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36 U.S.C. 20206: PowersText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 202-AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION
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§20206. Powers

The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.

(Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(4)(A) , Nov. 3, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3240 .)

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20206

36 App.:5802.

Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L. 105–85, title XV, § 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.