§220501. Short title and definitions — Inbound Citations
36 U.S.C. § 220501
Cited by 2326 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 36 U.S.C. § 220501 as a whole
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(8) The term “national governing body” has the meaning given such term in section 220501 of title 36.
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(1) The term “United States Olympic Committee” means the organization established by the “Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act” (36 U.S.C. 220501 et seq.).
Citations to §220501(b)
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(A) an amateur sports organization, as defined in section 220501(b) of title 36, to replace a national governing body, as defined in that section, under section 220528 of that title; or
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(B) the corporation, as defined in section 220501(b) of title 36, to revoke the certification of a national governing body, as defined in that section, under section 220521 of that title.
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(11) the terms “amateur athlete”, “amateur athletic competition”, “amateur sports organization”, “international amateur athletic competition”, and “national governing body” have the meanings given the terms in section 220501(b) of title 36; and
Citations to §220501(b)(1)
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(7) to assist organizations and persons concerned with sports in the development of amateur athletic programs for amateur athletes;
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(8) to provide swift resolution of conflicts and disputes involving amateur athletes, national governing bodies, and amateur sports organizations, and protect the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in amateur athletic competition;
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(9) to foster the development of and access to amateur athletic facilities for use by amateur athletes and assist in making existing amateur athletic facilities available for use by amateur athletes;
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(13) to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic programs and competition for amateur athletes with disabilities, including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by such amateur athletes in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied amateur athletes;
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(14) to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletes of racial and ethnic minorities for the purpose of eliciting the participation of those minorities in amateur athletic activities in which they are underrepresented;
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(15) to promote a safe environment in sports that is free from abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of any amateur athlete; and
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(2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, including through provisions that—(A) establish and maintain an Athletes’ Advisory Council;(B) ensure that the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, or the designee of the chair, holds voting power on the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation;(C) require that—(i) not less than ⅓ of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes; and(ii) not less than 20 percent of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of amateur athletes who—(I) are actively engaged in representing the United States in international amateur athletic competition; or(II) have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition during the preceding 10-year period; and(D) ensure that the membership and voting power held by such amateur athletes is not less than ⅓ of the membership and voting power held in the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation, including any panel empowered to resolve grievances;
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(i) not less than ⅓ of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes; and
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(ii) not less than 20 percent of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of amateur athletes who—(I) are actively engaged in representing the United States in international amateur athletic competition; or(II) have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition during the preceding 10-year period; and
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(D) ensure that the membership and voting power held by such amateur athletes is not less than ⅓ of the membership and voting power held in the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation, including any panel empowered to resolve grievances;
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(3) amateur sports organizations that conduct a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in 2 or more sports that are included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(5) facilitate, through orderly and effective administrative procedures, the resolution of conflicts or disputes that involve any of its members and any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, official, national governing body, or amateur sports organization and that arise in connection with their eligibility for and participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition, the Pan-American world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation; and
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(1) The duty of the corporation to amateur athletes includes the adoption, effective implementation, and enforcement of policies and procedures designed—(A) to immediately report to law enforcement and the Center any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor;(B) to ensure that each national governing body has in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with—(i) the policies and procedures developed under subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and(ii) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 220542(a);(C) to ensure that each national governing body and the corporation enforces temporary measures and sanctions issued pursuant to the authority of the Center; and(D) with respect to a sport for which the corporation conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, to ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the corporation to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where “equivalent” means “equal” except that it shall be permissible—(i) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and(ii) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams.
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(A) to immediately report to law enforcement and the Center any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor;
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(B) to ensure that each national governing body has in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with—(i) the policies and procedures developed under subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and(ii) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 220542(a);
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(a) The corporation shall establish and maintain provisions in its constitution and bylaws for the swift and equitable resolution of disputes involving any of its members and relating to complaints of retaliation or the opportunity of an amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. In any lawsuit relating to the resolution of a dispute involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games, a court shall not grant injunctive relief against the corporation within 21 days before the beginning of such games if the corporation, after consultation with the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, has provided a sworn statement in writing executed by an officer of the corporation to such court that its constitution and bylaws cannot provide for the resolution of such dispute prior to the beginning of such games.
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(A) provide independent advice to athletes at no cost about the applicable provisions of this chapter and the constitution and bylaws of the corporation, national governing bodies, international sports federations, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization, and with respect to the resolution of any dispute involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation;
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(II) communicate to amateur athletes the availability of the policy.
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(a) Not less frequently than annually, the corporation shall cause an independent third-party organization, under contract, to conduct an anonymous survey of amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition with respect to—(1) their satisfaction with the corporation and the applicable national governing body; and(2) the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings within the corporation and the applicable national governing body relating to sexual harassment and abuse.
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(B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official to participate in amateur athletic competition, upon demand of the corporation or any aggrieved amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official, which arbitration under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with the standard commercial arbitration rules of an established major national provider of arbitration and mediation services based in the United States and designated by the corporation with the concurrence of the Athletes’ Advisory Council and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, as modified and provided for in the corporation’s constitution and bylaws, except that if the Athletes’ Advisory Council and National Governing Bodies’ Council do not concur on any modifications to such Rules, and if the corporation’s executive committee is not able to facilitate such concurrence, the standard commercial rules of arbitration of such designated provider shall apply unless at least two-thirds of the corporation’s board of directors approves modifications to such Rules;
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(7) demonstrates that its membership is open to any individual who is an amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official active in the sport for which certification is sought, or any amateur sports organization that conducts programs in the sport for which certification is sought, or both;
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(8) provides an equal opportunity to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials to participate in amateur athletic competition, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin, and with fair notice and opportunity for a hearing to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official before declaring the individual ineligible to participate;
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(A) conducts a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in the applicable sport on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(i) are elected by amateur athletes; and
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(i) carries out the mission to promote a safe environment in sports that is free from abuse of amateur athletes (including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse); and
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(ii) the amounts expended on stipends, bonuses, and services for amateur athletes, organized by the level and gender of the amateur athletes;
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(3) keep amateur athletes informed of policy matters and reasonably reflect the views of the athletes in its policy decisions;
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(4) disseminate and distribute to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials in a timely manner the applicable rules and any changes to such rules of the national governing body, the corporation, the appropriate international sports federation, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization;
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(5) allow an amateur athlete to compete in any international amateur athletic competition conducted by any organization or person, unless the national governing body establishes that its denial is based on evidence that the organization or person conducting the competition does not meet the requirements stated in section 220525 of this title;
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(13) promote a safe environment in sports that is free from abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse;
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(15) immediately report to law enforcement any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor; and
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(16) have in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with—(A) the policies and procedures developed under subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and(B) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 220542(a).
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(1) review a request by an amateur sports organization or person for a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States or to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States; and
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(3) For a sanction to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in international amateur athletic competition; and(B) submit a letter from the appropriate entity that will hold the international amateur athletic competition certifying that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.
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(A) submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(G) the amateur sports organization or person requesting sanction from a national governing body will implement and abide by the policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and child abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities applicable to such national governing body.
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(a) An amateur sports organization that conducts amateur athletic competition shall have exclusive jurisdiction over that competition if participation is restricted to a specific class of amateur athletes, such as high school students, college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups or categories.
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(2) establish reasonable procedures to limit one-on-one interactions, including communications, between an amateur athlete who is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s legal guardian) at a facility under the jurisdiction of the applicable amateur sports organization without being in an observable and interruptible distance from another adult, except under emergency circumstances;
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(3) offer and provide consistent training to all adult members who are in regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental consent, to members who are minors, regarding prevention and reporting of child abuse to allow a complainant to report easily an incident of child abuse to appropriate persons; and
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(B) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
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(3) whose membership includes any adult who is in regular contact with an amateur athlete who is a minor.
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(a) The Attorney General may award a grant to an eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity in order to support oversight of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and each national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in sports.
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(2) the capacity to oversee regular and random audits to ensure that the policies and procedures used by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and each national governing body to prevent and identify the abuse of an amateur athlete are followed correctly.
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(2) for staff salaries, travel expenses, equipment, printing, and other reasonable expenses necessary to develop, maintain, and disseminate to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, each national governing body, and other amateur sports organizations information about safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in sports; and
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(B) exercise jurisdiction over the corporation and each national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, in sports;
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(C) maintain an office for education and outreach that shall develop training, oversight practices, policies, and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities through national governing bodies;
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(i) ensure that the national governing bodies and the corporation implement and follow the policies and procedures developed by the Center to prevent and promptly report instances of abuse of amateur athletes, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; and
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(1) The Center may, in its discretion, utilize a neutral arbitration body and develop policies and procedures to resolve allegations of sexual abuse within its jurisdiction to determine the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official, who is the subject of such an allegation, to participate in amateur athletic competition.
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(A) Amounts transferred to the Center by the corporation or a national governing body shall be used, in accordance with section 220503(15), primarily for the purpose of carrying out the duties and requirements under sections 220541 through 220543 with respect to the investigation and resolution of allegations of sexual misconduct, or other misconduct, made by amateur athletes.
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(B) to ensure that consistent training relating to the prevention of child abuse is provided to all staff of the corporation and national governing bodies who are in regular contact with amateur athletes and members who are minors subject to parental consent.
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(1) develop training, oversight practices, policies, and procedures for implementation by a national governing body to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of any amateur athlete;1
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(A) a requirement that all adult members of a national governing body or a facility under the jurisdiction of a national governing body, and all adults authorized by such members to interact with an amateur athlete, report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor to—(i) law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341); and(ii) the Center, whenever such members or adults learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an incident of child abuse;
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(ii) the Center, whenever such members or adults learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an incident of child abuse;
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(B) a requirement that the Center shall immediately report to law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor, including any report of such abuse submitted to the Center by a minor or by any person who is not otherwise required to report such abuse;
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(D) a requirement that the Center, including any officer, agent, attorney, or staff member of the Center, shall not take any action to notify an alleged perpetrator of abuse of an amateur athlete of any ongoing investigation or accusation unless—(i) the Center has reason to believe an imminent hazard will result from failing to so notify the alleged perpetrator; or(ii) law enforcement—(I) authorizes the Center to take such action; or(II) declines or fails to act on, or fails to respond to the Center with respect to, the allegation within 72 hours after the time at which the Center reports to law enforcement under subparagraph (B);
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(F) reasonable procedures to limit one-on-one interactions, including communications, between an amateur athlete who is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s legal guardian) at a facility under the jurisdiction of a national governing body without being in an observable and interruptible distance from another adult, except under emergency circumstances;
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(ii) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse;
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(H) oversight procedures, including regular and random audits conducted by subject matter experts unaffiliated with, and independent of, a national governing body to ensure that policies and procedures developed under that section are followed correctly and that consistent training is offered and given to all adult members who are in regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental consent, to members who are minors, regarding prevention of child abuse;
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(i) share confidentially a report of suspected child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor by a member of a national governing body or an adult authorized by a national governing body or an amateur sports organization to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor, with the Center, which in turn, may share with relevant national governing bodies and other entities; and
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(ii) withhold providing to an adult who is the subject of an allegation of child abuse authority to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor until the resolution of such allegation;
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(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a national governing body to impose an interim measure to prevent an individual who is the subject of an allegation of sexual abuse from interacting with an amateur athlete prior to the Center exercising its jurisdiction over a matter.
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(II) prescribes adequate procedures for forming a board of directors of the corporation as expeditiously as possible and in a manner that safeguards the membership and voting power of the representatives of amateur athletes at all times, consistent with the membership and voting power of amateur athletes under section 220504(b)(2); or
Citations to §220501(b)(2)
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(2) The term “amateur athletic competition” means a contest, game, meet, match, tournament, regatta, or other event in which amateur athletes compete (36 U.S.C. 220501(b)(2)).
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(8) to provide swift resolution of conflicts and disputes involving amateur athletes, national governing bodies, and amateur sports organizations, and protect the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in amateur athletic competition;
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(2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, including through provisions that—(A) establish and maintain an Athletes’ Advisory Council;(B) ensure that the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, or the designee of the chair, holds voting power on the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation;(C) require that—(i) not less than ⅓ of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes; and(ii) not less than 20 percent of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of amateur athletes who—(I) are actively engaged in representing the United States in international amateur athletic competition; or(II) have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition during the preceding 10-year period; and(D) ensure that the membership and voting power held by such amateur athletes is not less than ⅓ of the membership and voting power held in the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation, including any panel empowered to resolve grievances;
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(3) amateur sports organizations that conduct a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in 2 or more sports that are included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(a) Not less frequently than annually, the corporation shall cause an independent third-party organization, under contract, to conduct an anonymous survey of amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition with respect to—(1) their satisfaction with the corporation and the applicable national governing body; and(2) the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings within the corporation and the applicable national governing body relating to sexual harassment and abuse.
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(1) is incorporated under the laws of a State of the United States or the District of Columbia as a not-for-profit corporation having as its purpose the advancement of amateur athletic competition;
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(B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official to participate in amateur athletic competition, upon demand of the corporation or any aggrieved amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official, which arbitration under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with the standard commercial arbitration rules of an established major national provider of arbitration and mediation services based in the United States and designated by the corporation with the concurrence of the Athletes’ Advisory Council and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, as modified and provided for in the corporation’s constitution and bylaws, except that if the Athletes’ Advisory Council and National Governing Bodies’ Council do not concur on any modifications to such Rules, and if the corporation’s executive committee is not able to facilitate such concurrence, the standard commercial rules of arbitration of such designated provider shall apply unless at least two-thirds of the corporation’s board of directors approves modifications to such Rules;
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(8) provides an equal opportunity to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials to participate in amateur athletic competition, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin, and with fair notice and opportunity for a hearing to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official before declaring the individual ineligible to participate;
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(11) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the corporation, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, that its board of directors and other such governing boards have established criteria and election procedures for and maintain among their voting members individuals who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition in the sport for which certification is sought or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition within the preceding 10 years, that any exceptions to such guidelines by such organization have been approved by the corporation, and that the voting power held by such individuals is not less than 20 percent of the voting power held in its board of directors and other such governing boards;
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(A) conducts a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in the applicable sport on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(ii) are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition, or have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, in the sport for which certification is sought;
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(5) conduct amateur athletic competition, including national championships, and international amateur athletic competition in the United States, and establish procedures for determining eligibility standards for participation in competition, except for amateur athletic competition specified in section 220526 of this title;
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(A) appropriate measures have been taken to protect the amateur status of athletes who will take part in the competition and to protect their eligibility to compete in amateur athletic competition;
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(a) An amateur sports organization that conducts amateur athletic competition shall have exclusive jurisdiction over that competition if participation is restricted to a specific class of amateur athletes, such as high school students, college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups or categories.
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(1) The Center may, in its discretion, utilize a neutral arbitration body and develop policies and procedures to resolve allegations of sexual abuse within its jurisdiction to determine the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official, who is the subject of such an allegation, to participate in amateur athletic competition.
Citations to §220501(b)(3)
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(8) to provide swift resolution of conflicts and disputes involving amateur athletes, national governing bodies, and amateur sports organizations, and protect the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in amateur athletic competition;
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(3) amateur sports organizations that conduct a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in 2 or more sports that are included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(4) individuals not affiliated or associated with any amateur sports organization who, in the corporation’s judgment, represent the interests of the American public in the activities of the corporation.
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(5) facilitate, through orderly and effective administrative procedures, the resolution of conflicts or disputes that involve any of its members and any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, official, national governing body, or amateur sports organization and that arise in connection with their eligibility for and participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition, the Pan-American world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation; and
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(1) may certify as a national governing body an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that files an application and is eligible for such certification under section 220522; and
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(b) Before certifying an organization as a national governing body, the corporation shall hold at least 2 public hearings on the application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time, place, and nature of the hearings. Publication shall be made in a regular issue of the corporation’s principal publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of the hearings. The corporation shall send written notice, which shall include a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the date of any such public hearing to all amateur sports organizations known to the corporation in that sport.
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An amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization is eligible to be certified, or to continue to be certified, as a national governing body only if it—
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(7) demonstrates that its membership is open to any individual who is an amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official active in the sport for which certification is sought, or any amateur sports organization that conducts programs in the sport for which certification is sought, or both;
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(12) provides for reasonable direct representation on its board of directors or other governing board for any amateur sports organization, high-performance management organization, or paralympic sports organization that—(A) conducts a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in the applicable sport on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and(B) ensures that the representation reflects the nature, scope, quality, and strength of the programs and competitions of the applicable organization in relation to all other programs and competitions in the sport in the United States;
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(b) A national governing body may not exercise any authority under subsection (a) of this section for a particular sport after another amateur sports organization has been declared (in accordance with binding arbitration proceedings prescribed by the organic documents of the corporation) entitled to replace that national governing body as the member of the corporation for that sport.
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(1) review a request by an amateur sports organization or person for a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States or to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States; and
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(b) An amateur sports organization or person may be granted a sanction under this section only if the organization or person meets the following requirements:(1) The organization or person must pay the national governing body any required sanctioning fee, if the fee is reasonable and nondiscriminatory.(2) For a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit to the national governing body an audited or notarized financial report of similar events, if any, conducted by the organization or person; and(B) demonstrate that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.(3) For a sanction to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in international amateur athletic competition; and(B) submit a letter from the appropriate entity that will hold the international amateur athletic competition certifying that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.(4) The requirements referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection are that—(A) appropriate measures have been taken to protect the amateur status of athletes who will take part in the competition and to protect their eligibility to compete in amateur athletic competition;(B) appropriate provision has been made for validation of any records established during the competition;(C) due regard has been given to any international amateur athletic requirements specifically applicable to the competition;(D) the competition will be conducted by qualified officials;(E) proper medical supervision will be provided for athletes who will participate in the competition;(F) proper safety precautions have been taken to protect the personal welfare of the athletes and spectators at the competition; and(G) the amateur sports organization or person requesting sanction from a national governing body will implement and abide by the policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and child abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities applicable to such national governing body.
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(G) the amateur sports organization or person requesting sanction from a national governing body will implement and abide by the policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and child abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities applicable to such national governing body.
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(a) An amateur sports organization that conducts amateur athletic competition shall have exclusive jurisdiction over that competition if participation is restricted to a specific class of amateur athletes, such as high school students, college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups or categories.
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(b) An amateur sports organization under subsection (a) of this section shall obtain a sanction from the appropriate national governing body if the organization wishes to—(1) conduct international amateur athletic competition in the United States; or(2) sponsor international amateur athletic competition to be held outside the United States.
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(1) An amateur sports organization or person that belongs to or is eligible to belong to a national governing body may seek to compel the national governing body to comply with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title by filing a written complaint with the corporation. A copy of the complaint shall be served on the national governing body.
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(a) An amateur sports organization may seek to replace an incumbent as the national governing body for a particular sport by filing a written application for certification with the corporation.
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(d) Within 180 days after receipt of an application filed under this section, the corporation shall conduct a formal hearing open to the public to determine the merits of the application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing in a regular issue of its principal publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of the hearing. The corporation also shall send written notice, including a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing to all amateur sports organizations known to the corporation in that sport. In the hearing, the applicant and the national governing body shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present evidence supporting their positions.
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(a) An applicable amateur sports organization shall—(1) comply with the reporting requirements of section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341);(2) establish reasonable procedures to limit one-on-one interactions, including communications, between an amateur athlete who is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s legal guardian) at a facility under the jurisdiction of the applicable amateur sports organization without being in an observable and interruptible distance from another adult, except under emergency circumstances;(3) offer and provide consistent training to all adult members who are in regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental consent, to members who are minors, regarding prevention and reporting of child abuse to allow a complainant to report easily an incident of child abuse to appropriate persons; and(4) prohibit retaliation, by the applicable amateur sports organization, against any individual who makes—(A) a report under paragraph (1); or(B) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
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(2) establish reasonable procedures to limit one-on-one interactions, including communications, between an amateur athlete who is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s legal guardian) at a facility under the jurisdiction of the applicable amateur sports organization without being in an observable and interruptible distance from another adult, except under emergency circumstances;
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(4) prohibit retaliation, by the applicable amateur sports organization, against any individual who makes—(A) a report under paragraph (1); or(B) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
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(b) In this section, the term “applicable amateur sports organization” means an amateur sports organization—(1) that is not otherwise subject to the requirements under subchapter III;(2) that participates in an interstate or international amateur athletic competition; and(3) whose membership includes any adult who is in regular contact with an amateur athlete who is a minor.
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(2) for staff salaries, travel expenses, equipment, printing, and other reasonable expenses necessary to develop, maintain, and disseminate to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, each national governing body, and other amateur sports organizations information about safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in sports; and
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(D) an amateur sports organization or other person sanctioned by a national governing body under section 220525;
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(E) an amateur sports organization reporting under section 220530;
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(i) share confidentially a report of suspected child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor by a member of a national governing body or an adult authorized by a national governing body or an amateur sports organization to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor, with the Center, which in turn, may share with relevant national governing bodies and other entities; and
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(b) Effective on the date of enactment of a joint resolution described in section 220551(2)(B) with respect to a national governing body, the recognition of the applicable amateur sports organization as a national governing body shall cease to have force or effect.
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(7) Each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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(3) The Secretary may conduct a one-time transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this subchapter, of pump action shotguns, including any shotguns that are surplus to the requirements of the Center of Military History and the Army Museum Enterprise, that—(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under the control of the Secretary; and(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the Army at the time of the submission of the report required in subsection (k).
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(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Navy may transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this subchapter, M–1 Garand and caliber .22 rimfire rifles held within the inventories of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Alabama, or Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana, as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
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(5) caring for veterans of all wars through volunteer programs in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and in homes and other institutions maintained by the States for the welfare of American veterans; and
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(1) to establish, develop, operate, and maintain for the benefit of the people of the United States an educational and scientific center in the form of one or more tropical botanical gardens, together with facilities such as libraries, herbaria, laboratories, and museums that are appropriate and necessary for encouraging and conducting research in basic and applied tropical botany;
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(c) An athlete who represents athletes under subsection (b)(2) shall not be employed by the Center, or serve in a capacity that exercises decision-making authority on behalf of the Center, during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the athlete ceases such representation.
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(A) to immediately report to law enforcement and the Center any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor;
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(C) to ensure that each national governing body and the corporation enforces temporary measures and sanctions issued pursuant to the authority of the Center; and
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(c) The corporation shall develop 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the corporation from assisting a member or former member in obtaining a new job (except the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows that such member or former member violated the policies or procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor in violation of applicable law.
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(i) the role, responsibility, authority, and jurisdiction of the Center; and
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(b) A contract under subsection (a) shall require the independent third-party organization to develop the survey in consultation with the Center.
