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title: "36 U.S.C. § 70508"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 70508 - Principal office

## Text

The corporation shall have its principal office in a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws, but may conduct its activities anywhere.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353; Pub. L. 119–57, § 6, Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 712.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7050836:575(a).Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, § 5(a), 68 Stat. 798. The word “anywhere” is substituted for “at any place or places in the United States, or elsewhere” to eliminate unnecessary words.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2025—Pub. L. 119–57 substituted “a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws,” for “the District of Columbia,”.