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title: "36 U.S.C. § 70304"
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title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "703"
chapter_name: "FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 70304 - Membership

## Text

Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1350.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7030436:2205.Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97–427, § 5, 96 Stat. 2265.