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U.S. Code/Title 36/§ 220105

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36 U.S.C. § 220105.Chapter 2201

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The corporation has all the powers necessary and proper to carry out the purposes stated in , including the power—

((1)) to adopt and amend bylaws and regulations for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;

((2)) to adopt and alter a corporate seal;

((3)) to adopt and alter emblems and marks;

((4)) to establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of the corporation;

((5)) to choose officers, representatives, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;

((6)) to make contracts;

((7)) to acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;

((8)) to borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property;

((9)) to publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications;

((10)) to establish, regulate, and terminate councils, organizations, chapters, or affiliates as needed to carry out the purposes stated in ;

((11)) to solicit funds;

((12)) to sue and be sued; and

((13)) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes stated in .

§ 220104

Release: pl-119-83 (2026-04-13)

§ 220106

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