(d), 93   
                                            Stat. 1270.                 
    220104(b)      36:1305(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "The board of governors is the
    governing body of the corporation" are substituted for "The
    management of the corporation shall be entrusted to a board of
    governors" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (a)(2), the text of 36:1305(b) (2d sentence) and
    the word "Thereafter" are omitted as executed and obsolete.
      In subsection (b)(1), the word "offered" is substituted for
    "tendered" to use a more common word.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "Defense"
    for "State".

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    36 USC Sec. 220105                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220105. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has all the powers necessary and proper to carry
    out the purposes stated in section 220102 of this title, including
    the power - 
        (1) to adopt and amend bylaws and regulations for the
      management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;
        (2) to adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) to adopt and alter emblems and marks;
        (4) to establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of
      the corporation;
        (5) to choose officers, representatives, and agents as the
      activities of the corporation require;
        (6) to make contracts;
        (7) to acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (8) to borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and
      secure its obligations by granting security interests in its
      property;
        (9) to publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications;
        (10) to establish, regulate, and terminate councils,
      organizations, chapters, or affiliates as needed to carry out the
      purposes stated in section 220102 of this title;
        (11) to solicit funds;
        (12) to sue and be sued; and
        (13) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purposes stated in section 220102 of this title.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1460.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220105         36:1303.                Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Secs. 3, 6 (1st     
                                            sentence), 93 Stat. 1269,   
                                            1271.                       
                   36:1306 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:1306 (1st sentence) is omitted as
    executed and obsolete.
      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes". The word "including" is substituted for "Without
    limiting the generality of the foregoing, the corporation shall
    have the following specific powers" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (1), the word "adopt" is substituted for "enact", the
    word "regulations" is substituted for "rules, and regulations", and
    the words "for the management of its property and the regulation of
    its affairs" are substituted for "for its internal governance and
    management", for consistency in the revised title. The words "not
    inconsistent with this chapter or other provisions of law" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (5), the words "as the activities of the corporation
    require" are substituted for "as may be necessary to carry out the
    corporate purposes" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (6), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "make and enter into contracts" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (7) is substituted for 36:1303(d) for consistency in the
    revised title.
      In clause (8), the words "for the purposes of the corporation"
    are omitted as unnecessary. The words "instruments of indebtedness,
    and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its
    property" are substituted for "bonds therefor, and secure the same
    by mortgage" for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "subject in every case to all applicable provisions of Federal and
    State law" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (10), the words "State, regional, local, and overseas"
    are omitted as unnecessary. The words "as needed" are substituted
    for "in such manner and by such rules as it deems appropriate so as
    to enable it", and the words "to carry out the purposes stated in
    section 220102 of this title" are substituted for "to carry out its
    powers and accomplish the objects and purposes set forth in section
    1302 of this title", to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (11), the word "raise" is omitted as included in
    "solicit". The words "for the accomplishment of its purposes" are
    omitted as unnecessary. The words "accept gifts, legacies, devises,
    and support in furtherance thereof" are omitted as unnecessary
    because the same power is granted by the words "solicit funds" (in
    this clause) and "acquire [and] own . . . property" (in clause
    (6)).
      In clause (12), the words "in any court" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (13), the words "any other act" are substituted for
    "any and all acts and things" for consistency in the revised title
    and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "the purposes stated
    in section 220102 of this title" are substituted for "the foregoing
    specifically enumerated purposes" for clarity and consistency in
    the revised section.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220106                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220106. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its councils, organizations, chapters, and
    affiliates have the exclusive right to use the names "United
    Service Organizations, Incorporated" and "USO" and seals, emblems,
    and badges the corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1461.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220106         36:1307.                Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 7, 93 Stat.    
                                            1271.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive", and the
    words "such distinctive insignia" are omitted as included in
    "seals, emblems, and badges". The words "lawfully" and "in carrying
    out its purposes" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220107                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220107. Assistance by Department of Defense

-STATUTE-
      The Secretary of Defense may make the resources of the Department
    of Defense, including access to General Services Administration
    supplies and services through the Federal Supply Schedule of the
    General Services Administration, available to the corporation to
    the extent compatible with the primary mission of the Department
    and in accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1461; Pub. L. 108-375,
    div. A, title VIII, Sec. 820, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2016.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220107         36:1308.                Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 8, 93 Stat.    
                                            1271.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "Secretary of Defense" are substituted for "Department
    of Defense" the first time they appear because of 10:113(a). The
    words "in order to facilitate the accomplishment of the USO
    mission" are omitted as unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-375 inserted ", including access to General
    Services Administration supplies and services through the Federal
    Supply Schedule of the General Services Administration," after
    "Department of Defense".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220108                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220108. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit. - The corporation may not engage in business activity
    for profit unless the activity is substantially related to - 
        (1) the purposes stated in section 220102 of this title; or
        (2) raising funds to accomplish those purposes.

      (b) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (c) Political Activities. - The corporation shall be nonpolitical
    and may not provide financial aid or assistance to, or otherwise
    promote the candidacy of, an individual seeking elective public
    office. A substantial part of the activities of the corporation may
    not involve carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to
    influence legislation.
      (d) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of a governor,
    officer, member, or employee or be distributed to any person during
    the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final
    liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of
    reasonable compensation to an officer, employee, or other person or
    reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by
    the board of governors.
      (e) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a governor,
    officer, member, or employee.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1461.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220108(a)      36:1304(b) (last        Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              96-165, Sec. 4(a), (b), (d),
                                            (e), 93 Stat. 1269, 1270.   
    220108(b)      36:1304(b) (1st                                      
                    sentence).                                          
    220108(c)      36:1304(a).                                          
    220108(d)      36:1304(d).                                          
    220108(e)      36:1304(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), before clause (1), the word "pecuniary" is
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "any shares of capital" are omitted
    as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "as an organization" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (d) the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220109                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220109. Duty to maintain corporate status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation
    incorporated under the laws of New York, another State, or the
    District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1461.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220109         36:1306 (last           Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              96-165, Sec. 6 (last        
                                            sentence), 93 Stat. 1271.   
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    36 USC Sec. 220110                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220110. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in New York, New
    York, or another place decided by the board of governors. However,
    the activities of the corporation are not confined to the place
    where the principal office is located but may be conducted
    throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United
    States and in foreign countries.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1461.)

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    220110         36:1309(a).             Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 9(a), 93 Stat. 
                                            1271.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220111                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220111. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      governors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of governors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (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. 1461.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220111         36:1309(d).             Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 9(d), 93 Stat. 
                                            1271.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 220112                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220112. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      (a) District of Columbia. - 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.
      (b) States, Territories, and Possessions. - The corporation shall
    file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of
    each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which
    the corporation or a council, organization, chapter, or affiliate
    may have activities, the name and address of an agent in that
    State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands
    against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1462.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220112(a)      36:1309(b).             Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 9(b), (c), 93  
                                            Stat. 1271.                 
    220112(b)      36:1309(c).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "with the secretary of state or
    other designated official" are substituted for "in the office of
    the secretary" for clarity and consistency in the revised title.
    The words "local, State, or regional", "post office", and
    "authorized" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "in that State,
    territory, or possession" are added (the 2d time they appear), and
    the words "legal process" are substituted for "local process", for
    clarity and consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 220113                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220113. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall make public an annual report on its
    activities for the prior calendar year.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1462.)

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    220113         36:1309(e), (f).        Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 9(e), (f), 93  
                                            Stat. 1272.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "proceedings" is omitted for consistency in the revised
    title. The text of 36:1309(f) is omitted as unnecessary because of
    36:1101(50).

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    36 USC Sec. 220114                                          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 2201 - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220114. 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 board of governors, but in
    compliance with the bylaws. However, the assets of the corporation
    are irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes and may not inure
    to the benefit of a private person except a fund, foundation, or
    organization operated exclusively for charitable purposes.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1462.)

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    220114         36:1304(c).             Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L.       
                                            96-165, Sec. 4(c), 93 Stat. 
                                            1269.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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" for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "and all Federal and State laws applicable thereto" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The word "organization" is substituted for
    "association, or corporation" to omit unnecessary words.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL
           SOCIETY                                         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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    220301.     Organization.                                         
    220302.     Purposes.                                             
    220303.     Membership.                                           
    220304.     Governing body.                                       
    220305.     Powers.                                               
    220306.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, insignia,
                 marks, and words.                                    
    220307.     Tax exemption.                                        
    220308.     Restrictions.                                         
    220309.     Duty to maintain corporate status.                    
    220310.     Principal office.                                     
    220311.     Records and inspection.                               
    220312.     Service of process.                                   
    220313.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    220314.     Annual report and audit.                              
    220315.     Distribution of assets on dissolution or final
                 liquidation.                                         

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    36 USC Sec. 220301                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - United States Capitol Historical Society
    (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Place of Incorporation. - The corporation is declared to be
    incorporated 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. 1462.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220301         36:1201.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Secs. 1, 2, 92 Stat.
                                            1643.                       
                   36:1202.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and
    obsolete words.

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    36 USC Sec. 220302                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened
      manner an understanding by the American people of the founding,
      growth, and significance of the Capitol of the United States as
      the tangible symbol of their representative form of government;
        (2) to undertake research into the history of the Congress and
      the Capitol and to promote discussion, publication, and
      dissemination of the results of this research;
        (3) to foster and increase an informed patriotism among the
      citizens in the study of this living memorial to the founders of
      this Nation and the continuing thread of principles as
      exemplified by their successors; and
        (4) to cooperate with the standing committees of Congress, the
      Library of Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and relevant
      departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive
      branch of the United States Government in carrying out the
      purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1463.)

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    220302         36:1203.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 3, 92 Stat.    
                                            1643.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (3), the words "among the citizens" are substituted for
    "of the land" for clarity.
      In clause (4), the words "departments, agencies, and
    instrumentalities" are substituted for "departments and agencies"
    for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 220303                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in
    the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as
    provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1463.)

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    220303         36:1206.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 6, 92 Stat.    
                                            1645.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 220304                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220304. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Trustees. - (1) The board of trustees is the
    governing body of the corporation. The board is responsible for the
    control of all funds and affairs of the corporation.
      (2) Exclusive of ex officio and honorary members, the board shall
    consist of at least 12 but not more than 40 trustees, one of whom
    shall be elected chairman. Trustees shall be elected by the board
    of trustees for a term of 4 years. A trustee may not be reelected
    as a trustee within one year of the expiration of the prior term,
    except by the unanimous vote of the trustees present and voting. A
    trustee may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a two-
    thirds vote of the other trustees.
      (3) The officers of the corporation are ex officio members of the
    board with all the rights and privileges of trustees, including the
    right to vote.
      (4) The board shall meet at least once a year in the Capitol of
    the United States. The board may meet at other times as decided by
    the chairman. A meeting may be held only at a time and place stated
    in the bylaws or on 30 days' written notice.
      (b) Officers. - (1) The officers of the corporation are a
    president, 5 vice presidents, a treasurer, and a secretary. The
    president is the chief executive officer.
      (2) The officers shall be elected annually by the board of
    trustees and continue in office at the pleasure of the board.
      (3) The duties of the officers are the usual duties pertaining to
    their offices and any additional duties delegated by the board.
      (4) Officers may be compensated for their services, and
    reimbursed for actual expenses, in amounts decided by the board.
      (c) Employees. - The board of trustees may employ an executive
    secretary and other personnel needed to assist the board and the
    officers to carry out the activities of the corporation. Employees
    serve at the pleasure of the board. The board shall prescribe the
    compensation and duties of employees.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1463.)

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    220304(a)(     36:1207(a)              Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
     1)             (1st-21st words).       95-493, Secs. 7, 8, 92 Stat.
                                            1645.                       
    220304(a)(     36:1207(a)                                           
     2)             (22d-last words),                                   
                    (b), (d).                                           
    220304(a)(     36:1208(b) (1st                                      
     3)             sentence).                                          
    220304(a)(     36:1207(c).                                          
     4)                                                                 
    220304(b)(     36:1208(a).                                          
     1)                                                                 
    220304(b)(     36:1208(c).                                          
     2)                                                                 
    220304(b)(     36:1208(d).                                          
     3)                                                                 
    220304(b)(     36:1208(b) (last                                     
     4)             sentence).                                          
    220304(c)      36:1208(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "active" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(1), the words "The board of trustees is the
    governing body of the corporation" are added for clarity and
    consistency in the revised title. The words "is responsible for"
    are substituted for "shall be vested in" for consistency in the
    revised title. The word "management" is omitted as included in
    "control".
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "During their respective terms of
    office" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(4), the words "at Washington, District of
    Columbia" and "in advance of any such meeting" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b)(4), the words "other remuneration" as [sic] are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "programs and business" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 220305                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220305. 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, and agents 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) produce, buy, and market commemorative medals, souvenirs,
      publications, pictures, and cinemas consistent with the purposes
      of the corporation;
        (8) charge and collect membership dues;
        (9) conduct fund raising campaigns and accept contributions;
        (10) sue and be sued; and
        (11) 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. 1464.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220305         36:1204.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Secs. 4, 16 (1st    
                                            sentence), 92 Stat. 1644,   
                                            1647.                       
                   36:1216 (1st                                         
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:1216 (1st sentence) is omitted as
    executed and obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "apply" is omitted as unnecessary. The
    word "alter" is omitted as included in "amend". The words "not
    inconsistent with the laws of the United States of America or any
    State in which the corporation is to operate" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the word "use" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      Clause (5) is substituted for "take hold by lease, gift,
    purchase, grant, devise, bequest, or otherwise any property, real,
    personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for attaining the
    objects of the corporation" and "transfer, lease, or convey real or
    personal property" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The words "subject, however, to
    applicable provisions of law of any State (1) governing the amount
    or kind of real and personal property which may be held by, or (2)
    otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership or real and
    personal property which may be held by, or (3) otherwise limiting
    or controlling the ownership of real and personal 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 "instruments of indebtedness,
    and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its
    property" are substituted for "bonds or other evidences of
    indebtedness therefor and secure the same mortgage or pledge" for
    consistency in the revised title. The words "subject to applicable
    Federal or State laws" are omitted as unnecessary.
      Clause (7) is substituted for 36:1204(k) and (l) to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In clause (9), the words "from individuals, corporations, and
    other bodies, foundations, and organizations" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (10), the words "complain, and defend in any court of
    competent jurisdiction" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (11), the words "any other act" are substituted for
    "any and all acts" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 220306                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220306. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, insignia,
      marks, and words

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "United
    States Capitol Historical Society" and seals, emblems, distinctive
    insignia, and descriptive or designating marks, words, or phrases
    required to carry out the duties and powers of the corporation.
    This section does not affect any vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1464.)

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    220306         36:1215.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 15, 92 Stat.   
                                            1647.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "required to carry out the duties and powers of the corporation"
    are substituted for "as may be required in the furtherance of its
    functions" for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code. The words "This section does not
    affect any vested rights" are substituted for "Nothing in this
    section shall be construed to interfere or conflict with
    established or vested rights" for consistency in the revised title
    and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 220307                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220307. Tax exemption

-STATUTE-
      Notwithstanding section 105 of title 4 of the United States Code
    or any provision of the District of Columbia Code, the corporation
    is not required to pay, collect, or account for any tax specified
    in those provisions in connection with activities conducted within,
    or on the grounds of, the United States Capitol Building.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1464.)

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    220307         36:1219.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 19, as added   
                                            Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L.      
                                            97-447, 96 Stat. 2364.      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "or title 47, chapter 26 of the District of Columbia
    Code (1973)" (subsequently covered in chapter 20 of title 47 of the
    District of Columbia Code (1981)) are omitted as unnecessary. The
    words "in connection with activities conducted" are substituted for
    "applicable to taxable events occurring" for clarity. The words
    "occurring . . . on or after January 1, 1964" are omitted as
    obsolete.

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    36 USC Sec. 220308                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220308. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a trustee, officer, or member as such during the life of the
    corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This
    subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation
    to an officer or employee or reimbursement for actual expenses in
    amounts approved by the board of trustees.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
    trustee, officer, or employee. Trustees who vote for or assent to
    making a loan or advance to a trustee, 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. 1464.)

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    220308(a)      36:1211.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Secs. 9, 11, 92     
                                            Stat. 1646.                 
    220308(b)      36:1209(a).                                          
    220308(c)      36:1209(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), 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 (c), the words "or advance" are added the first
    time they appear for consistency in the subsection. The word
    "Trustees" is substituted for "Any director", and the word
    "trustee" is substituted for "director", for clarity and
    consistency in the revised chapter.

