---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 210104"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "210104"
heading: "Governing body"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/210104"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 2101 — Theodore Roosevelt Association"
---

# §210104. Governing body

- (a) **Board of Trustees.—** A self-perpetuating board of trustees shall manage and direct the property and affairs of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7).
- (b) **Powers.—** The board of trustees may adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations for—
  - (1) the selection of successor trustees;
  - (2) the admission of members;
  - (3) the election of officers; and
  - (4) the conduct of the affairs of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 210104 | 36:4704 (1st par., last par. less regulations for membership). | May 31, 1920, ch. 216, § 4 (1st par., last par. less regulations for membership), 41 Stat. 693. |

The text of 36:4704 (2d sentence) is omitted as executed and obsolete.

In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words “adopt and amend” are substituted for “adopt from time to time . . . and alter, amend, or repeal” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “rules” is omitted as included in “regulations”.