---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 154705"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "154705"
heading: "Governing body"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/154705"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1547 — Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America, Incorporated"
---

# §154705. Governing body

- (a) **Board of Directors.—** The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of incorporation.
- (b) **Officers.—** The officers and the election of officers are as provided in the articles of incorporation.
- (c) **Nondiscrimination.—** The requirements for serving as a director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1438.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 154705(a) | 36:4006. | Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L. 100–281, §§ 6, 7, 8 (related to directors and officers), 102 Stat. 74. |
| 154705(b) | 36:4007. |  |
| 154705(c) | 36:4008 (related to directors and officers). |  |

In subsections (a) and (b), the words “and in conformity with the laws of the State in which it is incorporated” are omitted as unnecessary.