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LegalText 36 U.S.C. § 22504 Powers us united_states_code code_section 36 PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS 225 AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS 22504 36 U.S.C. § 22504 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc36@119-100.zip /us/usc/t36/s22504 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-36/usc36.xml ce7a773f7287e9f820c4ed5326aae260d1d730b15612d60730c83c719fcff524 d8bb3c94f12bbd56e49d7a2bc029b1f4ab0bb8b69327e9ddbdf94d7adcac580d 83fdc37b505fb4704a24906fa4f130a0cfff38fa49f406ec8160dd156a2b43ec 2026-07-04 official
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36 U.S.C. § 22504 - Powers

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The corporation may—

(1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;

(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;

(3) adopt emblems and badges;

(4) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;

(5) establish State, territorial, and local subdivisions;

(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, subject to section 22506(b) of this title;

(7) publish a magazine and other publications;

(8) sue and be sued; and

(9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out its purposes.

(Pub. L. 105225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1305.)

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2250436:95 (less words between colon and 1st comma).Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, §§ 5 (less words between colon and 1st comma), 9, 43 Stat. 967, 968. 36:99. In this section, the text of 36:99 is omitted as executed and obsolete. In clause (1), the words “to carry out its purposes, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of any State” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (2), the words “at pleasure” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (3), the words “adopt emblems and badges” are substituted for “to use in carrying out the purposes of the corporation such emblems and badges as it may adopt” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (4), the word “activities” is substituted for “business” for consistency in the revised title. Clause (6) is substituted for “receive, hold, own, use, and dispose of such real estate and personal property as shall be necessary for its corporate purposes” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “subject to section 22506(b) of this title” are added to alert the reader to the restriction in that section. In clause (8), the words “in courts of law and equity” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (9), the word “things” is omitted as included in “act”.