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(12) develop 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the national governing body from assisting a member or former member in obtaining a new job (except for the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows that such member or former member violated the policies or procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor in violation of applicable law or the policies or procedures of the Center;
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(1) The United States Center for SafeSport shall—(A) serve as the independent national safe sport organization and be recognized worldwide as the independent national safe sport organization for the United States;(B) exercise jurisdiction over the corporation and each national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, in sports;(C) maintain an office for education and outreach that shall develop training, oversight practices, policies, and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities through national governing bodies;(D) maintain an office for response and resolution that shall establish mechanisms that allow for the reporting, investigation, and resolution, pursuant to subsection (c), of alleged sexual abuse in violation of the Center’s policies and procedures;(E) ensure that the mechanisms under subparagraph (D) provide fair notice and an opportunity to be heard and protect the privacy and safety of complainants;(F) maintain an office for compliance and audit that shall—(i) ensure that the national governing bodies and the corporation implement and follow the policies and procedures developed by the Center to prevent and promptly report instances of abuse of amateur athletes, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; and(ii) establish mechanisms that allow for the reporting and investigation of alleged violations of such policies and procedures;(G) publish and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a comprehensive list of adults who are barred by the Center; and(H) ensure that any action taken by the Center against an individual under the jurisdiction of the Center, including an investigation, the imposition of sanctions, and any other disciplinary action, is carried out in a manner that provides procedural due process to the individual, including, at a minimum—(i) the provision of written notice of the allegations against the individual;(ii) a right to be represented by counsel or other advisor;(iii) an opportunity to be heard during the investigation;(iv) in a case in which a violation is found, a reasoned written decision by the Center; and
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(D) maintain an office for response and resolution that shall establish mechanisms that allow for the reporting, investigation, and resolution, pursuant to subsection (c), of alleged sexual abuse in violation of the Center’s policies and procedures;
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(i) ensure that the national governing bodies and the corporation implement and follow the policies and procedures developed by the Center to prevent and promptly report instances of abuse of amateur athletes, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; and
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(G) publish and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a comprehensive list of adults who are barred by the Center; and
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(H) ensure that any action taken by the Center against an individual under the jurisdiction of the Center, including an investigation, the imposition of sanctions, and any other disciplinary action, is carried out in a manner that provides procedural due process to the individual, including, at a minimum—(i) the provision of written notice of the allegations against the individual;(ii) a right to be represented by counsel or other advisor;(iii) an opportunity to be heard during the investigation;(iv) in a case in which a violation is found, a reasoned written decision by the Center; and
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(iv) in a case in which a violation is found, a reasoned written decision by the Center; and
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(B) to require the Center to meet a burden of proof higher than the preponderance of the evidence;
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(D) to render the Center a state actor.
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(1) The Center may, in its discretion, utilize a neutral arbitration body and develop policies and procedures to resolve allegations of sexual abuse within its jurisdiction to determine the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official, who is the subject of such an allegation, to participate in amateur athletic competition.
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(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering, superseding, or otherwise affecting the right of an individual within the Center’s jurisdiction to pursue civil remedies through the courts for personal injuries arising from abuse in violation of the Center’s policies and procedures, nor shall the Center condition the participation of any such individual in a proceeding described in paragraph (1) upon an agreement not to pursue such civil remedies.
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(A) Any civil action brought in a State court against the Center relating to the responsibilities of the Center under this section, section 220542, or section 220543, shall be removed, on request by the Center, to the district court of the United States in the district in which the action was brought, and such district court shall have original jurisdiction over the action without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties involved.
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(A) the Center;
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(1) A former employee or board member of the corporation or a national governing body shall not work or volunteer at the Center during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the former employee or board member ceases employment with the corporation or national governing body.
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(A) An athlete serving on the board of directors of a national governing body who is not otherwise employed by the national governing body, may volunteer at, or serve in an advisory capacity to, the Center.
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(B) An athlete who has served on the board of directors of a national governing body shall not be eligible for employment at the Center during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the athlete ceases to serve on such board of directors.
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(3) An executive or attorney for the Center shall be considered to have an inappropriate conflict of interest if the executive or attorney also represents the corporation or a national governing body.
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(B) In the case of an attempt to interfere in, or influence the outcome of, an investigation, not later than 72 hours after such attempt, the Center shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report describing the attempt.
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(II) shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal compulsion in any civil action in which the Center is not a party to the action.
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(ii) Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prohibit the Center from providing work product described in clause (i) to a law enforcement agency for the purpose of assisting in a criminal investigation.
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(A) On January 4, 2021, the corporation shall make a mandatory payment of $20,000,000 to the Center for operating costs of the Center for fiscal year 2021.
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(B) For fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the corporation shall make a mandatory payment of $20,000,000 to the Center not later than the close of business on the first regular business day in January.
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(A) The Center may file a lawsuit to compel payment under paragraph (1).
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(B) For each day of late or incomplete payment of a mandatory payment under paragraph (1) after January 1 of the applicable year, the Center shall be allowed to recover from the corporation an additional $20,000.
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(A) Amounts transferred to the Center by the corporation or a national governing body shall be used, in accordance with section 220503(15), primarily for the purpose of carrying out the duties and requirements under sections 220541 through 220543 with respect to the investigation and resolution of allegations of sexual misconduct, or other misconduct, made by amateur athletes.
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(i) Of the amounts made available to the Center by the corporation or a national governing body in a fiscal year for the purpose described in section 220503(15)—(I) not less than 50 percent shall be used for processing the investigation and resolution of allegations described in subparagraph (A); and(II) not more than 10 percent may be used for executive compensation of officers and directors of the Center.
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(II) not more than 10 percent may be used for executive compensation of officers and directors of the Center.
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(I) If, after the Center uses the amounts as allocated under clause (i), the Center does not use the entirety of the remaining amounts for the purpose described in subparagraph (A), the Center may retain not more than 25 percent of such amounts as reserve funds.
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(II) The Center shall return to the corporation and national governing bodies any amounts, proportional to the contributions of the corporation and national governing bodies, that remain after the retention described in subclause (I).
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(iii) Amounts made available to the Center under this paragraph may not be used for lobbying or fundraising expenses.
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(1) Not less frequently than annually, the Center shall carry out an audit of the corporation and each national governing body—(A) to assess compliance with policies and procedures developed under this subchapter; and(B) to ensure that consistent training relating to the prevention of child abuse is provided to all staff of the corporation and national governing bodies who are in regular contact with amateur athletes and members who are minors subject to parental consent.
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(A) The Center may impose on the corporation or a national governing body a corrective measure to achieve compliance with the policies and procedures developed under this subchapter or the training requirement described in paragraph (1)(B).
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(i) On request by the Center, the corporation shall—(I) enforce any corrective measure required under subparagraph (A); and(II) report the status of enforcement with respect to a national governing body within a reasonable timeframe.
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(iii) If the corporation fails to enforce a corrective measure within 72 hours of a request under clause (i), the Center may submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report describing the noncompliance.
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(A) Not less frequently than annually, the Center shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the audit under paragraph (1) for the preceding year and the status of any corrective measures imposed as a result of the audit.
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(i) Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter that begins after the date of the enactment of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, the Center shall submit to the corporation a statement of the following:(1) The number and nature of misconduct complaints referred to the Center, by sport.(2) The number and type of pending misconduct complaints under investigation by the Center.(3) The number of misconduct complaints for which an investigation was terminated or otherwise closed by the Center.(4) The number of such misconduct complaints reported to law enforcement agencies by the Center for further investigation.(5) The number of discretionary cases accepted or declined by the Center, by sport.(6) The average time required for resolution of such cases and misconduct complaints.(7) Information relating to the educational activities and trainings conducted by the office of education and outreach of the Center during the preceding quarter, including the number of educational activities and trainings developed and provided.
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(1) The number and nature of misconduct complaints referred to the Center, by sport.
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(2) The number and type of pending misconduct complaints under investigation by the Center.
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(3) The number of misconduct complaints for which an investigation was terminated or otherwise closed by the Center.
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(4) The number of such misconduct complaints reported to law enforcement agencies by the Center for further investigation.
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(5) The number of discretionary cases accepted or declined by the Center, by sport.
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(7) Information relating to the educational activities and trainings conducted by the office of education and outreach of the Center during the preceding quarter, including the number of educational activities and trainings developed and provided.
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(1) Not later than 180 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall make available to the public a certification relating to the Center’s independence from the corporation.
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(B) A finding of whether an executive or attorney for the Center has had an inappropriate conflict of interest during that year.
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(C) A finding of whether the corporation has interfered in, or attempted to influence the outcome of, an investigation by the Center.
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(D) Any recommendations of the Comptroller General for resolving any potential risks to the Center’s independence from the corporation.
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(A) The Comptroller General may take such reasonable steps as, in the view of the Comptroller General, are necessary to be fully informed about the operations of the corporation and the Center.
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(i) access to, and the right to make copies of, any and all nonprivileged books, records, accounts, correspondence, files, or other documents or electronic records, including emails, of officers, agents, and employees of the Center or the corporation; and
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(ii) the right to interview any officer, employee, agent, or consultant of the Center or the corporation.
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(C) If, under this subsection, the Comptroller General seeks access to information contained within privileged documents or materials in the possession of the Center or the corporation, the Center or the corporation, as the case may be, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide the Comptroller General with the information without compromising the applicable privilege.
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(a) The Center shall—(1) develop training, oversight practices, policies, and procedures for implementation by a national governing body to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of any amateur athlete;1(2) include in the policies and procedures developed under section 220541(a)(3)—2(A) a requirement that all adult members of a national governing body or a facility under the jurisdiction of a national governing body, and all adults authorized by such members to interact with an amateur athlete, report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor to—(i) law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341); and(ii) the Center, whenever such members or adults learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an incident of child abuse;(B) a requirement that the Center shall immediately report to law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor, including any report of such abuse submitted to the Center by a minor or by any person who is not otherwise required to report such abuse;(C) 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the Center from assisting a member or former member in obtaining a new job (except for the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows that such member or former member violated the policies or procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor in violation of applicable law;(D) a requirement that the Center, including any officer, agent, attorney, or staff member of the Center, shall not take any action to notify an alleged perpetrator of abuse of an amateur athlete of any ongoing investigation or accusation unless—(i) the Center has reason to believe an imminent hazard will result from failing to so notify the alleged perpetrator; or(ii) law enforcement—(I) authorizes the Center to take such action; or(II) declines or fails to act on, or fails to respond to the Center with respect to, the allegation within 72 hours after the time at which the Center reports to law enforcement under subparagraph (B);(E) a mechanism, approved by a trained expert on child abuse, that allows a complainant to report easily an incident of child abuse to the Center, a national governing body, law enforcement authorities, or other appropriate authorities;(F) reasonable procedures to limit one-on-one interactions, including communications, between an amateur athlete who is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s legal guardian) at a facility under the jurisdiction of a national governing body without being in an observable and interruptible distance from another adult, except under emergency circumstances;(G) procedures to prohibit retaliation by the corporation or any national governing body against any individual who makes—(ii) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse;(H) oversight procedures, including regular and random audits conducted by subject matter experts unaffiliated with, and independent of, a national governing body to ensure that policies and procedures developed under that section are followed correctly and that consistent training is offered and given to all adult members who are in regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental consent, to members who are minors, regarding prevention of child abuse;(I) a mechanism by which a national governing body can—(i) share confidentially a report of suspected child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor by a member of a national governing body or an adult authorized by a national governing body or an amateur sports organization to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor, with the Center, which in turn, may share with relevant national governing bodies and other entities; and(ii) withhold providing to an adult who is the subject of an allegation of child abuse authority to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor until the resolution of such allegation;(J) a prohibition on the use in a decision of the Center under section 220541(a)(1)(D) of any evidence relating to other sexual behavior or the sexual predisposition of the alleged victim, or the admission of any such evidence in arbitration, unless the probative value of the use or admission of such evidence, as determined by the Center or the arbitrator, as applicable, substantially outweighs the danger of—(i) any harm to the alleged victim; and(ii) unfair prejudice to any party; and(K) training for investigators on appropriate methods and techniques for ensuring sensitivity toward alleged victims during interviews and other investigative activities.
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(ii) the Center, whenever such members or adults learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an incident of child abuse;
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(B) a requirement that the Center shall immediately report to law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor, including any report of such abuse submitted to the Center by a minor or by any person who is not otherwise required to report such abuse;
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(C) 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the Center from assisting a member or former member in obtaining a new job (except for the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows that such member or former member violated the policies or procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor in violation of applicable law;
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(D) a requirement that the Center, including any officer, agent, attorney, or staff member of the Center, shall not take any action to notify an alleged perpetrator of abuse of an amateur athlete of any ongoing investigation or accusation unless—(i) the Center has reason to believe an imminent hazard will result from failing to so notify the alleged perpetrator; or(ii) law enforcement—(I) authorizes the Center to take such action; or(II) declines or fails to act on, or fails to respond to the Center with respect to, the allegation within 72 hours after the time at which the Center reports to law enforcement under subparagraph (B);
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(i) the Center has reason to believe an imminent hazard will result from failing to so notify the alleged perpetrator; or
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(I) authorizes the Center to take such action; or
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(II) declines or fails to act on, or fails to respond to the Center with respect to, the allegation within 72 hours after the time at which the Center reports to law enforcement under subparagraph (B);
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(E) a mechanism, approved by a trained expert on child abuse, that allows a complainant to report easily an incident of child abuse to the Center, a national governing body, law enforcement authorities, or other appropriate authorities;
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(i) share confidentially a report of suspected child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor by a member of a national governing body or an adult authorized by a national governing body or an amateur sports organization to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor, with the Center, which in turn, may share with relevant national governing bodies and other entities; and
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(J) a prohibition on the use in a decision of the Center under section 220541(a)(1)(D) of any evidence relating to other sexual behavior or the sexual predisposition of the alleged victim, or the admission of any such evidence in arbitration, unless the probative value of the use or admission of such evidence, as determined by the Center or the arbitrator, as applicable, substantially outweighs the danger of—(i) any harm to the alleged victim; and(ii) unfair prejudice to any party; and
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(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a national governing body to impose an interim measure to prevent an individual who is the subject of an allegation of sexual abuse from interacting with an amateur athlete prior to the Center exercising its jurisdiction over a matter.
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(a) The Center shall keep correct and complete records of account.
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(A) Not less frequently than annually, the financial statements of the Center for the preceding fiscal year shall be audited by an independent auditor in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles—(i) to ensure the adequacy of the internal controls of the Center; and(ii) to prevent waste, fraud, or misuse of funds transferred to the Center by the corporation or the national governing bodies.
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(i) to ensure the adequacy of the internal controls of the Center; and
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(ii) to prevent waste, fraud, or misuse of funds transferred to the Center by the corporation or the national governing bodies.
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(B) An audit under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted at the location at which the financial statements of the Center normally are kept.
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(i) On completion of the audit report under subparagraph (C) for a fiscal year, the Center shall prepare, in a separate document, a corrective action plan that responds to any corrective action recommended by the independent auditor.
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(2) With respect to an audit under paragraph (1), the Center shall provide the independent auditor access to all records, documents, and personnel and financial statements of the Center necessary to carry out the audit.
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(A) The Center shall make available to the public on an easily accessible internet website of the Center—(i) each audit report under paragraph (1)(C);(ii) the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 of the Center for each year, filed under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and(iii) the minutes of the quarterly meetings of the board of directors of the Center.
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(ii) the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 of the Center for each year, filed under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
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(iii) the minutes of the quarterly meetings of the board of directors of the Center.
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(4) For purposes of this subsection, the Center shall be considered a private entity.
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(c) The Center shall submit an annual report to Congress, including—(1) a strategic plan with respect to the manner in which the Center shall fulfill its duties under sections 220541 and 220542;(2) a detailed description of the efforts made by the Center to comply with such strategic plan during the preceding year;(3) any financial statement necessary to present fairly the assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit of the Center for the preceding year;(4) an analysis of the changes in the amounts of such assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit during the preceding year;(5) a detailed description of Center activities, including—(A) the number and nature of misconduct complaints referred to the Center;(B) the total number and type of pending misconduct complaints under investigation by the Center;(C) the number of misconduct complaints for which an investigation was terminated or otherwise closed by the Center; and(D) the number of such misconduct complaints reported to law enforcement agencies by the Center for further investigation;(6) a detailed description of any complaint of retaliation made during the preceding year by an officer or employee of the Center or a contractor or subcontractor of the Center that includes—(A) the number of such complaints; and(B) the outcome of each such complaint;(7) information relating to the educational activities and trainings conducted by the office of education and outreach of the Center during the preceding year, including the number of educational activities and trainings developed and provided; and(8) a description of the activities of the Center.
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(2) a detailed description of the efforts made by the Center to comply with such strategic plan during the preceding year;
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(3) any financial statement necessary to present fairly the assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit of the Center for the preceding year;
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(5) a detailed description of Center activities, including—(A) the number and nature of misconduct complaints referred to the Center;(B) the total number and type of pending misconduct complaints under investigation by the Center;(C) the number of misconduct complaints for which an investigation was terminated or otherwise closed by the Center; and(D) the number of such misconduct complaints reported to law enforcement agencies by the Center for further investigation;
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(A) the number and nature of misconduct complaints referred to the Center;
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(B) the total number and type of pending misconduct complaints under investigation by the Center;
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(C) the number of misconduct complaints for which an investigation was terminated or otherwise closed by the Center; and
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(D) the number of such misconduct complaints reported to law enforcement agencies by the Center for further investigation;
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(6) a detailed description of any complaint of retaliation made during the preceding year by an officer or employee of the Center or a contractor or subcontractor of the Center that includes—(A) the number of such complaints; and(B) the outcome of each such complaint;
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(7) information relating to the educational activities and trainings conducted by the office of education and outreach of the Center during the preceding year, including the number of educational activities and trainings developed and provided; and
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(8) a description of the activities of the Center.
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(A) an opinion or a disclaimer of opinion that presents the assessment of the independent auditor with respect to the financial records of the Center, including whether such records are accurate and have been maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(B) an assessment of the internal controls used by the Center that describes the scope of testing of the internal controls and the results of such testing; and
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(C) a compliance assessment that includes an opinion or a disclaimer of opinion as to whether the Center has complied with the terms and conditions of subsection (b); and
Citations to §220501(b)(6)
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(A) to immediately report to law enforcement and the Center any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor;
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(B) to ensure that each national governing body has in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with—(i) the policies and procedures developed under subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and(ii) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 220542(a);
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(15) immediately report to law enforcement any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor; and
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(16) have in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with—(A) the policies and procedures developed under subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and(B) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 220542(a).
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(G) the amateur sports organization or person requesting sanction from a national governing body will implement and abide by the policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and child abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities applicable to such national governing body.
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(3) offer and provide consistent training to all adult members who are in regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental consent, to members who are minors, regarding prevention and reporting of child abuse to allow a complainant to report easily an incident of child abuse to appropriate persons; and
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(B) to ensure that consistent training relating to the prevention of child abuse is provided to all staff of the corporation and national governing bodies who are in regular contact with amateur athletes and members who are minors subject to parental consent.
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(A) a requirement that all adult members of a national governing body or a facility under the jurisdiction of a national governing body, and all adults authorized by such members to interact with an amateur athlete, report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor to—(i) law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341); and(ii) the Center, whenever such members or adults learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an incident of child abuse;
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(ii) the Center, whenever such members or adults learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an incident of child abuse;
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(B) a requirement that the Center shall immediately report to law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor, including any report of such abuse submitted to the Center by a minor or by any person who is not otherwise required to report such abuse;
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(E) a mechanism, approved by a trained expert on child abuse, that allows a complainant to report easily an incident of child abuse to the Center, a national governing body, law enforcement authorities, or other appropriate authorities;
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(H) oversight procedures, including regular and random audits conducted by subject matter experts unaffiliated with, and independent of, a national governing body to ensure that policies and procedures developed under that section are followed correctly and that consistent training is offered and given to all adult members who are in regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental consent, to members who are minors, regarding prevention of child abuse;
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(i) share confidentially a report of suspected child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor by a member of a national governing body or an adult authorized by a national governing body or an amateur sports organization to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor, with the Center, which in turn, may share with relevant national governing bodies and other entities; and
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(ii) withhold providing to an adult who is the subject of an allegation of child abuse authority to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor until the resolution of such allegation;
Citations to §220501(b)(7)
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(a) Except as otherwise provided, the financial statements of each corporation in part B of this subtitle shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by an independent certified public accountant or independent licensed public accountant, certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United States. The audit shall be conducted where the financial statements of the corporation normally are kept. The person conducting the audit shall be given access to—(1) all records and property owned or used by the corporation necessary to facilitate the audit; and(2) full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians.
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(1) all records and property owned or used by the corporation necessary to facilitate the audit; and
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(1) The corporation shall submit a report of the audit to Congress not later than 6 months after the close of the fiscal year for which the audit is made. The report shall describe the scope of the audit and include—(A) statements necessary to present fairly the corporation’s assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit, and an analysis of the changes in those amounts during the year;(B) a statement in reasonable detail of the corporation’s income and expenses during the year including the results of any trading, manufacturing, publishing, or other commercial-type endeavor; and(C) the independent auditor’s opinion of those statements.
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(A) statements necessary to present fairly the corporation’s assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit, and an analysis of the changes in those amounts during the year;
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(B) a statement in reasonable detail of the corporation’s income and expenses during the year including the results of any trading, manufacturing, publishing, or other commercial-type endeavor; and
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(a) Agricultural Hall of Fame (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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(1) The board of governors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation and for the control of all funds of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more one vice presidents as provided in the bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, and other officers as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a governor, officer, employee, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a governor, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or employee in an amount approved by the board of governors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a governor, officer, employee, or member. Governors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a governor, officer, employee, or member, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Kansas City, Kansas, or another place decided by the board of governors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of governors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of governors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets of the corporation remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of governors, but in compliance with the charter and bylaws.
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(a) Air Force Sergeants Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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(a) The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation and include—(1) helping to maintain a highly dedicated and professional corps of enlisted personnel within the United States Air Force, including the United States Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard;(2) supporting fair and equitable legislation and Department of the Air Force policies and influencing by lawful means departmental plans, programs, policies, and legislative proposals that affect enlisted personnel of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard, its retirees, and other veterans of enlisted service in the Air Force;(3) actively publicizing the roles of enlisted personnel in the United States Air Force;(4) participating in civil and military activities, youth programs, and fundraising campaigns that benefit the United States Air Force;(5) providing for the mutual welfare of members of the corporation and their families;(6) assisting in recruiting for the United States Air Force;(7) assembling together for social activities;(8) maintaining an adequate Air Force for our beloved country;(9) fostering among the members of the corporation a devotion to fellow airmen; and(10) serving the United States and the United States Air Force loyally, and doing all else necessary to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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(5) providing for the mutual welfare of members of the corporation and their families;
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(9) fostering among the members of the corporation a devotion to fellow airmen; and
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(b) The corporation shall function as an educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization under the laws of the District of Columbia.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, employee, or member.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) American Academy of Arts and Letters (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated in the District of Columbia.
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The purpose of the corporation is to further the interests of literature and the fine arts.
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The corporation may have not more than 50 regular members.
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The corporation may—
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(4) receive bequests and donations of property, hold the property in trust, and invest the property to carry out the purpose of the corporation; and
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(5) do any other act necessary or usual for such a corporation.
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The corporation shall hold an annual meeting at a place in the United States as may be designated.
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The corporation shall make an annual report to Congress, to be filed with the Librarian of Congress.
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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not apply to the corporation.
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American Chemical Society (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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The corporation may—
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(4) receive property, hold the property absolutely or in trust, invest and manage the property, and use the property and income arising from it to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
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(5) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) When requested by the Secretary of the Army, Air Force, or Navy, the corporation shall investigate, examine, experiment, and report on any subject in pure or applied chemistry connected with the national defense.
