-CITE- 36 USC TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS -HEAD- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS -MISC1- 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 TABLE SHOWING DISPOSITION OF ALL SECTIONS OF FORMER TITLE 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Title 36 Title 36 Former Sections New Sections -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4312 23111 4313 23106 4314 23108 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 4501 150901 4502 150905 4503 150902 4504 150905 4505(a) 150907 4505(b) 150910 4506 150903 4507, 4508 150904 4509, 4510 150906 4511 150911 4512 150906 4513 150908 4514 (less (b) (2d sentence 10101 cl. (2))) 4514(b) (2d sentence cl. (2)) 150909 4515 150912 4516 150905 4517 10102 4601, 4602 153501 4603 153502 4604 153505 4605, 4606 153504 4607(a) 153508 4607(b) 153511 4608 153503 4609 153512 4610 (less (b) (2d sentence 10101 cl. (2))) 4610(b) (2d sentence cl. 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(1)) 40721 5502(a) (less words before cl. 40722 (1)) 5502(b) 40724 5502(c) 40730 5502(d) Rep. 5503 40723 5504(a) 40731 5504(b), (c) 40732 5504(d) 40731 5504(e)(1) 40732 5504(e)(2) 40733 5505 40728 5506(a) 40729 5506(b), (c) 40728 5506(d) 40729 5507 40727 5508(a)(1), (2) 40703 5508(a)(3) 40704 5508(b)-(e) 40703 5509 40706 5521 Rep. 5522 Elim. 5523 Rep. 5601 70102 5602 70106 5603 70103 5604 70110 5605 70104 5606, 5607 70105 5608(a)-(d) 70107 5608(e) 70108 5608(f) 70103 5608(g) (related to membership) 70104 5608(g) (related to directors 70105 and officers) 5609 70111 5610 70109 5611 70112 5612 10102 5613 (related to termination 70102 of charter) 5613 (related to duty to 70108 maintain status) 5614 70102 5615 70101 5701(a) 151701 5701(b) 151702 5702(a)-(f) 151703 5702(g)(1)(A) 151704 5702(g)(1)(B), (C) 151705 5702(g)(2)(A) (1st, 2d 151704 sentences, last sentence related to employees) 5702(g)(2)(A) (last sentence 151703 related to board of directors) 5702(g)(2)(B), (C) 151704 5703(a)(1) 151701 5703(a)(2), (3) 151706 5703(a)(4), (a) (last par.) 151708 5703(b), (c)(1)-(4), (5) 151705 (words before 2d comma) 5703(c)(5) (words after 2d 151703 comma) 5703(c)(6), (7), (last par.) 151705 5704, 5705 151707 5706(a) 10101 5706(b) 151712 5706(c) 151709 5707 151710 5708 151711 5801 20202 5802 20206 5803 20203 5804 20210 5805 20204 5806, 5807 20205 5808(a)-(d) 20207 5808(e) 20208 5808(f) 20203 5808(g) (related to directors 20205 and officers) 5808(g) (related to membership) 20204 5809 20211 5810 20209 5811 20212 5812 10102 5813 (related to termination 20202 of charter) 5813 (related to duty to 20208 maintain status) 5814 20202 5815 20201 5901 21002 5902 21006 5903 21003 5904 21010 5905 21004 5906, 5907 21005 5908(a)-(d) 21007 5908(e) 21008 5908(f) 21003 5908(g) (related to membership) 21004 5908(g) (related to directors 21005 and officers) 5909 21011 5910 21009 5911 21012 5912 10102 5913 (related to termination 21002 of charter) 5913 (related to duty to 21008 maintain status) 5914 21002 5915 21001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. RONALD REAGAN CENTENNIAL COMMISSION Pub. L. 111-25, June 2, 2009, 123 Stat. 1767, as amended by Pub. L. 112-13, Sec. 1, May 12, 2011, 125 Stat. 215, provided that: "SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. "This Act may be cited as the 'Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act'. "SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. "There is established a commission to be known as the 'Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission' (in this Act referred to as the 'Commission'). "SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. "The Commission shall - "(1) plan, develop, and carry out such activities as the Commission considers fitting and proper to honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth; "(2) provide advice and assistance to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, as well as civic groups[,] to carry out activities to honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth; "(3) develop activities that may be carried out by the Federal Government to determine whether the activities are fitting and proper to honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth; and "(4) submit to the President and Congress reports pursuant to section 7. "SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. "(a) Number and Appointment. - The Commission shall be composed of 11 members as follows: "(1) The Secretary of the Interior. "(2) Four members appointed by the President after considering the recommendations of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Foundation. "(3) Two Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "(4) One Member of the House of Representatives appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. "(5) Two Members of the Senate appointed by the majority leader of the Senate. "(6) One Member of the Senate appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. "(b) Ex Officio Member. - The Archivist of the United States shall serve in an ex officio capacity on the Commission to provide advice and information to the Commission. "(c) Terms. - Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. "(d) Deadline for Appointment. - All members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [June 2, 2009]. "(e) Vacancies. - A vacancy on the Commission shall - "(1) not affect the powers of the Commission; and "(2) be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. "(f) Rates of Pay. - Members shall not receive compensation for the performance of their duties on behalf of the Commission. "(g) Travel Expenses. - Each member of the Commission shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses during the performance of duties of the Commission while away from home or his or her regular place of business, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. "(h) Quorum. - A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but two or more members may hold hearings. "(i) Chairperson. - The chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the Commission. "SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION. "(a) Director and Staff. - The Commission shall appoint an executive director and such other additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. "(b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws. - The executive 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 such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and other staff may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. "(c) Detail of Federal Employees. - Upon request of the Commission, the Secretary of the Interior or the Archivist of the United States may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act. "(d) Experts and Consultants. - The Commission may procure such temporary and intermittent services as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. "(e) Volunteer and Uncompensated Services. - Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission determines necessary. "SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION. "(a) Hearings. - The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate. "(b) 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. "(c) Obtaining Official Data. - The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out its duties under this Act. Upon request of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that information to the Commission. "(d) Gifts, Bequests, Devises. - The Commission may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of money, services, or property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work. "(e) Available Space. - Upon the request of the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall make available nationwide to the Commission, at a normal rental rate for Federal agencies, such assistance and facilities as may be necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under this Act. "(f) Contract Authority. - The Commission may enter into contracts with and compensate government and private agencies or persons to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this Act. "SEC. 7. REPORTS. "(a) Annual Reports. - The Commission shall submit to the President and the Congress annual reports on the revenue and expenditures of the Commission, including a list of each gift, bequest, or devise to the Commission with a value of more than $250, together with the identity of the donor of each gift, bequest, or devise. "(b) Interim Reports. - The Commission may submit to the President and Congress interim reports as the Commission considers appropriate. "(c) Final Report. - Not later than November 30, 2011, the Commission shall submit a final report to the President and the Congress containing - "(1) a summary of the activities of the Commission; "(2) a final accounting of funds received and expended by the Commission; and "(3) the findings, conclusions, and final recommendations of the Commission. "SEC. 8. TERMINATION. "The Commission may terminate on such date as the Commission may determine after it submits its final report pursuant to section 7(c), but not later than December 31, 2011. "SEC. 9. ANNUAL AUDIT. "The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may perform an audit of the Commission, shall make the results of any audit performed available to the public, and shall transmit such results to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. "SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS. "No Federal funds may be obligated to carry out this Act." 