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    36 USC CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB 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 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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         CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA     

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    Sec.                                                     
    154301.     Organization.                                         
    154302.     Purposes.                                             
    154303.     Powers.                                               
    154304.     Annual report.                                        

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    36 USC Sec. 154301                                          01/03/2007

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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

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    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.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

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      Section                                                           
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    154301(a)      36:140.                 June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Secs. 
                                            1, 3(a), 54 Stat. 232, 233. 
    154301(b)      36:140b(a).                                          
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      This section is substituted for the source provisions for
    consistency in the revised title and to eliminate obsolete words.

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    36 USC Sec. 154302                                          01/03/2007

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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

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    Sec. 154302. Purposes

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      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.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

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      Section                                                           
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    154302         36:140a.                June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.  
                                            2, 54 Stat. 232.            
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      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.


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                           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.

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    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

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    Sec. 154303. Powers

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      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.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

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      Section                                                           
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    154303         36:140b(b)-(j).         June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.  
                                            3(b)-(j), 54 Stat. 233.     
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      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.

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    36 USC Sec. 154304                                          01/03/2007

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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

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    Sec. 154304. Annual report

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      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.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1435.)

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      Section                                                           
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    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.        
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      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.

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