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    36 USC Sec. 220309                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220309. Duty to maintain corporate status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation
    incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia or a State.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1465.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220309         36:1216 (last           Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              95-493, Sec. 16 (last       
                                            sentence), 92 Stat. 1647.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "retain" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 220310                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220310. Principal office

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1465.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220310         36:1205(a).             Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 5(a), 92 Stat. 
                                            1644.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "board of trustees" are substituted for "board of
    directors" for clarity and consistency in the revised chapter. The
    words "States, territories, and possessions of the United States"
    are substituted for "various possessions of the United States" for
    consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 220311                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220311. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      trustees, and committees having any of the authority of its board
      of trustees; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1465.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220311         36:1212.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 12, 92 Stat.   
                                            1646.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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. 220312                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220312. 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. 1465.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220312         36:1205(b).             Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 5(b) 92 Stat.  
                                            1644.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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 as service or notice upon", for consistency in the revised
    title.

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    36 USC Sec. 220313                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220313. 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. 1465.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220313         36:1210.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 10, 92 Stat.   
                                            1646.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "when" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 220314                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220314. Annual report and audit

-STATUTE-
      (a) Annual Report. - The corporation shall submit an annual
    report to each House of Congress on the activities of the
    corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be
    submitted as soon as practical after the end of each fiscal year.
      (b) Audit. - In addition to complying with the audit requirements
    of section 10101 of this title, the corporation shall comply with
    section 5108 of title 40.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1465; Pub. L. 107-217,
    Sec. 3(i)(2), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1300.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220314(a)      36:1217.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Secs. 13(b), 17, 92 
                                            Stat. 1646, 1647.           
    220314(b)      36:1213(b).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "In addition to complying with the
    audit requirements of section 10101 of this title" are added for
    clarity.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-217 substituted "section 5108 of
    title 40" for "section 451 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
    1970 (40 U.S.C. 193m-1)".

                   TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS               
      For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions
    in subsec. (a) of 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 207 of House Document No. 103-7.

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    36 USC Sec. 220315                                          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 2203 - UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220315. 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 board of trustees, but in compliance
    with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1465.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220315         36:1214.                Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-493, Sec. 14, 92 Stat.   
                                            1646.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "satisfaction" is omitted as included in "discharge",
    and the word "obligations" is omitted as included in "liabilities".
    The words "outstanding" and "and all Federal and State laws
    applicable thereto" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC CHAPTER 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE       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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

-HEAD-
              CHAPTER 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE          


-MISC1-
                        SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION                    
    Sec.                                                     
    220501.     Short title and definitions.                          
    220502.     Organization.                                         
    220503.     Purposes.                                             
    220504.     Membership.                                           
    220505.     Powers.                                               
    220506.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    220507.     Restrictions.                                         
    220508.     Headquarters, principal office, and meetings.         
    220509.     Resolution of disputes.                               
    220510.     Service of process.                                   
    220511.     Report.                                               
    220512.     Complete teams.                                       

                 SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES             
    220521.     Recognition of amateur sports organizations as
                 national governing bodies.                           
    220522.     Eligibility requirements.                             
    220523.     Authority of national governing bodies.               
    220524.     General duties of national governing bodies.          
    220525.     Granting sanctions for amateur athletic competitions. 
    220526.     Restricted amateur athletic competitions.             
    220527.     Complaints against national governing bodies.         
    220528.     Applications to replace an incumbent national
                 governing body.                                      
    220529.     Arbitration of corporation determinations.            

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-284, Sec. 5(12), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat.
    1212, substituted "Short title and definitions" for "Definitions"
    in item 220501.
      1998 - Pub. L. 105-277, div. C. title I, Sec. 142(j)(2), (k)(2),
    Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-606, 2681-607, substituted "Report"
    for "Annual report" in item 220511 and added item 220512.

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    36 USC SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION                           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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
                        SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION                    

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    36 USC Sec. 220501                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220501. Short title and definitions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Short Title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Ted Stevens
    Olympic and Amateur Sports Act".
      (b) Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter - 
        (1) "amateur athlete" means an athlete who meets the
      eligibility standards established by the national governing body
      or paralympic sports organization for the sport in which the
      athlete competes.
        (2) "amateur athletic competition" means a contest, game, meet,
      match, tournament, regatta, or other event in which amateur
      athletes compete.
        (3) "amateur sports organization" means a not-for-profit
      corporation, association, or other group organized in the United
      States that sponsors or arranges an amateur athletic competition.
        (4) "corporation" means the United States Olympic Committee.
        (5) "international amateur athletic competition" means an
      amateur athletic competition between one or more athletes
      representing the United States, individually or as a team, and
      one or more athletes representing a foreign country.
        (6) "national governing body" means an amateur sports
      organization that is recognized by the corporation under section
      220521 of this title.
        (7) "paralympic sports organization" means an amateur sports
      organization which is recognized by the corporation under section
      220521 of this title.
        (8) "sanction" means a certificate of approval issued by a
      national governing body.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(b)(2), (c), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-
    603; Pub. L. 109-284, Sec. 5(13), (14), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat.
    1212.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220501         36:373.                 Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Sec. 103, as added 
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3045.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (3), the words "club, federation, union" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (5), the words "one or more athletes" are substituted
    for "any athlete or athletes" and for "any athletic or athletes"
    for clarity and to correct a grammatical error.
      In clause (6), a reference to section 220522 (restating 36:391(b)
    and (c)) is unnecessary because section 220521 incorporates the
    eligibility requirements of section 220522.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-284, Sec. 5(13), substituted "Short title and
    definitions" for "Title and Definitions" in section catchline.
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-284, Sec. 5(14), substituted "Short
    Title" for "Title" in heading.
      1998 - Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(b)(2)(A), substituted "Title and
    Definitions" for "Definitions" in section catchline.
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(b)(2)(B), added subsec.
    (a).
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(b)(2)(C), designated
    existing provisions as subsec. (b) and inserted heading.
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(c)(1), inserted "or
    paralympic sports organization" after "national governing body".
      Subsec. (b)(7), (8). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(c)(2), (3), added
    par. (7) and redesignated former par. (7) as (8).

    REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CHAPTER AND PROPOSED CHANGES
      Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title I, Sec. 142(q), Oct. 21, 1998, 112
    Stat. 2681-609, provided that: "Five years from the date of the
    enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998], the United States Olympic
    Committee shall submit a special report to the Congress on the
    effectiveness of the provisions of chapter 2205 of title 36, United
    States Code, as amended by this Act, together with any additional
    proposed changes to that chapter the United States Olympic
    Committee determines are appropriate."

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    36 USC Sec. 220502                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220502. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The corporation is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.
      (c) References to United States Olympic Association. - Any
    reference to the United States Olympic Association is deemed to
    refer to the United States Olympic Committee.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220502(a)      36:371 (1st             Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                    sentence).              title I, Sec. 101 (1st      
                                            sentence), formerly Sec.    
                                            1(1st sentence), 64 Stat.   
                                            899; Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.  
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(a)(1), (2),  
                                            92 Stat. 3045.              
                   36:372.                 Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Secs. 102, 105(a)  
                                            (words before cl. (1)       
                                            related to perpetual        
                                            succession), as added Nov.  
                                            8, 1978, Pub. L. 95-606,    
                                            Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 3045,   
                                            3047.                       
    220502(b)      36:375(a) (words                                     
                    before cl. (1)                                      
                    related to                                          
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession).                                        
    220502(c)      36:383.                 Aug. 10, 1964, Pub. L.       
                                            88-407, 78 Stat. 383.       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.
      In subsection (b), the words "Except as otherwise provided" are
    added, the word "has" is substituted for "shall have", and the word
    "existence" is substituted for "succession", for consistency in the
    revised title.
      In subsection (c), the words "The corporation known as the United
    States Olympic Association, which was incorporated by this chapter,
    shall be known and designated on and after August 10, 1964, as the
    United States Olympic Committee and" are omitted as executed. The
    words "such corporation under the name of" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "is deemed to" are substituted for "shall be
    held to" for clarity. The words "such corporation under and by the
    name of" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 220503                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220503. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to establish national goals for amateur athletic activities
      and encourage the attainment of those goals;
        (2) to coordinate and develop amateur athletic activity in the
      United States, directly related to international amateur athletic
      competition, to foster productive working relationships among
      sports-related organizations;
        (3) to exercise exclusive jurisdiction, directly or through
      constituent members of committees, over - 
          (A) all matters pertaining to United States participation in
        the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, and the Pan-American
        Games, including representation of the United States in the
        games; and
          (B) the organization of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic
        Games, and the Pan-American Games when held in the United
        States;

        (4) to obtain for the United States, directly or by delegation
      to the appropriate national governing body, the most competent
      amateur representation possible in each event of the Olympic
      Games, the Paralympic Games, and Pan-American Games;
        (5) to promote and support amateur athletic activities
      involving the United States and foreign nations;
        (6) to promote and encourage physical fitness and public
      participation in amateur athletic activities;
        (7) to assist organizations and persons concerned with sports
      in the development of amateur athletic programs for amateur
      athletes;
        (8) to provide swift resolution of conflicts and disputes
      involving amateur athletes, national governing bodies, and
      amateur sports organizations, and protect the opportunity of any
      amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or
      official to participate in amateur athletic competition;
        (9) to foster the development of amateur athletic facilities
      for use by amateur athletes and assist in making existing amateur
      athletic facilities available for use by amateur athletes;
        (10) to provide and coordinate technical information on
      physical training, equipment design, coaching, and performance
      analysis;
        (11) to encourage and support research, development, and
      dissemination of information in the areas of sports medicine and
      sports safety;
        (12) to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic
      activities for women;
        (13) to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic
      programs and competition for amateur athletes with disabilities,
      including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for
      meaningful participation by such amateur athletes in programs of
      athletic competition for able-bodied amateur athletes; and
        (14) to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletes of
      racial and ethnic minorities for the purpose of eliciting the
      participation of those minorities in amateur athletic activities
      in which they are underrepresented.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(d), 112 Stat. 2681-603.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220503         36:374.                 Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Sec. 104, as added 
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3046.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (4), the word "competition" is omitted as included in
    "each event".

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(d)(1),
    substituted "Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games" for "Olympic
    Games" wherever appearing.
      Par. (13). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(d)(2), added par. (13) and
    struck out former par. (13) which read as follows: "to encourage
    and provide assistance to amateur athletic programs and competition
    for individuals with disabilities, including, where feasible, the
    expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by
    individuals with disabilities in programs of athletic competition
    for able-bodied individuals; and".

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    36 USC Sec. 220504                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220504. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Eligibility for membership in the corporation
    is as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Required Provisions for Representation. - In its constitution
    and bylaws, the corporation shall establish and maintain provisions
    with respect to its governance and the conduct of its affairs for
    reasonable representation of - 
        (1) amateur sports organizations recognized as national
      governing bodies and paralympic sports organizations in
      accordance with section 220521 of this title, including through
      provisions which establish and maintain a National Governing
      Bodies' Council composed of representatives of the national
      governing bodies and any paralympic sports organizations and
      selected by their boards of directors or such other governing
      boards to ensure effective communication between the corporation
      and such national governing bodies and paralympic sports
      organizations;
        (2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur
      athletic competition or who have represented the United States in
      international amateur athletic competition within the preceding
      10 years, including through provisions which - 
          (A) establish and maintain an Athletes' Advisory Council
        composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes to ensure
        communication between the corporation and such amateur
        athletes; and
          (B) ensure that the membership and voting power held by such
        amateur athletes is not less than 20 percent of the membership
        and voting power held in the board of directors of the
        corporation and in the committees and entities of the
        corporation;

        (3) amateur sports organizations that conduct a national
      program or regular national amateur athletic competition in 2 or
      more sports that are included on the program of the Olympic
      Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games on a level
      of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes
      to represent the United States in international amateur athletic
      competition; and
        (4) individuals not affiliated or associated with any amateur
      sports organization who, in the corporation's judgment, represent
      the interests of the American public in the activities of the
      corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1467; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(e), 112 Stat. 2681-603.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220504         36:376.                 Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Sec. 106, as added 
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3048.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "is as provided in" are substituted
    for "shall be determined in accordance with" for consistency in the
    revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(e)(1),
    added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2)
    which read as follows:
      "(1) amateur sports organizations recognized as national
    governing bodies under section 220521 of this title;
      "(2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur
    athletic competition or who have represented the United States in
    international amateur athletic competition within the preceding 10
    years;".
      Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(e)(2), inserted ", the
    Paralympic Games," after "Olympic Games".

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    36 USC Sec. 220505                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220505. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) Constitution and Bylaws. - The corporation shall adopt a
    constitution and bylaws. The corporation may amend its constitution
    only if the corporation - 
        (1) publishes, in its principal publication, a notice of the
      proposed amendment, including - 
          (A) the substantive terms of the amendment;
          (B) the time and place of the corporation's regular meeting
        at which adoption of the amendment is to be decided; and
          (C) a provision informing interested persons that they may
        submit materials as authorized in clause (2) of this
        subsection; and

        (2) gives all interested persons an opportunity to submit
      written comments and information for at least 60 days after
      publication of notice of the proposed amendment and before
      adoption of the amendment.

      (b) General Corporate Powers. - The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (2) establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of
      the corporation;
        (3) make contracts;
        (4) accept gifts, legacies, and devises in furtherance of its
      corporate purposes;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary 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) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications
      consistent with its corporate purposes;
        (8) approve and revoke membership in the corporation;
        (9) sue and be sued, except that any civil action brought in a
      State court against the corporation and solely relating to the
      corporation's responsibilities under this chapter shall be
      removed, at the request of the corporation, to the district court
      of the United States in the district in which the action was
      brought, and such district court shall have original jurisdiction
      over the action without regard to the amount in controversy or
      citizenship of the parties involved, and except that neither this
      paragraph nor any other provision of this chapter shall create a
      private right of action under this chapter; and
        (10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the
      purposes of the corporation.

      (c) Powers Related to Amateur Athletics and the Olympic Games. -
    The corporation may - 
        (1) serve as the coordinating body for amateur athletic
      activity in the United States directly related to international
      amateur athletic competition;
        (2) represent the United States as its national Olympic
      committee in relations with the International Olympic Committee
      and the Pan-American Sports Organization and as its national
      Paralympic committee in relations with the International
      Paralympic Committee;
        (3) organize, finance, and control the representation of the
      United States in the competitions and events of the Olympic
      Games, the Paralympic Games, and the Pan-American Games, and
      obtain, directly or by delegation to the appropriate national
      governing body, amateur representation for those games;
        (4) recognize eligible amateur sports organizations as national
      governing bodies for any sport that is included on the program of
      the Olympic Games or the Pan-American Games, or as paralympic
      sports organizations for any sport that is included on the
      program of the Paralympic Games;
        (5) facilitate, through orderly and effective administrative
      procedures, the resolution of conflicts or disputes that involve
      any of its members and any amateur athlete, coach, trainer,
      manager, administrator, official, national governing body, or
      amateur sports organization and that arise in connection with
      their eligibility for and participation in the Olympic Games, the
      Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, world championship
      competition, the Pan-American world championship competition, or
      other protected competition as defined in the constitution and
      bylaws of the corporation; and
        (6) provide financial assistance to any organization or
      association, except a corporation organized for profit, in
      furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1468; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(f), 112 Stat. 2681-604; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(15), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220505(a)      36:375(b).              Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Secs. 105 (less (a)
                                            (words before cl. (1)       
                                            related to perpetual        
                                            succession)), 109, as added 
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3047, 3048.                 
    220505(b)      36:375(a) (words                                     
                    before cl. (1) less                                 
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession),                                        
                    (6)-(10), (12)-(16).                                 
                   36:379.                                              
    220505(c)      36:375(a) (words                                     
                    before cl. (1) less                                 
                    perpetual                                           
                    succession),                                        
                    (1)-(5), (11).                                      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "not inconsistent
    with the laws of the United States or of any State" are omitted as
    unnecessary. In clause (1), the word "amendment" is substituted for
    "alteration" for consistency. Before subclause (A), the word
    "general" is omitted as unnecessary. In subclause (B), the words
    "adoption of the amendment" are substituted for "the alteration"
    for clarity. In clause (2), the word "comments" is substituted for
    "views, or arguments" to omit unnecessary words. The words "a
    period of" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the text of 36:379 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete. In clause (4), the word "devises" is substituted for
    "devices" to use standard contemporary spelling. In clause (5), the
    words "acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer" are substituted
    for "acquire, hold, and dispose of" for consistency in the revised
    title. The words "real and personal" and "may be" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "to carry out the purposes of the
    corporation" are substituted for "for its corporate purposes" for
    consistency in the revised title. In clause (6), the words "to
    carry out its corporate purposes" are omitted as unnecessary and
    for consistency in the revised title. The words "issue instruments
    of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security
    interests in its property" are substituted for "issue notes, bonds,
    or other evidences of indebtedness therefor, and secure the same by
    mortgage" for consistency in the revised title. The words "subject
    in each case to the laws of the United States or of any State" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "this chapter
    shall be" for "this Act shall be".
      1998 - Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(f)(1),
    substituted "sued, except that any civil action brought in a State
    court against the corporation and solely relating to the
    corporation's responsibilities under this Act shall be removed, at
    the request of the corporation, to the district court of the United
    States in the district in which the action was brought, and such
    district court shall have original jurisdiction over the action
    without regard to the amount in controversy or citizenship of the
    parties involved, and except that neither this paragraph nor any
    other provision of this chapter shall create a private right of
    action under this chapter; and" for "sued; and".
      Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(f)(2)(A), substituted
    "Organization and as its national Paralympic committee in relations
    with the International Paralympic Committee;" for "Organization".
      Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(f)(2)(B), substituted
    "Games, the Paralympic Games, and" for "Games and of".
      Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(f)(2)(C), substituted
    "Games, or as paralympic sports organizations for any sport that is
    included on the program of the Paralympic Games;" for "Games;".
      Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(f)(2)(D), substituted
    "Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, world
    championship competition," for "Games,".