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, known as the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act, created the Commission to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth, established the Commission's membership, duties and powers, authorized appropriations, required interim reports and a final report by Jan. 16, 2007, and provided that the Commission would terminate 120 days after submitting its final report. 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; Pub. L. 111-8, div. G, title I, Sec. 1204, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 826, known as the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act, established the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to plan and carry out various activities to honor the bicentennial anniversary of Lincoln's birth and provided for a final report by the Commission not later than Apr. 30, 2010, and termination of the Commission 120 days after submission of the report. -EXEC- PROCLAMATION NO. 8522 Proc. No. 8522, May 14, 2010, 75 F.R. 28185, which proclaimed the third Saturday of each May as Armed Forces Day, was superseded by Proc. No. 8681, May 20, 2011, 76 F.R. 30497. Prior similar proclamations were contained in the following: Proc. No. 8380, May 14, 2009, 74 F.R. 23603, superseded by Proc. No. 8522, May 14, 2010, 75 F.R. 28185. Proc. No. 7562, May 16, 2002, 67 F.R. 35707, superseded by Proc. No. 8380, May 14, 2009, 74 F.R. 23603. Proc. No. 6693, May 21, 1994, 59 F.R. 26923, superseded by Proc. No. 7562, May 16, 2002, 67 F.R. 35707. Proc. No. 5983, May 17, 1989, 54 F.R. 21593, superseded by Proc. No. 6693, May 21, 1994, 59 F.R. 26923. Proc. No. 4934, Apr. 16, 1982, 47 F.R. 16767, superseded by Proc. No. 5983, May 17, 1989, 54 F.R. 21593. Proc. No. 4571, May 15, 1978, 43 F.R. 21313, superseded by Proc. No. 4934, Apr. 16, 1982, 47 F.R. 16767. Proc. No. 4492, Mar. 22, 1977, 42 F.R. 15889, superseded by Proc. No. 4571, May 15, 1978, 43 F.R. 21313. Proc. No. 4357, Mar. 25, 1975, 40 F.R. 13293, superseded by Proc. No. 4492, Mar. 22, 1977, 42 F.R. 15889. Proc. No. 4276, Mar. 21, 1974, 39 F.R. 10877, superseded by Proc. No. 4357, Mar. 25, 1975, 40 F.R. 13293. Proc. No. 3655, May 7, 1965, 30 F.R. 6467, superseded by Proc. No. 4276, Mar. 21, 1974, 39 F.R. 10877. Proc. No. 3399, Mar. 22, 1961, 26 F.R. 2501, superseded by Proc. No. 3655, May 7, 1965, 30 F.R. 6467. Proc. No. 3172, Mar. 6, 1957, 22 F.R. 1427, superseded by Proc. No. 3399, Mar. 22, 1961, 26 F.R. 2501. PROC. NO. 8455. NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK Proc. No. 8455, Nov. 20, 2009, 74 F.R. 61261, provided: Our Nation's farm and ranch families supply many of the basic necessities of our daily life. They manage a large portion of our country's fertile land base, and they are caretakers of our valuable natural resources and diverse ecosystems. Their connections with urban and suburban communities are critical to our economy and to the nourishment of our people. During National Farm- City Week, we express gratitude for the contributions of our Nation's farmers and ranchers, and we rededicate ourselves to providing all Americans with access to healthy food, and thus, a healthy future. Pioneered by Native Americans, agriculture was our Nation's first industry. For agriculture to thrive in the 21st century, we must continue to cultivate the relationships between farmers and rural businesses and their partners and customers in cities and towns. American farmers and ranchers are proud to grow the food, feed, fuel, and fiber that enhance our national security and prosperity, and remain steadfast stewards of the land they love. We must ensure that farming is maintained as an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable way of life for future generations. This Thanksgiving season, we celebrate farms of every size that produce fruits, vegetables, dairy, and livestock indispensable to the health of our families. We also recognize the vital ties between our urban and suburban communities and their local farmers through regional food systems, farmers markets, and community gardens. During National Farm-City Week, we celebrate the bounty of America, and we honor the commitment of those who grow, harvest, and deliver agricultural goods to feed our country and grow our economy. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week ending on Thanksgiving Day of each year as National Farm- City Week. I call on Americans as they gather with their families and friends to reflect on the accomplishments of all who dedicate their lives to promoting our Nation's agricultural abundance and environmental stewardship. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth. Barack Obama. PROC. NO. 8641. CESAR CHAVEZ DAY Proc. No. 8641, Mar. 30, 2011, 76 F.R. 18629, provided: Our Nation's story of progress is rich with profound struggle and great sacrifice, marked by the selfless acts and fearless leadership of remarkable Americans. A true champion for justice, Cesar Chavez advocated for and won many of the rights and benefits we now enjoy, and his spirit lives on in the hands and hearts of working women and men today. As we celebrate the anniversary of his birth, we honor Cesar Chavez's lasting victories for American workers and his noble methods in achieving them. Raised in the fields of Arizona and California, Cesar Chavez faced hardship and injustice from a young age. At the time, farm workers toiled in the shadows of society, vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Families like Chavez's were impoverished; exposed to hazardous working conditions and dangerous pesticides; and often denied clean drinking water, toilets, and other basic necessities. Cesar Chavez saw the need for change and made a courageous choice to work to improve the lives of his fellow farm workers. Through boycotts and fasts, he led others on a path of nonviolence conceived in careful study of the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi and Mahatma Gandhi, and in the powerful example of Martin Luther King, Jr. He became a community organizer and began his lifelong advocacy to protect and empower people. With quiet leadership and a powerful voice, Cesar founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Dolores Huerta, launching one of our Nation's most inspiring social movements. Cesar Chavez's legacy provides lessons from which all Americans can learn. One person can change the course of a nation and improve the lives of countless individuals. Cesar once said, "Non-violence is not inaction. . . . Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win." From his inspiring accomplishments, we have learned that social justice takes action, selflessness, and commitment. As we face the challenges of our day, let us do so with the hope and determination of Cesar Chavez, echoing the words that were his rallying cry and that continue to inspire so many today, "Sií, se puede" - "Yes, we can." NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 31 of each year as Cesar Chavez Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate service, community, and educational programs to honor Cesar Chavez's enduring legacy. