36 USC 70504: Governing body
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36 USC 70504: Governing body Text contains those laws in effect on December 28, 2025
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSSubtitle II-Patriotic and National OrganizationsPart B-OrganizationsCHAPTER 705-THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION
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§70504. Governing body

(a) Board of Directors.-The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation. The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws.

(b) Officers.-The officers and the election of the officers are as provided for in the bylaws.

( Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1352 ; Pub. L. 119–57, §4, Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 711 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
70504(a) 36:577. Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, §§7, 8, 68 Stat. 798 .
70504(b) 36:578.  

In subsection (a), the names of the directors for 1954 and the language about their initial terms are omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (2), the words "caused by expiration of the members' terms or otherwise" are omitted as unnecessary.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2025-Pub. L. 119–57 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the board of directors and officers of the corporation.