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    36 USC Sec. 220506                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220506. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      (a) Exclusive Right of Corporation. - Except as provided in
    subsection (d) of this section, the corporation has the exclusive
    right to use - 
        (1) the name "United States Olympic Committee";
        (2) the symbol of the International Olympic Committee,
      consisting of 5 interlocking rings, the symbol of the
      International Paralympic Committee, consisting of 3 TaiGeuks, or
      the symbol of the Pan-American Sports Organization, consisting of
      a torch surrounded by concentric rings;
        (3) the emblem of the corporation, consisting of an escutcheon
      having a blue chief and vertically extending red and white bars
      on the base with 5 interlocking rings displayed on the chief; and
        (4) the words "Olympic", "Olympiad", "Citius Altius Fortius",
      "Paralympic", "Paralympiad", "Pan-American", "America Espirito
      Sport Fraternite", or any combination of those words.

      (b) Contributors and Suppliers. - The corporation may authorize
    contributors and suppliers of goods or services to use the trade
    name of the corporation or any trademark, symbol, insignia, or
    emblem of the International Olympic Committee, International
    Paralympic Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization, or of
    the corporation to advertise that the contributions, goods, or
    services were donated or supplied to, or approved, selected, or
    used by, the corporation, the United States Olympic team, the
    Paralympic team, the Pan-American team, or team members.
      (c) Civil Action for Unauthorized Use. - Except as provided in
    subsection (d) of this section, the corporation may file a civil
    action against a person for the remedies provided in the Act of
    July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) (popularly known as the
    Trademark Act of 1946) if the person, without the consent of the
    corporation, uses for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of
    any goods or services, or to promote any theatrical exhibition,
    athletic performance, or competition - 
        (1) the symbol described in subsection (a)(2) of this section;
        (2) the emblem described in subsection (a)(3) of this section;
        (3) the words described in subsection (a)(4) of this section,
      or any combination or simulation of those words tending to cause
      confusion or mistake, to deceive, or to falsely suggest a
      connection with the corporation or any Olympic, Paralympic, or
      Pan-American Games activity; or
        (4) any trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia
      falsely representing association with, or authorization by, the
      International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic
      Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization, or the
      corporation.

      (d) Pre-Existing and Geographic Reference Rights. - (1) A person
    who actually used the emblem described in subsection (a)(3) of this
    section, or the words or any combination of the words described in
    subsection (a)(4) of this section, for any lawful purpose before
    September 21, 1950, is not prohibited by this section from
    continuing the lawful use for the same purpose and for the same
    goods or services.
      (2) A person who actually used, or whose assignor actually used,
    the words or any combination of the words described in subsection
    (a)(4) of this section, or a trademark, trade name, sign, symbol,
    or insignia described in subsection (c)(4) of this section, for any
    lawful purpose before September 21, 1950, is not prohibited by this
    section from continuing the lawful use for the same purpose and for
    the same goods or services.
      (3) Use of the word "Olympic" to identify a business or goods or
    services is permitted by this section where - 
        (A) such use is not combined with any of the intellectual
      properties referenced in subsection (a) or (c) of this section;
        (B) it is evident from the circumstances that such use of the
      word "Olympic" refers to the naturally occurring mountains or
      geographical region of the same name that were named prior to
      February 6, 1998, and not to the corporation or any Olympic
      activity; and
        (C) such business, goods, or services are operated, sold, and
      marketed in the State of Washington west of the Cascade Mountain
      range and operations, sales, and marketing outside of this area
      are not substantial.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1469; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(g), 112 Stat. 2681-604; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(16), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220506(a)      36:380(c).              Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Sec. 110, as added 
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3048.                       
    220506(b)      36:380(b).                                           
    220506(c)      36:380(a) (1st                                       
                    sentence).                                          
    220506(d)      36:380(a) (2d, last                                  
                    sentences).                                         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a)(2) and (3) is substituted for "the symbol
    described in subsection (a)(1) of this section; the emblem
    described in subsection (a)(2) of this section" because of the
    reorganization of the section.
      In subsection (b), the words "or any trademark" are substituted
    for "as well as any trademark" to eliminate unnecessary words. The
    words "furnished . . . or for the use of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "the corporation may file a civil
    action against a person" are substituted for "any person . . .
    shall be subject to suit in a civil action by the Corporation" for
    clarity.
      In subsection (d)(2), the words "the words or any combination of
    the words described in subsection (a)(4) of this section, or a
    trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia described in
    subsection (c)(4) of this section" are substituted for "any other
    trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia described in
    subsections (a)(3) and (4) of this section" for clarity.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The Trademark Act of 1946, referred to in subsec. (c), is act
    July 5, 1946, ch. 540, 60 Stat. 427, as amended, also popularly
    known as the Lanham Act, which is classified generally to chapter
    22 (Sec. 1051 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For
    complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
    note set out under section 1051 of Title 15 and Tables.


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (d)(3)(A). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted
    "subsection" for "subsections".
      1998 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(g)(1),
    substituted "rings, the symbol of the International Paralympic
    Committee, consisting of 3 TaiGeuks, or the symbol of the Pan-
    American Sports Organization, consisting of a torch surrounded by
    concentric rings;" for "rings;".
      Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(g)(2), inserted "
    'Paralympic', 'Paralympiad', 'Pan-American', 'America Espirito
    Sport Fraternite'," before "or any combination".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(g)(3), (4), inserted ",
    International Paralympic Committee, the Pan-American Sports
    Organization," after "International Olympic Committee" and "the
    Paralympic team," before "the Pan-American team".
      Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(g)(5), inserted ",
    Paralympic, or Pan-American Games" after "any Olympic".
      Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(g)(6), inserted ", the
    International Paralympic Committee, the Pan-American Sport
    Organization," after "International Olympic Committee".
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(g)(7), inserted "and
    Geographic Reference" after "Pre-Existing" in heading.
      Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(g)(8), added par. (3).

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    36 USC Sec. 220507                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220507. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Profit and Stock. - The corporation may not engage in
    business for profit or issue stock.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation shall be nonpolitical
    and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public
    office.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1470.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220507(a)      36:378.                 Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Secs. 107, 108, as 
                                            added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3048.                       
    220507(b)      36:377.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "may not" are substituted for "shall
    have no power to" for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "capital", "pecuniary", and "or gain" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as an organization" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 220508                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220508. Headquarters, principal office, and meetings

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its principal office and national
    headquarters in a place in the United States decided by the
    corporation. The corporation may hold its annual and special
    meetings in the places decided by the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1470.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220508         36:371 (last            Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                    sentence).              title I, Sec. 101 (last     
                                            sentence), formerly Sec. 1  
                                            (last sentence), 64 Stat.   
                                            899; Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.  
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(a)(3), 92    
                                            Stat. 3045.                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "decided" is substituted for "as is determined" and for
    "shall determine" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 220509                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220509. Resolution of disputes

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation shall establish and maintain
    provisions in its constitution and bylaws for the swift and
    equitable resolution of disputes involving any of its members and
    relating to the opportunity of an amateur athlete, coach, trainer,
    manager, administrator, or official to participate in the Olympic
    Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, world
    championship competition, or other protected competition as defined
    in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. In any lawsuit
    relating to the resolution of a dispute involving the opportunity
    of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the
    Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games, a court shall not
    grant injunctive relief against the corporation within 21 days
    before the beginning of such games if the corporation, after
    consultation with the chair of the Athletes' Advisory Council, has
    provided a sworn statement in writing executed by an officer of the
    corporation to such court that its constitution and bylaws cannot
    provide for the resolution of such dispute prior to the beginning
    of such games.
      (b) Ombudsman. - 
        (1) The corporation shall hire and provide salary, benefits,
      and administrative expenses for an ombudsman for athletes, who
      shall - 
          (A) provide independent advice to athletes at no cost about
        the applicable provisions of this chapter and the constitution
        and bylaws of the corporation, national governing bodies,
        paralympic sports organizations, international sports
        federations, the International Olympic Committee, the
        International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports
        Organization, and with respect to the resolution of any dispute
        involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate
        in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American
        Games, world championship competition or other protected
        competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the
        corporation;
          (B) assist in mediating any such disputes; and
          (C) report to the Athletes' Advisory Council on a regular
        basis.

        (2)(A) The procedure for hiring the ombudsman for athletes
      shall be as follows:
          (i) The Athletes' Advisory Council shall provide the
        corporation's executive director with the name of one qualified
        person to serve as ombudsman for athletes.
          (ii) The corporation's executive director shall immediately
        transmit the name of such person to the corporation's executive
        committee.
          (iii) The corporation's executive committee shall hire or not
        hire such person after fully considering the advice and counsel
        of the Athletes' Advisory Council.

      If there is a vacancy in the position of the ombudsman for
      athletes, the nomination and hiring procedure set forth in this
      paragraph shall be followed in a timely manner.
        (B) The corporation may terminate the employment of an
      individual serving as ombudsman for athletes only if - 
          (i) the termination is carried out in accordance with the
        applicable policies and procedures of the corporation;
          (ii) the termination is initially recommended to the
        corporation's executive committee by either the corporation's
        executive director or by the Athletes' Advisory Council; and
          (iii) the corporation's executive committee fully considers
        the advice and counsel of the Athletes' Advisory Council prior
        to deciding whether or not to terminate the employment of such
        individual.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1470; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(h), 112 Stat. 2681-605; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(17), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220509         36:382b.                Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Sec. 114, as added 
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3049.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 109-284 struck out "a" before
    "paralympic sports organizations".
      1998 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(h)(1), designated
    existing provisions as subsec. (a), and inserted heading.
      Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(h)(2), inserted "the Paralympic Games,"
    before "the Pan-American Games".
      Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(h)(3), inserted at end "In any lawsuit
    relating to the resolution of a dispute involving the opportunity
    of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the
    Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games, a court shall not
    grant injunctive relief against the corporation within 21 days
    before the beginning of such games if the corporation, after
    consultation with the chair of the Athletes' Advisory Council, has
    provided a sworn statement in writing executed by an officer of the
    corporation to such court that its constitution and bylaws cannot
    provide for the resolution of such dispute prior to the beginning
    of such games."
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(h)(4), added subsec. (b).

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    36 USC Sec. 220510                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220510. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted
    by this chapter, the corporation shall have a designated agent in
    the State of Colorado 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. 1470; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(i), 112 Stat. 2681-606.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220510         36:381.                 Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Sec. 111, as added 
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3049.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "precedent" and "or conferred" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or other
    designated official" are substituted for "in the office of the
    secretary of state, or similar office" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "post-office" and "authorized" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "legal process" are substituted for
    "local process" for consistency in the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Pub. L. 105-277 amended text generally. Prior to
    amendment, text read as follows: "As a condition to the exercise of
    any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation
    shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated
    official of each State, the name and address of an agent in that
    State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may
    be served."

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    36 USC Sec. 220511                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220511. Report

-STATUTE-
      (a) Submission to President and Congress. - The corporation
    shall, on or before the first day of June, 2001, and every fourth
    year thereafter, transmit simultaneously to the President and to
    each House of Congress a detailed report of its operations for the
    preceding 4 years, including - 
        (1) a complete statement of its receipts and expenditures;
        (2) a comprehensive description of the activities and
      accomplishments of the corporation during such 4-year period;
        (3) data concerning the participation of women, disabled
      individuals, and racial and ethnic minorities in the amateur
      athletic activities and administration of the corporation and
      national governing bodies; and
        (4) a description of the steps taken to encourage the
      participation of women, disabled individuals, and racial
      minorities in amateur athletic activities.

      (b) Availability to Public. - The corporation shall make copies
    of the report available to interested persons at a reasonable cost.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1471; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(j)(1), 112 Stat. 2681-606; Pub. L. 109-
    284, Sec. 5(18), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220511         36:382a(a).             Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title I, Sec. 113(a), as    
                                            added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 
                                            95-606, Sec. 1(b), 92 Stat. 
                                            3049.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the words "full and" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "Report" for "Annual report"
    in section catchline.
      1998 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-277 amended heading and text of
    subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
    "Not later than June 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit
    simultaneously to the President and to each House of Congress a
    detailed report of its operations during the prior calendar year,
    including - 
        "(1) a complete statement of the corporation's receipts and
      expenditures; and
        "(2) a comprehensive description of the activities and
      accomplishments of the corporation during the prior year."

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    36 USC Sec. 220512                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER I - CORPORATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220512. Complete teams

-STATUTE-
      In obtaining representation for the United States in each
    competition and event of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, and
    Pan-American Games, the corporation, either directly or by
    delegation to the appropriate national governing body or paralympic
    sports organization, may select, but is not obligated to select
    (even if not selecting will result in an incomplete team for an
    event), athletes who have not met the eligibility standard of the
    national governing body and the corporation when the number of
    athletes who have met the eligibility standards of such entities is
    insufficient to fill the roster for an event.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title I, Sec. 142(k)(1), Oct. 21,
    1998, 112 Stat. 2681-606; amended Pub. L. 109-284, Sec. 5(19),
    Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "and the corporation" for "and
    the Corporation".

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    36 USC SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES            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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
                 SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES             

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    36 USC Sec. 220521                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220521. Recognition of amateur sports organizations as
      national governing bodies

-STATUTE-
      (a) General Authority. - For any sport which is included on the
    program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-
    American Games, the corporation is authorized to recognize as a
    national governing body (in the case of a sport on the program of
    the Olympic Games or Pan-American Games) or as a paralympic sports
    organization (in the case of a sport on the program of the
    Paralympic Games for which a national governing body has not been
    designated under section 220522(b)) an amateur sports organization
    which files an application and is eligible for such recognition in
    accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of section
    220522. The corporation may recognize only one national governing
    body for each sport for which an application is made and approved,
    except as provided in section 220522(b) with respect to a
    paralympic sports organization.
      (b) Public Hearing. - Before recognizing an organization as a
    national governing body, the corporation shall hold at least 2
    public hearings on the application. The corporation shall publish
    notice of the time, place, and nature of the hearings. Publication
    shall be made in a regular issue of the corporation's principal
    publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the
    date of the hearings. The corporation shall send written notice,
    which shall include a copy of the application, at least 30 days
    prior to the date of any such public hearing to all amateur sports
    organizations known to the corporation in that sport.
      (c) Recommendation to International Sports Federation. - Within
    61 days after recognizing an organization as a national governing
    body, the corporation shall recommend and support in any
    appropriate manner the national governing body to the appropriate
    international sports federation as the representative of the United
    States for that sport.
      (d) Review of Recognition. - The corporation may review all
    matters related to the continued recognition of an organization as
    a national governing body and may take action it considers
    appropriate, including placing conditions on the continued
    recognition.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1471; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(l), 112 Stat. 2681-607; Pub. L. 109-284,
    Sec. 5(20), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220521(a)      36:391(a) (1st, 2d      Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                    sentences).             title II, Secs. 201(a), (d),
                                            204, 205(b)(5), as added    
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 2, 92 Stat.    
                                            3050, 3052, 3055, 3057.     
    220521(b)      36:391(a) (3d-last                                   
                    sentences).                                         
    220521(c)      36:391(d).                                           
                   36:395(b)(5).                                        
    220521(d)      36:394.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "under the authority granted under
    this subchapter and in accordance with the procedures and
    requirements of this section" are omitted as unnecessary. The words
    "public hearing" are substituted for "hearing open to the public",
    and the words "for such recognition" are omitted, to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsection (c), the words "in accordance with subsection (a)
    of this section" in 36:391(d) and "in accordance with this
    subsection" in 36:395(b)(5) are omitted as unnecessary.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-284 substituted "subsection" for
    "subsections".
      1998 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(l)(1), inserted
    first sentence and struck out former first sentence which read as
    follows: "For any sport that is included on the program of the
    Olympic Games or the Pan-American Games, the corporation may
    recognize as a national governing body an amateur sports
    organization that files an application and is eligible under
    section 220522 of this title."
      Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(l)(2), substituted "approved, except as
    provided in section 220522(b) with respect to a paralympic sports
    organization." for "approved."
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(l)(3)-(5), substituted
    "hold at least 2 public hearings" for "hold a public hearing",
    substituted "hearings." for "hearing." in two places, and inserted
    at end "The corporation shall send written notice, which shall
    include a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the
    date of any such public hearing to all amateur sports organizations
    known to the corporation in that sport."