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(b) The actual expense of those investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports shall be paid from amounts appropriated for those purposes, but the corporation may not receive compensation for any services performed for the United States Government.
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The corporation shall hold an annual meeting at a place in the United States as may from time to time be designated.
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Not later than December 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year, including a complete statement of its receipts and expenditures. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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American Council of Learned Societies (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
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Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). If the corporation does not maintain that status, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) American Ex-Prisoners of War (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the State of Washington, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
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Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use the name “American Ex-Prisoners of War” and the official American Ex-Prisoners of War emblem or any colorable simulation of that emblem. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The Corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) American GI Forum of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Texas, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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(a) The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation and include—(1) securing the blessing of American democracy at every level of local, State, and national life for all United States citizens;(2) upholding and defending the Constitution and the United States flag;(3) fostering and perpetuating the principles of American democracy based on religious and political freedom for the individual and equal opportunity for all;(4) fostering and enlarging equal educational opportunities, equal economic opportunities, equal justice under the law, and equal political opportunities for all United States citizens, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;(5) encouraging greater participation of the ethnic minority represented by the corporation in the policy-making and administrative activities of all departments, agencies, and other governmental units of local and State governments and the United States Government;(6) combating all practices of a prejudicial or discriminatory nature in local, State, or national life which curtail, hinder, or deny to any United States citizen an equal opportunity to develop full potential as an individual; and(7) fostering and promoting the broader knowledge and appreciation by all United States citizens of their cultural heritage and language.
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(5) encouraging greater participation of the ethnic minority represented by the corporation in the policy-making and administrative activities of all departments, agencies, and other governmental units of local and State governments and the United States Government;
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(b) The corporation shall function as an educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization under the laws of Texas.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, employee, or member.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Texas.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national basis, to—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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(c) The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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American Historical Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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The corporation may—
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(2) hold property in the District of Columbia necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation may hold its annual meeting in a place the members of the corporation select.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia.
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The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may allow the corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other historical material in the Smithsonian Institution or the National Museum on conditions and under regulations the Regents prescribe.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution on the activities of the corporation and the condition of historical study in America. The Secretary shall submit to Congress any part of the report the Secretary decides is appropriate.
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(a) American Hospital of Paris (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purpose of the corporation is to maintain a hospital in the vicinity of Paris, France, to provide medical and surgical care to citizens of the United States.
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(1) The board of governors is the governing body of the corporation.
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(2) The board shall have at least 12 governors, divided into 3 classes of equal numbers. One class of governors shall be elected each year for a term of 3 years or until their successors are elected. The corporation shall elect the governors at its annual meeting.
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(1) the sale or alienation of any real or personal estate of the corporation; or
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(2) the leasing of real estate of the corporation for a term of more than one year.
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(D) management and disposition of the property, business, and concerns of the corporation;
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(2) conduct all business of the corporation;
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The corporation may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property, in the United States and France, to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation may charge a reasonable compensation for providing medical and surgical services or may provide those services without charge. Amounts received under this section shall be used to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, offices may be maintained and meetings of the board of governors and committees may be held elsewhere.
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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not apply to the corporation.
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(a) The American Legion (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation only if the individual—
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The corporation may—
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(1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The requirements for holding a staff position in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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The corporation and its State and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “The American Legion” or “American Legion”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use, manufacture, and control the right to manufacture, emblems and badges the corporation adopts.
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The corporation shall be nonpolitical and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.
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As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) The American National Theater and Academy (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation include—
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The corporation may—
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, subject to its constitution and instructions of donors;
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(7) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its State and local branches and subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “The American National Theater and Academy”.
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(a) The corporation shall be nonprofit and may not issue stock.
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(b) The corporation shall be nonpolitical and nonsectarian, and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.
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(c) The corporation may not have honorary members.
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The corporation may have its headquarters and hold its meetings at places the corporation decides are best.
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As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of the District of Columbia or of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which its headquarters, branches, or subdivisions are located, the name and address of an agent in that jurisdiction on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year, including a complete report of its receipts and expenditures. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) The American Society of International Law (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(1) The executive council is the governing body of the corporation. However, the council is subject to the directions of the corporation at its annual meetings and at any other meeting called under the constitution, bylaws, or regulations of the corporation.
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(b) The officers of the corporation and one-third of the other members of the council shall be elected at each annual meeting of the corporation. However, the constitution may authorize the council—(1) to elect the secretary and the treasurer of the corporation for specified terms; and(2) to fill vacancies until the next annual meeting.
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(1) to elect the secretary and the treasurer of the corporation for specified terms; and
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) The corporation may not operate for profit.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(c) The corporation or an officer or member of the executive council as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office.
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(d) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a member of the corporation or an officer or member of the executive council, except on the dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation.
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(e) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an officer or member of the executive council. Members of the council who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or member of the council, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, executive council, and committees having any of the authority of its executive council; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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(a) American Symphony Orchestra League (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation and for the control of contributions raised by the corporation.
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(2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “American Symphony Orchestra League” and distinctive insignia, emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases required to carry out the duties and powers of the corporation. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Charleston, West Virginia, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) American War Mothers (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated in the District of Columbia.
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(c) The corporation may continue to exist until there are no individuals who qualify for membership.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation is limited to women—
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The corporation may—
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, subject to section 22506(b) of this title;
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The corporation and its State, territorial, and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “American War Mothers”.
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(a) The corporation shall be nonprofit, nonpolitical, nonsectarian, and nonpartisan, and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.
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(b) The corporation may not accept, own, or hold, directly or indirectly, any property not reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The personal property and funds of the corporation, whether principal or income, so long as held or used only to carry out the purposes of the corporation, are exempt from taxation by the United States Government, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
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The corporation may hold its meetings at any place the corporation decides.
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As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) AMVETS (American Veterans) (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Each post may elect delegates to national conventions of the corporation. The delegates each have one vote in the conduct of business of the convention to which they are elected.
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(b) The executive committee of the corporation consists of—(1) one member elected to represent each department; and(2) the officers of the corporation as ex officio members.
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(2) the officers of the corporation as ex officio members.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a national commander, two national vice commanders, a finance officer, a judge advocate, a chaplain, six national district commanders, and a provost marshal.
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(d) The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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(a) The corporation may—(1) adopt bylaws and regulations for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;(2) adopt seals, emblems, and badges;(3) choose officers, representatives, and agents as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;(4) make contracts;(5) establish State and regional organizations and local posts;(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;(7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property;(8) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation;(9) sue and be sued; and(10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(3) choose officers, representatives, and agents as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
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(10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(b) The provisions, privileges, and prerogatives granted before July 24, 1947, to other national veterans’ organizations because of their incorporation by Congress are granted to the corporation.
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The corporation and its State, regional, and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “AMVETS (American Veterans)” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation shall operate as a not-for-profit corporation, exclusively for charitable, educational, patriotic, and civic improvement purposes.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(c) The corporation or an officer of the corporation or member of its executive committee as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office. The corporation may not carry on propaganda.
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(d) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member of the corporation, except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation.
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(e) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a director or officer. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a director or officer, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The headquarters and principal place of business of the corporation shall be in Maryland. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to Maryland but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, executive committee, and committees having any of the authority of its executive committee; and(3) at its registered or principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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(a) The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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(b) As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officials, representatives, and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge or satisfactory provision for discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be applied to the care and comfort of disabled veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam era.
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(a) Army and Navy Union of the United States of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in Ohio, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include—
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ohio.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Aviation Hall of Fame (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(7) to engage in any other activities appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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(1) The board of trustees is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation and for the control of all funds of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as provided in the bylaws.
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(1) The board of trustees shall appoint a board of nominations, consisting of at least 24 members, from members of the corporation not concurrently serving as members of the board of trustees. Those individuals serve for the term provided in the bylaws.
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(2) The board of nominations shall nominate United States citizens or residents to be honored by the corporation and recommend those persons to the board of trustees for consideration as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, trustees, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a trustee, officer, employee, member of the board of nominations, or member of the corporation as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a trustee, officer, member of the board of nominations, or member of the corporation, as such, during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee in an amount approved by the board of trustees.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a trustee, officer, employee, member of the board of nominations, or member of the corporation. Trustees who vote for or assent to making such a loan or advance, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Ohio. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of trustees, board of nominations, and committees having any of the authority of its board of trustees; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall include in the audit report statement required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all payments of compensation or fees at a rate greater than $10,000 a year.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of trustees, but consistent with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the charter and bylaws.
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(a) Big Brothers—Big Sisters of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(2) to promote the use, by other lay and professional agencies and workers, of the techniques of that assistance developed by the corporation; and
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(3) to receive, invest, and disburse funds and hold property for the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the board are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a chairman of the board of directors, a president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary, and a treasurer.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive right to use the names “The Big Brothers of America, Big Sisters International, Incorporated”, “Big Sisters of America”, “Big Brothers”, “Big Sisters”, “Big Brothers—Big Sisters of America”, and “Big Sisters—Big Brothers”, and to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Blinded Veterans Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(1) to operate as a not-for-profit corporation exclusively for charitable, educational, patriotic, and civic improvement purposes;
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(a) An individual who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and who, in the line of duty in that service, sustained a substantial impairment of sight or vision as defined by the bylaws of the corporation is eligible for general membership in the corporation.
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(b) In addition to general membership, the corporation shall have special classes of honorary and associate membership. Eligibility for, and the rights and obligations of, those special classes are as provided in the bylaws.
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(1) The number of directors of the corporation shall be at least three but not more than 15. The directors shall be divided into a specified number of classes. Each class shall hold office for a definite period of years as provided in the bylaws.
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(4) A vacancy in the office of director may be filled by a majority vote of a quorum of the remaining directors present at a meeting called for that purpose. A director elected to fill a vacancy serves until the next annual meeting of the corporation.
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(b) The officers of the corporation and their manner of election, term of office, duties, and powers are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its authorized regional groups and other local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “Blinded Veterans Association” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This section does not prevent the payment of—(1) bona fide expenses of officers of the corporation in amounts approved by the board of directors; or(2) appropriate aid to blinded veterans or their widows or children in carrying out the purposes of the corporation.
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(1) bona fide expenses of officers of the corporation in amounts approved by the board of directors; or
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(2) appropriate aid to blinded veterans or their widows or children in carrying out the purposes of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors and officers who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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(e) Members and private individuals are not liable for the obligations of the corporation.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members, directors, and officers.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be applied to the care and comfort of blinded veterans.
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(a) Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, educational, social, and for service, and include—
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(3) educating members of the corporation and others not to divulge military, naval, or other Government information;
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An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation if—
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(1) The national convention is the supreme governing authority of the corporation.
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(2) The national convention is composed of officers and elected representatives from the States and other local subdivisions of the corporation as provided in the constitution and bylaws. However, the form of government of the corporation must be representative of the membership at large and may not permit concentration of control in a limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not representative of the membership at large.
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(b) The officers of the corporation and their manner of selection, term of office, and duties are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive right to use the name “Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or an officer or agent as such may not contribute to a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, an officer or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the council of administration of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an officer or employee. Members of the council of administration who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account; and(2) minutes of the proceedings of its national conventions and council of administration.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process, notice, or demand for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia or another office designated by the Mayor. Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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Not later than March 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report may consist of a report of the proceedings of the national convention. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the national executive board, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Board for Fundamental Education (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purpose of the corporation is to foster the development of fundamental education through programs and projects such as—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(b) Each member has one vote in the conduct of official business of the corporation.
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(a) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board shall consist of at least 15 directors elected annually by the members.
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(b) The officers of the corporation are a chairman of the board, a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and any assistant officers designated by the board. The officers have the powers and shall carry out the duties provided in the bylaws or prescribed by the board.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(7) use corporate funds to give prizes, awards, loans, scholarships, and grants to deserving students to carry out the purpose of the corporation;
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(10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purpose of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “Board for Fundamental Education” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not engage in business for profit.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(c) The corporation or a director, officer, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office.
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(d) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation.
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(e) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in a place the board of directors decides is appropriate. However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation at any reasonable time.
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(a) The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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(b) As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which the corporation does business, the name and address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be used by the board of directors for the purpose stated in section 30702 of this title or be transferred to a recognized educational foundation.
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(a) Boy Scouts of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic of the District of Columbia.
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(b) The domicile of the corporation is the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are to promote, through organization, and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods that were in common use by boy scouts on June 15, 1916.
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(a) An executive board composed of citizens of the United States is the governing body of the corporation. The number, qualifications, and term of office of members of the board are as provided in the bylaws. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board.
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(A) exercise the powers of the executive board in managing the activities of the corporation; and
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(B) authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to papers that may require it.
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(a) The corporation may—(1) adopt and amend bylaws and regulations, including regulations for the election of associates and successors;(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;(3) have offices and conduct its activities in the District of Columbia and the States, territories, and possessions of the United States;(4) acquire and own property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;(5) sue and be sued within the jurisdiction of the United States; and(6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and promote the purpose of the corporation.
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(4) acquire and own property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and promote the purpose of the corporation.
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(1) The corporation may execute mortgages and liens on the property of the corporation only if approved by a two-thirds vote of the entire executive board at a meeting called for that purpose.
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(2) The corporation may dispose in any manner of the whole property of the corporation only with the written consent and affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use emblems, badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not operate for pecuniary profit to its members.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(a) The corporation shall hold an annual meeting at a time and place as provided in the bylaws. At the meeting, the annual reports of the officers and executive board shall be presented, and members of the board shall be elected for the next year.
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(b) Special meetings of the corporation may be called on notice as provided in the bylaws.
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(d) The members and the executive board may hold meetings and keep the seal and records of the corporation in or outside the District of Columbia.
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Not later than April 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year.
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(a) Boys & Girls Clubs of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(2) to receive, invest, and disburse funds and to hold property for the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(c) Each organization that is a member of the corporation as provided in the constitution of the corporation is entitled to all the benefits of incorporation under this chapter. Those benefits cease immediately on termination of membership, whether by—(1) resignation from the corporation; or(2) termination of its membership by the board of directors of the corporation as provided in the constitution.
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(1) resignation from the corporation; or
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(2) termination of its membership by the board of directors of the corporation as provided in the constitution.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the board are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(2) The number of directors is as provided in the constitution of the corporation. Their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies) and their term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a chairman of the board of directors, a president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in New York, New York, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national basis, to—
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Civil Air Patrol (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are as follows:
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(a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation may—
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(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(6) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation may not engage in business for profit or issue stock.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “Civil Air Patrol” and all insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges, descriptive or designating marks, words, and phrases the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year.
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(a) Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) An individual who has been awarded the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress is eligible for membership in the corporation. An honorary membership may not be granted.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation.
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(4) The president of the corporation is the chairman of the board.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, an executive vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, and 6 regional vice presidents as provided in the bylaws. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined and held by the same individual, but an individual holding those combined offices has only one vote as a director.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of—(1) expenses of officers of the corporation in amounts approved by the board of directors; or(2) appropriate aid to individuals to whom the Medal of Honor has been awarded, their widows, or their children, to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(1) expenses of officers of the corporation in amounts approved by the board of directors; or
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(2) appropriate aid to individuals to whom the Medal of Honor has been awarded, their widows, or their children, to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors and officers who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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(a) The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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(b) A member or private individual is not liable for the obligations of the corporation.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the bylaws.
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(a) Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is a private corporation, not a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government. An officer or employee of the corporation is not an officer or employee of the Government.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board of directors may adopt bylaws, policies, and procedures for the corporation and may take any other action that it considers necessary for the management and operation of the corporation.
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(A) the daily operation of the corporation; and
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(B) the duties of the corporation under subchapter II of this chapter.
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The corporation may—
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(3) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the activities of the corporation;
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(5) charge fees to cover the corporation’s costs in carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program; and
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(6) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the activities of the corporation.
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(a) The corporation may not operate for profit.
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The corporation shall be operated in a manner and for purposes that qualify the corporation for exemption from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(a)) as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of that Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)).
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(a) On dissolution of the corporation, title to the following items, and the right to possess the items, vest in the Secretary of the Army:(1) Firearms stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Anniston, Alabama on the date of dissolution.(2) M–16 rifles under control of the corporation.(3) Trophies received from the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice through the date of dissolution.
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(2) M–16 rifles under control of the corporation.
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(1) On dissolution of the corporation, an asset not described in subsection (a) of this section may be distributed to an organization that—(A) is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(a)) as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of that Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)); and(B) performs functions similar to the functions described in section 40722 of this title.
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(c) On dissolution of the corporation, any asset not distributed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be sold and the proceeds shall be deposited in the Treasury.
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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not apply to the corporation.
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The corporation shall supervise and control the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
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(4) to secure and account for firearms, ammunition, and other equipment for which the corporation is responsible;
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(1) An individual shall certify by affidavit, before participating in an activity sponsored or supported by the corporation, that the individual—(A) has not been convicted of a felony;(B) has not been convicted of a violation of section 922 of title 18; and(C) is not a member of an organization that advocates the violent overthrow of the United States Government.
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(b) An individual may not participate in an activity sponsored or supported by the corporation if the individual—(1) has been convicted of a felony; or(2) has been convicted of a violation of section 922 of title 18.
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In carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the corporation shall give priority to activities that benefit firearms safety, training, and competition for youth and that reach as many youth participants as possible.
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(a) The Secretary of the Army shall provide logistical support to the Civilian Marksmanship Program for competitions and other activities. The corporation shall reimburse the Secretary for incremental direct costs incurred in providing logistical support. The reimbursements shall be credited to the appropriations account of the Department of the Army that is charged to provide the logistical support.
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(2) The Secretary shall provide, without cost to the corporation, members of the National Guard and Army Reserve to support the National Matches as part of the annual training under title 10 and title 32.
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(a) In accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the corporation all firearms and ammunition that, on February 9, 1996, were under the control of the director of civilian marksmanship (as that position existed under section 4307 of title 10) on February 9, 1996), including—(1) all firearms on loan to affiliated clubs and State associations;(2) all firearms in the possession of the Civilian Marksmanship Support Detachment; and(3) all M–1 Garand and caliber .22 rimfire rifles stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Anniston, Alabama.
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(b) The Secretary shall transfer firearms and ammunition under subsection (a) of this section as and when necessary to enable the corporation—(1) to issue or loan firearms or ammunition under section 40731 of this title; or(2) to sell firearms or ammunition under section 40732 of this title.
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(c) Title to an item transferred to the corporation under this section shall vest in the corporation—(1) on the issuance of the item to an eligible recipient under section 40731 of this title; or(2) immediately before the corporation delivers the item to a purchaser in accordance with a contract for sale of the item that is authorized under section 40732 of this title.
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(2) immediately before the corporation delivers the item to a purchaser in accordance with a contract for sale of the item that is authorized under section 40732 of this title.
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(d) Firearms stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Anniston, Alabama, before February 10, 1996, and used for the Civilian Marksmanship Program (as that program existed under section 4308(e) of title 10) before February 10, 1996), shall remain at that facility or another storage facility designated by the Secretary, without cost to the corporation, until the firearms are issued, loaned, or sold by the corporation, or otherwise transferred to the corporation.
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(e) The Secretary may transfer from the inventory of the Department of the Army to the corporation any part from a rifle designated to be demilitarized.
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(g) A transfer of firearms, ammunition, or parts to the corporation under this section shall be made without cost to the corporation, except that the corporation shall assume the cost of preparation and transportation of firearms and ammunition transferred under this section.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this subchapter, surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and spare parts and related accessories for those pistols that, on the date of the enactment of this subsection, are under the control of the Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the Army, and such material as may be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to section 40728A(a) of this title. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable schedule for the transfer of such surplus pistols.
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(2) The Secretary may not transfer more than 10,000 surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the corporation during any year and may only transfer such pistols as long as pistols described in paragraph (1) remain available for transfer.
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(3) The Secretary may conduct a one-time transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this subchapter, of pump action shotguns, including any shotguns that are surplus to the requirements of the Center of Military History and the Army Museum Enterprise, that—(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under the control of the Secretary; and(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the Army at the time of the submission of the report required in subsection (k).
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(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Navy may transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this subchapter, M–1 Garand and caliber .22 rimfire rifles held within the inventories of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Alabama, or Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana, as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
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(3) The Secretary of the Navy may conduct a one-time transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this subchapter, of surplus pump action shotguns that—(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under the control of the Secretary; and(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the Navy at the time of the submission of the report required in subsection (k).
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(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may conduct a one-time transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this subchapter, of pump action shotguns that—(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under the control of the Secretary; and(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the Air Force at the time of the submission of the report required in subsection (k).
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(A) The total number of surplus shotguns, including the make and model of each such shotgun, that meet the criteria for transfer to the corporation under such subsection.
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(B) The total number of surplus shotguns, including the make and mode of each such shotgun, that the Secretary concerned intends to transfer to the corporation under such subsection.
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(m) The Secretary of the Army shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the results of the investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division regarding unaccounted for pistols at the corporation. The briefing shall be provided after the investigation has concluded.
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(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the cost of recovery of any surplus firearms, ammunition, repair parts, or supplies under subsection (a) shall be treated as incremental direct costs incurred in providing logistical support to the corporation for which reimbursement shall be required as provided in section 40727(a) of this title.
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(2) The Secretary may require the corporation to pay costs of recovery described in paragraph (1) in advance of incurring such costs. Amounts so paid shall not be subject to the provisions of section 3302 of title 31, but shall be administered in accordance with the last sentence of section 40727(a) of this title.
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(c) Any surplus firearms, ammunition, repair parts, or supplies recovered under subsection (a) shall be available for transfer to the corporation in accordance with section 40728 of this title under such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of this section.
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(a) The Secretary of the Army shall reserve for the corporation—(1) firearms described in subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728 of this title;(2) ammunition for firearms described in subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728 of this title;(3) M–16 rifles held by the Department of the Army on February 10, 1996, and used to support the small-arms firing school; and(4) parts from, and other supplies for, surplus caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols.
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The corporation may obtain surplus property from the Defense Reutilization Marketing Service to carry out the Civilian Marksmanship Program. A transfer of property to the corporation under this section shall be made without cost to the corporation.
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(a) For purposes of training and competition, the corporation may issue or loan, with or without charges to recover administrative costs, caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles, air rifles, caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, repair parts, and other supplies necessary for activities related to the Civilian Marksmanship Program to—(1) organizations affiliated with the corporation that provide firearms training to youth;(2) the Boy Scouts of America;(3) 4–H Clubs;(4) the Future Farmers of America; and(5) other youth oriented organizations.
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(1) organizations affiliated with the corporation that provide firearms training to youth;
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(b) The corporation shall ensure adequate oversight and accountability for firearms issued or loaned under this section. The corporation shall prescribe procedures for the security of issued or loaned firearms in accordance with United States, State, and local laws.
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(a) The corporation may sell, at fair market value, surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or meets the definition of a “short-barreled shotgun” as that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code), air rifles, caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, repair parts, and other supplies to organizations affiliated with the corporation that provide training in the use of firearms.
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(1) The corporation may sell, at fair market value, surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or meets the definition of a “short-barreled shotgun” as that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code), ammunition, repair parts and other supplies necessary for target practice to a citizen of the United States who is legally of age and who is a member of a gun club affiliated with the corporation.
