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    36 USC CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED
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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

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            CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES        

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    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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    Part B - Organizations
    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

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    Sec. 20701. Definition

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

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

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

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    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.

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

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    20702          36:1901.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 1, 96 Stat. 109.
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      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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    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

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    Sec. 20703. Purposes

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      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.

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

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

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    36 USC Sec. 20704                                           01/03/2007

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    CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

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    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.

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

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    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

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    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.

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

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

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    36 USC Sec. 20706                                           01/03/2007

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

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    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.

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

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    20706          36:1902.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 2, 96 Stat. 109.
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      The words "(hereinafter referred to as the 'corporation')" and
    "and subject to the laws of such State or States" are omitted as
    unnecessary.

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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

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    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.

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

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    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).                                          
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      In subsection (a), the words "any shares of" are omitted as
    unnecessary.
      In subsection (c), the words "inure to the benefit of" are
    substituted for "inure to" for consistency in the revised title.

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    36 USC Sec. 20708                                           01/03/2007

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    Sec. 20708. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

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      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.

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

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

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    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.

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

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    20709          36:1910.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 10, 96 Stat.   
                                            110.                        
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      The word "records" is substituted for "books and records" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. 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. 20710                                           01/03/2007

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    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.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

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    20710          36:1904.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 4, 96 Stat. 109.
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      The words "in furtherance of its corporate purposes" are omitted
    as unnecessary.

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    36 USC Sec. 20711                                           01/03/2007

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

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    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.)

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    20711          36:1909.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 9, 96 Stat. 110.
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    36 USC Sec. 20712                                           01/03/2007

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

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    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.

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    (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

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      Section                                                           
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    20712          36:1911.                June 1, 1982, Pub. L.        
                                            97-192, Sec. 12, 96 Stat.   
                                            111.                        
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