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    36 USC Sec. 220522                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220522. Eligibility requirements

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - An amateur sports organization is eligible to be
    recognized, or to continue to be recognized, as a national
    governing body only if it - 
        (1) is incorporated under the laws of a State of the United
      States or the District of Columbia as a not-for-profit
      corporation having as its purpose the advancement of amateur
      athletic competition;
        (2) has the managerial and financial capability to plan and
      execute its obligations;
        (3) submits - 
          (A) an application, in the form required by the corporation,
        for recognition as a national governing body;
          (B) a copy of its corporate charter and bylaws; and
          (C) any additional information considered necessary or
        appropriate by the corporation;

        (4) agrees to submit to binding arbitration in any controversy
      involving - 
          (A) its recognition as a national governing body, as provided
        for in section 220529 of this title, upon demand of the
        corporation; and
          (B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer,
        manager, administrator or official to participate in amateur
        athletic competition, upon demand of the corporation or any
        aggrieved amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager,
        administrator or official, conducted in accordance with the
        Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as
        modified and provided for in the corporation's constitution and
        bylaws, except that if the Athletes' Advisory Council and
        National Governing Bodies' Council do not concur on any
        modifications to such Rules, and if the corporation's executive
        committee is not able to facilitate such concurrence, the
        Commercial Rules of Arbitration shall apply unless at least two-
        thirds of the corporation's board of directors approves
        modifications to such Rules;

        (5) demonstrates that it is autonomous in the governance of its
      sport, in that it - 
          (A) independently decides and controls all matters central to
        governance;
          (B) does not delegate decision-making and control of matters
        central to governance; and
          (C) is free from outside restraint;

        (6) demonstrates that it is a member of no more than one
      international sports federation that governs a sport included on
      the program of the Olympic Games or the Pan-American Games;
        (7) demonstrates that its membership is open to any individual
      who is an amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager,
      administrator, or official active in the sport for which
      recognition is sought, or any amateur sports organization that
      conducts programs in the sport for which recognition is sought,
      or both;
        (8) provides an equal opportunity to amateur athletes, coaches,
      trainers, managers, administrators, and officials to participate
      in amateur athletic competition, without discrimination on the
      basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin, and
      with fair notice and opportunity for a hearing to any amateur
      athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official
      before declaring the individual ineligible to participate;
        (9) is governed by a board of directors or other governing
      board whose members are selected without regard to race, color,
      religion, national origin, or sex, except that, in sports where
      there are separate male and female programs, it provides for
      reasonable representation of both males and females on the board
      of directors or other governing board;
        (10) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the
      corporation, the Athletes' Advisory Council, and the National
      Governing Bodies' Council, that its board of directors and other
      such governing boards have established criteria and election
      procedures for and maintain among their voting members
      individuals who are actively engaged in amateur athletic
      competition in the sport for which recognition is sought or who
      have represented the United States in international amateur
      athletic competition within the preceding 10 years, that any
      exceptions to such guidelines by such organization have been
      approved by the corporation, and that the voting power held by
      such individuals is not less than 20 percent of the voting power
      held in its board of directors and other such governing boards;
        (11) provides for reasonable direct representation on its board
      of directors or other governing board for any amateur sports
      organization that - 
          (A) conducts a national program or regular national amateur
        athletic competition in the applicable sport on a level of
        proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes
        to represent the United States in international amateur
        athletic competition; and
          (B) ensures that the representation reflects the nature,
        scope, quality, and strength of the programs and competitions
        of the amateur sports organization in relation to all other
        programs and competitions in the sport in the United States;

        (12) demonstrates that none of its officers are also officers
      of any other amateur sports organization recognized as a national
      governing body;
        (13) provides procedures for the prompt and equitable
      resolution of grievances of its members;
        (14) does not have eligibility criteria related to amateur
      status or to participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic
      Games, or the Pan-American Games that are more restrictive than
      those of the appropriate international sports federation; and
        (15) demonstrates, if the organization is seeking to be
      recognized as a national governing body, that it is prepared to
      meet the obligations imposed on a national governing body under
      sections 220524 and 220525 of this title.

      (b) Recognition of Paralympic Sports Organizations. - For any
    sport which is included on the program of the Paralympic Games, the
    corporation is authorized to designate, where feasible and when
    such designation would serve the best interest of the sport, and
    with the approval of the affected national governing body, a
    national governing body recognized under subsection (a) to govern
    such sport. Where such designation is not feasible or would not
    serve the best interest of the sport, the corporation is authorized
    to recognize another amateur sports organization as a paralympic
    sports organization to govern such sport, except that,
    notwithstanding the other requirements of this chapter, any such
    paralympic sports organization - 
        (1) shall comply only with those requirements, perform those
      duties, and have those powers that the corporation, in its sole
      discretion, determines are appropriate to meet the objects and
      purposes of this chapter; and
        (2) may, with the approval of the corporation, govern more than
      one sport included on the program of the Paralympic Games.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1471; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(m), 112 Stat. 2681-607.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    220522         36:391(b), (c).         Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title II, Sec. 201(b), (c), 
                                            as added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. 
                                            L. 95-606, Sec. 2, 92 Stat. 
                                            3050.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (1), the words "a State" are substituted for "any of
    the several States" for consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (3)(B), the words "upon application" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In clause (10)(B), the words "hold at least 20 percent of the
    membership and voting power on the board" are substituted for "the
    membership and voting power held . . . is not less than 20 percent
    of such membership and voting power held in that board of directors
    or other such governing board" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      The text of 36:391(c) is omitted as executed.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(m)(1), designated existing
    provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading.
      Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(m)(2), added par. (4)
    and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "agrees to
    submit, on demand by the corporation, to binding arbitration
    conducted in accordance with the commercial rules of the American
    Arbitration Association in any controversy involving - 
        "(A) its recognition as a national governing body, as provided
      for in section 220529 of this title; or
        "(B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer,
      manager, administrator, or official to participate in amateur
      athletic competition, as provided for in the corporation's
      constitution and bylaws;".
      Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(m)(3), added par. (10)
    and struck out former par. (10) which read as follows:
    "demonstrates that - 
        "(A) its board of directors or other governing board includes
      among its voting members - 
          "(i) individuals who are actively engaged in amateur athletic
        competition in the sport for which recognition is sought; or
          "(ii) individuals who, within the prior 10 years, have
        represented the United States in international amateur athletic
        competition in the sport for which recognition is sought; and
        "(B) the individuals described in subclause (A) of this clause
      hold at least 20 percent of the membership and voting power on
      the board;".
      Subsec. (a)(14). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(m)(4), inserted "or to
    participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the
    Pan-American Games" after "amateur status".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(m)(5), added subsec. (b).

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    36 USC Sec. 220523                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220523. Authority of national governing bodies

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authority. - For the sport that it governs, a national
    governing body may - 
        (1) represent the United States in the appropriate
      international sports federation;
        (2) establish national goals and encourage the attainment of
      those goals;
        (3) serve as the coordinating body for amateur athletic
      activity in the United States;
        (4) exercise jurisdiction over international amateur athletic
      activities and sanction international amateur athletic
      competition held in the United States and sanction the
      sponsorship of international amateur athletic competition held
      outside the United States;
        (5) conduct amateur athletic competition, including national
      championships, and international amateur athletic competition in
      the United States, and establish procedures for determining
      eligibility standards for participation in competition, except
      for amateur athletic competition specified in section 220526 of
      this title;
        (6) recommend to the corporation individuals and teams to
      represent the United States in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic
      Games, and the Pan-American Games; and
        (7) designate individuals and teams to represent the United
      States in international amateur athletic competition (other than
      the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, and the Pan-American
      Games) and certify, in accordance with applicable international
      rules, the amateur eligibility of those individuals and teams.

      (b) Replacement of National Governing Body Pursuant to
    Arbitration. - A national governing body may not exercise any
    authority under subsection (a) of this section for a particular
    sport after another amateur sports organization has been declared
    (in accordance with binding arbitration proceedings prescribed by
    the organic documents of the corporation) entitled to replace that
    national governing body as the member of the corporation for that
    sport.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1473; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(n), 112 Stat. 2681-608.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    220523(a)      36:393.                 Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                                            title II, Sec. 203, as added
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 2, 92 Stat.    
                                            3054.                       
    220523(b)      36:393 note.            July 8, 1980, Pub. L.        
                                            96-304, title I (last       
                                            sentence related to         
                                            limitation on exercise of   
                                            authority in par. under     
                                            heading "Salaries and       
                                            Expenses"), 94 Stat. 898.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "national governing body" are
    omitted (the first time they appear) to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The reference to "subsection (a) of this section" is
    substituted for "section 203 of Public Law 95-606 as hereby
    amended" because of the restatement. The word "corporation" is
    substituted for "Committee" because of the definition of
    "corporation" in section 220501 of this title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (a)(6), (7). Pub. L. 105-277, which directed
    substitution of "Games, the Paralympic Games, and" for "Games and"
    in pars. (6) and (7) of this section, was executed by making the
    substitution in pars. (6) and (7) of subsec. (a) to reflect the
    probable intent of Congress.

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    36 USC Sec. 220524                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220524. General duties of national governing bodies

-STATUTE-
      For the sport that it governs, a national governing body shall - 
        (1) develop interest and participation throughout the United
      States and be responsible to the persons and amateur sports
      organizations it represents;
        (2) minimize, through coordination with other amateur sports
      organizations, conflicts in the scheduling of all practices and
      competitions;
        (3) keep amateur athletes informed of policy matters and
      reasonably reflect the views of the athletes in its policy
      decisions;
        (4) disseminate and distribute to amateur athletes, coaches,
      trainers, managers, administrators, and officials in a timely
      manner the applicable rules and any changes to such rules of the
      national governing body, the corporation, the appropriate
      international sports federation, the International Olympic
      Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-
      American Sports Organization;
        (5) allow an amateur athlete to compete in any international
      amateur athletic competition conducted by any amateur sports
      organization or person, unless the national governing body
      establishes that its denial is based on evidence that the
      organization or person conducting the competition does not meet
      the requirements stated in section 220525 of this title;
        (6) provide equitable support and encouragement for
      participation by women where separate programs for male and
      female athletes are conducted on a national basis;
        (7) encourage and support amateur athletic sports programs for
      individuals with disabilities and the participation of
      individuals with disabilities in amateur athletic activity,
      including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for
      meaningful participation by individuals with disabilities in
      programs of athletic competition for able-bodied individuals;
        (8) provide and coordinate technical information on physical
      training, equipment design, coaching, and performance analysis;
      and
        (9) encourage and support research, development, and
      dissemination of information in the areas of sports medicine and
      sports safety.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1474; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(o), 112 Stat. 2681-608.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    220524         36:392(a)(1)-(3),       Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                    (5)-(9).                title II, Sec.              
                                            202(a)(1)-(3), (5)-(9), as  
                                            added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 
                                            95-606, Sec. 2, 92 Stat.    
                                            3052.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (4), the word "by" is substituted for "under its
    auspices or that of . . . other" for clarity and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "the national governing body" are
    substituted for "it" for clarity.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Pars. (4) to (9). Pub. L. 105-277, added par. (4) and
    redesignated former pars. (4) to (8) as (5) to (9), respectively.

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    36 USC Sec. 220525                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220525. Granting sanctions for amateur athletic competitions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Prompt Review and Decision. - For the sport that it governs,
    a national governing body promptly shall - 
        (1) review a request by an amateur sports organization or
      person for a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic
      competition in the United States or to sponsor United States
      amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic
      competition outside the United States; and
        (2) grant the sanction if - 
          (A) the national governing body does not decide by clear and
        convincing evidence that holding or sponsoring an international
        amateur athletic competition would be detrimental to the best
        interest of the sport; and
          (B) the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are
        met.

      (b) Requirements. - An amateur sports organization or person may
    be granted a sanction under this section only if the organization
    or person meets the following requirements:
        (1) The organization or person must pay the national governing
      body any required sanctioning fee, if the fee is reasonable and
      nondiscriminatory.
        (2) For a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic
      competition in the United States, the organization or person must
      - 
          (A) submit to the national governing body an audited or
        notarized financial report of similar events, if any, conducted
        by the organization or person; and
          (B) demonstrate that the requirements of paragraph (4) of
        this subsection have been met.

        (3) For a sanction to sponsor United States amateur athletes to
      compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the
      United States, the organization or person must - 
          (A) submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign
        country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for
        the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in
        international amateur athletic competition; and
          (B) submit a letter from the appropriate entity that will
        hold the international amateur athletic competition certifying
        that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have
        been met.

        (4) The requirements referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of
      this subsection are that - 
          (A) appropriate measures have been taken to protect the
        amateur status of athletes who will take part in the
        competition and to protect their eligibility to compete in
        amateur athletic competition;
          (B) appropriate provision has been made for validation of any
        records established during the competition;
          (C) due regard has been given to any international amateur
        athletic requirements specifically applicable to the
        competition;
          (D) the competition will be conducted by qualified officials;
          (E) proper medical supervision will be provided for athletes
        who will participate in the competition; and
          (F) proper safety precautions have been taken to protect the
        personal welfare of the athletes and spectators at the
        competition.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1474.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220525(a)(     36:392(a)(4).           Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
     1)                                     title II, Sec. 202(a)(4),   
                                            (b), as added Nov. 8, 1978, 
                                            Pub. L. 95-606, Sec. 2, 92  
                                            Stat. 3052, 3053.           
    220525(a)      36:392(b) (words                                     
     (2)(A)         before cl. (1)).                                    
    220525(a)      (no source).                                         
     (2)(B)                                                             
    220525(b)      36:392(b)(1) (words                                  
     (words         before subcl. (A)),                                 
     before         (2) (words before                                   
     par. (1))      subcl. (A)).                                        
    220525(b)(     36:392(b)(1)(A),                                     
     1)             (2)(A).                                             
    220525(b)      36:392(b)(1)(C).                                     
     (2)(A)                                                             
    220525(b)      36:392(b)(1)(B)                                      
     (2)(B)         (words before                                       
                    subcl. (i)).                                        
    220525(b)      36:392(b)(2)(C).                                     
     (3)(A)                                                             
    220525(b)      36:392(b)(2)(B)                                      
     (3)(B)         (words before                                       
                    subcl. (i)).                                        
    220525(b)(     36:392(b)(1)(B)(i)-                                  
     4)             (vi),                                               
                    (2)(B)(i)-(vi).                                     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "and determine whether to grant such
    sanction, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of
    this section" and "As a result of its review under subsection
    (a)(4) of this section" are omitted as unnecessary. Clause (2)(B)
    is added because of the reorganization of the section.
      In subsection (b), the language before paragraph (1) is
    substituted for 36:392(b)(1) (words before subclause (A)) and (2)
    (words before subclause (A)) because of the reorganization of the
    section. Paragraph (1) is substituted for 36:392(b)(1)(A) and
    (2)(A), and paragraph (4) is substituted for 36:392(b)(1)(B)(i)-
    (vi) and (2)(B)(i)-(vi), to avoid repeating identical language.