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(2) Except as provided in section 40733 of this title, sales under this subsection are subject to applicable United States, State, and local law. In addition to any other requirement, the corporation shall establish procedures to obtain a criminal records check of the individual with United States Government and State law enforcement agencies.
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(2) The corporation may not sell any item to an individual who has been convicted of—(A) a felony; or(B) a violation of section 922 of title 18.
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), section 922(a)(1)–(3) and (5) of title 18 does not apply to the shipment, transportation, receipt, transfer, sale, issuance, loan, or delivery by the corporation, of an item that the corporation is authorized to issue, loan, sell, or receive under this chapter.
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(b) With respect to firearms other than caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the corporation shall obtain a license as a dealer in firearms and abide by all requirements imposed on persons licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, including maintaining acquisition and disposition records, and conducting background checks.
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(a) Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861–1865 (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Ohio, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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(a) The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation.
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(b) To perpetuate the memories of the fathers of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861–1865, their loyalty to the Union, and their unselfish sacrifices for the preservation of the Union, the purposes of the corporation also include—(1) encouraging the preservation of historic sites and the construction and preservation of monuments commemorating any aspect of the Civil War;(2) building and maintaining a Museum of Civil War History, admission to which shall be free and open to the public, in the city of Springfield, Illinois, as a repository of Civil War documents, artifacts, and cultural relics;(3) maintaining a library in connection with the Civil War museum, admission to which shall be open to the public, containing the official volumes of the War of the Rebellion Records, Civil War genealogical files, Adjutant General reports of the various States, military and biographical records and accounts of the individual service of Union soldiers, sailors, and marines, diaries, letters, relics, and other records;(4) promulgating and teaching American history, particularly the history of the Civil War period, through the establishment of scholarship programs at the national and State levels, the presentation of American flags to youth groups and newly naturalized citizens, and the sponsorship of contests of educational merit;(5) caring for veterans of all wars through volunteer programs in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and in homes and other institutions maintained by the States for the welfare of American veterans; and(6) participating, in a spirit of cooperation and reciprocity, in programs with other societies devoted to American history, veterans’ affairs, or community interests.
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(c) The corporation shall function as a veterans’ and patriotic organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). If the corporation does not maintain that status, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Disabled American Veterans (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. The purposes of the corporation shall include—
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(a) An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation if the individual—(A) was wounded, gassed, injured, or disabled in the line of duty during time of war while in the service of the military or naval forces of the United States; and(B) was honorably discharged or separated from that service or is still in active service in the Armed Forces of the United States; or(A) was disabled while serving with any of the Armed Forces of a country associated with the United States as an ally during any of its war periods;(B) is a citizen of the United States; and(C) was honorably discharged.
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The corporation may—
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(1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(7) publish a newspaper and other publications devoted to the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) do any other act necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its State and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “Disabled American Veterans”.
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The corporation shall be nonpolitical and nonsectarian, and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.
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As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State in which a chapter is organized, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge or satisfactory provision for the discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the care of disabled veterans.
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(a) 82nd Airborne Division Association, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Illinois, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(c) The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Fleet Reserve Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Pennsylvania, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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(a) The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and bylaws and include—(1) upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States;(2) aiding and maintaining an adequate naval defense for the United States;(3) assisting the recruitment of the best personnel available for the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard;(4) providing for the welfare of the personnel who serve in the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard;(5) continuing to loyally serve the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard;(6) preserving the spirit of shipmanship by providing assistance to shipmates and their families; and(7) instilling love of the United States and its flag, and promoting soundness of mind and body, in the youth of the United States.
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(b) The corporation shall function as an educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization under the laws of Delaware.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, employee, or member.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Former Members of Congress (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include the promotion of the cause of good government at the national level by improving the public understanding of Congress as an institution and strengthening its support by the public. The corporation shall function as an educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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(b) An individual may not be a member, director, or officer of the corporation if the individual—(1) is a member of, or advocates the principles of, an organization believing in, or working for, the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence; or(2) refuses to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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(a) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation. The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association”.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(1) The activities, funds, income, and property of the corporation may not be used to carry on political activity or attempt to influence legislation.
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(2) The corporation or a director or officer in the corporate capacity of the director of1 officer may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(1) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment, in amounts approved by the board of directors, of—(A) reasonable compensation; or(B) reimbursement for expenses incurred in undertaking the corporation’s business, to officers, directors, or members.
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(B) reimbursement for expenses incurred in undertaking the corporation’s business, to officers, directors, or members.
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(B) prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to the corporation’s employees for services undertaken on behalf of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, member, or employee.
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(e) Members and private individuals are not liable for the obligations of the corporation.
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(f) The corporation—(1) may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities; and(2) may acknowledge this charter.
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The corporation shall have its principal office in a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws, but may conduct its activities anywhere.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of the State or District in which it is incorporated.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets of the corporation remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed—
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(a) Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(2) to collect, collate, and preserve a historical record of the inception, progress, and culmination of the antislavery movement in the United States, and to assemble in the homestead of the late Frederick Douglass, commonly called Cedar Hill, in the village of Anacostia, District of Columbia, all suitable exhibits of records or things illustrative or commemorative of the antislavery movement and history that are donated to, or acquired by, the corporation.
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(1) The board of trustees is the governing body of the corporation. The board shall exercise the powers granted to the corporation.
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(3) The board shall adopt a seal under which all acts of the corporation shall be passed and authenticated.
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(3) The board may remove an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation for a cause provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) employ persons the corporation considers necessary;
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(6) do any other act to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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After the corporation has acquired any part of the property occupied by the late Frederick Douglass as his homestead, commonly called Cedar Hill, in the village of Anacostia, District of Columbia, the corporation may—
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(1) manage, repair, and improve the property to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
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Any property formerly occupied by the late Frederick Douglass as his homestead, commonly called Cedar Hill, in the village of Anacostia, District of Columbia, and owned by the corporation, is exempt from taxation as long as the property is used for the purposes of the corporation.
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A misnomer of the corporation does not affect any transfer of property to or from the corporation.
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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not apply to the corporation.
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(a) Future Farmers of America (in this chapter, the “FFA”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(a) There shall be not less than 6 national student officers of the FFA, including a student president, 4 student vice presidents (each representing regions as provided in the constitution or bylaws of the corporation), and a student secretary.
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(b) The national officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by a majority vote of the delegates assembled in the annual national convention from among qualified members of the corporation.
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(d) The FFA may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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(a) General Federation of Women’s Clubs (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic of the District of Columbia.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The corporation shall be organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and shall comply with the requirements for classification as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3). The charitable purposes of the corporation shall be achieved through volunteer efforts by the members of the corporation, including arts programs, conservation programs, educational programs, homelife programs, international affairs, public affairs programs advancing information about public affairs, and community improvement programs.
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The corporation shall have a constitution and may adopt bylaws for the admission and qualifications of members, the management of its property, and the regulation of its affairs. The corporation may amend its constitution and bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(1) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
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(a) The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia.
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(b) The corporation may hold its meetings at places outside the District of Columbia.
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On dissolution of the corporation, the board of directors shall liquidate and distribute its assets to organizations qualified as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) with purposes similar to those of the corporation.
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(a) Girl Scouts of the United States of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic of the District of Columbia.
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(b) The domicile of the corporation is the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(1) There shall be a National Council of Girl Scouts. The number, qualifications, and term of office of members of the Council are as provided in the constitution of the corporation, except that members of the Council must be citizens of the United States.
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(1) To the extent provided in the constitution and bylaws, the board of directors shall have the powers of the Council and manage the activities of the corporation between meetings of the Council. The number, qualifications, and term of office of directors are as provided in the constitution.
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(d) The Council and the board of directors may hold meetings and keep the seal and records of the corporation in or outside the District of Columbia.
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The corporation may—
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(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property, and use any income from the property, as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use all emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases the corporation adopts, including the badge of the Girl Scouts, Incorporated, referred to in the Act of August 12, 1937 (ch. 590, 50 Stat. 623), and to authorize their use, during the life of the corporation, in connection with the manufacture, advertisement, and sale of equipment and merchandise. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not operate for profit.
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(b) The corporation shall be nonpolitical and nonsectarian.
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Not later than April 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be printed each year, with accompanying illustrations, as a separate House document of the session of the Congress to which the report is submitted.
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(a) Gold Star Wives of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws.
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(c) The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to any director, officer, or employee.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority and in accordance with the laws of the States in which it carries on its activities.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) The Help America Vote Foundation (in this chapter, the “foundation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the United States Government.
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(b) To carry out its purposes, the foundation has the usual powers of a corporation acting as a trustee in the District of Columbia, including the power—(1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of property or any income from or other interest in property;(2) to acquire property or an interest in property by purchase or exchange;(3) unless otherwise required by an instrument of transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, or otherwise dispose of any property or income from property;(4) to borrow money and issue instruments of indebtedness;(5) to make contracts and other arrangements with public agencies and private organizations and persons and to make payments necessary to carry out its functions;(6) to sue and be sued; and(7) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the foundation.
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(a) Italian American War Veterans of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
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A citizen of the United States who was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces is eligible for membership in the corporation. Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national basis, to—
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(9) foster the education of ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen and members of the corporation in the ideals and principles of Americanism;
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(11) promote sound minds and bodies in members of the corporation and their youth;
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Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of New York.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., National Memorial, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be a nonprofit corporation incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation. The board is responsible for the control of all funds of the corporation.
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(2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the board shall have at least 36 directors.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary, and a treasurer.
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The corporation may—
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(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director or officer. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or employee in an amount approved by the executive committee of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in its headquarters in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the headquarters of the corporation in the District of Columbia, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. This section does not allow assets to be distributed to an officer or employee or to inure to the benefit of a private person.
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(a) Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit organization that meets the requirements for a veterans service organization under section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is organized under the laws of the State of New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, the charter granted by subsection (a) shall expire.
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The purposes of the corporation are those provided in the articles of incorporation of the corporation and shall include the following:
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation, and the rights and privileges of members of the corporation, are as provided in the bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) The composition of the board of directors of the corporation, and the responsibilities of the board, are as provided in the articles of incorporation of the corporation.
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(b) The positions of officers of the corporation, and the election of the officers, are as provided in the articles of incorporation.
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The corporation has only those powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation, or a director or officer of the corporation as such, may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval, or the authority of the United States, for any activity of the corporation.
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(e) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of New York.
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If the corporation fails to maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the charter granted under this chapter shall terminate.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of the members, board of directors, and committees of the corporation having any of the authority of the board of directors of the corporation; and(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record of the names and addresses of the members of the corporation entitled to vote on matters relating to the corporation.
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(2) minutes of the proceedings of the members, board of directors, and committees of the corporation having any of the authority of the board of directors of the corporation; and
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(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record of the names and addresses of the members of the corporation entitled to vote on matters relating to the corporation.
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(b) A member entitled to vote on any matter relating to the corporation, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for any act of any officer or agent of the corporation acting within the scope of the authority of the corporation.
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The corporation shall submit to Congress an annual report on the activities of the corporation during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101(b) of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(1) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The national convention is the supreme governing authority of the corporation.
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(2) The national convention is composed of officers and elected representatives from the States and other local subdivisions of the corporation as provided in the constitution and bylaws. However, the form of government of the corporation must be representative of the membership at large and may not permit concentration of control in a limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not representative of the membership at large.
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(b) The titles, manner of selection, term of office, and duties of the officers are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive right to use the name “Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or an officer or agent as such may not contribute to a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, an officer or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the council of administration of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an officer or employee. Members of the council of administration who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the corporation. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account; and(2) minutes of the proceedings of its national conventions and council of administration.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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Not later than March 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report may consist of a report on the proceedings of the national convention. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the council of administration, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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(a) The principles underlying the corporation are patriotic allegiance to the United States of America, fidelity to the constitution and laws of the United States, the security of civil liberty, and the permanence of free institutions.
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(b) The purposes of the corporation are—(1) to cherish the memories of the valiant deeds in arms for which the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross are the insignia;(2) to promote true fellowship among its members;(3) to advance the best interests of members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America;(4) to extend all possible relief to needy members of the corporation and their widows and children; and(5) to stimulate patriotism in the minds of our youth by encouraging the study of the patriotic, military, and naval history of our Nation.
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(4) to extend all possible relief to needy members of the corporation and their widows and children; and
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(a) An individual is eligible for active membership in the corporation if the individual—(1) is of good moral character; and(2) has received a Congressional Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, a Navy Cross, or an Air Force Cross awarded for acts of extraordinary heroism in connection with military or naval operations against an armed enemy, or for heroism of a specially distinguished character, as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or any foreign country.
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(b) The corporation may extend eligibility for membership, either active or associate, to parents and lineal descendants of an individual described in subsection (a) of this section on terms provided in its constitution and bylaws.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation. The board is responsible for all funds of the corporation.
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(2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the board shall have at least 10 directors.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a commander, a senior vice commander, a junior vice commander, a chaplain, an adjutant and quartermaster, a judge advocate, an inspector, a surgeon, a historian, and any aides-de-camp provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the executive committee of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in a place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Little League Baseball, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation. The board is responsible for the control of all funds of the corporation.
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(2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the board shall have at least 13 directors.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a chairman of the board of directors, a president, a vice president, and a secretary-treasurer. Their duties are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(2) The officers shall be elected annually at the annual meeting of the corporation.
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The corporation may—
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(4) choose directors, officers, trustees, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(10) do any other act necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use the names “Little League” and “Little Leaguer” and the official Little League emblem or any colorable simulation of that emblem. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director, officer, or agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist any political party or candidate for office.
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(c) The income and assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted throughout the world.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall include in the audit report statement required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all payments of compensation or fees at a rate greater than $10,000 a year.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but consistent with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Marine Corps League (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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The corporation may—
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(4) choose a board of trustees, consisting of at least 5 but not more than 15 individuals, to conduct the business and exercise the powers of the corporation;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(7) charge and collect membership dues and receive contributions of money or property to be devoted to carrying out the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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Not later than December 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) The Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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The corporation may—
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(5) authorize the executive committee to conduct the business and exercise the powers of the corporation;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(10) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its area, State, and local chapters have the exclusive right to use the name “The Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America”.
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Not later than September 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Military Officers Association of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit organization that meets the requirements for a veterans service organization under section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, the charter granted by subsection (a) shall expire.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation and include—
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation, and the rights and privileges of members of the corporation, are as provided in the bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) The composition of the board of directors of the corporation, and the responsibilities of the board, are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the corporation.
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(b) The positions of officers of the corporation, and the election of the officers, are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws.
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The corporation has only those powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member of the corporation during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee of the corporation or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, employee, or member of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(e) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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If the corporation fails to maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the charter granted under this chapter shall terminate.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of the members, board of directors, and committees of the corporation having any of the authority of the board of directors of the corporation; and(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record of the names and addresses of the members of the corporation entitled to vote on matters relating to the corporation.
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(2) minutes of the proceedings of the members, board of directors, and committees of the corporation having any of the authority of the board of directors of the corporation; and
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(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record of the names and addresses of the members of the corporation entitled to vote on matters relating to the corporation.
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(b) A member entitled to vote on any matter relating to the corporation, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for any act of any officer or agent of the corporation acting within the scope of the authority of the corporation.
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The corporation shall submit to Congress an annual report on the activities of the corporation during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101(b) of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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(a) The principles underlying the corporation are patriotic allegiance to the United States, fidelity to the Constitution and laws of the United States, the security of civil liberty, and the permanence of free institutions.
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(b) The purposes of the corporation are educational, fraternal, historical, and patriotic, perpetuating the principles of liberty and justice which have created the United States, by—(1) commemorating all national patriotic holidays;(2) maintaining true allegiance to the Government of the United States and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;(3) preserving and strengthening comradeship and patriotism among its members;(4) assisting, comforting, and aiding all needy and distressed members and their dependents;(5) giving needed hospital and service work through its Department of Veterans Affairs certified service officers;(6) cooperating with other civic and patriotic organizations having worthy objectives;(7) keeping alive the achievements and memory of our country’s founders;(8) ever cherishing the memory of General George Washington, who founded the Purple Heart at his headquarters at Newburgh-on-the-Hudson on August 7, 1782;(9) influencing and teaching our citizenry, in a loyal appreciation of the heritages of American citizenship, with its responsibilities and privileges; and(10) preserving and defending the United States from all enemies.
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(a) An individual is eligible for active membership in the corporation if the individual—(1) is of good moral character; and(2) has received the Purple Heart for wounds received as a member, of any rank, of the Armed Forces of the United States or any foreign country during military or naval combat against an armed enemy of the United States.
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(b) The corporation may extend eligibility for membership as associate members to the parents, spouse, siblings, and lineal descendants of an individual described in subsection (a) of this section on terms provided in its constitution and bylaws.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation. The board is responsible for all funds of the corporation.
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(2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the board shall have at least 18 directors.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a commander, a senior vice commander, a chaplain, an adjutant, a finance officer, a judge advocate, an inspector, a surgeon, a historian, and other elected officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the executive committee of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the national executive board. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Military Order of the World Wars (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The charter granted by this chapter expires if the corporation fails to comply with any provision of—(1) its bylaws or articles of incorporation;(2) this chapter; or(3) the laws of the District of Columbia that apply to corporations such as the corporation recognized under this chapter.
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(3) the laws of the District of Columbia that apply to corporations such as the corporation recognized under this chapter.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws and include—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) National Academy of Public Administration (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
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On request of the United States Government, the corporation shall investigate, examine, experiment, and report on any subject of government. The actual expense of the investigation, examination, experimentation, and report shall be paid by the Government from appropriations available for that purpose.
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or member in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) Except by agreement, the corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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National Academy of Sciences (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(a) The corporation may—(1) make its own organization, including adopting a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;(2) provide for the election of domestic and foreign members, their division into classes, and other matters needful or usual in such an institution;(3) fill vacancies; and(4) report its actions under this subsection to Congress.
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(1) The corporation may—(A) receive property by devise, bequest, donation, or otherwise;(B) hold the property absolutely or in trust;(C) manage and invest the property as provided in the constitution of the corporation; and(D) use the property and income from the property to carry out the purposes of the corporation, subject to instructions of donors.
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(C) manage and invest the property as provided in the constitution of the corporation; and
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(D) use the property and income from the property to carry out the purposes of the corporation, subject to instructions of donors.
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(2) Congress at any time may limit the amount of real estate the corporation may acquire and the amount of time it may be held.
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On request of the United States Government, the corporation shall investigate, examine, experiment, and report on any subject of science or art. The corporation may not receive compensation for services to the Government, but the actual expense of the investigation, examination, experimentation, and report shall be paid by the Government from an appropriation for that purpose.
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The corporation shall hold an annual meeting at a place designated by the corporation.
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The National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated, a nonprofit corporation organized in the United States (referred to in this chapter as the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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The purposes of the corporation are those stated in the articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws of the corporation, and include a commitment—
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Subject to section 150406, eligibility for membership in the corporation, and the rights and privileges of members, shall be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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Subject to section 150406, the board of directors of the corporation, and the responsibilities of the board, shall be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation and in conformity with the laws under which the corporation is incorporated.
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Subject to section 150406, the officers of the corporation, and the election of such officers, shall be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation and in conformity with the laws of the jurisdiction under which the corporation is incorporated.
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In establishing the conditions of membership in the corporation, and in determining the requirements for serving on the board of directors or as an officer of the corporation, the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or age.
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The corporation shall have only those powers granted the corporation through its articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws, which shall conform to the laws of the jurisdiction under which the corporation is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation shall have the sole and exclusive right to use the names “National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated” and “National American Indian Veterans”, and such seals, emblems, and badges as the corporation may lawfully adopt.
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(1) The income or assets of the corporation may not—(A) inure to any person who is a member, officer, or director of the corporation; or(B) be distributed to any such person during the life of the charter granted by this chapter.
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(A) inure to any person who is a member, officer, or director of the corporation; or
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(2) Nothing in this subsection prevents the payment of reasonable compensation to the officers of the corporation, or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses, in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make any loan to any officer, director, member, or employee of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or Federal Government authority by virtue of the charter granted by this chapter for any of the activities of the corporation.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete books and records of accounts;(2) minutes of any proceeding of the corporation involving any member of the corporation, the board of directors, or any committee having authority under the board of directors; and(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record of the names and addresses of all members of the corporation having the right to vote.
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(2) minutes of any proceeding of the corporation involving any member of the corporation, the board of directors, or any committee having authority under the board of directors; and
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(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record of the names and addresses of all members of the corporation having the right to vote.
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(1) All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any member having the right to vote, or by any agent or attorney of such a member, for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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(A) the laws of the jurisdiction under which the corporation is incorporated; or
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(B) the laws of those jurisdictions within the United States and its territories within which the corporation carries out activities in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.
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With respect to service of process, the corporation shall comply with the laws of—
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(1) the jurisdiction under which the corporation is incorporated; and
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(2) those jurisdictions within the United States and its territories within which the corporation carries out activities in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation shall be liable for the acts of the officers and agents of the corporation acting within the scope of their authority.
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If the corporation fails to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter, including the requirement under section 150410 to maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation, the charter granted by this chapter shall expire.
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(a) The corporation shall submit to Congress an annual report describing the activities of the corporation during the preceding fiscal year.
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(b) Each annual report under this section shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit of the corporation required by section 10101(b).
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(a) National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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The membership of the corporation consists of the members of the State and territorial societies in the District of Columbia. Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws and regulations of the corporation.
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(1) The board of representatives is the governing body of the corporation. The board shall exercise the powers granted to the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, a first vice president, a second vice president, a secretary, an assistant secretary, a treasurer, an assistant treasurer, a historian, and other officers designated by the board.
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The corporation has the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is incorporated, including the power to—
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(4) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
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(10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or an officer or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office. The corporation may not carry on propaganda.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, an officer or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an officer or member of the board of representatives. Officers and members of the board who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or member of the board, and officers or members of the board who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The headquarters and principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of representatives, and committees having any of the authority of its board of representatives; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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(a) The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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(b) As a condition to the exercise in any State of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of that State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be divided equally among the State and territorial societies in the District of Columbia.
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(a) National Conference on Citizenship (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Membership in the corporation is confined to agencies and organizations. Except as provided in this chapter, the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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(a) The national officers of the corporation are a president, a first vice president, a second vice president, a third vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The president is chairman of the board of directors and of the executive committee described in section 150705(d) of this title.
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(a) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board shall exercise the powers granted to the corporation.
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(d) The board shall designate 3 of its own members, who together with the president and the 3 vice presidents constitute the executive committee. When the board is not in session, the executive committee has the powers of the board subject to the board’s direction and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers that require it.
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(e) The executive committee shall select an executive director for the corporation, who shall have the qualifications and terms of employment decided by the committee. The executive director shall nominate other professional staff members, who must be approved by the executive committee.
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The corporation may—
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(4) choose officers, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) use corporate funds to give prizes or awards to citizens for outstanding contributions toward the achievement of the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) publish a magazine and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
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(11) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “National Conference on Citizenship” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director, officer, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office, or advocate, sponsor, or promote legislation in the Congress of the United States or in the legislature of a State.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent the executive committee from adopting terms of employment of the executive director as provided in section 150705(e) of this title.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The headquarters and principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its annual national conference, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred by the board of directors to a recognized agency or agencies engaged in the furtherance and advancement of citizenship.
