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title: "36 U.S.C. § 230506"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "2305"
chapter_name: "VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC."
section: "230506"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 230506 - Powers

## Text

The corporation has only the powers provided in its articles of incorporation filed in the State of incorporation and in its constitution and bylaws.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1487.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 23050636:3802.May 23, 1986, Pub. L. 99–318, § 2, 100 Stat. 474. The words “and subject to the laws of such State” are omitted as unnecessary.