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title: "36 U.S.C. § 153708"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "1537"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 153708 - Principal office

## Text

The principal office of the corporation shall be in Springfield, Illinois. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to Springfield but may be conducted throughout the States of the United States and the District of Columbia.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1429.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15370836:1009(a).Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–650, § 9(a), 76 Stat. 504. The word “various” is omitted as unnecessary.