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(a) National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation. The board is responsible for the control of all funds of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as provided in the bylaws. Their duties are as provided in the bylaws.
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(2) The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting of the corporation.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose directors, officers, trustees, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director, officer, or agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted throughout the world.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall include in the audit report statement required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all payments of compensation or fees at a rate greater than $10,000 a year.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but consistent with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the bylaws.
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(a) National Education Association of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, obligations, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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(a) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and the members of a board of directors, an executive committee, and any other boards, councils, and committees, and other officers, as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(a) Real property of the corporation is exempt from taxation if it is—(1) located in the District of Columbia;(2) used for the purposes provided in section 151102 of this title; and(3) not used to produce income.
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(b) Personal property of the corporation is exempt from taxation if it is used for the purposes provided in section 151102 of this title or to produce income to be used for those purposes.
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(c) The corporation shall submit annually to the Secretary of Education a written report stating in detail for the prior year—(1) the real and personal property held by the corporation;(2) the income from the property; and(3) the expenditure or other use or disposition of the property and income from the property.
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(1) the real and personal property held by the corporation;
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted, and offices may be maintained, throughout the United States in accordance with the bylaws.
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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not apply to the corporation.
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(a) National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation incorporated under the laws of Maryland and is not an agency or establishment of the United States Government.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation.
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(a) The board of directors may appoint officers or employees, but only after the corporation has sufficient funds to pay for their services.
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(b) Officers and employees of the corporation—(1) shall not be considered employees of the United States Government;(2) shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service; and(3) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, except that an officer or employee may not be paid more than 15 percent above the annual rate of basic pay for level GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5107 of title 5.
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(a) The corporation may—(1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;(2) adopt a seal which shall be judicially noticed; and(3) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter.
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(b) To carry out its purposes, the corporation has the usual powers of a corporation acting as a trustee in Maryland, including the power—(1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of property or any income from or other interest in the property;(2) unless otherwise required by the instrument of transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, or otherwise dispose of any property or income from the property;(3) to make contracts and other arrangements with public agencies and private organizations and persons and to make payments necessary to carry out its functions;(4) to sue and be sued; and(5) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(5) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Maryland. However, the corporation may conduct business throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(A) may provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to the corporation; and
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(3) Notwithstanding any other law, United States Government personnel and stationery may not be used to solicit funding for the corporation.
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(b) The Administrator may accept, without regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related regulations, the services of the corporation and its directors, officers, and employees as volunteers in performing functions authorized under this chapter, without compensation from the Administration.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent to receive service of process for the corporation.
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The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate equitable relief if the corporation—
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The United States Government is not liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the corporation. The full faith and credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the corporation.
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Not later than 4 months after the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year, including a complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments.
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(a) National Federation of Music Clubs (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in Illinois, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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(a) The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—(1) bringing into working relations with one another, music clubs and other musical organizations and individuals associated with musical activity for the purpose of developing and maintaining high musical standards;(2) aiding and encouraging musical education; and(3) promoting American music and American artists throughout the United States and the world.
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(b) The corporation shall function as a patriotic, civic, and historical organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Illinois.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) National Film Preservation Foundation (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the United States Government.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are to—
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(a) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation.
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(c) The Librarian shall appoint one of the directors as the initial chair of the board for a 2-year term. Thereafter, the chair shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation.
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(f) Directors serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred in performing duties for the corporation.
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(1) The Librarian of Congress shall appoint a Secretary of the Board to serve as executive director of the corporation. The Librarian may remove the Secretary.
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(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of directors appoints, removes, and replaces officers of the corporation.
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(c) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary appoints, removes, and replaces employees of the corporation.
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(d) Employees of the corporation (including the Secretary)—(1) are not employees of the Library of Congress;(2) shall be appointed and removed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service; and(3) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, except that an employee may not be paid more than the annual rate of basic pay for level GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5107 of title 5.
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(a) The corporation may—(1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;(2) adopt a seal which shall be judicially noticed; and(3) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter.
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(b) To carry out its purposes, the corporation has the usual powers of a corporation acting as a trustee in the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the corporation is located, including the power—(1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of property or any income from or other interest in property;(2) to acquire property or an interest in property by purchase or exchange;(3) unless otherwise required by an instrument of transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, or otherwise dispose of any property or income from property;(4) to borrow money and issue instruments of indebtedness;(5) to make contracts and other arrangements with public agencies and private organizations and persons and to make payments necessary to carry out its functions;(6) to sue and be sued; and(7) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(7) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(c) A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the corporation even though it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons, if any current or future interest is for the benefit of the corporation.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia, or another place as determined by the board of directors. However, the corporation may conduct business throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(1) The Librarian of Congress may provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to the corporation. Administrative services may include reimbursement of expenses under section 151703(f) of this title, at rates not exceeding the applicable per diem rates for the United States Government.
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(2) The corporation shall reimburse the Librarian for support provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection. Amounts reimbursed shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of providing the support.
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(b) The Librarian may accept, without regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related regulations, the services of the corporation and its directors, officers, and employees as volunteers in performing functions authorized under this chapter, without compensation from the Library of Congress.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate equitable relief if the corporation—
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The United States Government is not liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the corporation. The full faith and credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the corporation.
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(2) The amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection are to be made available to the corporation to match any private contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the corporation by private persons and State and local governments.
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(b) Amounts authorized under this section may not be used by the corporation for management and general or fundraising expenses as reported to the Internal Revenue Service as part of an annual information return required under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year, including a complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments.
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(a) National Fund for Medical Education (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are to raise from private sources, administer, and disperse funds for medical education, and in carrying out those purposes, to take other appropriate action to promote—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation and for the control of all funds of the corporation.
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(2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However—(A) the corporation shall have at least 15 but not more than 25 directors; and(B) at least four of the directors shall be members of the medical profession.
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(A) the corporation shall have at least 15 but not more than 25 directors; and
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a chairman of the board of directors, a president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in New York, New York, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in Colorado, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include—
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(4) establishing and maintaining a library and museum for collecting and preserving for posterity, the history of those honored by the corporation, together with a documentation of their accomplishments and contributions to mining, including such items as mining pictures, paintings, books, papers, documents, scientific data, relics, mementos, artifacts, and things relating to those items;
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Colorado.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) National Music Council (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(5) to organize exploratory surveys or fact-finding commissions whenever the corporation considers them necessary for the solution of important problems; and
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(b) Each member has one vote in the conduct of official business of the corporation.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may be known as an Executive Committee.
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(2) The board shall consist of at least 10 individuals who shall be representative of members of the corporation or other individuals selected by the members of the corporation. The directors shall be elected by the members of the corporation annually or at another regular interval as provided in the bylaws of the corporation.
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(b) The officers of the corporation are a chairman of the board, a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and assistant officers the board designates. The officers shall perform the duties and have the powers provided in the bylaws and by the board.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “National Music Council” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not engage in business for profit.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(c) The corporation or a director, officer, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office.
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(d) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation.
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(e) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be at the place the board of directors decides. However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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(a) The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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(b) As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which the corporation does business, the name and address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be used by the board of directors for the purposes stated in section 152302 of this title or be transferred to a recognized educational foundation.
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(a) The National Recording Preservation Foundation (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the United States Government.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are to—
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(a) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation.
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(c) The Librarian shall appoint one of the directors as the initial chair of the board for a 2-year term. Thereafter, the chair shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation.
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(d) The number of directors constituting a quorum of the board shall be established under the bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The Librarian shall appoint a Secretary of the Board to serve as executive director of the corporation. The Librarian may remove the Secretary.
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(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of directors appoints, removes, and replaces officers of the corporation.
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(c) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary appoints, removes, and replaces employees of the corporation.
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(d) Employees of the corporation (including the Secretary)—(1) are not employees of the Library of Congress;(2) shall be appointed and removed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service; and(3) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, except that an employee may not be paid more than the annual rate of basic pay for level 15 of the General Schedule under section 5107 of title 5.
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(a) The corporation may—(1) adopt a constitution and bylaws;(2) adopt a seal which shall be judicially noticed; and(3) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter.
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(b) To carry out its purposes, the corporation has the usual powers of a corporation acting as a trustee in the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the corporation is located, including the power—(1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of property or any income from or other interest in property;(2) to acquire property or an interest in property by purchase or exchange;(3) unless otherwise required by an instrument of transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, or otherwise dispose of any property or income from property;(4) to borrow money and issue instruments of indebtedness;(5) to make contracts and other arrangements with public agencies and private organizations and persons and to make payments necessary to carry out its functions;(6) to sue and be sued; and(7) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(7) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(c) A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the corporation even though it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons, if any current or future interest is for the benefit of the corporation.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place as determined by the Board of Directors. However, the corporation may conduct business throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(1) The Librarian may provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to the corporation. Administrative services may include reimbursement of expenses under section 152403(f).
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(2) The corporation shall reimburse the Librarian for support provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection. Amounts reimbursed shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of providing the support.
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(b) The Librarian may accept, without regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related regulations, the services of the corporation and its directors, officers, and employees as volunteers in performing functions authorized under this chapter, without compensation from the Library of Congress.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate equitable relief if the corporation—
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The United States Government is not liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the corporation. The full faith and credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the corporation.
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(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the corporation for the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this chapter and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2026 an amount not to exceed the lesser of $1,000,000 or the amount of private contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the corporation by private persons and State and local governments.
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(b) Amounts authorized under this section may not be used by the corporation for management and general or fundraising expenses as reported to the Internal Revenue Service as part of an annual information return required under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall submit a report to the Librarian for transmission to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year, including a complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments.
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(a) National Safety Council (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(3) to arouse and maintain the interest of the people of the United States and its territories and possessions in safety and accident prevention, and to encourage the adoption and institution of safety methods by all individuals, corporations, and other organizations;
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(4) to organize, establish, and conduct programs, lectures, conferences, and other activities for the education of all individuals, corporations, and other organizations in safety methods and procedures;
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(6) to cooperate with, enlist, and develop the cooperation of and among all individuals, corporations, and other organizations and agencies, public and private, engaged in, interested in, or in any manner connected with, any of these purposes; and
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(b) Each member (except an honorary or sustaining member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. The corporation may provide in its constitution and bylaws for additional voting rights based on dues paid.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the board is responsible for all funds of the corporation.
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(2) The board shall consist of at least 15 directors. Their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies) and term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a chairman of the board of directors, a president, three or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and an executive vice president. Their duties are as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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(2) Except for the executive vice president, the officers shall be elected at the annual meeting of the corporation. The executive vice president shall be elected by the board of directors in the manner provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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(c) The corporation shall have at least 15 trustees. Their manner of selection and term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws. The trustees have full power and control over contributed funds that they raise.
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The corporation may—
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(4) choose directors, officers, trustees, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) publish a magazine and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
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(10) receive contributions or grants of money or property to be devoted to carrying out the purposes of the corporation;
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(11) use corporate funds to give prizes, awards, or other evidences of merit or recognition to individuals, corporations, and other organizations, public or private, for outstanding contributions toward the achievement of the purposes of the corporation;
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(15) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its subordinate divisions and regional, State, and local chapters have the exclusive right to use the name “National Safety Council”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director, officer, or agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Chicago, Illinois, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in New York and Colorado, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national basis—
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(8) to perform other charitable activities, including the national presidents’ projects, as may be provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(c) The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and educational, and include—
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The corporation may—
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The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive right to use the name “National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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The corporation shall have its headquarters or principal office in the District of Columbia.
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The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may permit the corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other material for history in the Smithsonian Institution or in the National Museum, on conditions and under rules they prescribe.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution on the activities of the corporation. The Secretary shall communicate to Congress any part of the report that the Secretary considers of national interest and importance.
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National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and educational, and include those intended or designed—
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The corporation may—
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
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The property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by at least 40 trustees. The trustees shall be elected annually at the time provided in the bylaws. At least one trustee shall be elected annually from a list of nominees to be made by each of the State societies and submitted to the corporation at least 30 days before the annual meeting, in accordance with provisions adopted by the corporation to regulate nominations.
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(a) National Tropical Botanical Garden (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The board of trustees is the governing body of the corporation. The duties and powers of the board are as provided in the bylaws.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, trustees, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use the name “National Tropical Botanical Garden”.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a trustee or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a trustee, officer, or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of trustees.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a trustee, officer, or employee. Trustees who vote for or assent to making a loan to a trustee, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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(a) The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of trustees.
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(b) The activities of the corporation may be conducted anywhere. However, the corporation may establish tropical botanical gardens only in the United States and its territories and possessions.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its board of trustees and committees having any of the authority of its board of trustees; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall include in the audit report statement required under section 10101(b)(1)(B) of this title a schedule of all contracts requiring payments greater than $10,000 and all payments of compensation or fees at a rate of greater than $10,000 a year.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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(a) On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed, as decided by the board of trustees, to—(1) the United States Government, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior under section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; or(2) a State or local government to be used for a public purpose.
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(b) A distribution under subsection (a) of this section shall be consistent with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the charter and bylaws.
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(a) Subject to subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to the corporation for operation and maintenance expenses $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2017.
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(a) National Woman’s Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. Eligibility for membership is limited to—
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(1) The national convention is the supreme governing authority of the corporation.
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(2) The national convention is composed of officers and elected representatives from the States as provided by the regulations of the corporation. However, the form of government of the corporation must be representative of the membership at large and may not permit concentration of control in a limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not representative of the membership at large.
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(4) During the intervals between the convention, the executive officers are the governing board of the corporation and are responsible for the general policies, program, and activities of the corporation.
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(b) The council of administration of the corporation shall consist of at least 7 members elected in the manner and for the term provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a national president, senior vice national president, junior vice national president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws. One individual may hold the offices of secretary and treasurer.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers as the corporation requires;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and
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The corporation and its subordinate corps have the exclusive right to use the name “National Woman’s Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or an officer or agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, an officer or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the council of administration of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an officer or member of the corporation. Members of the council of administration who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or member, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Springfield, Illinois. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to Springfield but may be conducted throughout the States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account; and(2) minutes of the proceedings of its national convention.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process, notice, or demand for the corporation. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia or another office designated by the Mayor. Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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Not later than 6 months after the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report may consist of a report on the proceedings of the national convention during that fiscal year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, its assets shall be distributed as follows:
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(2) Assets held on condition requiring return or transfer on dissolution of the corporation shall be returned or transferred as required by the condition.
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(3) Assets received and held subject to a limitation permitting use only for charitable, religious, benevolent, educational, or similar purposes, but not held on a condition requiring return or transfer on dissolution of the corporation, shall be transferred to one or more appropriate domestic or foreign corporations, societies, or organizations under a plan of distribution adopted as provided in this chapter.
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(5) Any remaining assets may be distributed to persons, societies, organizations, or domestic or foreign corporations engaged in activities not for profit, as provided in a plan of distribution adopted by the council of administration of the corporation and in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The National Yeomen (F) (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and educational and are—
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The corporation may—
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(3) hold real and personal property in the United States, but only to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation and only in an amount not more than $50,000.
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The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may permit the corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other material for history in the Smithsonian Institution or in the National Museum, on conditions and under rules they prescribe.
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(a) Naval Sea Cadet Corps (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are, through organization and cooperation with the Department of the Navy—
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Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation and the control of all funds of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “Naval Sea Cadet Corps” and distinctive insignia, emblems, and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases required to carry out the duties and powers of the corporation. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Tacoma, Washington, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of the Navy on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The Secretary shall communicate to Congress any part of the report that the Secretary considers appropriate.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Navy Club of the United States of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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The corporation may—
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(4) choose a board of trustees, consisting of at least 5 but not more than 15 individuals, to conduct the business and exercise the powers of the corporation;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(7) charge and collect membership dues and receive contributions of money or property to be devoted to carrying out the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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Not later than December 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Navy Wives Clubs of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in California, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
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(3) performing charitable activities as provided in the constitution or bylaws of the corporation.
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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(a) The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.
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(b) The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Texas, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation and include—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the names “The Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America”, “Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America”, “Non Commissioned Officers Association”, and “NCOA”, and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Paralyzed Veterans of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation if the individual—
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(a) The corporation may—(1) adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws;(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal, emblems, and badges;(3) choose officers, representatives, and agents as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;(4) make contracts;(5) accept gifts, legacies, and devises that will further the purposes of the corporation;(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;(7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property;(8) establish, regulate, and discontinue subordinate State and regional organizations and local chapters or posts;(9) establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of the corporation;(10) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications;(11) sue and be sued; and(12) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(3) choose officers, representatives, and agents as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(5) accept gifts, legacies, and devises that will further the purposes of the corporation;
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(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of the corporation;
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(12) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(b) Privileges granted to other national veterans’ organizations as a result of their being incorporated by Congress are also granted to the corporation.
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The corporation and its State and regional organizations and local chapters or posts have the exclusive right to use the name “Paralyzed Veterans of America” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation lawfully adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not engage in business for profit.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock.
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(c) The corporation shall be nonpolitical and may not provide financial aid to, or otherwise promote the candidacy of, an individual seeking public office.
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(d) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, member, or employee during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(e) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, member, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making such a loan, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid.
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The headquarters and principal place of business of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, executive committee, and committees having any of the authority of its executive committee; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which an organization, chapter, or post is organized, the name and address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge or satisfactory provision for discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be applied to the care and comfort of paralyzed veterans.
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(a) Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Missouri, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include—
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(a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(c) The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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The corporation has the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is incorporated, including the power to—
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(4) establish, maintain, and regulate offices to conduct the affairs of the corporation;
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(6) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees and receive contributions or grants of money or property to be used to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(7) accept gifts, legacies, and devises that will further the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) promote the formation of auxiliaries, the membership requirements of which shall be as provided in the constitution and the bylaws of the corporation;
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(10) do any other act necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its regional districts and local branches have the exclusive right to use the name “Pearl Harbor Survivors Association” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter or on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A. (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Illinois, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation. The corporation shall function as a veterans’ and patriotic organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(c) The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Reserve Officers Association of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are to support and promote the development and execution of a military policy for the United States that will provide adequate national security.
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(a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation is as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) The corporation shall hold an annual national convention. The national convention shall be composed of delegates elected by the various departments.
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(1) The national executive committee is the governing body of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, a president elect, 3 vice presidents, 3 junior vice presidents, a minimum of 3 national executive committee members, an executive director, a national treasurer, a judge advocate, and other officers specified in the constitution of the corporation.
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(2) The national officers of the corporation shall be elected and take office at the annual national convention, except for the executive director, the national treasurer, the judge advocate, and any other national officers specified in the constitution of the corporation, who shall be appointed by the national executive committee.
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The corporation may—
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(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its subordinate departmental subdivisions and local chapters have the exclusive right to use the name “Reserve Officers Association of the United States” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not engage in business for profit.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock.
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(c) The corporation or an officer or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(d) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, an officer or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation.
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(e) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an officer or member of the national executive committee. Members of the national executive committee who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The headquarters of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its national conventions, national executive committee, and other national entities of the corporation; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(2) minutes of the proceedings of its national conventions, national executive committee, and other national entities of the corporation; and
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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(a) The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.
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(b) As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which a subordinate department or local chapter is organized, the name and address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be divided equally among the then active officers and members.
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(a) Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Colorado, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and bylaws and include—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the names “The Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated”, “The Retired Enlisted Association”, “Retired Enlisted Association”, and “TREA” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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The purposes of the corporation are to educate members of the florist industry and the public, and to promote scientific development, in floriculture and horticulture.
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The corporation may—
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(A) hold property, in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000; and
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(a) The corporation may not operate for profit.
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(b) Earnings generated by the corporation may be used only for the purposes provided in section 200102 of this title.
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(c) Property held by the corporation, and the proceeds from the property, may be used only for the purposes provided in section 200102 of this title.
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(d) The corporation may not occupy any park in the District of Columbia.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be located in the District of Columbia. However, annual meetings may be held wherever the corporation decides.
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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not apply to the corporation.
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(a) Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(b) Eligibility for membership in the corporation is limited to male blood relatives of an individual who—(1) served at any time during the period from April 12, 1861, through April 9, 1865, as a soldier or sailor in—(A) the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue-Cutter Service; or(B) a State regiment that was called into active service and was subject to orders of United States general officers during that period; and(2) was discharged honorably from, or died in, that service.
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(1) The national encampment is the supreme governing authority of the corporation.
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(2) The national encampment is composed of officers and elected representatives from the States and other local subdivisions of the corporation as provided in the constitution and bylaws. However, the form of government of the corporation must be representative of the membership at large and may not permit concentration of control in a limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not representative of the membership at large.
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(1) During the intervals between the national encampments, the council of administration is the governing board of the corporation and is responsible for the general policies, program, and activities of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a commander in chief, a senior vice commander in chief, a junior vice commander in chief, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws. One individual may hold the offices of secretary and treasurer.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive right to use the name “Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or an officer or agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, an officer or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the council of administration of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an officer or employee. Members of the council of administration who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Trenton, New Jersey, or another place decided by the council of administration. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the place where the principal office is located but may be conducted in the District of Columbia and throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account; and(2) minutes of the proceedings of its national encampments and council of administration.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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Not later than March 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report may consist of a report on the proceedings of the national encampment. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the council of administration, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Theodore Roosevelt Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation is as provided in regulations adopted by the board of trustees.
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(a) A self-perpetuating board of trustees shall manage and direct the property and affairs of the corporation.
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(4) the conduct of the affairs of the corporation.
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The corporation may—
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(3) acquire and own property necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(7) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) The corporation shall be operated exclusively for educational purposes.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of any member or individual.
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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not apply to the corporation.
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(a) 369th Veterans’ Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(c) The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “369th Veterans’ Association” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, the board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) United Service Organizations, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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Except as provided in this chapter, the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the bylaws. The membership of the corporation consists of—
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(1) The board of governors is the governing body of the corporation. The board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation and for the control of the affairs and property of the corporation.
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(2) The board shall be elected by the members of the corporation for the term and in the classes provided in the bylaws of the corporation. The board includes—(A) six members appointed by the President;(B) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary’s designee; and(C) representatives of the civilian organizations listed in section 220102(4) of this title, and of the public at large, as provided in the bylaws.
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(3) The corporation may have other governing bodies or committees as provided in the bylaws.
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(1) The office of honorary chairman of the corporation shall be offered to the President. On acceptance, the honorary chairman shall be invited to preside at meetings of the corporation that the honorary chairman deems appropriate and convenient.
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(2) The corporation may have other officers as provided in the bylaws.
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The corporation has all the powers necessary and proper to carry out the purposes stated in section 220102 of this title, including the power—
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(4) to establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of the corporation;
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(5) to choose officers, representatives, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(7) to acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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The corporation and its councils, organizations, chapters, and affiliates have the exclusive right to use the names “United Service Organizations, Incorporated” and “USO” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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The Secretary of Defense may make the resources of the Department of Defense, including access to General Services Administration supplies and services through the Federal Supply Schedule of the General Services Administration, available to the corporation to the extent compatible with the primary mission of the Department and in accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary.
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(a) The corporation may not engage in business activity for profit unless the activity is substantially related to—(1) the purposes stated in section 220102 of this title; or(2) raising funds to accomplish those purposes.
