---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 220310"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "220310"
heading: "Principal office"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/220310"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 2203 — United States Capitol Historical Society"
---

# §220310. 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 decided by the board of trustees. However, the activities of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) are not confined to the place where the principal office is located but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1465.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 220310 | 36:1205(a). | Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L. 95–493, § 5(a), 92 Stat. 1644. |

The words “board of trustees” are substituted for “board of directors” for clarity and consistency in the revised chapter. The words “States, territories, and possessions of the United States” are substituted for “various possessions of the United States” for consistency in the revised title.