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title: "36 U.S.C. § 20706"
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title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 20706 - Powers

## Text

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. 1289.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2070636:1902.June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 2, 96 Stat. 109. The words “(hereinafter referred to as the ‘corporation’)” and “and subject to the laws of such State or States” are omitted as unnecessary.