---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 40507"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "40507"
heading: "Principal office"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/40507"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 405 — Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America"
---

# §40507. Principal office


The principal office of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) 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.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1334.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 40507 | 36:795(a). | Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85–642, § 5(a), 72 Stat. 598. |

The word “various” is omitted as unnecessary. The word “States” is added for clarity and consistency in the revised title.