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title: "36 U.S.C. § 30509"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "305"
chapter_name: "BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC."
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# 36 U.S.C. § 30509 - Principal office

## Text

The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1321.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3050936:948 (1st sentence 1st–14th words).July 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86–653, § 8 (1st sentence 1st–14th words), 74 Stat. 517.