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36 U.S.C. 22708: Headquarters and principal place of businessText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 227-AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)
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§22708. Headquarters and principal place of business

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.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1308 ; Pub. L. 107–241, § 1(c) , Oct. 16, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1496 .)

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22708

36:67d(4).

July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 5(4), 61 Stat. 406.

The words “as set out herein” are omitted as unnecessary.

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Amendments

2002⁠—Pub. L. 107–241 substituted “Maryland” for “the District of Columbia” in first and second sentences.