---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 70106"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "70106"
heading: "Powers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/70106"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 701 — Fleet Reserve Association"
---

# §70106. 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. 1348.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 70106 | 36:5602. | Sept. 23, 1996, Pub. L. 104–201, title XVIII, § 1802, 110 Stat. 2760. |

The words “each State in which it is incorporated” are substituted for “the State of Delaware” for consistency in the revised title. The words “and subject to the laws of such State” are omitted as unnecessary.