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth. Barack Obama. PROC. NO. 8647. WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY Proc. No. 8647, Apr. 1, 2011, 76 F.R. 19265, provided: With autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) affecting nearly one percent of children in the United States, autism is an urgent public health issue with a profound impact on millions of Americans. World Autism Awareness Day is an opportunity to recognize the contributions of individuals with ASDs and rededicate ourselves to the cause of understanding and responding to autism. Men and women on the autism spectrum have thrived and excelled in communities across America and around the world. Yet, despite great progress in understanding ASDs, challenges remain for these individuals and their loved ones. For too long, the needs of people living with autism and their families have gone without adequate support and understanding. While we continue to encourage the development of resources for children on the autism spectrum and provide necessary resources for their families, we must also remember that young people with ASDs become adults with ASDs who deserve our support, our respect, and the opportunity to realize their highest aspirations. As our understanding of the autism spectrum grows, my Administration remains dedicated to supporting children and adults impacted by autism. Led by the Department of Health and Human Services, we have expanded investments in autism research, public health tracking, early detection, and services - from early intervention for children to improved long-term services and support programs for adults. My Administration maintains a firm commitment to advance autism research and treatment, as well as promote education, employment, and equality for all individuals with autism, from early childhood through employment and community life. We will continue to work with the Congress, experts, and families to improve Federal and State programs that assist individuals with ASDs and their families and to bolster the impact and reach of community support and services. I encourage all Americans to visit www.HHS.gov/autism for more information and resources on ASDs. With each breakthrough in research and each innovative treatment, we open endless possibilities for the many American families who have been touched by autism. As we mark World Autism Awareness Day, let us recommit to improving the lives of individuals and families impacted by ASDs and creating a world free from discrimination where all can achieve their fullest potential. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2 of each year as World Autism Awareness Day. I call upon the people of the United States to learn more about autism and what they can do to support individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth. Barack Obama. 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 101 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 101 36:169b. Dec. 30, 1963, Pub. L. 88-254, 77 Stat. 843. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111-113, Sec. 1, Dec. 14, 2009, 123 Stat. 3026, provided that: "This Act [amending sections 190104 and 190109 of this title] may be cited as the 'Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act of 2009'." SHORT TITLE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110-207, Sec. 1, Apr. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 719, provided that: "This Act [amending section 140503 of this title] may be cited as the 'Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007'." SHORT TITLE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110-26, Sec. 1, May 11, 2007, 121 Stat. 103, provided that: "This Act [enacting sections 300111 and 300112 of this title, amending sections 300101 to 300105, 300107, 300109, and 300110 of this title, renumbering former section 300111 of this title as section 300113 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 300101 of this title] may be cited as the 'The American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2007'." 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'." -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 102 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 102(a) 36:169k(a). Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102-450, Sec. 2, 106 Stat. 2251. 102(b) 36:169k(b)-(d). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 103 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 103 36:150. Mar. 28, 1938, ch. 56, 52 Stat. 148. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 104 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1255.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -------------------------------------------------------------------- In subsection (b), the words "associated with Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day" are omitted as unnecessary. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 105 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 105 36:143. May 18, 1928, ch. 643, 45 Stat. 617; Sept. 22, 1959, Pub. L. 86-352, 73 Stat. 627. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 106 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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." -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 107 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 107 36:146. Apr. 30, 1934, ch. 184, 48 Stat. 657. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 108 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 108 36:159. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 875, 70 Stat. 932. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 109 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 110 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 110(a) 36:157 (words Aug. 3, 1949, ch. 385, 63 before 1st comma). Stat. 492. 110(b) 36:157 (words after 1st comma). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 111 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 111(a) 36:148 (words June 23, 1936, ch. 736, 49 before comma). Stat. 1895. 111(b) 36:147. 36:148 (words after comma). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 112 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 112(a) 36:157b (words June 13, 1975, Pub. L. before comma). 94-33, 89 Stat. 211. 112(b) 36:157b (words after comma). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 113 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 114 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 114 36:169c. Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88-566, 78 Stat. 849. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 115 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 semicolon). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 116 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 116 36:169g. May 11, 1950, ch. 182, 64 Stat. 158. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, as amended by Pub. L. 110-161, div. H, title I, Sec. 1502(e), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2250, 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. Repealed. Pub. L. 110-161, div. H, title I, Sec. 1502(e), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2250.] "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.] -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 117 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 117(a) 36:142 (words May 8, 1914, Pub. R. 25, 38 before comma). Stat. 770. 117(b) 36:141. 36:142 (words after comma). -------------------------------------------------------------------- In subsection (b), the text of 36:142 (words after comma) is omitted as unnecessary. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 118 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 118 36:151. May 11, 1939, ch. 123, 53 Stat. 739. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 119 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 119 36:169h. Apr. 17, 1952, ch. 216, 66 Stat. 64; May 5, 1988, Pub. L. 100-307, 102 Stat. 456. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 120 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 120 36:160. May 16, 1957, Pub. L. 85-32, 71 Stat. 30. -------------------------------------------------------------------- In clause (2), the words "any of", "by land, by sea, and by air", and "and every" are omitted as unnecessary. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 121 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 121(a) 36:155 (1st par. Aug. 11, 1945, ch. 363, 59 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. words after 1st comma). 