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    36 USC Sec. 220526                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220526. Restricted amateur athletic competitions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Exclusive Jurisdiction. - An amateur sports organization that
    conducts amateur athletic competition shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction over that competition if participation is restricted
    to a specific class of amateur athletes, such as high school
    students, college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar
    groups or categories.
      (b) Sanctions for International Competition. - An amateur sports
    organization under subsection (a) of this section shall obtain a
    sanction from the appropriate national governing body if the
    organization wishes to - 
        (1) conduct international amateur athletic competition in the
      United States; or
        (2) sponsor international amateur athletic competition to be
      held outside the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1475.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220526(a)      36:396 (1st             Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                    sentence).              title II, Sec. 206, as added
                                            Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.       
                                            95-606, Sec. 2, 92 Stat.    
                                            3058.                       
    220526(b)      36:396 (last                                         
                    sentence).                                          
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    36 USC Sec. 220527                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220527. Complaints against national governing bodies

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - (1) An amateur sports organization or person that
    belongs to or is eligible to belong to a national governing body
    may seek to compel the national governing body to comply with
    sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title by filing a
    written complaint with the corporation. A copy of the complaint
    shall be served on the national governing body.
      (2) The corporation shall establish procedures for the filing and
    disposition of complaints under this section.
      (b) Exhaustion of Remedies. - (1) An organization or person may
    file a complaint under subsection (a) of this section only after
    exhausting all available remedies within the national governing
    body for correcting deficiencies, unless it can be shown by clear
    and convincing evidence that those remedies would have resulted in
    unnecessary delay.
      (2) Within 30 days after a complaint is filed, the corporation
    shall decide whether the organization or person has exhausted all
    available remedies as required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
    If the corporation determines that the remedies have not been
    exhausted, it may direct that the remedies be pursued before the
    corporation considers the complaint further.
      (c) Hearings. - If the corporation decides that all available
    remedies have been exhausted as required by subsection (b)(1) of
    this section, it shall hold a hearing, within 90 days after the
    complaint is filed, to receive testimony to decide whether the
    national governing body is complying with sections 220522, 220524,
    and 220525 of this title.
      (d) Disposition of Complaint. - (1) If the corporation decides,
    as a result of the hearing, that the national governing body is
    complying with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title,
    it shall so notify the complainant and the national governing body.
      (2) If the corporation decides, as a result of the hearing, that
    the national governing body is not complying with sections 220522,
    220524, and 220525 of this title, it shall - 
        (A) place the national governing body on probation for a
      specified period of time, not to exceed 180 days, which the
      corporation considers necessary to enable the national governing
      body to comply with those sections; or
        (B) revoke the recognition of the national governing body.

      (3) If the corporation places a national governing body on
    probation under paragraph (2) of this subsection, it may extend the
    probationary period if the national governing body has proven by
    clear and convincing evidence that, through no fault of its own, it
    needs additional time to comply with sections 220522, 220524, and
    220525 of this title. If, at the end of the period allowed by the
    corporation, the national governing body has not complied with
    those sections, the corporation shall revoke the recognition of the
    national governing body.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1476.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220527(a)(     36:395(a)(1) (1st,      Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
     1)             last sentences).        title II, Sec. 205(a), as   
                                            added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 
                                            95-606, Sec. 2, 92 Stat.    
                                            3055.                       
    220527(a)(     36:395(a)(1) (3d                                     
     2)             sentence).                                          
    220527(b)(     36:395(a)(1) (2d                                     
     1)             sentence).                                          
    220527(b)(     36:395(a)(2).                                        
     2)                                                                 
    220527(c)      36:395(a)(3)(A).                                     
    220527(d)      36:395(a)(3)(B)-(D).                                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b)(2), the words "or person" are added for clarity
    and consistency in the section. The words "all available remedies"
    are substituted for "its remedies" for consistency with subsection
    (b)(1) of this section. The words "within the applicable national
    governing body" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 220528                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220528. Applications to replace an incumbent national
      governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - An amateur sports organization may seek to replace
    an incumbent as the national governing body for a particular sport
    by filing a written application for recognition with the
    corporation.
      (b) Establishment of Procedures. - The corporation shall
    establish procedures for the filing and disposition of applications
    under this section. If 2 or more organizations file applications
    for the same sport, the applications shall be considered in a
    single proceeding.
      (c) Filing Procedures. - (1) An application under this section
    must be filed within one year after the final day of - 
        (A) any Olympic Games, for a sport in which competition is held
      in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games, or in both the
      Olympic and Pan-American Games; or
        (B) any Pan-American Games, for a sport in which competition is
      held in the Pan-American Games but not in the Olympic Games.

      (2) The application shall be filed with the corporation by
    certified mail, and a copy of the application shall be served on
    the national governing body and with any other organization that
    has filed an application. The corporation shall inform the
    applicant that its application has been received.
      (d) Hearings. - Within 180 days after receipt of an application
    filed under this section, the corporation shall conduct a formal
    hearing open to the public to determine the merits of the
    application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time and
    place of the hearing in a regular issue of its principal
    publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the
    date of the hearing. The corporation also shall send written
    notice, including a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior
    to the date of the hearing to all amateur sports organizations
    known to the corporation in that sport. In the hearing, the
    applicant and the national governing body shall be given a
    reasonable opportunity to present evidence supporting their
    positions.
      (e) Standards for Granting Applications. - In the hearing, the
    applicant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that - 
        (1) it meets the criteria for recognition as a national
      governing body under section 220522 of this title; and
        (2)(A) the national governing body does not meet the criteria
      of section 220522, 220524, or 220525 of this title; or
        (B) the applicant more adequately meets the criteria of section
      220522 of this title, is capable of more adequately meeting the
      criteria of sections 220524 and 220525 of this title, and
      provides or is capable of providing a more effective national
      program of competition than the national governing body in the
      sport for which it seeks recognition.

      (f) Disposition of Applications. - Within 30 days after the close
    of the hearing required by this section, the corporation shall - 
        (1) uphold the right of the national governing body to continue
      as the national governing body for its sport;
        (2) revoke the recognition of the national governing body and
      declare a vacancy in the national governing body for that sport;
        (3) revoke the recognition of the national governing body and
      recognize the applicant as the national governing body; or
        (4) place the national governing body on probation for a period
      not exceeding 180 days, pending the compliance of the national
      governing body, if the national governing body would have
      retained recognition except for a minor deficiency in one of the
      requirements of section 220522, 220524, or 220525 of this title
      and notify such national governing body of such probation and of
      the actions needed to comply with such requirements.

      (g) Revocation of Recognition After Probation. - If the national
    governing body does not comply with sections 220522, 220524, and
    220525 of this title within the probationary period prescribed
    under subsection (f)(4) of this section, the corporation shall
    revoke the recognition of the national governing body and either - 
        (1) recognize the applicant as the national governing body; or
        (2) declare a vacancy in the national governing body for that
      sport.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1476; Pub. L. 105-277,
    div. C, title I, Sec. 142(p), 112 Stat. 2681-609.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220528(a)      36:395(b)(1) (1st       Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                    sentence).              title II, Sec.              
                                            205(b)(1)-(4), as added Nov.
                                            8, 1978, Pub. L. 95-606,    
                                            Sec. 2, 92 Stat. 3056.      
    220528(b)      36:395(b)(1) (last                                   
                    sentence), (2) (2d                                  
                    sentence).                                          
    220528(c)(     36:395(b)(1) (2d                                     
     1)             sentence).                                          
    220528(c)(     36:395(b)(2) (1st,                                   
     2)             3d, last sentences).                                 
    220528(d)      36:395(b)(3)                                         
                    (1st-3d sentences).                                 
    220528(e)      36:395(b)(3) (last                                   
                    sentence).                                          
    220528(f)      36:395(b)(4) (1st                                    
                    sentence).                                          
    220528(g)      36:395(b)(4) (last                                   
                    sentence).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (c)(2), the word "also" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the words "course of such" and "respective"
    are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (e), before clause (1), the words "amateur sports
    organization" are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (2)(B), the
    words "the applicant" are substituted for "it" for clarity.
      In subsection (f), before clause (1), the word "after" is
    substituted for "of" for consistency in the revised title. In
    clause (4), the words "decide to" are omitted as unnecessary. The
    words "for a period not exceeding" are substituted for "of not to
    exceed" for clarity.
      In subsection (g), before clause (1), the words "with sections
    220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title" are added, and the words
    "probationary period prescribed under subsection (f)(4) of this
    section" are substituted for "prescribed time period", for clarity.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(p)(1),
    substituted "Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games, or in both" for
    "Olympic Games or both".
      Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(p)(2), (3), substituted
    "certified" for "registered" and substituted "body and with any
    other organization that has filed an application." for "body."
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(p)(4), (5), inserted "open
    to the public" after "formal hearing" and inserted after second
    sentence "The corporation also shall send written notice, including
    a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the date of
    the hearing to all amateur sports organizations known to the
    corporation in that sport."
      Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(p)(6), substituted
    "title and notify such national governing body of such probation
    and of the actions needed to comply with such requirements." for
    "title."

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    36 USC Sec. 220529                                          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 2205 - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
    SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220529. Arbitration of corporation determinations

-STATUTE-
      (a) Right to Review. - A party aggrieved by a determination of
    the corporation under section 220527 or 220528 of this title may
    obtain review by any regional office of the American Arbitration
    Association.
      (b) Procedure. - (1) A demand for arbitration must be submitted
    within 30 days after the determination of the corporation.
      (2) On receipt of a demand for arbitration, the Association shall
    serve notice on the parties to the arbitration and on the
    corporation, and shall immediately proceed with arbitration
    according to the commercial rules of the Association in effect at
    the time the demand is filed, except that - 
        (A) the arbitration panel shall consist of at least 3
      arbitrators, unless the parties to the proceeding agree to a
      lesser number;
        (B) the arbitration hearing shall take place at a site selected
      by the Association, unless the parties to the proceeding agree to
      the use of another site; and
        (C) the arbitration hearing shall be open to the public.

      (3) A decision by the arbitrators shall be by majority vote
    unless the concurrence of all arbitrators is expressly required by
    the contesting parties.
      (4) Each party may be represented by counsel or by any other
    authorized representative at the arbitration proceeding.
      (5) The parties may offer any evidence they desire and shall
    produce any additional evidence the arbitrators believe is
    necessary to an understanding and determination of the dispute. The
    arbitrators shall be the sole judges of the relevancy and
    materiality of the evidence offered. Conformity to legal rules of
    evidence is not necessary.
      (c) Settlement. - The arbitrators may settle a dispute arising
    under this chapter before making a final award, if agreed to by the
    parties and achieved in a manner not inconsistent with the
    constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (d) Binding Nature of Decision. - Final decision of the
    arbitrators is binding on the parties if the award is not
    inconsistent with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (e) Reopening Hearings. - (1) At any time before a final decision
    is made, the hearings may be reopened by the arbitrators on their
    own motion or on the motion of a party.
      (2) If the reopening is based on the motion of a party, and if
    the reopening would result in the arbitrators' decision being
    delayed beyond the specific period agreed to at the beginning of
    the arbitration proceedings, all parties to the decision must agree
    to reopen the hearings.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1478.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220529(a)      36:395(c)(1) (1st       Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975,     
                    sentence).              title II, Sec. 205(c), as   
                                            added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 
                                            95-606, Sec. 2, 92 Stat.    
                                            3057.                       
    220529(b)(     36:395(c)(1) (2d                                     
     1)             sentence).                                          
    220529(b)(     36:395(c)(1) (last                                   
     2)             sentence).                                          
    220529(b)(     36:395(c)(4).                                        
     3)                                                                 
    220529(b)(     36:395(c)(3) (1st                                    
     4)             sentence).                                          
    220529(b)(     36:395(c)(3) (2d,                                    
     5)             last sentences).                                    
    220529(c)      36:395(c)(2).                                        
    220529(d)      36:395(c)(5).                                        
    220529(e)      36:395(c)(6).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the reference to 36:391(c) is omitted because
    36:391(c) is omitted as executed. See the revision note for section
    220522 of the revised title. The words "may obtain review by" are
    substituted for "The right to review . . . shall be to" for
    clarity.
      In subsection (b)(2)(A) and (B), the word "mutually" is omitted
    as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b)(4), the word "duly" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "in any arbitration", "the
    provisions of", "mutually", and "to the proceeding" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (d), the word "involved" is omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (e), the word "contesting" is omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (e)(2), the words "the reopening is based on the
    motion of a party" are substituted for "any contesting party makes
    such a motion" for clarity.

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    36 USC CHAPTER 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF
           WORLD WAR II                                    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II  

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    220701.     Definition.                                           
    220702.     Organization.                                         
    220703.     Purposes.                                             
    220704.     Membership.                                           
    220705.     Governing body.                                       
    220706.     Powers.                                               
    220707.     Restrictions.                                         
    220708.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    220709.     Records and inspection.                               
    220710.     Service of process.                                   
    220711.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    220712.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 220701                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220701. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220701         36:1813.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 14, 95 Stat.    
                                            1096.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 220702                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220702. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - United States Submarine Veterans of World
    War II (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit
    corporation incorporated in New Jersey and Colorado, is a federally
    chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220702(a)      36:1801.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Secs. 1, 15 (last    
                                            sentence), 16, 95 Stat.     
                                            1094, 1096.                 
    220702(b)      36:1814 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:1815.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 220703                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220703. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation and include - 
        (1) preserving and promoting patriotism and loyalty to the
      United States of America;
        (2) perpetuating and establishing memorials to the memory of
      shipmates who served aboard United States submarines and gave
      their lives in submarine warfare during World War II;
        (3) promoting the spirit and unity that existed among the
      United States Navy submarine crewmen during World War II;
        (4) fostering general public awareness of life aboard
      submarines during World War II, through securing, restoring, and
      displaying the submarines that were in service at that time;
        (5) sponsoring annual college scholarships; and
        (6) performing acts of charity as provided in the constitution
      and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)

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      Section                                                           
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    220703         36:1803.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 3, 95 Stat. 1094.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the words "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".
      In clause (1), the words "preserving and promoting" are added for
    clarity.

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    36 USC Sec. 220704                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220704. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in
    the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as
    provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220704         36:1805.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 5, 95 Stat. 1094.
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-End-



-CITE-
    36 USC Sec. 220705                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220705. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220705(a)      36:1806.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Secs. 6, 7, 95 Stat. 
                                            1095.                       
    220705(b)      36:1807.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the State or States
    in which it is incorporated" in 36:1806 and "and in conformity with
    the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated" in
    36:1807 are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220706                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220706. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220706         36:1802.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 2, 95 Stat. 1094.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220707                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220707. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or otherwise
    participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to
    influence legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1480.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220707(a)      36:1808(d).             Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 8, 95 Stat. 1095.
    220707(b)      36:1808(c).                                          
    220707(c)      36:1808(a).                                          
    220707(d)      36:1808(b).                                          
    220707(e)      36:1808(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "acting as such officer or director" for consistency in the revised
    title.
      In subsection (c), the words "may not" are substituted for "No
    part of . . . shall" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The words "inure to the benefit of"
    are substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised
    title. The words "This subsection does not" are substituted for
    "Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to" for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220708                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220708. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1480.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220708         36:1814 (1st            Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              97-83, Sec. 15 (1st         
                                            sentence), 95 Stat. 1096.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220709                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220709. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1480.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220709         36:1810.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 10, 95 Stat.    
                                            1095.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220710                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220710. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1480.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220710         36:1804.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 4, 95 Stat. 1094.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 220711                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220711. 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. 1480.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220711         36:1809.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 9, 95 Stat. 1095.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 220712                                          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 2207 - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II

-HEAD-
    Sec. 220712. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1480.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    220712         36:1811.                Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.       
                                            97-83, Sec. 12, 95 Stat.    
                                            1096.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 207 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


-CITE-
    36 USC CHAPTER 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE
           UNITED STATES                                   01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
       CHAPTER 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES   

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    230101.     Organization.                                         
    230102.     Purposes.                                             
    230103.     Membership.                                           
    230104.     Powers.                                               
    230105.     Exclusive right to name, seal, emblems, and badges.   
    230106.     Service of process.                                   
    230107.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 230101                                          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 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
    States (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a national association
    of men who as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen served this
    Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in
    hostile waters, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1481.)

-MISC1-



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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230101(a)      36:111.                 May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Sec.  
                                            1, 49 Stat. 1390; May 29,   
                                            1953, ch. 85, Sec. 1, 67    
                                            Stat. 40.                   
                   36:112.                 May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Secs. 
                                            2, 4 (words before 4th      
                                            semicolon related to        
                                            perpetual succession), 49   
                                            Stat. 1390, 1391.           
    230101(b)      36:114 (words                                        
                    before 4th                                          
                    semicolon related                                   
                    to perpetual                                        
                    succession).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and
    executed words.
      In subsection (b), the words "perpetual existence" are
    substituted for "perpetual succession" for consistency in the
    revised title.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230102                                          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 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic,
    historical, charitable, and educational, and are - 
        (1) to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members;
        (2) to assist worthy comrades;
        (3) to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to
      assist their widows and orphans;
        (4) to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United
      States, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;
        (5) to foster true patriotism;
        (6) to maintain and extend the institutions of American
      freedom; and
        (7) to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1481; Pub. L. 107-242,
    Sec. 2, Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1497.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230102         36:113.                 May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Sec.  
                                            3, 49 Stat. 1391.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Pub. L. 107-242 inserted "charitable," before "and
    educational," in introductory provisions.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230103                                          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 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230103. Membership

-STATUTE-
      An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation only
    if the individual served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces
    of the United States - 
        (1) in a foreign war, insurrection, or expedition in service
      that - 
          (A) has been recognized as campaign-medal service; and
          (B) is governed by the authorization of the award of a
        campaign badge by the United States Government;

        (2) on the Korean peninsula or in its territorial waters for at
      least 30 consecutive days, or a total of 60 days, after June 30,
      1949; or
        (3) in an area which entitled the individual to receive special
      pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger under
      section 310 of title 37.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1481; Pub. L. 107-242,
    Sec. 1(a), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1497.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230103         36:115.                 May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Sec.  
                                            5, 49 Stat. 1391; May 29,   
                                            1953, ch. 85, Sec. 2, 67    
                                            Stat. 40; Mar. 7, 1995, Pub.
                                            L. 104-3, 109 Stat. 47.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "is eligible for membership . . . only if" are
    substituted for "may not be a member . . . unless" for consistency
    in the revised title. The words "served honorably as a member of
    the armed forces of the United States" are substituted for "served
    honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States" and
    "while a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, served
    honorably" to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (2), the words
    "at least" are substituted for "not less than" for consistency in
    the revised title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Par. (3). Pub. L. 107-242 added par. (3).

