---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 150509"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "150509"
heading: "Headquarters and principal office"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/150509"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1505 — National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia"
---

# §150509. Headquarters and principal office


The headquarters and principal office of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1391.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 150509 | 36:404(a). | Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 4(a), 66 Stat. 39. |

The word “office” is substituted for “offices” for consistency with section 150510 and other sections of the revised title. The word “various” is omitted as unnecessary.