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36 U.S.C. § 30704 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30704. Governing body
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)
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30704(a)
36:507.
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, §§ 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30705 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30705. Powers
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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)
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30705
36:504.
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, § 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30706 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30706. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges
The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “Board for Fundamental Education” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)
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30706
36:516.
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, § 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30707 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30707. Restrictions
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)
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30707(a)
36:512 (words after comma).
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, §§ 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30708 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30708. Principal office
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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)
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30708
36:505 (1st, last sentences).
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, § 5 (1st, last sentences), 68 Stat. 490.
36 U.S.C. § 30709 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30709. Records and inspection
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)
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30709
36:513.
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, § 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30710 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30710. Service of process
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)
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30710(a)
36:505 (2d, 3d sentences).
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, §§ 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30711 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30711. Liability for acts of officers and agents
The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)
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30711
36:511.
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, § 11, 68 Stat. 491.
36 U.S.C. § 30712 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30712. Distribution of assets on dissolution or final liquidation
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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1324.)
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30712
36:515.
July 19, 1954, ch. 536, § 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30901 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30901. Organization
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1325.)
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30901
36:21.
June 15, 1916, ch. 148, §§ 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30902 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30902. Purposes
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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1325.)
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30902
36:23.
June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 3, 39 Stat. 228.
36 U.S.C. § 30903 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30903. Governing body
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1325.)
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30903(a)
36:25 (1st–4th sentences).
June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30904 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30904. Powers
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1325.)
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30904(a)
36:22 (words after 2d comma).
June 15, 1916, ch. 148, §§ 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30905 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30905. Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words
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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)
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30905
36:27.
June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30906 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30906. Restrictions
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)
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30906
36:24 (words after semicolon).
June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30907 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30907. Annual and special meetings
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)
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30907
36:26.
June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 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.
36 U.S.C. § 30908 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 30908. Annual report
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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)
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30908
36:28.
June 15, 1916, ch. 148, § 8, 39 Stat. 229; Aug. 30, 1964, Pub. L. 88–504, § 4(1), 78 Stat. 636.
heading: Termination of Reporting Requirements
text: 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.
36 U.S.C. § 31101 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 31101. Organization
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)
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31101
36:691.
Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, § 1, 70 Stat. 1052; Dec. 10, 1991, Pub. L. 102–199, § 1(2), 105 Stat. 1628.
36:692.
Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, §§ 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.
36 U.S.C. § 31102 (PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS)
§ 31102. Purposes
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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1327.)
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31102
36:693.
Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, § 3, 70 Stat. 1052; Dec. 10, 1991, Pub. L. 102–199, § 1(3), 105 Stat. 1628.