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title: "36 U.S.C. § 80506"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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chapter_name: "GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 80506 - Powers

## Text

The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is incorporated.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8050636:1602.Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L. 96–497, § 2, 94 Stat. 2595.