---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 240106"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "240106"
heading: "Powers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/240106"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 2401 — Women’s Army Corps Veterans’ Association"
---

# §240106. 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. 1489.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 240106 | 36:3102. | Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–584, § 2, 98 Stat. 3097. |

The words “provided in” are substituted for “granted to it through” for consistency in the revised title. The words “and subject to the laws of such States” are omitted as unnecessary.