121(c) 36:155 (last par. words before 1st comma). -------------------------------------------------------------------- In subsection (b), the words "of States" and "of cities" are 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 122 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 122 36:157a. June 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-443, 80 Stat. 194. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 123 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 123(a) 36:163 (words Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. before comma). 86-753, 74 Stat. 898. 123(b) 36:163 (words after comma). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -EXEC- PROC. NO. 8442. NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK Proc. No. 8442, Oct. 23, 2009, 74 F.R. 55437, provided: America's forests have helped spur the growth and development that has been indispensable to our Nation's success. They have provided timber and water, as well as habitat for wildlife and opportunities for recreational activities. As a repository for renewable natural resources, forests have supplied the raw materials that have sustained us throughout our history. During National Forest Products Week, we recognize the value of our woodlands and commit ourselves to good stewardship and conservation practices that help us to responsibly manage our Nation's forests. As a renewable and recyclable resource, wood is one of our Nation's most environmentally friendly building materials. Wood fiber is used throughout our daily lives, from the paper we write on to the offices where we work. We value the beauty of wood in our furniture, in our homes, and in artwork that surrounds us. Today, modern technology and stewardship practices by Federal, State, tribal, and private landowners have improved the way we manage our natural resources so that forests can meet the needs of current and future generations. Forests are one of the foundations on which our Nation was formed; they are the backbone of our environment. This week, we recognize the value of forest products and the importance of their sustainable use to our lives. To recognize the importance of products from our forests, the Congress, by Public Law 86-753 (36 U.S.C. 123), as amended, has designated the week beginning on the third Sunday in October of each year as National Forest Products Week and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning on the third Sunday in October of each year as National Forest Products Week. I call on all Americans to celebrate the varied uses and products of our forested lands, as well as the people who carry on the tradition of careful stewardship of these precious natural resources for generations to come. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth. Barack Obama. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 124 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 36:156. June 30, 1948, ch. 755, 62 Stat. 1150. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 125 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 125 36:142b. Sept. 6, 1979, Pub. L. 96-62, 93 Stat. 410. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 126 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 127 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 128 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 128(a) 36:145 (words May 20, 1933, ch. 36, 48 before comma). Stat. 73. 128(b) 36:145 (words after comma). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 129 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 130 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 130 36:165. Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87-319, 75 Stat. 681. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -EXEC- PROC. NO. 8484. NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK Proc. No. 8484, Mar. 15, 2010, 75 F.R. 13215, provided: Since 1962, during National Poison Prevention Week we alert American families about the dangers of accidental poisonings and provide information on safety measures that can prevent senseless injuries and deaths. With nearly two million poison exposures reported each year, we must take every precaution to guard against these preventable tragedies. Sadly, more than half of all reported poisonings involve children under the age of six, and the vast majority take place in the home. Parents should keep household chemicals and medicines in child- proof containers, beyond the reach of their children. Thanks to safety regulations and awareness campaigns like National Poison Prevention Week, childhood death rates from unintentional poisonings have fallen considerably. However, adult death rates have steadily risen in recent years. We must each remember to read labels thoroughly before taking medications, to keep medicines in their original packaging, and to dispose of them properly. Consulting a physician before combining prescription drugs or using them with alcohol also reduces our risks. In the event of an accidental poisoning, crucial information and immediate action can save lives. Individuals can call the toll-free national poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222 to be connected to one of dozens of local poison control centers, which are open 24 hours every day. These centers provide emergency assistance, offer guidance on poison prevention, and answer questions concerning potential exposure. To encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers of accidental poisonings and to take appropriate preventive measures, the Congress, by joint resolution approved September 26, 1961, as amended (75 Stat. 681), has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the third week of March each year as "National Poison Prevention Week." NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the third week of March of each year as National Poison Prevention Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week by taking actions to protect their families from hazardous household materials and from the misuse of prescription medications. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth. Barack Obama. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 131 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 132 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 132(a) 36:168 (words Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. before comma). 87-780, 76 Stat. 779. 132(b) 36:168 (words after comma). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 133 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 133 36:166. May 14, 1962, Pub. L. 87-449, 76 Stat. 69. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 134 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 135 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 135(a) 36:142c. Oct. 14, 1994, Pub. L. 103-362, 108 Stat. 3465. 135(b) 36:142c-1. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 136 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 137 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 138 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 139 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 140 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 140 36:158. Oct. 27, 1951, ch. 593, 65 Stat. 659. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 141 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 141 36:149. Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 666, 50 Stat. 668. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 142 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 142 36:169d. Oct. 6, 1964, Pub. L. 88-628, 78 Stat. 1003. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 143 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 144 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 301 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note; (B) members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute in the manner provided for individuals in uniform; and (C) all other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; 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; Pub. L. 110-417, [div. A], title V, Sec. 595, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4475.