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36 U.S.C. 20906: PowersText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 209-AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR
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§20906. Powers

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

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1291 .)

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20906

36:2102.

Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L. 97–234, § 2, 96 Stat. 261.

The words “and subject to the laws of such State or States” are omitted as unnecessary.