---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 151706"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "151706"
heading: "Principal office"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/151706"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1517 — National Film Preservation Foundation"
---

# §151706. Principal office


The principal office of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall be in the District of Columbia, or another place as determined by the board of directors. However, the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) may conduct business throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1406; Pub. L. 109–9, title III, § 312(c), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 151706 | 36:5703(a)(2), (3). | Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L. 104–285, title II, § 204(a)(2), (3), 110 Stat. 3384. |

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2005—Pub. L. 109–9 inserted “, or another place as determined by the board of directors” after “District of Columbia”.