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legal/us/code/title-36/chapter-1535/section-153504.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "36 U.S.C. § 153504"
+description: "Governing body"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 36
+title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
+chapter_number: "1535"
+chapter_name: "NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN"
+section: "153504"
+citation: "36 U.S.C. § 153504"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc36@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s153504"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 36 U.S.C. § 153504 - Governing body
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Board of Trustees.— (1) The board of trustees is the governing body of the corporation. The duties and powers of the board are as provided in the bylaws.
+
+(2) The manner of selection and term of office of the trustees are as provided in the bylaws.
+
+(b) Officers.— (1) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as provided in the bylaws.
+
+(2) The manner of election, term of office, and duties of the officers are as provided in the bylaws.
+
+(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 153504(a)36:4605.Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88–449, § 5, 78 Stat. 497; Sept. 29, 1972, Pub. L. 92–447, 86 Stat. 746. 153504(b)36:4606.Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88–449, § 6, 78 Stat. 497. In subsection (a), the text of 36:4605(a) is omitted as obsolete. The words “Except for the foregoing provision” in 36:4605(b) and “responsibilities” in 36:4605(c) are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “as provided” are substituted for “as may be authorized” and “as may be prescribed” for consistency in the revised title.