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36 USC CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Sec.

154301. Organization.

154302. Purposes.

154303. Powers.

154304. Annual report.

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36 USC Sec. 154301 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Sec. 154301. Organization

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(a) Federal Charter. - