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title: "36 U.S.C. § 22905"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "229"
chapter_name: "ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 22905 - Governing body

## Text

(a) Board of Directors.— The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of incorporation.

(b) Officers.— The officers and the election of officers are as provided in the articles of incorporation.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1310.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22905(a)36:3906.Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L. 99–604, §§ 6, 7, 100 Stat. 3447. 22905(b)36:3907.  The words “and in conformity with the laws of the State or States in which it is incorporated” in 36:3906 and “and in conformity with the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated” in 36:3907 are omitted as unnecessary.