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(b) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(c) The corporation shall be nonpolitical and may not provide financial aid or assistance to, or otherwise promote the candidacy of, an individual seeking elective public office. A substantial part of the activities of the corporation may not involve carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation.
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(d) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of a governor, officer, member, or employee or be distributed to any person during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer, employee, or other person or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of governors.
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(e) The corporation may not make a loan to a governor, officer, member, or employee.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of New York, another State, or the District of Columbia.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in New York, New York, or another place decided by the board of governors. However, the activities of the corporation 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 and in foreign countries.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of governors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of governors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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(a) The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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(b) The corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which the corporation or a council, organization, chapter, or affiliate may have activities, the name and address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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The corporation shall make public an annual report on its activities for the prior calendar year.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of governors, but in compliance with the bylaws. However, the assets of the corporation are irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes and may not inure to the benefit of a private person except a fund, foundation, or organization operated exclusively for charitable purposes.
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(a) United States Capitol Historical Society (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(4) to cooperate with the standing committees of Congress, the Library of Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and relevant departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the United States Government in carrying out the purposes of the corporation.
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Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(1) The board of trustees is the governing body of the corporation. The board is responsible for the control of all funds and affairs of the corporation.
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(3) The officers of the corporation are ex officio members of the board with all the rights and privileges of trustees, including the right to vote.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, 5 vice presidents, a treasurer, and a secretary. The president is the chief executive officer.
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(c) The board of trustees may employ an executive secretary and other personnel needed to assist the board and the officers to carry out the activities of the corporation. Employees serve at the pleasure of the board. The board shall prescribe the compensation and duties of employees.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(7) produce, buy, and market commemorative medals, souvenirs, publications, pictures, and cinemas consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
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(11) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “United States Capitol Historical Society” and seals, emblems, distinctive insignia, and descriptive or designating marks, words, or phrases required to carry out the duties and powers of the corporation. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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Notwithstanding section 105 of title 4 of the United States Code or any provision of the District of Columbia Code, the corporation is not required to pay, collect, or account for any tax specified in those provisions in connection with activities conducted within, or on the grounds of, the United States Capitol Building.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a trustee, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or reimbursement for actual expenses in amounts approved by the board of trustees.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a trustee, officer, or employee. Trustees who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a trustee, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia or a State.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of trustees. However, the activities of the corporation 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.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of trustees, and committees having any of the authority of its board of trustees; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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(a) The corporation shall submit an annual report to each House of Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted as soon as practical after the end of each fiscal year.
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(b) In addition to complying with the audit requirements of section 10101 of this title, the corporation shall comply with section 5108 of title 40.
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On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of trustees, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) The corporation is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(16) to effectively oversee the national governing bodies with respect to compliance with and implementation of the policies and procedures of the corporation, including policies and procedures on the establishment of a safe environment in sports as described in paragraph (15).
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(a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation is as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation, and membership shall be available only to national governing bodies.
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(b) In its constitution and bylaws, the corporation shall establish and maintain provisions with respect to its governance and the conduct of its affairs for reasonable representation of—(1) national governing bodies, including through provisions that establish and maintain a National Governing Bodies’ Council that is composed of representatives of the national governing bodies who are selected by their boards of directors or other governing boards to ensure effective communication between the corporation and the national governing bodies;(2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, including through provisions that—(A) establish and maintain an Athletes’ Advisory Council;(B) ensure that the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, or the designee of the chair, holds voting power on the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation;(C) require that—(i) not less than ⅓ of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes; and(ii) not less than 20 percent of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of amateur athletes who—(I) are actively engaged in representing the United States in international amateur athletic competition; or(II) have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition during the preceding 10-year period; and(D) ensure that the membership and voting power held by such amateur athletes is not less than ⅓ of the membership and voting power held in the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation, including any panel empowered to resolve grievances;(3) amateur sports organizations that conduct a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in 2 or more sports that are included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and(4) individuals not affiliated or associated with any amateur sports organization who, in the corporation’s judgment, represent the interests of the American public in the activities of the corporation.
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(1) national governing bodies, including through provisions that establish and maintain a National Governing Bodies’ Council that is composed of representatives of the national governing bodies who are selected by their boards of directors or other governing boards to ensure effective communication between the corporation and the national governing bodies;
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(B) ensure that the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, or the designee of the chair, holds voting power on the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation;
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(i) not less than ⅓ of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes; and
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(ii) not less than 20 percent of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of amateur athletes who—(I) are actively engaged in representing the United States in international amateur athletic competition; or(II) have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition during the preceding 10-year period; and
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(D) ensure that the membership and voting power held by such amateur athletes is not less than ⅓ of the membership and voting power held in the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation, including any panel empowered to resolve grievances;
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(4) individuals not affiliated or associated with any amateur sports organization who, in the corporation’s judgment, represent the interests of the American public in the activities of the corporation.
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(d) The bylaws of the corporation shall include a description of all generally applicable certification requirements for membership in the corporation.
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(a) The corporation shall adopt a constitution and bylaws. The corporation may amend its constitution only if the corporation—(1) publishes, in its principal publication, a notice of the proposed amendment, including—(A) the substantive terms of the amendment;(B) the time and place of the corporation’s regular meeting at which adoption of the amendment is to be decided; and(C) a provision informing interested persons that they may submit materials as authorized in clause (2) of this subsection; and(2) gives all interested persons an opportunity to submit written comments and information for at least 60 days after publication of notice of the proposed amendment and before adoption of the amendment.
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(B) the time and place of the corporation’s regular meeting at which adoption of the amendment is to be decided; and
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(b) The corporation may—(1) adopt and alter a corporate seal;(2) establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of the corporation;(3) make contracts;(4) accept gifts, legacies, and devises in furtherance of its corporate purposes;(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;(6) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property;(7) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications consistent with its corporate purposes;(8) approve and revoke membership in the corporation;(9) sue and be sued, except that any civil action brought in a State court against the corporation and solely relating to the corporation’s responsibilities under this chapter shall be removed, at the request of the corporation, to the district court of the United States in the district in which the action was brought, and such district court shall have original jurisdiction over the action without regard to the amount in controversy or citizenship of the parties involved, and except that neither this paragraph nor any other provision of this chapter shall create a private right of action under this chapter; and(10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(2) establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of the corporation;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) approve and revoke membership in the corporation;
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(9) sue and be sued, except that any civil action brought in a State court against the corporation and solely relating to the corporation’s responsibilities under this chapter shall be removed, at the request of the corporation, to the district court of the United States in the district in which the action was brought, and such district court shall have original jurisdiction over the action without regard to the amount in controversy or citizenship of the parties involved, and except that neither this paragraph nor any other provision of this chapter shall create a private right of action under this chapter; and
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(10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(c) The corporation may—(1) serve as the coordinating body for amateur athletic activity in the United States directly related to international amateur athletic competition;(2) represent the United States as its national Olympic committee in relations with the International Olympic Committee and the Pan-American Sports Organization and as its national Paralympic committee in relations with the International Paralympic Committee;(3) organize, finance, and control the representation of the United States in the competitions and events of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games, and obtain, directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, amateur representation for those games;(4) certify national governing bodies for any sport that is included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games;(5) facilitate, through orderly and effective administrative procedures, the resolution of conflicts or disputes that involve any of its members and any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, official, national governing body, or amateur sports organization and that arise in connection with their eligibility for and participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition, the Pan-American world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation; and(6) provide financial assistance to any organization or association, except a corporation organized for profit, in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.
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(5) facilitate, through orderly and effective administrative procedures, the resolution of conflicts or disputes that involve any of its members and any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, official, national governing body, or amateur sports organization and that arise in connection with their eligibility for and participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition, the Pan-American world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation; and
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(6) provide financial assistance to any organization or association, except a corporation organized for profit, in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.
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(1) The duty of the corporation to amateur athletes includes the adoption, effective implementation, and enforcement of policies and procedures designed—(A) to immediately report to law enforcement and the Center any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor;(B) to ensure that each national governing body has in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with—(i) the policies and procedures developed under subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and(ii) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 220542(a);(C) to ensure that each national governing body and the corporation enforces temporary measures and sanctions issued pursuant to the authority of the Center; and(D) with respect to a sport for which the corporation conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, to ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the corporation to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where “equivalent” means “equal” except that it shall be permissible—(i) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and(ii) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams.
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(C) to ensure that each national governing body and the corporation enforces temporary measures and sanctions issued pursuant to the authority of the Center; and
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(D) with respect to a sport for which the corporation conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, to ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the corporation to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where “equivalent” means “equal” except that it shall be permissible—(i) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and(ii) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams.
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(2) The corporation shall take all reasonable steps, in collaboration with affected athletes, to advocate to international sports federations and other event organizers to equalize prizes, compensation, funding, and other support provided to athletes by such federations and organizers.
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(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preempt or otherwise abrogate the duty of care of the corporation under State law or the common law.
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the corporation has the exclusive right to use—(1) the name “United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee”;(2) the symbol of the International Olympic Committee, consisting of 5 interlocking rings, the symbol of the International Paralympic Committee, consisting of 3 Agitos, or the symbol of the Pan-American Sports Organization, consisting of a torch surrounded by concentric rings;(3) the emblem of the corporation, consisting of an escutcheon having a blue chief and vertically extending red and white bars on the base with 5 interlocking rings displayed on the chief; and(4) the words “Olympic”, “Olympiad”, “Citius Altius Fortius”, “Paralympic”, “Paralympiad”, “Pan-American”, “Parapan American”, “America Espirito Sport Fraternite”, or any combination of those words.
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(3) the emblem of the corporation, consisting of an escutcheon having a blue chief and vertically extending red and white bars on the base with 5 interlocking rings displayed on the chief; and
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(b) The corporation may authorize contributors and suppliers of goods or services to use the trade name of the corporation or any trademark, symbol, insignia, or emblem of the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization, or of the corporation to advertise that the contributions, goods, or services were donated or supplied to, or approved, selected, or used by, the corporation, the United States Olympic team, the Paralympic team, the Pan-American team, the Parapan American team, or team members.
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(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the corporation may file a civil action against a person for the remedies provided in the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) (popularly known as the Trademark Act of 1946) if the person, without the consent of the corporation, uses for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of any goods or services, or to promote any theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition—(1) the symbol described in subsection (a)(2) of this section;(2) the emblem described in subsection (a)(3) of this section;(3) the words described in subsection (a)(4) of this section, or any combination or simulation of those words tending to cause confusion or mistake, to deceive, or to falsely suggest a connection with the corporation or any Olympic, Paralympic, Pan-American, or Parapan American Games activity; or(4) any trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia falsely representing association with, or authorization by, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization, or the corporation.
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(3) the words described in subsection (a)(4) of this section, or any combination or simulation of those words tending to cause confusion or mistake, to deceive, or to falsely suggest a connection with the corporation or any Olympic, Paralympic, Pan-American, or Parapan American Games activity; or
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(4) any trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia falsely representing association with, or authorization by, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization, or the corporation.
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(B) it is evident from the circumstances that such use of the word “Olympic” refers to the naturally occurring mountains or geographical region of the same name that were named prior to February 6, 1998, and not to the corporation or any Olympic activity; and
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(a) The corporation may not engage in business for profit or issue stock.
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(b) The corporation shall be nonpolitical and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.
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(c) The corporation shall develop 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the corporation from assisting a member or former member in obtaining a new job (except the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows that such member or former member violated the policies or procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor in violation of applicable law.
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(d) The corporation shall establish a policy—(1) not to disperse bonus or severance pay to any individual named as a subject of an ethics investigation by the ethics committee of the corporation, until such individual is cleared of wrongdoing by such investigation; and(2) that provides that—(A) if the ethics committee determines that an individual has violated the policies of the corporation—(i) the individual is no longer entitled to bonus or severance pay previously withheld; and(ii) the compensation committee of the corporation may reduce or cancel the withheld bonus or severance pay; and(B) in the case of an individual who is the subject of a criminal investigation, the ethics committee shall investigate the individual.
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(1) not to disperse bonus or severance pay to any individual named as a subject of an ethics investigation by the ethics committee of the corporation, until such individual is cleared of wrongdoing by such investigation; and
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(A) if the ethics committee determines that an individual has violated the policies of the corporation—(i) the individual is no longer entitled to bonus or severance pay previously withheld; and(ii) the compensation committee of the corporation may reduce or cancel the withheld bonus or severance pay; and
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(ii) the compensation committee of the corporation may reduce or cancel the withheld bonus or severance pay; and
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The corporation shall maintain its principal office and national headquarters in a place in the United States decided by the corporation. The corporation may hold its annual and special meetings in the places decided by the corporation.
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(a) The corporation shall establish and maintain provisions in its constitution and bylaws for the swift and equitable resolution of disputes involving any of its members and relating to complaints of retaliation or the opportunity of an amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. In any lawsuit relating to the resolution of a dispute involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games, a court shall not grant injunctive relief against the corporation within 21 days before the beginning of such games if the corporation, after consultation with the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, has provided a sworn statement in writing executed by an officer of the corporation to such court that its constitution and bylaws cannot provide for the resolution of such dispute prior to the beginning of such games.
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(1) The corporation shall hire and provide salary, benefits, and administrative expenses for an ombudsman and support staff for athletes.
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(A) provide independent advice to athletes at no cost about the applicable provisions of this chapter and the constitution and bylaws of the corporation, national governing bodies, international sports federations, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization, and with respect to the resolution of any dispute involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation;
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(i) The Athletes’ Advisory Council shall provide the corporation’s executive director with the name of 1 qualified person to serve as ombudsman for athletes.
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(ii) The corporation’s executive director shall immediately transmit the name of such person to the corporation’s executive committee.
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(iii) The corporation’s executive committee shall hire or not hire such person after fully considering the advice and counsel of the Athletes’ Advisory Council.
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(C) The corporation may terminate the employment of an individual serving as ombudsman for athletes only if—(i) the termination is carried out in accordance with the applicable policies and procedures of the corporation;(ii) the termination is initially recommended to the corporation’s executive committee by either the corporation’s executive director or by the Athletes’ Advisory Council; and(iii) the corporation’s executive committee fully considers the advice and counsel of the Athletes’ Advisory Council prior to deciding whether or not to terminate the employment of such individual.
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(i) the termination is carried out in accordance with the applicable policies and procedures of the corporation;
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(ii) the termination is initially recommended to the corporation’s executive committee by either the corporation’s executive director or by the Athletes’ Advisory Council; and
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(iii) the corporation’s executive committee fully considers the advice and counsel of the Athletes’ Advisory Council prior to deciding whether or not to terminate the employment of such individual.
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(II) employees of the corporation.
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(5) No employee, contractor, agent, volunteer, or member of the corporation shall take or threaten to take any action against an athlete as a reprisal for disclosing information to or seeking assistance from the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.
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(6) The board of directors of the corporation or any other member or employee of the corporation shall not prevent or prohibit the Office of the Athlete Ombuds from carrying out any duty or responsibility under this section.
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(1) The corporation, the national governing bodies, or any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of the corporation or a national governing body may not retaliate against any protected individual as a result of any communication, including the filing of a formal complaint, by a protected individual or a parent or legal guardian of the protected individual relating to an allegation of physical abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse.
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(2) If the corporation finds that an employee of the corporation or a national governing body has retaliated against a protected individual, the corporation or national governing body, as applicable, shall immediately terminate the employment of, or suspend without pay, such employee.
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(A) With respect to a protected individual the corporation finds to have been subject to retaliation, the corporation may award damages, including damages for pain and suffering and reasonable attorney fees.
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(B) In the case of a national governing body found to have retaliated against a protected individual, the corporation may demand reimbursement from the national governing body for damages paid by the corporation under subparagraph (A).
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As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall have a designated agent in the State of Colorado to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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(1) Not less frequently than annually, the corporation shall submit simultaneously to the President and to each House of Congress a detailed report on the operations of the corporation for the preceding calendar year.
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(A) A comprehensive description of the activities and accomplishments of the corporation during such calendar year.
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(B) Data concerning the participation of women, disabled individuals, and racial and ethnic minorities in the amateur athletic activities and administration of the corporation and national governing bodies.
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(D) A description of any lawsuit or grievance filed against the corporation, including any dispute initiated under this chapter.
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(E) The agenda and minutes of any meeting of the board of directors of the corporation that occurred during such calendar year.
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(F) A report by the compliance committee of the corporation that, with respect to such calendar year—(i) identifies—(I) the areas in which the corporation has met compliance standards; and(II) the areas in which the corporation has not met compliance standards; and(ii) assesses the compliance of each member of the corporation and provides a plan for improvement, as necessary.
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(I) the areas in which the corporation has met compliance standards; and
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(II) the areas in which the corporation has not met compliance standards; and
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(ii) assesses the compliance of each member of the corporation and provides a plan for improvement, as necessary.
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(3) The corporation shall make each report under this subsection available to the public on an easily accessible internet website of the corporation.
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(1) Not less frequently than annually, the financial statements of the corporation for the preceding fiscal year shall be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by—(A) an independent certified public accountant; or(B) an independent licensed public accountant who is certified or licensed by the regulatory authority of a State or a political subdivision of a State.
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(2) An audit under paragraph (1) shall be conducted at the location at which the financial statements of the corporation normally are kept.
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(A) all records and property owned or used by the corporation, as necessary to facilitate the audit; and
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(i) Any statement necessary to present fairly the assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit of the corporation.
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(iii) A detailed statement of the income and expenses of the corporation, including the results of any trading, manufacturing, publishing, or other commercial endeavor.
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(ix) A description of any financial conflict of interest (including a description of any recusal or other mitigating action taken), evaluated in a manner consistent with the policies of the corporation, of—(I) a member of the board of directors of the corporation; or(II) any senior management personnel of the corporation.
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(I) a member of the board of directors of the corporation; or
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(II) any senior management personnel of the corporation.
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(v) A detailed statement of the amounts spent on compensation and services for executives and administration officials of the corporation, including the 20 employees of the corporation who receive the highest amounts of compensation.
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(vii) Such comments and information as the auditor considers necessary to inform Congress of the financial operations and condition of the corporation.
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(viii) Recommendations relating to the financial operations and condition of the corporation.
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(i) The corporation shall make each report under this paragraph available to the public on an easily accessible internet website of the corporation.
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In obtaining representation for the United States in each competition and event of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan-American Games, and Parapan American Games, the corporation, either directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, may select, but is not obligated to select (even if not selecting will result in an incomplete team for an event), athletes who have not met the eligibility standard of the national governing body and the corporation when the number of athletes who have met the eligibility standards of such entities is insufficient to fill the roster for an event.
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(a) Not less frequently than annually, the corporation shall cause an independent third-party organization, under contract, to conduct an anonymous survey of amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition with respect to—(1) their satisfaction with the corporation and the applicable national governing body; and(2) the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings within the corporation and the applicable national governing body relating to sexual harassment and abuse.
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(1) their satisfaction with the corporation and the applicable national governing body; and
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(2) the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings within the corporation and the applicable national governing body relating to sexual harassment and abuse.
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(c) If the corporation or a national governing body makes any effort to undermine the independence of, introduce bias into, or otherwise influence a survey under subsection (a), such activity shall be reported immediately to Congress.
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(d) The corporation shall make the results of each such survey available to the public on an internet website of the corporation.
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(a) Not less frequently than annually, the corporation shall submit to Congress a report on the compliance of the corporation with paragraphs (1)(D) and (2) of section 220505(d).
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(a) With respect to each sport included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games, the corporation—(1) may certify as a national governing body an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that files an application and is eligible for such certification under section 220522; and(2) may not certify more than 1 national governing body.
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(b) Before certifying an organization as a national governing body, the corporation shall hold at least 2 public hearings on the application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time, place, and nature of the hearings. Publication shall be made in a regular issue of the corporation’s principal publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of the hearings. The corporation shall send written notice, which shall include a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the date of any such public hearing to all amateur sports organizations known to the corporation in that sport.
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(c) Within 61 days after certifying an organization as a national governing body, the corporation shall recommend and support in any appropriate manner the national governing body to the appropriate international sports federation as the representative of the United States for that sport.
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(d) Not later than 8 years after the date of the enactment of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the corporation—(1) shall review all matters related to the continued certification of an organization as a national governing body;(2) may take action the corporation considers appropriate, including placing conditions on the continued certification of an organization as a national governing body;(3) shall submit to Congress a summary report of each review under paragraph (1); and(4) shall make each such summary report available to the public.
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(2) may take action the corporation considers appropriate, including placing conditions on the continued certification of an organization as a national governing body;
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(1) is incorporated under the laws of a State of the United States or the District of Columbia as a not-for-profit corporation having as its purpose the advancement of amateur athletic competition;
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(A) an application, in the form required by the corporation, for certification as a national governing body;
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(C) any additional information considered necessary or appropriate by the corporation;
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(A) its certification as a national governing body, as provided for in section 220529 of this title, upon demand of the corporation; and
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(B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official to participate in amateur athletic competition, upon demand of the corporation or any aggrieved amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official, which arbitration under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with the standard commercial arbitration rules of an established major national provider of arbitration and mediation services based in the United States and designated by the corporation with the concurrence of the Athletes’ Advisory Council and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, as modified and provided for in the corporation’s constitution and bylaws, except that if the Athletes’ Advisory Council and National Governing Bodies’ Council do not concur on any modifications to such Rules, and if the corporation’s executive committee is not able to facilitate such concurrence, the standard commercial rules of arbitration of such designated provider shall apply unless at least two-thirds of the corporation’s board of directors approves modifications to such Rules;
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(A) fair, as determined by the corporation in consultation with the national governing bodies, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the United States Olympians and Paralympians Association;
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(11) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the corporation, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, that its board of directors and other such governing boards have established criteria and election procedures for and maintain among their voting members individuals who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition in the sport for which certification is sought or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition within the preceding 10 years, that any exceptions to such guidelines by such organization have been approved by the corporation, and that the voting power held by such individuals is not less than 20 percent of the voting power held in its board of directors and other such governing boards;
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(13) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the corporation, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, that—(A) its board of directors and other such governing boards have established criteria and election procedures for, and maintain among their voting members, individuals who—(i) are elected by amateur athletes; and(ii) are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition, or have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, in the sport for which certification is sought;(B) any exception to such guidelines by such organization has been approved by—(i) the corporation; and(ii) the Athletes’ Advisory Council; and(C) the voting power held by such individuals is not less than ⅓ of the voting power held by its board of directors and other such governing boards;
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(i) the corporation; and
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(17) commits to submitting annual reports to the corporation that include, for each calendar year—(A) a description of the manner in which the organization—(i) carries out the mission to promote a safe environment in sports that is free from abuse of amateur athletes (including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse); and(B) a description of any cause of action or complaint filed against the organization that was pending or settled during the preceding calendar year; and(C) a detailed statement of—(i) the income and expenses of the organization; and(ii) the amounts expended on stipends, bonuses, and services for amateur athletes, organized by the level and gender of the amateur athletes;
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(18) commits to meeting any minimum standard or requirement set forth by the corporation; and
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(6) recommend to the corporation individuals and teams to represent the United States in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games; and
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(b) A national governing body may not exercise any authority under subsection (a) of this section for a particular sport after another amateur sports organization has been declared (in accordance with binding arbitration proceedings prescribed by the organic documents of the corporation) entitled to replace that national governing body as the member of the corporation for that sport.
