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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"
chapter_number: "705"
chapter_name: "THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION"
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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. 105225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353; Pub. L. 11957, § 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. 11957 substituted “a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws,” for “the District of Columbia,”.