---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 22906"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "22906"
heading: "Powers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/22906"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 229 — Army and Navy Union of the United States of America"
---

# §22906. Powers


The [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1310.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 22906 | 36:3902. | Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L. 99–604, § 2, 100 Stat. 3446. |

The words “each State” are substituted for “State or States” for consistency in the revised title. The words “and subject to the laws of such State or States” are omitted as unnecessary.