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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 151511 - Liability for acts of officers and agents

## Text

The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1403.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15151136:2009.Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L. 97–231, § 9, 96 Stat. 257.