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(4) disseminate and distribute to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials in a timely manner the applicable rules and any changes to such rules of the national governing body, the corporation, the appropriate international sports federation, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization;
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(1) An amateur sports organization or person that belongs to or is eligible to belong to a national governing body may seek to compel the national governing body to comply with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title by filing a written complaint with the corporation. A copy of the complaint shall be served on the national governing body.
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(2) The corporation shall establish procedures for the filing and disposition of complaints under this section.
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(b) The corporation shall hold a hearing, within 90 days after the complaint is filed, to receive testimony to decide whether the national governing body is complying with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title.
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(1) If the corporation decides, as a result of the hearing, that the national governing body is complying with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title, it shall so notify the complainant and the national governing body.
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(2) If the corporation decides, as a result of the hearing, that the national governing body is not complying with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title, it shall—(A) place the national governing body on probation for a specified period of time, not to exceed 180 days, which the corporation considers necessary to enable the national governing body to comply with those sections; or(B) revoke the recognition of the national governing body.
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(A) place the national governing body on probation for a specified period of time, not to exceed 180 days, which the corporation considers necessary to enable the national governing body to comply with those sections; or
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(3) If the corporation places a national governing body on probation under paragraph (2) of this subsection, it may extend the probationary period if the national governing body has proven by clear and convincing evidence that, through no fault of its own, it needs additional time to comply with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title. If, at the end of the period allowed by the corporation, the national governing body has not complied with those sections, the corporation shall revoke the recognition of the national governing body.
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(a) An amateur sports organization may seek to replace an incumbent as the national governing body for a particular sport by filing a written application for certification with the corporation.
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(b) The corporation shall establish procedures for the filing and disposition of applications under this section. If 2 or more organizations file applications for the same sport, the applications shall be considered in a single proceeding.
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(2) The application shall be filed with the corporation by certified mail, and a copy of the application shall be served on the national governing body and with any other organization that has filed an application. The corporation shall inform the applicant that its application has been received.
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(d) Within 180 days after receipt of an application filed under this section, the corporation shall conduct a formal hearing open to the public to determine the merits of the application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing in a regular issue of its principal publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of the hearing. The corporation also shall send written notice, including a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing to all amateur sports organizations known to the corporation in that sport. In the hearing, the applicant and the national governing body shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present evidence supporting their positions.
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(f) Within 30 days after the close of the hearing required by this section, the corporation shall—(1) uphold the right of the national governing body to continue as the national governing body for its sport;(2) revoke the certification of the national governing body and declare a vacancy in the national governing body for that sport;(3) revoke the certification of the national governing body and certify the applicant as the national governing body; or(4) place the national governing body on probation for a period not exceeding 180 days, pending the compliance of the national governing body, if the national governing body would have retained certification except for a minor deficiency in one of the requirements of section 220522, 220524, or 220525 of this title and notify such national governing body of such probation and of the actions needed to comply with such requirements.
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(g) If the national governing body does not comply with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title within the probationary period prescribed under subsection (f)(4) of this section, the corporation shall revoke the certification of the national governing body and either—(1) certify the applicant as the national governing body; or(2) declare a vacancy in the national governing body for that sport.
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(a) A party aggrieved by a determination of the corporation under section 220527 or 220528 of this title may obtain review by the arbitration and mediation provider designated by the corporation under section 220522(a)(4).
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(1) A demand for arbitration must be submitted within 30 days after the determination of the corporation.
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(2) On receipt of a demand for arbitration, the Association shall serve notice on the parties to the arbitration and on the corporation, and shall immediately proceed with arbitration according to the commercial rules of the Association in effect at the time the demand is filed, except that—(A) the arbitration panel shall consist of at least 3 arbitrators, unless the parties to the proceeding agree to a lesser number;(B) the arbitration hearing shall take place at a site selected by the Association, unless the parties to the proceeding agree to the use of another site; and(C) the arbitration hearing shall be open to the public.
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(c) The arbitrators may settle a dispute arising under this chapter before making a final award, if agreed to by the parties and achieved in a manner not inconsistent with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(d) Final decision of the arbitrators is binding on the parties if the award is not inconsistent with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) Not less frequently than annually, each national governing body shall submit to the corporation and Congress a report on the compliance of the national governing body with paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 220524(a).
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(B) exercise jurisdiction over the corporation and each national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, in sports;
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(i) ensure that the national governing bodies and the corporation implement and follow the policies and procedures developed by the Center to prevent and promptly report instances of abuse of amateur athletes, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; and
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(C) the corporation;
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(1) A former employee or board member of the corporation or a national governing body shall not work or volunteer at the Center during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the former employee or board member ceases employment with the corporation or national governing body.
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(3) An executive or attorney for the Center shall be considered to have an inappropriate conflict of interest if the executive or attorney also represents the corporation or a national governing body.
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(A) The corporation and the national governing bodies shall not interfere in, or attempt to influence the outcome of, an investigation.
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(A) On January 4, 2021, the corporation shall make a mandatory payment of $20,000,000 to the Center for operating costs of the Center for fiscal year 2021.
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(B) For fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the corporation shall make a mandatory payment of $20,000,000 to the Center not later than the close of business on the first regular business day in January.
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(2) The corporation may use funds received from 1 or more national governing bodies to make a mandatory payment required by paragraph (1).
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(B) For each day of late or incomplete payment of a mandatory payment under paragraph (1) after January 1 of the applicable year, the Center shall be allowed to recover from the corporation an additional $20,000.
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(A) Amounts transferred to the Center by the corporation or a national governing body shall be used, in accordance with section 220503(15), primarily for the purpose of carrying out the duties and requirements under sections 220541 through 220543 with respect to the investigation and resolution of allegations of sexual misconduct, or other misconduct, made by amateur athletes.
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(i) Of the amounts made available to the Center by the corporation or a national governing body in a fiscal year for the purpose described in section 220503(15)—(I) not less than 50 percent shall be used for processing the investigation and resolution of allegations described in subparagraph (A); and(II) not more than 10 percent may be used for executive compensation of officers and directors of the Center.
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(II) The Center shall return to the corporation and national governing bodies any amounts, proportional to the contributions of the corporation and national governing bodies, that remain after the retention described in subclause (I).
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(1) Not less frequently than annually, the Center shall carry out an audit of the corporation and each national governing body—(A) to assess compliance with policies and procedures developed under this subchapter; and(B) to ensure that consistent training relating to the prevention of child abuse is provided to all staff of the corporation and national governing bodies who are in regular contact with amateur athletes and members who are minors subject to parental consent.
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(B) to ensure that consistent training relating to the prevention of child abuse is provided to all staff of the corporation and national governing bodies who are in regular contact with amateur athletes and members who are minors subject to parental consent.
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(A) The Center may impose on the corporation or a national governing body a corrective measure to achieve compliance with the policies and procedures developed under this subchapter or the training requirement described in paragraph (1)(B).
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(i) On request by the Center, the corporation shall—(I) enforce any corrective measure required under subparagraph (A); and(II) report the status of enforcement with respect to a national governing body within a reasonable timeframe.
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(ii) The corporation may enforce a corrective measure through any means available to the corporation, including by withholding funds from a national governing body, limiting the participation of the national governing body in corporation events, and decertifying a national governing body.
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(iii) If the corporation fails to enforce a corrective measure within 72 hours of a request under clause (i), the Center may submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report describing the noncompliance.
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(i) Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter that begins after the date of the enactment of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, the Center shall submit to the corporation a statement of the following:(1) The number and nature of misconduct complaints referred to the Center, by sport.(2) The number and type of pending misconduct complaints under investigation by the Center.(3) The number of misconduct complaints for which an investigation was terminated or otherwise closed by the Center.(4) The number of such misconduct complaints reported to law enforcement agencies by the Center for further investigation.(5) The number of discretionary cases accepted or declined by the Center, by sport.(6) The average time required for resolution of such cases and misconduct complaints.(7) Information relating to the educational activities and trainings conducted by the office of education and outreach of the Center during the preceding quarter, including the number of educational activities and trainings developed and provided.
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(1) Not later than 180 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall make available to the public a certification relating to the Center’s independence from the corporation.
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(A) A finding of whether a violation of a prohibition on employment of former employees or board members of the corporation under subsection (f) has occurred during the year preceding the certification.
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(C) A finding of whether the corporation has interfered in, or attempted to influence the outcome of, an investigation by the Center.
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(D) Any recommendations of the Comptroller General for resolving any potential risks to the Center’s independence from the corporation.
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(A) The Comptroller General may take such reasonable steps as, in the view of the Comptroller General, are necessary to be fully informed about the operations of the corporation and the Center.
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(i) access to, and the right to make copies of, any and all nonprivileged books, records, accounts, correspondence, files, or other documents or electronic records, including emails, of officers, agents, and employees of the Center or the corporation; and
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(ii) the right to interview any officer, employee, agent, or consultant of the Center or the corporation.
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(C) If, under this subsection, the Comptroller General seeks access to information contained within privileged documents or materials in the possession of the Center or the corporation, the Center or the corporation, as the case may be, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide the Comptroller General with the information without compromising the applicable privilege.
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(G) procedures to prohibit retaliation by the corporation or any national governing body against any individual who makes—(ii) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse;
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(ii) to prevent waste, fraud, or misuse of funds transferred to the Center by the corporation or the national governing bodies.
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(II) prescribes adequate procedures for forming a board of directors of the corporation as expeditiously as possible and in a manner that safeguards the membership and voting power of the representatives of amateur athletes at all times, consistent with the membership and voting power of amateur athletes under section 220504(b)(2); or
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(a) Effective on the date of enactment of a joint resolution described in section 220551(2)(A) with respect to the board of directors of the corporation, such board of directors shall be dissolved.
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(a) United States Submarine Veterans of World War II (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in New Jersey and Colorado, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include—
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(6) performing acts of charity as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or otherwise participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a national association of veterans who as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational, and are—
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An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation only if the individual served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States—
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The corporation may—
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(1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States” and its corporate seal and to manufacture and use emblems and badges the corporation adopts.
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As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Veterans of World War I of the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, fraternal, historical, and educational, in the service and for the benefit of veterans of World War I, and are—
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(8) to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, an individual who did not serve honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period beginning April 6, 1917, and ending November 11, 1918, is not eligible for all classes of membership.
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(b) Each member of the corporation (except an associate or honorary member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members of the corporation except the national convention.
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(1) The national convention is the supreme governing authority of the corporation.
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(2) The national convention is composed of officers and elected representatives from the States and other local subdivisions of the corporation as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the form of government of the corporation must be representative of the membership at large and may not permit concentration of control in a limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not representative of the membership at large. Each elected representative is entitled to one vote at the national convention.
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(1) During the intervals between the national convention, the board of administration is the governing board of the corporation and is responsible for the general policies, program, and activities of the corporation.
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(1) The officers of the corporation are a national commander, a national senior vice commander, a national junior vice commander, a national quartermaster, a national adjutant, a national judge advocate, 9 regional vice commanders, and other officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws. One individual may hold the offices of national quartermaster and national adjutant.
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The corporation may—
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(3) choose officers, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
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(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(8) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive right to use the name “Veterans of World War I of the United States of America, Incorporated”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or an officer or agent as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, an officer or member during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of administration of the corporation.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an officer or employee. Members of the board of administration who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of administration. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the place where the principal office is located but may be conducted in the District of Columbia and throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account; and(2) minutes of the proceedings of its national convention and board of administration.
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(b) A member, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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Not later than March 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report may consist of a report on the proceedings of the national convention.
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(a) Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws and include a commitment—
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(7) to consecrate the efforts of the members of the corporation, and Vietnam-era veterans generally, to mutual helpfulness and service to their country.
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(a) The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(b) The officers and the election of officers are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its articles of incorporation filed in the State of incorporation and in its constitution and bylaws.
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The corporation has the exclusive right to use the names “The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.”, “Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.”, and “Vietnam Veterans of America”, and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(c) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(d) The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) Women’s Army Corps Veterans’ Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment on a national basis—
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Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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(a) The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.
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(b) The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or otherwise participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
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(c) The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
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(d) The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.
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(e) The corporation may not claim the approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.
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The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
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(a) The corporation shall keep—(1) correct and complete records of account;(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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(b) A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
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The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.
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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers or agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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(a) The American National Red Cross (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a Federally chartered instrumentality of the United States and a body corporate and politic in the District of Columbia.
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(b) The name of the corporation is “The American National Red Cross”. The corporation may conduct its business and affairs, and otherwise hold itself out, as the “American Red Cross” in any jurisdiction.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(a) Membership in the corporation is open to all the people of the United States and its territories and possessions, on payment of an amount specified, or as otherwise provided, in the bylaws.
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(1) The chapters of the corporation are the local units of the corporation. The corporation shall prescribe policies and regulations related to—(A) granting charters to the chapters and revoking those charters;(B) the territorial jurisdiction of the chapters;(C) the relationship of the chapters to the corporation; and(D) compliance by the chapters with the policies and regulations of the corporation.
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(C) the relationship of the chapters to the corporation; and
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(D) compliance by the chapters with the policies and regulations of the corporation.
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(2) The policies and regulations shall require that each chapter adhere to the democratic principles of election specified in the bylaws in electing the governing body of the chapter and selecting delegates to the annual meeting of the corporation.
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(1) The board of governors is the governing body of the corporation with all powers of governing and directing, and of overseeing the management of the business and affairs of, the corporation.
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(i) Members of the board of governors other than the chairman shall be elected at the annual meeting of the corporation in accordance with such procedures as may be provided in the bylaws.
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(B) any member of the board of governors elected by the board to fill a vacancy in a board position arising before the expiration of its term may, as determined by the board, serve for the remainder of that term or until the next annual meeting of the corporation.
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(2) The terms of office of members of the board of governors (other than the chairman) shall be staggered such that, by March 31, 2012, and thereafter, ⅓ of the entire board (or as near to ⅓ as practicable) shall be elected at each successive annual meeting of the corporation with the term of office of each member of the board of governors elected at an annual meeting expiring at the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such member was elected.
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(3) shall appoint such officers of the corporation, including a chief executive officer, with such duties, responsibilities, and terms of office as may be provided in the bylaws or a resolution of the board of governors; and
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(A) The advisory council shall be composed of no fewer than 8 and no more than 10 members, each of whom shall be appointed by the President from principal officers of the executive departments and senior officers of the Armed Forces whose positions and interests qualify them to contribute to carrying out the programs and purposes of the corporation.
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(2) Any bylaws adopted pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) may provide special procedures necessary for managing the corporation during the emergency. All provisions of the regular bylaws consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency.
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(1) the term “entire board” means the total number of members of the board of governors that the corporation would have if there were no vacancies; and
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(a) The corporation may—(1) adopt policies and regulations;(2) adopt, alter, and destroy a seal;(3) own and dispose of property to carry out the purposes of the corporation;(4) accept gifts, devises, and bequests of property to carry out the purposes of the corporation;(5) sue and be sued in courts of law and equity, State or Federal, within the jurisdiction of the United States; and(6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and promote the purposes of the corporation.
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(3) own and dispose of property to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(4) accept gifts, devises, and bequests of property to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
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(6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and promote the purposes of the corporation.
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(b) The corporation is designated as the organization authorized to act in matters of relief under the treaties of Geneva, August 22, 1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949.
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(a) In carrying out its purposes under this chapter, the corporation may have and use, as an emblem and badge, a Greek red cross on a white ground, as described in the treaties of Geneva, August 22, 1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949, and adopted by the nations acceding to those treaties.
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(a) The annual meeting of the corporation is the annual meeting of delegates of the chapters.
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(a) The United States Government shall retain ownership of the corporation’s permanent headquarters, comprised of buildings erected on square 172 in the District of Columbia, including—(1) the memorial building to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the women of the United States, North and South, during the Civil War, erected for the use of the corporation;(2) the memorial building to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the patriotic women of the United States, its territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia during World War I, erected for the use of the corporation; and(3) the permanent building erected for the use of the corporation in connection with its work in cooperation with the Government.
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(1) the memorial building to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the women of the United States, North and South, during the Civil War, erected for the use of the corporation;
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(2) the memorial building to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the patriotic women of the United States, its territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia during World War I, erected for the use of the corporation; and
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(3) the permanent building erected for the use of the corporation in connection with its work in cooperation with the Government.
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(b) Those buildings shall remain under the supervision of the Administrator of General Services. However, the corporation shall care for and maintain the buildings without expense to the Government.
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The endowment fund of the corporation shall be kept and invested under the management and control of a board of trustees elected by the board of governors. The corporation shall prescribe policies and regulations on terms and tenure of office, accountability, and expenses of the board of trustees.
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(a) As soon as practicable after the end of the corporation’s fiscal year, which may be changed from time to time by the board of governors, the corporation shall submit a report to the Secretary of Defense on the activities of the corporation during such fiscal year, including a complete, itemized report of all receipts and expenditures.
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(c) The corporation shall reimburse the Secretary each year for auditing its accounts. The amount paid shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as a miscellaneous receipt.
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The Comptroller General of the United States is authorized to review the corporation’s involvement in any Federal program or activity the Government carries out under law.
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(a) The corporation shall establish an Office of the Ombudsman with such duties and responsibilities as may be provided in the bylaws or a resolution of the board of governors.
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(1) The Office of the Ombudsman shall submit annually to the appropriate Congressional committees a report concerning any trends and systemic matters that the Office of the Ombudsman has identified as confronting the corporation.
Citations to §220501(b)(8)
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(2) to coordinate and develop amateur athletic activity in the United States, directly related to international amateur athletic competition, to foster productive working relationships among sports-related organizations;
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(2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, including through provisions that—(A) establish and maintain an Athletes’ Advisory Council;(B) ensure that the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, or the designee of the chair, holds voting power on the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation;(C) require that—(i) not less than ⅓ of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes; and(ii) not less than 20 percent of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of amateur athletes who—(I) are actively engaged in representing the United States in international amateur athletic competition; or(II) have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition during the preceding 10-year period; and(D) ensure that the membership and voting power held by such amateur athletes is not less than ⅓ of the membership and voting power held in the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation, including any panel empowered to resolve grievances;
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(I) are actively engaged in representing the United States in international amateur athletic competition; or
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(II) have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition during the preceding 10-year period; and
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(3) amateur sports organizations that conduct a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in 2 or more sports that are included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(1) serve as the coordinating body for amateur athletic activity in the United States directly related to international amateur athletic competition;
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(D) with respect to a sport for which the corporation conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, to ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the corporation to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where “equivalent” means “equal” except that it shall be permissible—(i) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and(ii) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams.
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(11) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the corporation, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, that its board of directors and other such governing boards have established criteria and election procedures for and maintain among their voting members individuals who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition in the sport for which certification is sought or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition within the preceding 10 years, that any exceptions to such guidelines by such organization have been approved by the corporation, and that the voting power held by such individuals is not less than 20 percent of the voting power held in its board of directors and other such governing boards;
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(A) conducts a national program or regular national amateur athletic competition in the applicable sport on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of amateur athletes to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(ii) are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition, or have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, in the sport for which certification is sought;
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(4) exercise jurisdiction over international amateur athletic activities and sanction international amateur athletic competition held in the United States and sanction the sponsorship of international amateur athletic competition held outside the United States;
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(5) conduct amateur athletic competition, including national championships, and international amateur athletic competition in the United States, and establish procedures for determining eligibility standards for participation in competition, except for amateur athletic competition specified in section 220526 of this title;
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(7) designate individuals and teams to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition (other than the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games) and certify, in accordance with applicable international rules, the amateur eligibility of those individuals and teams.
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(5) allow an amateur athlete to compete in any international amateur athletic competition conducted by any organization or person, unless the national governing body establishes that its denial is based on evidence that the organization or person conducting the competition does not meet the requirements stated in section 220525 of this title;
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(7) with respect to a sport for which a national governing body conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the national governing body to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where “equivalent” means “equal” except that it shall be permissible—(A) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and(B) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams;
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(1) review a request by an amateur sports organization or person for a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States or to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States; and
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(A) the national governing body does not decide by clear and convincing evidence that holding or sponsoring an international amateur athletic competition would be detrimental to the best interest of the sport; and
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(2) For a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit to the national governing body an audited or notarized financial report of similar events, if any, conducted by the organization or person; and(B) demonstrate that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.
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(3) For a sanction to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in international amateur athletic competition; and(B) submit a letter from the appropriate entity that will hold the international amateur athletic competition certifying that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.
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(A) submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in international amateur athletic competition; and
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(B) submit a letter from the appropriate entity that will hold the international amateur athletic competition certifying that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.
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(1) conduct international amateur athletic competition in the United States; or
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(2) sponsor international amateur athletic competition to be held outside the United States.
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(2) that participates in an interstate or international amateur athletic competition; and
Citations to §220501(b)(9)
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(4) to obtain for the United States, directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, the most competent amateur representation possible in each event of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games;
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(8) to provide swift resolution of conflicts and disputes involving amateur athletes, national governing bodies, and amateur sports organizations, and protect the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in amateur athletic competition;
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(16) to effectively oversee the national governing bodies with respect to compliance with and implementation of the policies and procedures of the corporation, including policies and procedures on the establishment of a safe environment in sports as described in paragraph (15).
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(a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation is as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation, and membership shall be available only to national governing bodies.
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(1) national governing bodies, including through provisions that establish and maintain a National Governing Bodies’ Council that is composed of representatives of the national governing bodies who are selected by their boards of directors or other governing boards to ensure effective communication between the corporation and the national governing bodies;
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(3) organize, finance, and control the representation of the United States in the competitions and events of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games, and obtain, directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, amateur representation for those games;
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(4) certify national governing bodies for any sport that is included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games;
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(5) facilitate, through orderly and effective administrative procedures, the resolution of conflicts or disputes that involve any of its members and any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, official, national governing body, or amateur sports organization and that arise in connection with their eligibility for and participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition, the Pan-American world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation; and
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(B) to ensure that each national governing body has in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with—(i) the policies and procedures developed under subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and(ii) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 220542(a);
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(C) to ensure that each national governing body and the corporation enforces temporary measures and sanctions issued pursuant to the authority of the Center; and
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(A) provide independent advice to athletes at no cost about the applicable provisions of this chapter and the constitution and bylaws of the corporation, national governing bodies, international sports federations, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization, and with respect to the resolution of any dispute involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation;
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(I) employees of the national governing bodies; and
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(iii) Each national governing body shall—(I) publish the policy developed under clause (i) on the internet website of the national governing body; and(II) communicate to amateur athletes the availability of the policy.
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(I) publish the policy developed under clause (i) on the internet website of the national governing body; and
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(1) The corporation, the national governing bodies, or any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of the corporation or a national governing body may not retaliate against any protected individual as a result of any communication, including the filing of a formal complaint, by a protected individual or a parent or legal guardian of the protected individual relating to an allegation of physical abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse.
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(2) If the corporation finds that an employee of the corporation or a national governing body has retaliated against a protected individual, the corporation or national governing body, as applicable, shall immediately terminate the employment of, or suspend without pay, such employee.
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(B) In the case of a national governing body found to have retaliated against a protected individual, the corporation may demand reimbursement from the national governing body for damages paid by the corporation under subparagraph (A).
