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36 U.S.C. 151706: Principal officeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 1517-NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
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§151706. Principal office

The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia, or another place as determined by the board of directors. However, the corporation may conduct business throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1406 ; Pub. L. 109–9, title III, § 312(c) , Apr. 27, 2005 , 119 Stat. 226 .)

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Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

151706

36:5703(a)(2), (3).

Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L. 104–285, title II, § 204(a)(2), (3), 110 Stat. 3384.

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2005⁠—Pub. L. 109–9 inserted “, or another place as determined by the board of directors” after “District of Columbia”.