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36 U.S.C. 21504: Acquisition and management of propertyText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 215-AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

§21504. Acquisition and management of property

The corporation may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property, in the United States and France, to carry out the purposes of the corporation.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1296 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

21504

36:4902.

Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, § 2, 37 Stat. 654; June 14, 1929, ch. 23, 46 Stat. 11; Oct. 1, 1965, Pub. L. 89–231, § 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.