---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 30704"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "30704"
heading: "Governing body"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/30704"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 307 — Board for Fundamental Education"
---

# §30704. Governing body

- (a) **Board of Directors.—** The board of directors is the governing body of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7). The board shall consist of at least 15 directors elected annually by the members.
- (b) **Officers.—** The officers of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) 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.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 30704(a) | 36:507. | July 19, 1954, ch. 536, §§ 7, 8, 68 Stat. 491. |
| 30704(b) | 36:508. |  |

In subsection (a), the words “The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation” are substituted for “The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors” for consistency in the revised title.

In subsection (b), the words “from time to time” are omitted as unnecessary.