---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 21006"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "21006"
heading: "Powers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/21006"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 210 — American Gi Forum of the United States"
---

# §21006. 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

(Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3243.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 21006 | 36 App.:5902. | Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L. 105–231, § 2, 112 Stat. 1530. |

The words “each State in which it is incorporated” are substituted for “the State of Texas” for consistency in the revised title. The words “and subject to the laws of the State of Texas” are omitted as unnecessary.