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230104                                          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 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230104. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to
      carry out the purposes of the corporation;
        (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
        (3) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
        (4) make contracts;
        (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
      necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of the
      corporation;
        (6) establish, regulate, and discontinue subordinate State and
      territorial subdivisions and local chapters or posts;
        (7) publish a magazine and other publications;
        (8) sue and be sued; and
        (9) 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. 1481.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230104         36:114 (words           May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Sec.  
                    before 4th              4 (words before 4th         
                    semicolon less          semicolon less perpetual    
                    perpetual               succession, words after 5th 
                    succession, words       semicolon), 6, 49 Stat. 1391.
                    after 5th                                           
                    semicolon).                                         
                   36:116.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:116 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the words "apply, and administer" are omitted as
    unnecessary and for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of any
    State" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (2), the words "at pleasure" are omitted for
    consistency in the revised title.
      In clause (3), the word "activities" is substituted for
    "business" for consistency in the revised title.
      Clauses (4) and (5) are substituted for "to receive, hold, own,
    use, and dispose of such real estate, personal property, money,
    contract, rights, and privileges as shall be deemed necessary and
    incidental for its corporate purposes" for consistency in the
    revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In clause (8), the words "in courts of law and equity" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In clause (9), the words "do any other act" are substituted for
    "generally to do any and all such acts and things" for consistency
    in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230105                                          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 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230105. Exclusive right to name, seal, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "Veterans
    of Foreign Wars of the United States" and its corporate seal and to
    manufacture and use emblems and badges the corporation adopts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1482.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230105         36:114 (words           May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Secs. 
                    between 4th and 5th     4 (words between 4th and 5th
                    semicolons).            semicolons), 7, 49 Stat.    
                                            1391.                       
                   36:117.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole", "to have and", and "in carrying out its
    purposes" in 36:117 are omitted as unnecessary. The words "as may
    be deemed necessary in the fulfillment of the purposes of the
    corporation" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230106                                          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 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230106. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted
    by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of
    state or other designated official of each State, the name and
    address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands
    against the corporation may be served.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1482.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230106         36:119.                 May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Sec.  
                                            9, 49 Stat. 1391.           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "precedent", "herein", and "or conferred" are omitted
    as unnecessary. The words "with the secretary of state or other
    designated official" are substituted for "in the office of the
    Secretary of State" for consistency in the revised title. The words
    "post-office" and "authorized" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 230107                                          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 2301 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230107. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      Not later than January 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 not be printed as a
    public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1482.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230107         36:118.                 May 28, 1936, ch. 471, Sec.  
                                            8, 49 Stat. 1391; Aug. 30,  
                                            1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.  
                                            4(10), 78 Stat. 637.        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "submit" is substituted for "make and transmit" for
    consistency in the revised title.

                   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 207 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE
           UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
      CHAPTER 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                           AMERICA, INCORPORATED

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    230301.     Organization.                                         
    230302.     Purposes.                                             
    230303.     Membership.                                           
    230304.     Governing body.                                       
    230305.     Powers.                                               
    230306.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    230307.     Restrictions.                                         
    230308.     Principal office.                                     
    230309.     Records and inspection.                               
    230310.     Service of process.                                   
    230311.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    230312.     Annual report.                                        
    230313.     Termination of existence and distribution of assets.  

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    36 USC Sec. 230301                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230301. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Veterans of World War I of the United
    States of America, Incorporated (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. 1482.)

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    230301         36:761.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Secs. 1, 2, 4(1), 72
                                            Stat. 370, 371.             
                   36:762.                                              
                   36:764(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. 230302                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230302. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, fraternal,
    historical, and educational, in the service and for the benefit of
    veterans of World War I, and are - 
        (1) to provide for the veterans of World War I an organization
      for their mutual benefit, pleasure, and amusement which will
      afford them opportunities and means for personal contact with
      each other to keep alive friendships and memories of World War I
      and to venerate the memory of their honored dead;
        (2) to cooperate to the fullest extent and in a harmonious
      manner with all veterans' organizations so that the best
      interests of all veterans of all wars in which the United States
      has participated, and the widows and orphans of deceased veterans
      of those wars, may best be served;
        (3) to stimulate communities and political subdivisions into
      taking more interest in veterans of World War I, the widows and
      orphans of those deceased veterans, and the problems of those
      veterans and their widows and orphans;
        (4) to collate, preserve, and encourage the study of historical
      episodes, chronicles, mementos, and events pertaining to World
      War I;
        (5) to fight vigorously to uphold the Constitution and laws of
      the United States as well as the individual States of the Union
      and to foster the spirit and practice of true Americanism;
        (6) to fight unceasingly for our national security to protect
      Americans from enemies within our borders, as well as those from
      without, so that our American way of life is preserved;
        (7) to fight to the utmost all those alien forces, particularly
      forces such as communism, whose objectives are to deny our very
      existence as a free people; and
        (8) to 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. 1482.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230302         36:763.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 3, 72 Stat. 371.
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    36 USC Sec. 230303                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230303. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - 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.
    However, an individual who did not serve honorably in the Armed
    Forces of the United States during the period beginning April 6,
    1917, and ending November 11, 1918, is not eligible for all classes
    of membership.
      (b) Voting. - Each member of the corporation (except an associate
    or honorary member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote
    at a meeting of the members of the corporation except the national
    convention.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1483.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230303(a)      36:765.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Secs. 5, 6(b), 72   
                                            Stat. 372.                  
    230303(b)      36:766(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "is not eligible for all classes of
    membership" are substituted for "in no case shall eligibility for
    all classes of membership include" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 230304                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230304. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) National Convention. - (1) The national convention is the
    supreme governing authority of the corporation.
      (2) The national convention is composed of officers and elected
    representatives from the States and other local subdivisions of the
    corporation as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the
    corporation. 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. Each elected representative is entitled to one vote at
    the national convention.
      (3) The meetings of the national convention may be held in the
    District of Columbia or in any State, territory, or possession of
    the United States.
      (b) Board of Administration. - (1) During the intervals between
    the national convention, the board of administration is the
    governing board of the corporation and is responsible for the
    general policies, program, and activities of the corporation.
      (2) The board shall consist of at least 7 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
    national commander, a national senior vice commander, a national
    junior vice commander, a national quartermaster, a national
    adjutant, a national judge advocate, 9 regional vice commanders,
    and other officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws. One
    individual may hold the offices of national quartermaster and
    national adjutant.
      (2) The titles, 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. 1483.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230304(a)      36:766(a).              July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Secs. 6(a), 7, 8, 72
                                            Stat. 372.                  
    230304(b)(     36:767(a).                                           
     1)                                                                 
    230304(b)(     36:767(b), (c).                                      
     2)                                                                 
    230304(c)      36:768.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(2), the words "always" and "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)(2), the text of 36:767(b) is omitted as
    executed and obsolete.

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    36 USC Sec. 230305                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230305. 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, employees, and agents 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. 1484.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230305         36:764(2)-(10).         July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Secs. 4(2)-(10), 18,
                                            72 Stat. 371, 375.          
                   36:778.                                              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:778 is omitted as executed and
    obsolete.
      In clause (1), the word "alter" is omitted as included in
    "amend". 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.
      In clause (4), the words "make contracts" are substituted for
    "contract and be contracted with" for consistency in the revised
    title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
      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 and to eliminate
    unnecessary words. 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" for consistency in the revised title and
    to eliminate unnecessary words. The word "objects" is omitted as
    included in "purposes".

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    36 USC Sec. 230306                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230306. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive
    right to use the name "Veterans of World War I of the United States
    of America, Incorporated". 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. 1484.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230306         36:777.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 17, 72 Stat.   
                                            374.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "sole", "or refuse", and "and such emblems, seals, and
    badges as have heretofore been used by the Ohio corporation
    described in section 778 of this title" are omitted as unnecessary.
    The words "and the right to which may be lawfully transferred to
    the corporation" are omitted as executed.

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    36 USC Sec. 230307                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230307. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stocks 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 board of
    administration of the corporation.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an
    officer or employee. Members of the board 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. 1484.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230307(a)      36:773.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Secs. 10, 11, 13, 72
                                            Stat. 373, 374.             
    230307(b)      36:771.                                              
    230307(c)      36:770(a).                                           
    230307(d)      36:770(b).                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      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" are substituted for "Nothing
    in this subsection, however, shall be construed to" 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. 230308                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230308. Principal office

-STATUTE-
      The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District
    of Columbia or another place decided by the board 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. 1485.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230308         36:769(a).              July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 9(a), 72 Stat. 
                                            373.                        
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      The word "various" is omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 230309                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230309. 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 convention and
      board 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. 1485.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230309         36:774.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 14, 72 Stat.   
                                            374.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, 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. 230310                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230310. 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. 1485.)

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    230310         36:769(b).              July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 9(b), 72 Stat. 
                                            373.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "at all times" are omitted as unnecessary. The words
    "to receive" are substituted for "authorized to accept", and the
    word "is" is substituted for "will be deemed", for consistency in
    the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 230311                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230311. 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. 1485.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230311         36:772.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 12, 72 Stat.   
                                            374.                        
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    36 USC Sec. 230312                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230312. 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 convention.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1485.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230312         36:776.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 16, 72 Stat.   
                                            374; Aug. 27, 1963, Pub. L. 
                                            88-105, Sec. 2, 77 Stat. 130.
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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 207 of House Document No. 103-7.

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    36 USC Sec. 230313                                          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 2303 - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                    AMERICA, INCORPORATED       

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230313. Termination of existence and distribution of assets

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authority To Make Contingent Provisions. - The national
    convention, by resolution, may declare that the corporate existence
    will terminate on the occurrence of a specified event and provide
    for the disposition of any property remaining after the discharge
    of all liabilities.
      (b) Procedure for Carrying Out Contingent Provisions. - (1) An
    authenticated copy of the national convention's resolution must be
    filed in the office of the United States District Court for the
    District of Columbia.
      (2) The court shall take jurisdiction when - 
        (A) the declared event has occurred; and
        (B) a petition is filed with the court reciting the relevant
      facts.

      (3) On proof of the facts, the court shall enter an order vesting
    title and ownership in accordance with the resolution of the
    national convention.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1485.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230313         36:779.                 July 18, 1958, Pub. L.       
                                            85-530, Sec. 19, 72 Stat.   
                                            375.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "declare that the corporate
    existence will terminate on the occurrence of a specified event"
    are substituted for "declare the event upon which the corporate
    existence of the organization is to terminate" for clarity. 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.
      In subsection (b)(1), the word "duly" is omitted as unnecessary.
    The word "must" is substituted for "shall" for clarity because the
    filing is only required if the national convention decides to
    exercise its discretionary authority under subsection (a).
      In subsection (b)(2)(B), the word "relevant" is substituted for
    "said" for clarity.
      In subsection (b)(3), the word "due" is omitted as unnecessary.
    The word "order" is substituted for "decree" for consistency in the
    revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The
    word "vesting" is substituted for "which shall be effective to
    vest" to eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.     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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
             CHAPTER 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.         

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    230501.     Definition.                                           
    230502.     Organization.                                         
    230503.     Purposes.                                             
    230504.     Membership.                                           
    230505.     Governing body.                                       
    230506.     Powers.                                               
    230507.     Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.  
    230508.     Restrictions.                                         
    230509.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    230510.     Records and inspection.                               
    230511.     Service of process.                                   
    230512.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    230513.     Annual report.                                        

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230501                                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230501. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1486.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230501         36:3814.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 15, 100 Stat.  
                                            476.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" are omitted as
    included in "the territories and possessions of the United States".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230502                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230502. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (in this
    chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated
    in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1486.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230502(a)      36:3801.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Secs. 1, 18, 100    
                                            Stat. 474, 477.             
    230502(b)      36:3817.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "incorporated in New York" are
    substituted for "organized under the laws of the State of New
    York", and the words "is a federally chartered corporation" are
    substituted for "is hereby recognized as such and is granted a
    charter", for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the word "restrictions" is omitted as included
    in "any provision of this chapter".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230503                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230503. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws and include a commitment
    - 
        (1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States;
        (2) to foster improvement of the condition of Vietnam-era
      veterans;
        (3) to promote the social welfare (including educational,
      economic, social, physical, and cultural improvement) of Vietnam-
      era veterans and other veterans in the United States by
      encouraging their growth, development, readjustment, self-
      respect, self-confidence, and usefulness;
        (4) to improve conditions for Vietnam-era veterans and develop
      channels of communication to assist Vietnam-era veterans;
        (5) to conduct and publish research, on a nonpartisan basis,
      pertaining to - 
          (A) the relationship between Vietnam-era veterans and
        American society;
          (B) the Vietnam war experience;
          (C) the role of the United States in securing peaceful
        coexistence for the world community; and
          (D) other matters that affect the educational, economic,
        social, physical, or cultural welfare of Vietnam-era veterans,
        other veterans, and their families;

        (6) to assist disabled Vietnam-era veterans and other veterans
      in need of assistance and the dependents and survivors of those
      veterans; and
        (7) to consecrate the efforts of the members of the
      corporation, and Vietnam-era veterans generally, to mutual
      helpfulness and service to their country.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1486.)

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      Section                                                           
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    230503         36:3803.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 3, 100 Stat.   
                                            474.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230504                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230504. Membership

-STATUTE-
      (a) Eligibility. - Except as provided in this chapter,
    eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Nondiscrimination. - The terms of membership may not
    discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
    disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1486.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230504(a)      36:3805.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Secs. 5, 8 (related 
                                            to membership), 100 Stat.   
                                            475.                        
    230504(b)      36:3808 (related to                                  
                    membership).                                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "Except as provided in this chapter"
    are substituted for "Except as provided in section 3808 of this
    title" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (b), the words "The terms of membership" are
    substituted for "In establishing the conditions of membership in
    the corporation" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230505                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230505. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the constitution
    and bylaws of the corporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
      (c) Nondiscrimination. - The requirements for serving as a
    director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race,
    color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1487.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230505(a)      36:3806.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Secs. 6, 7, 8       
                                            (related to directors and   
                                            officers), 100 Stat. 475.   
    230505(b)      36:3807.                                             
    230505(c)      36:3808 (related to                                  
                    directors and                                       
                    officers).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsections (a) and (b), the words "Except as provided in
    section 3808 of this title" are omitted because the prohibition on
    discrimination is restated in this section. The words "and in
    conformity with the laws of the State in which it is incorporated"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230506                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230506. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its articles of
    incorporation filed in the State of incorporation and in its
    constitution and bylaws.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1487.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230506         36:3802.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 2, 100 Stat.   
                                            474.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and subject to the laws of such State" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230507                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230507. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has the exclusive right to use the names "The
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.", "Vietnam Veterans of America,
    Inc.", and "Vietnam Veterans of America", and seals, emblems, and
    badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any
    vested rights.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1487.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230507         36:3816.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 17, 100 Stat.  
                                            476.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words
    "the corporation adopts" are substituted for "as the corporation
    may lawfully adopt" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words. The words "This section does not
    affect any" are substituted for "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to interfere or conflict with" for consistency in the
    revised title. The words "established or" are omitted as included
    in "vested".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230508                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230508. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (c) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority
    of the United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1487.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230508(a)      36:3809(c).             May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 9, 100 Stat.   
                                            475.                        
    230508(b)      36:3809(a).                                          
    230508(c)      36:3809(b).                                          
    230508(d)      36:3809(d).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "No part of" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "inure to the benefit of" are substituted
    for "inure to", the words "the charter granted by this chapter" are
    substituted for "this charter", and the words "This subsection does
    not prevent" are substituted for "Nothing in this subsection shall
    be construed to prevent", for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (d), the words "by virtue of this chapter" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230509                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230509. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1487.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230509         36:3815.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 16, 100 Stat.  
                                            476.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230510                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230510. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1487.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230510         36:3811.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 11, 100 Stat.  
                                            475.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230511                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230511. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1488.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230511         36:3804.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 4, 100 Stat.   
                                            475.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 230512                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230512. 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. 1488.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230512         36:3810.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 10, 100 Stat.  
                                            475.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 230513                                          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 2305 - VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

-HEAD-
    Sec. 230513. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1488.)