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMENDMENTS 2008 - Subsec. (b)(1)(A) to (C). Pub. L. 110-417 added subpars. (A) to (C) and struck out former subpars. (A) to (C) which read as follows: "(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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 302 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 302 36:186. July 30, 1956, ch. 795, 70 Stat. 732. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 303 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 304 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 304 36:188. Dec. 11, 1987, Pub. L. 100-186, 101 Stat. 1286. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 305 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 501 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 502 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 503 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 504 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 506 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 507 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 507 36:729. Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, Sec. 9, 70 Stat. 1051. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 508 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 509 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 701 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 703 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 704 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES PUB. L. 105-225 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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." -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 903 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- 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." -End- -CITE- 36 USC Part B - United States Government Organizations Involved With Observances and Ceremonies 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -HEAD- PART B - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES -End- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- CHAPTER 21 - AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION -MISC1- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2101 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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 475 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; Pub. L. 112- 81, div. A, title VI, Sec. 631(f)(4)(B), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -COD- CODIFICATION In subsec. (b)(2), "475" substituted for "405" pursuant to section 631(f)(4)(B) of Pub. L. 112-81, which provided that any reference in a provision of law other than a section of title 10, 32, or 37, United States Code, to a section of title 37 that was transferred and redesignated by "subsection (c)" of section 631 was deemed to refer to the section as so redesignated, notwithstanding that sections of title 37 were transferred and redesignated by subsection (d) of section 631 rather than subsection (c), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. -MISC2- AMENDMENTS 2011 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112-81 substituted "475" for "405". See Codification note above. 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2102 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES PUB. L. 105-225 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2103 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2104 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2106 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2108 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2109 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2110 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2111 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2112 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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)." -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2114 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -End- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 23 - UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2301 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2302 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2303 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2304 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2305 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2306 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2307 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2308 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2309 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2310 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 25 - PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2501 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 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,". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 2502 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated 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 1404. Military Officers Association of America 140401 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 2009 - Pub. L. 111-95, Sec. 1(b), Nov. 6, 2009, 123 Stat. 3003, added item for chapter 1404. 2008 - Pub. L. 110-254, Sec. 1(b), June 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2421, amended item for chapter 1201 generally, substituting "Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated" for "[Reserved]". 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Part A - General 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part A - General -HEAD- PART A - GENERAL -End- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 101 - GENERAL 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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 -MISC1- Sec. 10101. Audits. 10102. Reservation of right to amend or repeal. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 10101 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- 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 -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 10102 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Part B - Organizations 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations -HEAD- PART B - ORGANIZATIONS -MISC1- NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON FITNESS, SPORTS, AND NUTRITION Pub. L. 111-332, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3576, provided that: "SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. "This Act may be cited as the 'National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act'. "SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION. "(a) Establishment. - There is established the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 'Foundation'). The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the United States. "(b) Purposes. - The purposes of the Foundation are - "(1) in conjunction with the Office of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, to develop a list and description of programs, events and other activities which would further the purposes and functions outlined in Executive Order 13265 [42 U.S.C. 300u note], as amended, and with respect to which combined private and governmental efforts would be beneficial; "(2) to encourage and promote the participation by private organizations in the activities referred to in subsection (b)(1) and to encourage and promote private gifts of money and other property to support those activities; and "(3) in consultation with such Office, to undertake and support activities to further the purposes and functions of such Executive Order. "(c) Prohibition on Federal Funding. - The Foundation may not accept any Federal funds. "SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. "(a) Establishment and Membership. - The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the 'Board'), which shall consist of 9 members each of whom shall be a United States citizen and - "(1) 3 of whom should be knowledgeable or experienced in one or more fields directly connected with physical fitness, sports, nutrition, or the relationship between health status and physical exercise; and "(2) 6 of whom should be leaders in the private sector with a strong interest in physical fitness, sports, nutrition, or the relationship between health status and physical exercise. The membership of the Board, to the extent practicable, should represent diverse professional specialties relating to the achievement of physical fitness