---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 20906"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "20906"
heading: "Powers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/20906"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 209 — American Ex-Prisoners of War"
---

# §20906. Powers


The [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 20906 | 36:2102. | Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L. 97–234, § 2, 96 Stat. 261. |

The words “and subject to the laws of such State or States” are omitted as unnecessary.