-MISC1-



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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    230513         36:3812.                May 23, 1986, Pub. L.        
                                            99-318, Sec. 13, 100 Stat.  
                                            476.                        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "submit an annual report" are substituted for "report
    annually" for consistency in the revised title.

                   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 208 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS'
           ASSOCIATION                                     01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
          CHAPTER 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION      

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    240101.     Definition.                                           
    240102.     Organization.                                         
    240103.     Purposes.                                             
    240104.     Membership.                                           
    240105.     Governing body.                                       
    240106.     Powers.                                               
    240107.     Restrictions.                                         
    240108.     Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.                   
    240109.     Records and inspection.                               
    240110.     Service of process.                                   
    240111.     Liability for acts of officers and agents.            
    240112.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 240101                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240101. Definition

-STATUTE-
      For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of
    Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1488.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    240101         36:3113.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 14, 98 Stat.   
                                            3099.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
    the Northern Mariana Islands" are omitted as included in "the
    territories and possessions of the United States".

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    36 USC Sec. 240102                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240102. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - Women's Army Corps Veterans' Association
    (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation
    incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered
    corporation.
      (b) Expiration of Charter. - If the corporation does not comply
    with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this
    chapter expires.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1488.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    240102(a)      36:3101.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Secs. 1, 15 (last   
                                            sentence), 16, 98 Stat.     
                                            3097, 3099.                 
    240102(b)      36:3114 (last                                        
                    sentence).                                          
                   36:3115.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "incorporated in" are substituted
    for "organized under the laws of", and the words "is a federally
    chartered corporation" are substituted for "is recognized as such
    and is granted a Federal charter", for consistency in the revised
    title.
      In subsection (b), the word "restrictions" is omitted as included
    in "any provision".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 240103                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240103. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles
    of incorporation and include a continuing commitment on a national
    basis - 
        (1) to promote the general welfare of all veterans, especially
      women veterans, who have served or are serving in the United
      States Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard;
        (2) to recognize outstanding women in college ROTC units
      throughout the United States; and
        (3) to provide services and support to patients in medical
      facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs throughout the
      United States.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1488.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    240103         36:3103.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 3, 98 Stat.    
                                            3097; June 13, 1991, Pub. L.
                                            102-54, Sec. 13(n)(7), 105  
                                            Stat. 278.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in
    "purposes".

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    36 USC Sec. 240104                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240104. Membership

-STATUTE-
      Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and
    privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and
    bylaws of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1489.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    240104         36:3105.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 5, 98 Stat.    
                                            3097.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 240105                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240105. Governing body

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Directors. - The board of directors and the
    responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of
    incorporation.
      (b) Officers. - The officers and the election of officers are as
    provided in the articles of incorporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1489.)

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      Section                                                           
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    240105(a)      36:3106.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Secs. 6, 7, 98 Stat.
                                            3097.                       
    240105(b)      36:3107.                                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "and in conformity with the laws of the States in which
    it is incorporated" in 36:3106 and "and shall be in conformity with
    the laws of the States in which it is incorporated" in 36:3107 are
    omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 240106                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240106. Powers

-STATUTE-
      The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and
    articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is
    incorporated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1489.)

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      Section                                                           
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    240106         36:3102.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 2, 98 Stat.    
                                            3097.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "provided in" are substituted for "granted to it
    through" for consistency in the revised title. The words "and
    subject to the laws of such States" are omitted as unnecessary.

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 240107                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240107. Restrictions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Stock and Dividends. - The corporation may not issue stock or
    declare or pay a dividend.
      (b) Political Activities. - The corporation or a director or
    officer as such may not contribute to, support, or otherwise
    participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to
    influence legislation.
      (c) Distribution of Income or Assets. - The income or assets of
    the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed
    to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter
    granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the
    payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement
    for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of
    directors.
      (d) Loans. - The corporation may not make a loan to a director,
    officer, or employee.
      (e) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority. - The
    corporation may not claim the approval or the authority of the
    United States Government for any of its activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1489.)

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      Section                                                           
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    240107(a)      36:3108(d).             Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 8, 98 Stat.    
                                            3098.                       
    240107(b)      36:3108(c).                                          
    240107(c)      36:3108(a).                                          
    240107(d)      36:3108(b).                                          
    240107(e)      36:3108(e).                                          
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "as such" are substituted for
    "thereof" for consistency in the revised title.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure" for consistency in the revised title. The
    words "This subsection does not prevent" are substituted for
    "Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.

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    36 USC Sec. 240108                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240108. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization
    exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
    U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1489.)

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      Section                                                           
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    240108         36:3114 (1st            Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                    sentence).              98-584, Sec. 15 (1st        
                                            sentence), 98 Stat. 3099.   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


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    36 USC Sec. 240109                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240109. Records and inspection

-STATUTE-
      (a) Records. - The corporation shall keep - 
        (1) correct and complete records of account;
        (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its
      board of directors; and
        (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.

      (b) Inspection. - A member entitled to vote, 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. 1489.)

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      Section                                                           
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    240109         36:3110.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 10, 98 Stat.   
                                            3098.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the word "records" is substituted for "books and
    records" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles
    of the United States Code. The words "Nothing in this section shall
    be construed to contravene any applicable State law" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "in any proceeding of the
    corporation" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b), the words "in any corporation proceeding" are
    omitted as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 240110                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240110. Service of process

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process
    of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which
    it carries on activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1490.)

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      Section                                                           
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    240110         36:3104.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 4, 98 Stat.    
                                            3097.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 240111                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240111. Liability for acts of officers and agents

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

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1490.)

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      Section                                                           
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    240111         36:3109.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 9, 98 Stat.    
                                            3098.                       
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    36 USC Sec. 240112                                          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 2401 - WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

-HEAD-
    Sec. 240112. Annual report

-STATUTE-
      The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the
    activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The
    report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the
    audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not
    be printed as a public document.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1490.)

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      Section                                                           
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    240112         36:3111.                Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L.       
                                            98-584, Sec. 12, 98 Stat.   
                                            3099.                       
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                   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 208 of House Document No. 103-7.

-End-


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    36 USC CHAPTER 2501 - [RESERVED]                            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 2501 - [RESERVED]

-HEAD-
                         CHAPTER 2501 - [RESERVED]                     

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    36 USC CHAPTER 2601 - [RESERVED]                            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 2601 - [RESERVED]

-HEAD-
                         CHAPTER 2601 - [RESERVED]                     

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    36 USC CHAPTER 2701 - [RESERVED]                            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 2701 - [RESERVED]

-HEAD-
                         CHAPTER 2701 - [RESERVED]                     

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    36 USC Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations       01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations

-HEAD-
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations

-MISC1-
    Chapter                                                          Sec.
    3001.   The American National Red Cross                       300101

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    36 USC CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS       01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
              CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS          

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    300101.     Organization.                                         
    300102.     Purposes.                                             
    300103.     Membership and chapters.                              
    300104.     Board of governors.                                   
    300105.     Powers.                                               
    300106.     Emblem, badge, and brassard.                          
    300107.     Annual meeting.                                       
    300108.     Buildings.                                            
    300109.     Endowment fund.                                       
    300110.     Annual report and audit.                              
    300111.     Reservation of right to amend or repeal.              

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    36 USC Sec. 300101                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300101. Organization

-STATUTE-
      (a) Federal Charter. - The American National Red Cross (in this
    chapter, the "corporation") is a body corporate and politic in the
    District of Columbia.
      (b) Name. - The name of the corporation is "The American National
    Red Cross".
      (c) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the
    corporation has perpetual existence.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1490.)

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      Section                                                           
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    300101         36:1.                   Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec.   
                                            1, 33 Stat. 599.            
                   36:1a.                  May 8, 1947, ch. 50, Sec. 8, 
                                            61 Stat. 83.                
                   36:2 (1st sentence      Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec. 2 
                    words before 2d         (1st sentence words before  
                    comma).                 2d comma), 33 Stat. 600; May
                                            8, 1947, ch. 50, Sec. 3, 61 
                                            Stat. 81.                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      This section is substituted for the source provisions to
    eliminate unnecessary and obsolete language.

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    36 USC Sec. 300102                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300102. Purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of the corporation are - 
        (1) to provide volunteer aid in time of war to the sick and
      wounded of the Armed Forces, in accordance with the spirit and
      conditions of - 
          (A) the conference of Geneva of October 1863;
          (B) the treaties of the Red Cross, or the treaties of Geneva,
        August 22, 1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949, to which
        the United States of America has given its adhesion; and
          (C) any other treaty, convention, or protocol similar in
        purpose to which the United States of America has given or may
        give its adhesion;

        (2) in carrying out the purposes described in paragraph (1) of
      this section, to perform all the duties devolved on a national
      society by each nation that has acceded to any of those treaties,
      conventions, or protocols;
        (3) to act in matters of voluntary relief and in accordance
      with the military authorities as a medium of communication
      between the people of the United States and the Armed Forces of
      the United States and to act in those matters between similar
      national societies of governments of other countries through the
      International Committee of the Red Cross and the Government, the
      people, and the Armed Forces of the United States; and
        (4) to carry out a system of national and international relief
      in time of peace, and to apply that system in mitigating the
      suffering caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other
      great national calamities, and to devise and carry out measures
      for preventing those calamities.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1490.)

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      Section                                                           
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    300102         36:3.                   Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec.   
                                            3, 33 Stat. 600; May 8,     
                                            1947, ch. 50, Sec. 4, 61    
                                            Stat. 81; July 17, 1953, ch.
                                            222, Sec. 4(a), (b), 67     
                                            Stat. 179.                  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of 36:3 ("Third" par.) is omitted as
    executed.
      In clause (1)(B), the date "August 12, 1949" is added to include
    the reference to a subsequent treaty.
      In clause (2), the words "in carrying out the purposes described
    in clause (1) of this section" are substituted for "And for said
    purposes" for clarity.
      In clause (3), the words "International Committee of the Red
    Cross" are substituted for "Comite&233; International de Secours"
    because the name has been changed.
      In clause (4), the word "continue" is omitted as included in
    "carry out".

-End-



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    36 USC Sec. 300103                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300103. Membership and chapters

-STATUTE-
      (a) Membership. - Membership in the corporation is open to all
    the people of the United States and its territories and
    possessions, on payment of an amount specified in the bylaws.
      (b) Chapters. - (1) The chapters of the corporation are the local
    units of the corporation. The board of governors shall prescribe
    regulations related to - 
        (A) granting charters to the chapters and revoking those
      charters;
        (B) the territorial jurisdiction of the chapters;
        (C) the relationship of the chapters to the corporation; and
        (D) compliance by the chapters with the policies and
      regulations of the corporation.

      (2) The regulations shall require that each chapter adhere to the
    democratic principles of election specified in the bylaws in
    electing the governing body of the chapter and selecting delegates
    to the national convention of the corporation.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1491.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    300103(a)      36:4a (1st par.).       Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec.   
                                            4a, as added May 8, 1947,   
                                            ch. 50, Sec. 5, 61 Stat. 81.
    300103(b)      36:4a (last par.).                                   
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "possessions" is substituted for
    "dependencies" for clarity and consistency in the revised title.
    The words "from time to time" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words "within the
    States and Territories of the United States" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "The board of governors shall prescribe
    regulations related to" are substituted for "The regulations with
    respect to . . . shall be as determined from time to time by the
    Board of Governors" for consistency in the revised title. In clause
    (D), the word "regulations" is substituted for "rules" for clarity
    and consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

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    36 USC Sec. 300104                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300104. Board of governors

-STATUTE-
      (a) Board of Governors. - (1) The board of governors is the
    governing body of the corporation with all powers of governing and
    managing the corporation. The board has 50 members. The governors
    shall be appointed or elected in the following manner:
        (A) The President shall appoint eight governors, one of whom
      the President shall designate to act as the principal officer of
      the corporation with the title and functions provided in the
      bylaws. The other governors appointed by the President shall be
      officials of departments and agencies of the United States
      Government, whose positions and interests qualify them to
      contribute to carrying out the programs and purposes of the
      corporation. At least one, but not more than three, of those
      officials shall be selected from the Armed Forces.
        (B) The chapters shall elect 30 governors at the national
      convention under procedures for nomination and election that
      ensure equitable representation of all chapters, with regard to
      geographical considerations, the size of the chapters, and the
      size of the populations served by the chapters.
        (C) The board shall elect 12 governors as members-at-large.
      Those governors shall be individuals who are representative of
      the national interests that the corporation serves, and with
      which it is desirable that the corporation have close
      association.

      (2) One-third of the members elected to the board shall be
    elected at each national convention, and take office at that time
    or as soon as practicable after the convention.
      (b) Term of Office and Vacancies. - (1) The term of office of
    each governor is 3 years. However, the term of office of a governor
    appointed by the President (except the principal officer of the
    corporation) expires if, before the end of the 3-year term, the
    governor retires from the official position held at the time of
    appointment as a governor.
      (2) The President shall fill as soon as practicable a vacancy in
    the office of the principal officer of the corporation or in the
    position of another governor appointed by the President. The board
    shall make a temporary appointment to fill a vacancy occurring in
    an elected position on the board. An individual appointed by the
    board to fill a vacancy serves until the next national convention.
      (c) Executive Committee. - The board may - 
        (1) appoint, from its own members, an executive committee of at
      least 11 individuals to exercise the powers of the board when the
      board is not in session; and
        (2) appoint and remove, or provide for the appointment and
      removal of, officers and employees of the corporation, except the
      principal officer of the corporation.

      (d) Voting by Proxy. - Voting by proxy is not allowed at any
    meeting of the board, at the national convention, or at any meeting
    of a chapter. However, the board may allow the election of
    governors by proxy at the national convention if the board believes
    a national emergency makes attendance at the national convention
    impossible.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1491.)

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      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    300104(a)      36:5 (matter before     Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec. 5 
                    (a)), (a), (b), (c)     (matter before (a)), (a),   
                    (1st, 3d pars.).        (b), (c) (1st-5th pars.,    
                                            last par.), 33 Stat. 601;   
                                            Dec. 10, 1912, ch. 1, Sec.  
                                            1, 37 Stat. 647; Mar. 3,    
                                            1921, ch. 131, Sec. 1, 41   
                                            Stat. 1354; May 8, 1947, ch.
                                            50, Sec. 6, 61 Stat. 82, 83.
    300104(b)      36:5(c) (2d, 4th                                     
                    pars.).                                             
    300104(c)      36:5(c) (5th par.).                                  
    300104(d)      36:5(c) (last par.).                                 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), before clause (A), the word "direction" is
    omitted as included in "governing and managing". In clause (A), the
    words "of the United States" and "as may from time to time be" are
    omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "One-third of the members elected
    to the board shall be elected at each national convention, and take
    office at that time or as soon as practicable after the convention"
    are substituted for 36:5(c) (3d par.) to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "if, before the end of the 3-year
    term, the governor retires from the official position held at the
    time of appointment as a governor" are substituted for "if and when
    such Governor shall retire, prior to the date on which his term as
    Governor would otherwise expire, from the official position held at
    the time of his appointment as Governor" for clarity and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (b)(2), the words "as soon as practicable" are
    substituted for "as soon as may be" for clarity. The words "that
    may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise" are omitted as
    unnecessary. The words "a vacancy occurring in an elected position
    on the board" are substituted for "Any vacancy that may occur in
    the Governors elected by the chapters pursuant to subsection (b) of
    this section or in the Governors-at-large elected by the Board of
    Governors pursuant to subsection (c) of this section" to eliminate
    unnecessary words. The words "An individual appointed by the board
    to fill a vacancy serves" are substituted for "such appointees to
    serve" for clarity.
      In subsection (c)(2), the words "of the corporation" are
    substituted for "designated by the President of the United States"
    for consistency in the revised section.

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    36 USC Sec. 300105                                          01/03/2007

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    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300105. Powers

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The corporation may - 
        (1) adopt bylaws and regulations;
        (2) adopt, alter, and destroy a seal;
        (3) own and dispose of property to carry out the purposes of
      the corporation;
        (4) accept gifts, devises, and bequests of property to carry
      out the purposes of the corporation;
        (5) sue and be sued in courts of law and equity, State or
      Federal, within the jurisdiction of the United States; and
        (6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and
      promote the purposes of the corporation.