through regular participation in programs of exercise, sports, and similar activities, or to nutrition. The Assistant Secretary for Health, the Executive Director of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, the Director for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the Board. Appointment to the Board or its staff shall not constitute employment by, or the holding of an office of, the United States for the purposes of laws relating to Federal employment. "(b) Appointments. - Within 90 days from the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2010], the members of the Board shall be appointed by the Secretary [probably means the Secretary of Health and Human Services] in accordance with this subsection. In selecting individuals for appointments to the Board, the Secretary should consult with - "(1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of one member; "(2) the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of one member; "(3) the Majority Leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of one member; "(4) the President Pro Tempore concerning the appointment of one member; "(5) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of one member; and "(6) the Minority Leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of one member. "(c) Terms. - The members of the Board shall serve for a term of 6 years, except that the original members of the Board shall be appointed for staggered terms as determined appropriate by the Secretary. A vacancy on the Board shall be filled within 60 days of the vacancy in the same manner in which the original appointment was made and shall be for the balance of the term of the individual who was replaced. No individual may serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a member. "(d) Chairman. - The Chairman shall be elected by the Board from its members for a 2-year term and shall not be limited in terms or service, other than as provided in subsection (c). "(e) Quorum. - A majority of the current membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. "(f) Meetings. - The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman at least once a year. If a member misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, that member may be removed from the Board and the vacancy filled in accordance with subsection (c). "(g) Reimbursement of Expenses. - Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the Foundation, subject to the same limitations on reimbursement that are imposed upon employees of Federal agencies. "(h) Limitations. - The following limitations apply with respect to the appointment of employees of the Foundation: "(1) Employees may not be appointed until the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their service. No individual so appointed may receive a salary in excess of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for Executive Level V [5 U.S.C. 5316] in the Federal service. A member of the Board may not receive compensation for serving as an employee of the Foundation. "(2) The first employee appointed by the Board shall be the Secretary of the Board who shall serve, at the direction of the Board, as its chief operating officer and shall be knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to physical fitness, sports, and nutrition. "(3) No Public Health Service employee nor the spouse or dependent relative of such an employee may serve as a member of the Board of Directors or as an employee of the Foundation. "(4) Any individual who is an employee or member of the Board of the Foundation may not (in accordance with the policies developed under subsection (i)) personally or substantially participate in the consideration or determination by the Foundation of any matter that would directly or predictably affect any financial interest of - "(A) the individual or a relative (as such term is defined in section 109(16) of the Ethics in Government Act, 1978 [5 U.S.C. App.]) of the individual; or "(B) any business organization, or other entity, of which the individual is an officer or employee, is negotiating for employment, or in which the individual has any other financial interest. "(i) General Powers. - The Board may complete the organization of the Foundation by - "(1) appointing employees; "(2) adopting a constitution and bylaws consistent with the purposes of the Foundation and the provision of this Act; and "(3) undertaking such other acts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. In establishing bylaws under this subsection, the Board shall provide for policies with regard to financial conflicts of interest and ethical standards for the acceptance, solicitation and disposition of donations and grants to the Foundation. "SEC. 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE FOUNDATION. "(a) In General. - The Foundation - "(1) shall have perpetual succession; "(2) may conduct business throughout the several States, territories, and possessions of the United States; "(3) shall have its principal offices in or near the District of Columbia; and "(4) shall at all times maintain a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for the Foundation. The serving of notice to, or service of process upon, the agent required under paragraph (4), or mailed to the business address of such agent, shall be deemed as service upon or notice to the Foundation. "(b) Seal. - The Foundation shall have an official seal selected by the Board which may be used as provided for in section 5. "(c) Incorporation; Nonprofit Status. - To carry out the purposes of the Foundation under section 2, the Board shall - "(1) incorporate the Foundation in the District of Columbia; and "(2) establish such policies and bylaws as may be necessary to ensure that the Foundation maintains status as an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)]. "(d) Powers. - Subject to the specific provisions of section 2, the Foundation, in consultation with the Office of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, shall have the power, directly or by the awarding of contracts or grants, to carry out or support activities for the purposes described in such section. "(e) Treatment of Property. - For purposes of this Act, an interest in real property shall be treated as including easements or other rights for preservation, conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational inspirational or recreational resources. 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 therein is for the benefit of the Foundation. "SEC. 5. PROTECTION AND USES OF TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES. "(a) Trademarks of the Foundation. - Authorization for a contributor, or a supplier of goods or services, to use, in advertising regarding the contribution, goods, or services, the trade name of the Foundation, or any trademark, seal, symbol, insignia, or emblem of the Foundation may be provided only by the Foundation with the concurrence of the Secretary or the Secretary's designee. "(b) Trademarks of the Council. - Authorization for a contributor or supplier described in subsection (a) to use, in such advertising, the trade name of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, or any trademark, seal, symbol, insignia, or emblem of such Council, may be provided - "(1) by the Secretary or the Secretary's designee; or "(2) by the Foundation with the concurrence of the Secretary or the Secretary's designee. "SEC. 6. AUDIT, REPORT REQUIREMENTS, AND PETITION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR EQUITABLE RELIEF. "(a) Audits. - For purposes of the Act entitled 'An Act for audit of accounts of private corporations established under Federal law', approved August 30, 1964 (Public Law 88-504, [former] 36 U.S.C. 1101-1103 [see 36 U.S.C. 10101]), the Foundation shall be treated as a private corporation under Federal law. The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States shall have access to the financial and other records of the Foundation, upon reasonable notice. "(b) Report. - The Foundation shall, not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the Secretary and to Congress a report of its proceedings and activities during such year, including a full and complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments. "(c) Relief With Respect to Certain Foundation Acts or Failure To Act. - If the Foundation - "(1) engages in, or threatens to engage in, any act, practice or policy that is inconsistent with its purposes set forth in section 2(b); or "(2) refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its obligations under this Act, or threaten[s] to do so; the Attorney General of the United States may petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for such equitable relief as may be necessary or appropriate." -End- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 201 - AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20101 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20102 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20103 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20104 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20105 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20106 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20107 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20108 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20109 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20109 36:975(b). Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L. 86-680, Sec. 5(b), 74 Stat. 575. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20110 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20110 36:981. Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L. 86-680, Sec. 11, 74 Stat. 576. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20111 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 202 - AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20202 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20203 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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). -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20204 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20205 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20206 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20207 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20209 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20210 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20211 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20212 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20212 36 App.:5811. Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L. 105-85, title XV, Sec. 1512, 111 Stat. 1965. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 203 - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20301 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20302 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20303 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20304 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20305 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20305 36:4204 (related to Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Sec. meeting). 4 (related to meeting), 39 Stat. 51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20306 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20306 36:4204 (related to Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, Sec. report). 4 (related to report), 39 Stat. 51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sec. 20307 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 205 - AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20501 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20502 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20502 36:3202. Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762, Sec. 2, 50 Stat. 798. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20503 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20504 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20505 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20505 36:3203 (last Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762, Sec. sentence). 3 (last sentence), 50 Stat. 799. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20506 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 207 - AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20701 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20702 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20703 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20704 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20704 36:1905. June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97-192, Sec. 5, 96 Stat. 109. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20705 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20706 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20707 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20708 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20708 36:1914. June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97-192, Sec. 15, 96 Stat. 111. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20709 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20710 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20711 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20711 36:1909. June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97-192, Sec. 9, 96 Stat. 110. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20712 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20904 36:2105. Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L. 97-234, Sec. 5, 96 Stat. 262. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 20905 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21002 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21011 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21107 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21108 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21109 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21110 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21110 36:2404. June 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98-314, Sec. 4, 98 Stat. 238. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21111 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21111 36:2409. June 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98-314, Sec. 9, 98 Stat. 238. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21112 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 213 - AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21301 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21302 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21303 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21304 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21305 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21306 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21501 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21502 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21503 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21504 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21505 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21506 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21506 36:4904 (last Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec. sentence). 4 (last sentence), 37 Stat. 655. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21507 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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) provide guidance and leadership to organizations and local chapters established under paragraph (4), but may not control or otherwise influence the specific activities and conduct of such organizations and local chapters; (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (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. 1297; Pub. L. 112-66, Sec. 1, Dec. 13, 2011, 125 Stat. 768.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. AMENDMENTS 2011 - Pars. (5) to (9). Pub. L. 112-66 added par. (5) and redesignated former pars. (5) to (8) as (6) to (9), respectively. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21705 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21902 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21903 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21905 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21907 36:3309. July 5, 1935, ch. 373, Sec. 9, 49 Stat. 459. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 21908 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22101 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22102 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22102 36:342 (1st Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958, sentence). Sec. 2 (1st sentence), 64 Stat. 870. