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title: "36 U.S.C. § 22708"
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title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 22708 - Headquarters and principal place of business

## Text

The headquarters and principal place of business of the corporation shall be in Maryland. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to Maryland but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 107–241, § 1(c), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2270836:67d(4).July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 5(4), 61 Stat. 406. The words “as set out herein” are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2002—Pub. L. 107–241 substituted “Maryland” for “the District of Columbia” in first and second sentences.