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(B) Data concerning the participation of women, disabled individuals, and racial and ethnic minorities in the amateur athletic activities and administration of the corporation and national governing bodies.
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(vi) A detailed statement of the amounts allocated to the national governing bodies.
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In obtaining representation for the United States in each competition and event of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan-American Games, and Parapan American Games, the corporation, either directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, may select, but is not obligated to select (even if not selecting will result in an incomplete team for an event), athletes who have not met the eligibility standard of the national governing body and the corporation when the number of athletes who have met the eligibility standards of such entities is insufficient to fill the roster for an event.
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(1) their satisfaction with the corporation and the applicable national governing body; and
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(2) the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings within the corporation and the applicable national governing body relating to sexual harassment and abuse.
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(c) If the corporation or a national governing body makes any effort to undermine the independence of, introduce bias into, or otherwise influence a survey under subsection (a), such activity shall be reported immediately to Congress.
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(1) may certify as a national governing body an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that files an application and is eligible for such certification under section 220522; and
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(2) may not certify more than 1 national governing body.
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(b) Before certifying an organization as a national governing body, the corporation shall hold at least 2 public hearings on the application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time, place, and nature of the hearings. Publication shall be made in a regular issue of the corporation’s principal publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of the hearings. The corporation shall send written notice, which shall include a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the date of any such public hearing to all amateur sports organizations known to the corporation in that sport.
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(c) Within 61 days after certifying an organization as a national governing body, the corporation shall recommend and support in any appropriate manner the national governing body to the appropriate international sports federation as the representative of the United States for that sport.
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(1) shall review all matters related to the continued certification of an organization as a national governing body;
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(2) may take action the corporation considers appropriate, including placing conditions on the continued certification of an organization as a national governing body;
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An amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization is eligible to be certified, or to continue to be certified, as a national governing body only if it—
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(A) an application, in the form required by the corporation, for certification as a national governing body;
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(A) its certification as a national governing body, as provided for in section 220529 of this title, upon demand of the corporation; and
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(B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official to participate in amateur athletic competition, upon demand of the corporation or any aggrieved amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official, which arbitration under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with the standard commercial arbitration rules of an established major national provider of arbitration and mediation services based in the United States and designated by the corporation with the concurrence of the Athletes’ Advisory Council and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, as modified and provided for in the corporation’s constitution and bylaws, except that if the Athletes’ Advisory Council and National Governing Bodies’ Council do not concur on any modifications to such Rules, and if the corporation’s executive committee is not able to facilitate such concurrence, the standard commercial rules of arbitration of such designated provider shall apply unless at least two-thirds of the corporation’s board of directors approves modifications to such Rules;
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(A) fair, as determined by the corporation in consultation with the national governing bodies, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the United States Olympians and Paralympians Association;
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(11) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the corporation, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, that its board of directors and other such governing boards have established criteria and election procedures for and maintain among their voting members individuals who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition in the sport for which certification is sought or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition within the preceding 10 years, that any exceptions to such guidelines by such organization have been approved by the corporation, and that the voting power held by such individuals is not less than 20 percent of the voting power held in its board of directors and other such governing boards;
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(13) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the corporation, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the National Governing Bodies’ Council, that—(A) its board of directors and other such governing boards have established criteria and election procedures for, and maintain among their voting members, individuals who—(i) are elected by amateur athletes; and(ii) are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition, or have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, in the sport for which certification is sought;(B) any exception to such guidelines by such organization has been approved by—(i) the corporation; and(ii) the Athletes’ Advisory Council; and(C) the voting power held by such individuals is not less than ⅓ of the voting power held by its board of directors and other such governing boards;
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(16) demonstrates, if the organization is seeking to be certified as a national governing body, that it is prepared to meet the obligations imposed on a national governing body under sections 220524 and 220525 of this title;
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(a) For the sport that it governs, a national governing body may—(1) represent the United States in the appropriate international sports federation;(2) establish national goals and encourage the attainment of those goals;(3) serve as the coordinating body for amateur athletic activity in the United States;(4) exercise jurisdiction over international amateur athletic activities and sanction international amateur athletic competition held in the United States and sanction the sponsorship of international amateur athletic competition held outside the United States;(5) conduct amateur athletic competition, including national championships, and international amateur athletic competition in the United States, and establish procedures for determining eligibility standards for participation in competition, except for amateur athletic competition specified in section 220526 of this title;(6) recommend to the corporation individuals and teams to represent the United States in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games; and(7) designate individuals and teams to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition (other than the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games) and certify, in accordance with applicable international rules, the amateur eligibility of those individuals and teams.
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(b) A national governing body may not exercise any authority under subsection (a) of this section for a particular sport after another amateur sports organization has been declared (in accordance with binding arbitration proceedings prescribed by the organic documents of the corporation) entitled to replace that national governing body as the member of the corporation for that sport.
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(a) For the sport that it governs, a national governing body shall—(1) develop interest and participation throughout the United States and be responsible to the persons and organizations it represents;(2) minimize, through coordination with other organizations, conflicts in the scheduling of all practices and competitions;(3) keep amateur athletes informed of policy matters and reasonably reflect the views of the athletes in its policy decisions;(4) disseminate and distribute to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials in a timely manner the applicable rules and any changes to such rules of the national governing body, the corporation, the appropriate international sports federation, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization;(5) allow an amateur athlete to compete in any international amateur athletic competition conducted by any organization or person, unless the national governing body establishes that its denial is based on evidence that the organization or person conducting the competition does not meet the requirements stated in section 220525 of this title;(6) provide equitable support and encouragement for participation by women where separate programs for male and female athletes are conducted on a national basis;(7) with respect to a sport for which a national governing body conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the national governing body to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where “equivalent” means “equal” except that it shall be permissible—(A) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and(B) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams;(8) take all reasonable steps, in collaboration with affected athletes, to advocate to international sports federations and other event organizers to equalize prizes, compensation, funding, and other support provided to athletes by such federations and organizers;(9) encourage and support amateur athletic sports programs for individuals with disabilities and the participation of individuals with disabilities in amateur athletic activity, including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by individuals with disabilities in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied individuals;(10) provide and coordinate technical information on physical training, equipment design, coaching, and performance analysis;(11) encourage and support research, development, and dissemination of information in the areas of sports medicine and sports safety;(12) develop 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the national governing body from assisting a member or former member in obtaining a new job (except for the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows that such member or former member violated the policies or procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor in violation of applicable law or the policies or procedures of the Center;(13) promote a safe environment in sports that is free from abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse;(14) take care to promote a safe environment in sports using information relating to any temporary measure or sanction issued pursuant to the authority of the Center;(15) immediately report to law enforcement any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor; and(16) have in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with—(A) the policies and procedures developed under subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and(B) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of section 220542(a).
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(4) disseminate and distribute to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials in a timely manner the applicable rules and any changes to such rules of the national governing body, the corporation, the appropriate international sports federation, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization;
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(5) allow an amateur athlete to compete in any international amateur athletic competition conducted by any organization or person, unless the national governing body establishes that its denial is based on evidence that the organization or person conducting the competition does not meet the requirements stated in section 220525 of this title;
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(7) with respect to a sport for which a national governing body conducts separate programs for female and male athletes, ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic events receive, from funds directly provided by the national governing body to the athlete (excluding any prize or award based on the athlete’s performance in an international amateur athletic competition), equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these are implemented in connection with such amateur athletic events, where “equivalent” means “equal” except that it shall be permissible—(A) to consider merit, performance, seniority, or quantity of play in determining contract or other terms of participation; and(B) to provide more beneficial terms of participation to athletes representing the United States in international events to address disparities in outside income, including in compensation made available by international sports federations and other event organizers, or the need to foster underdeveloped programs or address documented and justifiable personal need on the part of specific athletes or teams;
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(12) develop 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the national governing body from assisting a member or former member in obtaining a new job (except for the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows that such member or former member violated the policies or procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor in violation of applicable law or the policies or procedures of the Center;
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(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or otherwise abrogate the duty of care of a national governing body under State law or the common law.
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(a) For the sport that it governs, a national governing body promptly shall—(1) review a request by an amateur sports organization or person for a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States or to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States; and(2) grant the sanction if—(A) the national governing body does not decide by clear and convincing evidence that holding or sponsoring an international amateur athletic competition would be detrimental to the best interest of the sport; and(B) the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met.
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(A) the national governing body does not decide by clear and convincing evidence that holding or sponsoring an international amateur athletic competition would be detrimental to the best interest of the sport; and
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(1) The organization or person must pay the national governing body any required sanctioning fee, if the fee is reasonable and nondiscriminatory.
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(A) submit to the national governing body an audited or notarized financial report of similar events, if any, conducted by the organization or person; and
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(G) the amateur sports organization or person requesting sanction from a national governing body will implement and abide by the policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and child abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities applicable to such national governing body.
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(b) An amateur sports organization under subsection (a) of this section shall obtain a sanction from the appropriate national governing body if the organization wishes to—(1) conduct international amateur athletic competition in the United States; or(2) sponsor international amateur athletic competition to be held outside the United States.
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(1) An amateur sports organization or person that belongs to or is eligible to belong to a national governing body may seek to compel the national governing body to comply with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title by filing a written complaint with the corporation. A copy of the complaint shall be served on the national governing body.
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(b) The corporation shall hold a hearing, within 90 days after the complaint is filed, to receive testimony to decide whether the national governing body is complying with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title.
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(1) If the corporation decides, as a result of the hearing, that the national governing body is complying with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title, it shall so notify the complainant and the national governing body.
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(2) If the corporation decides, as a result of the hearing, that the national governing body is not complying with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title, it shall—(A) place the national governing body on probation for a specified period of time, not to exceed 180 days, which the corporation considers necessary to enable the national governing body to comply with those sections; or(B) revoke the recognition of the national governing body.
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(A) place the national governing body on probation for a specified period of time, not to exceed 180 days, which the corporation considers necessary to enable the national governing body to comply with those sections; or
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(B) revoke the recognition of the national governing body.
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(3) If the corporation places a national governing body on probation under paragraph (2) of this subsection, it may extend the probationary period if the national governing body has proven by clear and convincing evidence that, through no fault of its own, it needs additional time to comply with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title. If, at the end of the period allowed by the corporation, the national governing body has not complied with those sections, the corporation shall revoke the recognition of the national governing body.
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(a) An amateur sports organization may seek to replace an incumbent as the national governing body for a particular sport by filing a written application for certification with the corporation.
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(2) The application shall be filed with the corporation by certified mail, and a copy of the application shall be served on the national governing body and with any other organization that has filed an application. The corporation shall inform the applicant that its application has been received.
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(d) Within 180 days after receipt of an application filed under this section, the corporation shall conduct a formal hearing open to the public to determine the merits of the application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing in a regular issue of its principal publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of the hearing. The corporation also shall send written notice, including a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing to all amateur sports organizations known to the corporation in that sport. In the hearing, the applicant and the national governing body shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present evidence supporting their positions.
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(1) it meets the criteria for certification as a national governing body under section 220522 of this title; and
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(A) the national governing body does not meet the criteria of section 220522, 220524, or 220525 of this title; or
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(B) the applicant more adequately meets the criteria of section 220522 of this title, is capable of more adequately meeting the criteria of sections 220524 and 220525 of this title, and provides or is capable of providing a more effective national program of competition than the national governing body in the sport for which it seeks certification.
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(1) uphold the right of the national governing body to continue as the national governing body for its sport;
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(2) revoke the certification of the national governing body and declare a vacancy in the national governing body for that sport;
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(3) revoke the certification of the national governing body and certify the applicant as the national governing body; or
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(4) place the national governing body on probation for a period not exceeding 180 days, pending the compliance of the national governing body, if the national governing body would have retained certification except for a minor deficiency in one of the requirements of section 220522, 220524, or 220525 of this title and notify such national governing body of such probation and of the actions needed to comply with such requirements.
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(g) If the national governing body does not comply with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title within the probationary period prescribed under subsection (f)(4) of this section, the corporation shall revoke the certification of the national governing body and either—(1) certify the applicant as the national governing body; or(2) declare a vacancy in the national governing body for that sport.
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(1) certify the applicant as the national governing body; or
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(2) declare a vacancy in the national governing body for that sport.
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(a) Not less frequently than annually, each national governing body shall submit to the corporation and Congress a report on the compliance of the national governing body with paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 220524(a).
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(a) The Attorney General may award a grant to an eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity in order to support oversight of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and each national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in sports.
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(1) nationally recognized expertise in preventing and investigating emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in the athletic programs of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and each national governing body; and
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(2) the capacity to oversee regular and random audits to ensure that the policies and procedures used by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and each national governing body to prevent and identify the abuse of an amateur athlete are followed correctly.
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(2) for staff salaries, travel expenses, equipment, printing, and other reasonable expenses necessary to develop, maintain, and disseminate to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, each national governing body, and other amateur sports organizations information about safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in sports; and
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(B) exercise jurisdiction over the corporation and each national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, in sports;
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(C) maintain an office for education and outreach that shall develop training, oversight practices, policies, and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities through national governing bodies;
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(i) ensure that the national governing bodies and the corporation implement and follow the policies and procedures developed by the Center to prevent and promptly report instances of abuse of amateur athletes, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; and
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(B) a national governing body;
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(D) an amateur sports organization or other person sanctioned by a national governing body under section 220525;
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(1) A former employee or board member of the corporation or a national governing body shall not work or volunteer at the Center during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the former employee or board member ceases employment with the corporation or national governing body.
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(A) An athlete serving on the board of directors of a national governing body who is not otherwise employed by the national governing body, may volunteer at, or serve in an advisory capacity to, the Center.
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(B) An athlete who has served on the board of directors of a national governing body shall not be eligible for employment at the Center during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the athlete ceases to serve on such board of directors.
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(3) An executive or attorney for the Center shall be considered to have an inappropriate conflict of interest if the executive or attorney also represents the corporation or a national governing body.
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(A) The corporation and the national governing bodies shall not interfere in, or attempt to influence the outcome of, an investigation.
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(2) The corporation may use funds received from 1 or more national governing bodies to make a mandatory payment required by paragraph (1).
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(A) Amounts transferred to the Center by the corporation or a national governing body shall be used, in accordance with section 220503(15), primarily for the purpose of carrying out the duties and requirements under sections 220541 through 220543 with respect to the investigation and resolution of allegations of sexual misconduct, or other misconduct, made by amateur athletes.
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(i) Of the amounts made available to the Center by the corporation or a national governing body in a fiscal year for the purpose described in section 220503(15)—(I) not less than 50 percent shall be used for processing the investigation and resolution of allegations described in subparagraph (A); and(II) not more than 10 percent may be used for executive compensation of officers and directors of the Center.
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(II) The Center shall return to the corporation and national governing bodies any amounts, proportional to the contributions of the corporation and national governing bodies, that remain after the retention described in subclause (I).
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(1) Not less frequently than annually, the Center shall carry out an audit of the corporation and each national governing body—(A) to assess compliance with policies and procedures developed under this subchapter; and(B) to ensure that consistent training relating to the prevention of child abuse is provided to all staff of the corporation and national governing bodies who are in regular contact with amateur athletes and members who are minors subject to parental consent.
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(B) to ensure that consistent training relating to the prevention of child abuse is provided to all staff of the corporation and national governing bodies who are in regular contact with amateur athletes and members who are minors subject to parental consent.
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(A) The Center may impose on the corporation or a national governing body a corrective measure to achieve compliance with the policies and procedures developed under this subchapter or the training requirement described in paragraph (1)(B).
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(II) report the status of enforcement with respect to a national governing body within a reasonable timeframe.
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(ii) The corporation may enforce a corrective measure through any means available to the corporation, including by withholding funds from a national governing body, limiting the participation of the national governing body in corporation events, and decertifying a national governing body.
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(1) develop training, oversight practices, policies, and procedures for implementation by a national governing body to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of any amateur athlete;1
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(A) a requirement that all adult members of a national governing body or a facility under the jurisdiction of a national governing body, and all adults authorized by such members to interact with an amateur athlete, report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor to—(i) law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341); and(ii) the Center, whenever such members or adults learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an incident of child abuse;
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(E) a mechanism, approved by a trained expert on child abuse, that allows a complainant to report easily an incident of child abuse to the Center, a national governing body, law enforcement authorities, or other appropriate authorities;
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(F) reasonable procedures to limit one-on-one interactions, including communications, between an amateur athlete who is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s legal guardian) at a facility under the jurisdiction of a national governing body without being in an observable and interruptible distance from another adult, except under emergency circumstances;
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(G) procedures to prohibit retaliation by the corporation or any national governing body against any individual who makes—(ii) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse;
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(H) oversight procedures, including regular and random audits conducted by subject matter experts unaffiliated with, and independent of, a national governing body to ensure that policies and procedures developed under that section are followed correctly and that consistent training is offered and given to all adult members who are in regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental consent, to members who are minors, regarding prevention of child abuse;
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(I) a mechanism by which a national governing body can—(i) share confidentially a report of suspected child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor by a member of a national governing body or an adult authorized by a national governing body or an amateur sports organization to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor, with the Center, which in turn, may share with relevant national governing bodies and other entities; and(ii) withhold providing to an adult who is the subject of an allegation of child abuse authority to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor until the resolution of such allegation;
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(i) share confidentially a report of suspected child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor by a member of a national governing body or an adult authorized by a national governing body or an amateur sports organization to interact with an amateur athlete who is a minor, with the Center, which in turn, may share with relevant national governing bodies and other entities; and
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(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a national governing body to impose an interim measure to prevent an individual who is the subject of an allegation of sexual abuse from interacting with an amateur athlete prior to the Center exercising its jurisdiction over a matter.
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(ii) to prevent waste, fraud, or misuse of funds transferred to the Center by the corporation or the national governing bodies.
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(i) the title is only as follows: “A joint resolution relating to terminating the recognition of a national governing body”; and
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(ii) the matter after the resolving clause is only as follows: “That Congress determines that _________, which is recognized as a national governing body under section 220521 of title 36, United States Code, has failed to fulfill its duties, as described in section 220524 of title 36, United States Code”, the blank space being filled in with the name of the applicable national governing body.
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(b) Effective on the date of enactment of a joint resolution described in section 220551(2)(B) with respect to a national governing body, the recognition of the applicable amateur sports organization as a national governing body shall cease to have force or effect.
Citations to §220501(b)(10)
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(1) The corporation, the national governing bodies, or any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of the corporation or a national governing body may not retaliate against any protected individual as a result of any communication, including the filing of a formal complaint, by a protected individual or a parent or legal guardian of the protected individual relating to an allegation of physical abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse.
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(2) If the corporation finds that an employee of the corporation or a national governing body has retaliated against a protected individual, the corporation or national governing body, as applicable, shall immediately terminate the employment of, or suspend without pay, such employee.
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(A) With respect to a protected individual the corporation finds to have been subject to retaliation, the corporation may award damages, including damages for pain and suffering and reasonable attorney fees.
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(B) In the case of a national governing body found to have retaliated against a protected individual, the corporation may demand reimbursement from the national governing body for damages paid by the corporation under subparagraph (A).
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(19) provides protection from retaliation to protected individuals.
Citations to §220501(b)(11)
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(a) The corporation shall establish and maintain provisions in its constitution and bylaws for the swift and equitable resolution of disputes involving any of its members and relating to complaints of retaliation or the opportunity of an amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. In any lawsuit relating to the resolution of a dispute involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games, a court shall not grant injunctive relief against the corporation within 21 days before the beginning of such games if the corporation, after consultation with the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, has provided a sworn statement in writing executed by an officer of the corporation to such court that its constitution and bylaws cannot provide for the resolution of such dispute prior to the beginning of such games.
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(A) With respect to a protected individual the corporation finds to have been subject to retaliation, the corporation may award damages, including damages for pain and suffering and reasonable attorney fees.
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(G) A detailed description of any complaint of retaliation made during such calendar year, including the entity involved, the number of allegations of retaliation, and the outcome of such allegations.
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(19) provides protection from retaliation to protected individuals.
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(4) prohibit retaliation, by the applicable amateur sports organization, against any individual who makes—(A) a report under paragraph (1); or(B) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
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(G) procedures to prohibit retaliation by the corporation or any national governing body against any individual who makes—(ii) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse;
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(6) a detailed description of any complaint of retaliation made during the preceding year by an officer or employee of the Center or a contractor or subcontractor of the Center that includes—(A) the number of such complaints; and(B) the outcome of each such complaint;
Citations to §220501(b)(12)
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(C) to ensure that each national governing body and the corporation enforces temporary measures and sanctions issued pursuant to the authority of the Center; and
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(4) exercise jurisdiction over international amateur athletic activities and sanction international amateur athletic competition held in the United States and sanction the sponsorship of international amateur athletic competition held outside the United States;
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(1) review a request by an amateur sports organization or person for a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States or to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States; and
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(2) grant the sanction if—(A) the national governing body does not decide by clear and convincing evidence that holding or sponsoring an international amateur athletic competition would be detrimental to the best interest of the sport; and(B) the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met.
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(b) An amateur sports organization or person may be granted a sanction under this section only if the organization or person meets the following requirements:(1) The organization or person must pay the national governing body any required sanctioning fee, if the fee is reasonable and nondiscriminatory.(2) For a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit to the national governing body an audited or notarized financial report of similar events, if any, conducted by the organization or person; and(B) demonstrate that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.(3) For a sanction to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in international amateur athletic competition; and(B) submit a letter from the appropriate entity that will hold the international amateur athletic competition certifying that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.(4) The requirements referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection are that—(A) appropriate measures have been taken to protect the amateur status of athletes who will take part in the competition and to protect their eligibility to compete in amateur athletic competition;(B) appropriate provision has been made for validation of any records established during the competition;(C) due regard has been given to any international amateur athletic requirements specifically applicable to the competition;(D) the competition will be conducted by qualified officials;(E) proper medical supervision will be provided for athletes who will participate in the competition;(F) proper safety precautions have been taken to protect the personal welfare of the athletes and spectators at the competition; and(G) the amateur sports organization or person requesting sanction from a national governing body will implement and abide by the policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and child abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities applicable to such national governing body.
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(2) For a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit to the national governing body an audited or notarized financial report of similar events, if any, conducted by the organization or person; and(B) demonstrate that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.
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(3) For a sanction to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States, the organization or person must—(A) submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in international amateur athletic competition; and(B) submit a letter from the appropriate entity that will hold the international amateur athletic competition certifying that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.
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(G) the amateur sports organization or person requesting sanction from a national governing body will implement and abide by the policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and child abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities applicable to such national governing body.
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(b) An amateur sports organization under subsection (a) of this section shall obtain a sanction from the appropriate national governing body if the organization wishes to—(1) conduct international amateur athletic competition in the United States; or(2) sponsor international amateur athletic competition to be held outside the United States.
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(H) ensure that any action taken by the Center against an individual under the jurisdiction of the Center, including an investigation, the imposition of sanctions, and any other disciplinary action, is carried out in a manner that provides procedural due process to the individual, including, at a minimum—(i) the provision of written notice of the allegations against the individual;(ii) a right to be represented by counsel or other advisor;(iii) an opportunity to be heard during the investigation;(iv) in a case in which a violation is found, a reasoned written decision by the Center; and