      (b) Designation. - The corporation is designated as the
    organization authorized to act in matters of relief under the
    treaties of Geneva, August 22, 1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12,
    1949.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1492.)

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    300105         36:2 (1st sentence      Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec. 2 
                    words between 2d        (1st sentence words between 
                    comma and 3d            2d comma and 3d semicolon   
                    semicolon and after     and after 4th semicolon), 33
                    4th semicolon).         Stat. 600; May 8, 1947, ch. 
                                            50, Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 81.    
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      In subsection (a)(1), the word "adopt" is substituted for "ordain
    and establish" for consistency in the revised title. The words "not
    inconsistent with the laws of the United States of America or any
    State thereof" are omitted as unnecessary.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "adopt, alter, and destroy a
    seal" are substituted for "adopt a seal and the same to alter and
    destroy at pleasure" for consistency in the revised title and to
    eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "own and dispose of property" are
    substituted for "to have and to hold such real and personal estate
    as shall be deemed advisable and to dispose of the same" for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary
    words.
      In subsection (a)(4), the word "property" is substituted for
    "real and personal estate" for clarity and consistency in the
    revised title.
      In subsection (a)(6), the word "things" is omitted as included in
    "act". The words "carry out this chapter" are substituted for
    "carry into effect the provisions of sections 1, 2 to 6, 8, and 9
    of this title" for clarity and because under 36:1a the corporation
    existing under those sections continued under the source provisions
    restated in the revised chapter.
      In subsection (b), the words "treaties of Geneva, August 22,
    1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949" are substituted for "said
    treaties" for clarity and consistency in the chapter.

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    36 USC Sec. 300106                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300106. Emblem, badge, and brassard

-STATUTE-
      (a) Emblem and Badge. - In carrying out its purposes under this
    chapter, the corporation may have and use, as an emblem and badge,
    a Greek red cross on a white ground, as described in the treaties
    of Geneva, August 22, 1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949, and
    adopted by the nations acceding to those treaties.
      (b) Delivery of Brassard. - In accordance with those treaties,
    the delivery of the brassard allowed for individuals neutralized in
    time of war shall be left to military authority.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1492.)

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    300106(a)      36:2 (1st sentence      Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec. 2 
                    words between 3d        (1st sentence words between 
                    and 4th semicolons).     3d and 4th semicolons, last 
                                            sentence), 33 Stat. 600; May
                                            8, 1947, ch. 50, Sec. 3, 61 
                                            Stat. 81.                   
    300106(b)      36:2 (last                                           
                    sentence).                                          
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      In subsection (a), the words "under this chapter" are substituted
    for "hereinafter designated" for clarity. The date "August 12,
    1949" is added to include the reference to a subsequent treaty.

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    36 USC Sec. 300107                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

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    Sec. 300107. Annual meeting

-STATUTE-
      The annual meeting of the corporation is the national convention
    of delegates of the chapters. The national convention shall be held
    annually on a date and at a place specified by the board of
    governors. In matters requiring a vote at the national convention,
    each chapter is entitled to at least one vote. The board shall
    determine on an equitable basis the number of votes that each
    chapter is entitled to cast, taking into consideration the size of
    the membership of the chapters and of the populations served by the
    chapters. The board shall review the allocation of votes at least
    every 5 years.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1493.)

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    300107         36:5(c) (6th par.).     Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec.   
                                            5(c) (6th par.), 33 Stat.   
                                            601; Dec. 10, 1912, ch. 1,  
                                            Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 647; Mar.  
                                            3, 1921, ch. 131, Sec. 1, 41
                                            Stat. 1354; May 8, 1947, ch.
                                            50, Sec. 6, 61 Stat. 83.)   
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      The words "The board shall determine on an equitable basis the
    number of votes" are substituted for "shall be determined according
    to allocation by the Board of Governors, which shall be established
    on an equitable basis" for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary
    words. The words "the populations served" are substituted for "the
    populations in the territories served" for clarity and to eliminate
    unnecessary words.

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    36 USC Sec. 300108                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300108. Buildings

-STATUTE-
      (a) Ownership. - The United States Government shall retain
    ownership of the corporation's permanent headquarters, comprised of
    buildings erected on square 172 in the District of Columbia,
    including - 
        (1) the memorial building to commemorate the service and
      sacrifice of the women of the United States, North and South,
      during the Civil War, erected for the use of the corporation;
        (2) the memorial building to commemorate the service and
      sacrifice of the patriotic women of the United States, its
      territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia during
      World War I, erected for the use of the corporation; and
        (3) the permanent building erected for the use of the
      corporation in connection with its work in cooperation with the
      Government.

      (b) Maintenance and Expenses. - Those buildings shall remain
    under the supervision of the Administrator of General Services.
    However, the corporation shall care for and maintain the buildings
    without expense to the Government.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1493.)

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    300108         36:13.                  Feb. 7, 1930, ch. 42, Secs.  
                                            1, 5, 46 Stat. 66.          
                   36:15.                  June 7, 1924, ch. 369, Secs. 
                                            1, 2, 4, 43 Stat. 665, 666. 
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      Subsection (a)(1) is substituted for "land occupied in part on
    June 7, 1924, by the Memorial to the Women of the Civil War, the
    permanent headquarters of the American Red Cross" in 36:15 because
    the words in the source refer to the building, provided for by the
    Act of October 22, 1913 (ch. 32 (par. under heading "Monument to
    Commemorate the Women of the Civil War"), 38 Stat. 233), that was
    built as the permanent headquarters of the American Red Cross, the
    predecessor organization to the corporation.
      In subsection (a)(2), the words "That there is hereby authorized
    to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
    appropriated the sum of $150,000 as a part contribution to the
    erection of . . . with equipment" in section 1 of the Act June 7,
    1924 (ch. 369, 43 Stat. 665), are omitted as executed. The words
    "That said memorial shall be a building monumental in design and
    character . . . and shall cost not less than $300,000: Provided,
    That this expenditure shall include complete equipment" in section
    2 of that Act are omitted as executed. The words "The expenditures
    for said memorial building shall be made under the direction of a
    commission consisting of the chairman of the Senate Committee on
    the Library and the chairman of the House Committee on the Library"
    in section 4 (last par.) of that Act are omitted as executed. The
    text of section 4 (1st par.) of that Act is omitted as executed.
    The words "of America" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "its
    territories and possessions" are substituted for "its insular
    possessions" for clarity and consistency in the revised title and
    with other titles of the United States Code. The words "World War
    I" are substituted for "the World War" for clarity.
      In subsection (a)(3), the words "That authority be, and is
    hereby, given to the American National Red Cross to erect . . . in
    replacement of the temporary building or buildings erected on such
    lot under Public Resolution Numbered 3, Sixty-fifth Congress (S.J.
    Res. 61)" in section 1 of the Act of February 7, 1930 (ch. 42, 46
    Stat. 66) are omitted as executed.
      In subsection (b), the words "Administrator of General Services"
    are substituted for "Superintendent of Public Buildings and
    Grounds" in section 4 (last par.) of the Act June 7, 1924 (ch. 369,
    43 Stat. 666) and "Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of
    the National Capital" in section 5 of the Act of February 7, 1930
    (ch. 42, 46 Stat. 66) to reflect subsequent transfers of functions.
    The office of Public Buildings and Grounds under the Chief of
    Engineers was abolished and the functions of the Chief of
    Engineers, United States Army, were transferred to the Director of
    Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital by
    section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1925 (ch. 339, 43 Stat. 983).
    The office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National
    Capital was abolished and its functions transferred to the Office
    of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations of the Department of
    the Interior by section 2 of Executive Order No. 6166, effective
    June 10, 1933. The name of the latter office was changed to
    "National Park Service" by section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1934
    (ch. 38, 48 Stat. 389). The functions of the Director of the
    National Park Service related to public buildings were transferred
    to the Federal Works Administrator by section 303(b) of
    Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 (5 App. U.S.C.). The functions of
    the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the
    Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of the Act of
    June 30, 1949 (ch. 288, 63 Stat. 380). The words "the corporation
    shall care for and maintain the buildings" are substituted for "the
    American National Red Cross shall at all times be charged with the
    responsibility, the care, keeping, and maintenance of said
    building" in 36:13, and "the American Red Cross shall at all times
    be charged with the responsibility, the care, keeping, and
    maintenance of the said memorial building" in 36:15, for clarity
    and to eliminate unnecessary words.

            PERMANENT BUILDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER        
      Act July 1, 1947, ch. 195, 61 Stat. 241, as amended by Pub. L.
    100-637, Sec. 1, Nov. 8, 1988, 102 Stat. 3325, provided: "That
    authority be, and is hereby, given to the American National Red
    Cross to erect upon the south half of square 104 in the city of
    Washington, District of Columbia, a permanent building for the use
    of the District of Columbia Chapter, American National Red Cross,
    in connection with its work, in cooperation with the Government of
    the United States and its responsibilities under its charter
    granted by the Congress of the United States.
      "Sec. 2. That the plans of the proposed building shall first be
    approved by the American National Red Cross, the Commission of Fine
    Arts and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the
    erection and design thereof shall be under the supervision of the
    Administrator of the Federal Works Agency [now the Administrator of
    General Services] in accordance with the provisions of the Public
    Buildings Act of May 25, 1926, as amended [enacting sections 341,
    342, 343 to 345a, 346, and 347 of former Title 40, Public
    Buildings, Property, and Works] and as hereby further amended.
      "Sec. 3. That the cost of the removal of the buildings on this
    site shall be borne by the American National Red Cross, District of
    Columbia Chapter, without expense to the United States.
      "Sec. 4. That said permanent building shall remain the property
    of the United States but under the supervision of the Administrator
    of the Federal Works Agency [now the Administrator of General
    Services] and the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia
    Chapter, shall, at all times be charged with the responsibility,
    care, keeping, and maintenance of said building without expense to
    the United States.
      "Sec. 5. That moneys of the American National Red Cross, District
    of Columbia Chapter, available for the construction of the
    aforesaid building, including any amount administratively
    determined necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of
    personnel engaged upon the preparation of plans and specifications,
    field supervision, and general office expenses, may be transferred
    to and expended by the Public Buildings Administration of the
    Federal Works Agency [now the Administrator of General Services],
    and such funds may be consolidated in the books of the Treasury
    Department into a special account for direct expenditure in the
    prosecution of said work, and the Commissioner of Public Buildings
    is authorized to prepare drawings and specifications for this
    building prior to the approval by the Attorney General of the title
    to such acquisition.
      "Sec. 6. That said building shall be appropriate in design and
    character and shall be used by the American National Red Cross,
    District of Columbia Chapter, and shall cost not less than
    $1,000,000: Provided, That this expenditure shall include complete
    equipment.
      "Sec. 7. That the person, firm, or corporation which the
    Commissioner of Public Buildings shall select to furnish
    professional architectural and engineering services required for
    the project shall be chosen from nominations made by the American
    National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter.
      "Sec. 8. That the National Capital Housing Authority is hereby
    authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction of the
    Federal Works Administrator [now the Administrator of General
    Services] such part of the site for said building as is now under
    the jurisdiction of said Authority: Provided, That the Treasurer of
    the United States is authorized and directed to credit said
    Authority with the fair market value, at the date of transfer, of
    the property so transferred: Provided further, That the Federal
    Works Administrator [now the Administrator of General Services] is
    hereby authorized to utilize the property so transferred, as well
    as that part of the site already under his jurisdiction, for the
    purposes of this Act.
      "Sec. 9. That the Federal Works Administrator, through the Public
    Buildings Administration [both now under the Administrator of
    General Services], is hereby authorized to furnish steam from the
    central heating plant for the heating of said building, such steam
    to be paid for by the American National Red Cross, District of
    Columbia Chapter, at such reasonable rates, not less than cost, as
    may be determined by the Federal Works Administrator [now
    Administrator of General Services]: Provided, That the Federal
    Works Administrator, through the Public Buildings Administration
    [both now under the Administrator of General Services], is
    authorized to prepare plans and specifications and to supervise and
    to contract for the work necessary to connect said building with
    the Government mains and to pay the cost of such work and services,
    including administrative expenses, from the funds consolidated into
    the Treasury pursuant to section 5 thereof.
      "Sec. 10. The enactment of this joint resolution shall not be
    construed as establishing a policy of the United States Government
    to furnish building sites for Red Cross chapters or any
    eleemosynary institution at any other place.
      "Sec. 11. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Administrator of the General Services Administration shall enter
    into a lease of the real property described in the first section of
    this Act with the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia
    Chapter. Such lease shall provide that such property shall be used
    as an office, medical and scientific facility by such Red Cross
    Chapter and the tenants of such Chapter on such terms and
    conditions as shall be customary and necessary, including that - 
        "(1) the lease shall be triple net to the United States and
      such Red Cross Chapter shall pay all taxes, insurance, and
      operating costs, and a rent of $1.00 for the term of the lease;
        "(2) the lease term shall be for 99 years, and all improvements
      on such property shall revert to the ownership of the United
      States at the conclusion of the term;
        "(3) such Red Cross Chapter may (at the expense of such
      Chapter) demolish the improvements on such property or any
      improvements constructed on such property after the date of
      enactment of this section [Nov. 8, 1988], build, own, operate,
      and maintain new improvements, enter into leases, finance
      improvements (and mortgage any improvements and the leasehold
      estate), and in all manner deal with the property subject only to
      the condition that the ownership interest of the United States in
      the land shall not be adversely affected;
        "(4) any space not needed for the operations of such Red Cross
      Chapter or the American National Red Cross in any building or
      improvement constructed on such property shall be first made
      available for use by Federal agencies at rental rates and other
      related expenses that are less than fair market value and reflect
      the value of the property provided to such Red Cross Chapter
      under the provisions of this Act;
        "(5) the United States shall cooperate with such Red Cross
      Chapter with respect to any zoning or other matters relating to
      the development or improvement of such property; and
        "(6) the plans of any proposed building or improvement for
      construction after the date of the enactment of this section
      shall first be approved by the American National Red Cross, the
      Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning
      Commission.
      "(b) The enactment of this section may not be construed as
    establishing a policy of the United States Government to furnish
    building sites for Red Cross chapters or any eleemosynary
    institution at any other place."

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    36 USC Sec. 300109                                          01/03/2007

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    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300109. Endowment fund

-STATUTE-
      The endowment fund of the corporation shall be kept and invested
    under the management and control of a board of nine trustees
    elected by the board of governors. The board of governors shall
    prescribe regulations on terms and tenure of office,
    accountability, and expenses of the board of trustees.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1493.)

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    300109         36:9.                   Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec.   
                                            8, as added June 23, 1910,  
                                            ch. 372, Sec. 2, 36 Stat.   
                                            604; May 8, 1947, ch. 50,   
                                            Sec. 7, 61 Stat. 83.        
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      The words "from time to time" are omitted [as] unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 300110                                          01/03/2007

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                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300110. Annual report and audit

-STATUTE-
      (a) Submission of Report. - As soon as practicable after July 1
    of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to the
    Secretary of Defense on the activities of the corporation during
    the fiscal year ending June 30, including a complete, itemized
    report of all receipts and expenditures.
      (b) Auditing of Report and Submission to Congress. - The
    Secretary shall audit the report and submit a copy of the audited
    report to Congress.
      (c) Payment of Audit Expenses. - The corporation shall reimburse
    the Secretary each year for auditing its accounts. The amount paid
    shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as a
    miscellaneous receipt.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1493.)

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    300110(a)-     36:6.                   Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec.   
     (c)                                    6, 33 Stat. 602; Feb. 27,   
                                            1917, ch. 137, 39 Stat. 946;
                                            July 17, 1953, ch. 222, Sec.
                                            4(c), 67 Stat. 179.         
                   36:7.                   May 29, 1920, ch. 214, Sec.  
                                            1 (1st complete par. on p.  
                                            659), 41 Stat. 659; July 17,
                                            1953, ch. 222, Sec. 5, 67   
                                            Stat. 179.                  
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      In subsection (a), the words "make and", "next preceding", and
    "full" are omitted as unnecessary. The word "activities" is
    substituted for "proceedings" for consistency in the revised title.
    The words "all receipts and expenditures" are substituted for
    "receipts and expenditures of whatever kind" to eliminate
    unnecessary words.
      In subsections (b) and (c), the word "Secretary" is substituted
    for "Department of Defense" for consistency.

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    36 USC Sec. 300111                                          01/03/2007

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    TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
                ORGANIZATIONS                       
    Subtitle III - Treaty Obligation Organizations
    CHAPTER 3001 - THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 300111. Reservation of right to amend or repeal

-STATUTE-
      Congress reserves the right to amend or repeal the provisions of
    this chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1494.)

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    300111         36:8                    Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, Sec.   
                                            7, 33 Stat. 602.            
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