---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 22708"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "22708"
heading: "Headquarters and principal place of business"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/22708"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 227 — Amvets (american Veterans)"
---

# §22708. Headquarters and principal place of business


The headquarters and principal place of business of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall be in Maryland. However, the activities of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) are not confined to Maryland but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 107–241, § 1(c), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 22708 | 36:67d(4). | July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 5(4), 61 Stat. 406. |

The words “as set out herein” are omitted as unnecessary.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–241 substituted “Maryland” for “the District of Columbia” in first and second sentences.