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22103 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22104 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22105 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22106 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22107 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22108 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22109 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 223 - AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22301 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22302 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22302 36:3403. Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87-817, Sec. 3, 76 Stat. 930. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22303 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22304 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22306 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22307 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22308 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22309 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22310 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22311 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22311 36:3411. Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87-817, Sec. 11, 76 Stat. 932. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22312 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22501 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22502 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22503 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22504 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22505 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22506 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22507 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22508 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22508 36:94. Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 967. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22509 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22510 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 227 - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS) 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22701 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22702 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22703 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22704 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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,". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22705 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22706 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22707 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22708 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22709 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22710 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22711 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22711 36:67j. July 23, 1947, ch. 298, Sec. 11, 61 Stat. 407. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22712 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22901 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22902 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22903 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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". -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22904 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22904 36:3905. Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L. 99-604, Sec. 5, 100 Stat. 3447. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22905 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22906 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22907 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22908 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22909 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22910 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22911 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22911 36:3909. Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L. 99-604, Sec. 9, 100 Stat. 3447. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 22912 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 231 - AVIATION HALL OF FAME 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23101 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23102 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23103 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23104 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23106 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23107 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23108 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23109 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23110 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23111 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 23111 36:4312. July 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-372, Sec. 12, 78 Stat. 317. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 23112 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- 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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC CHAPTER 301 - BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30101 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30102 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30103 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30104 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30105 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 30111 36:891. Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-870, Sec. 11, 72 Stat. 1694. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30112 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30301 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30305 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30306 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 30311 36:861. Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L. 85-769, Sec. 11, 72 Stat. 926. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30312 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30501 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 (meaning a woman who filled the role of birthmother, adoptive mother, step-mother, foster-mother, grandmother, or legal guardian) of a person who - (A) is serving in the Armed Forces; or (B) has served in, or has been honorably discharged from, the Armed Forces; and (2) she is living in the United States or is a citizen of the United States living outside the United States. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1320; Pub. L. 112-65, Sec. 1, Dec. 13, 2011, 125 Stat. 767.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. AMENDMENTS 2011 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 112-65, Sec. 1(1)(A), substituted "she is a mother (meaning a woman who filled the role of birthmother, adoptive mother, step-mother, foster-mother, grandmother, or legal guardian) of a person who - " for "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 - " in introductory provisions. Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 112-65, Sec. 1(1)(B), struck out "in World War II or the Korean hostilities" after "Armed Forces". Par. (2). Pub. L. 112-65, Sec. 1(2), inserted "or is a citizen of the United States living outside the United States" before period at end. -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30505 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30510 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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. 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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 30512 36:951. July 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86-653, Sec. 11, 74 Stat. 517. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30513 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 30703 36:506. July 19, 1954, ch. 536, Sec. 6, 68 Stat. 491. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 36 USC Sec. 30704 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 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 01/03/2012 (112-90) -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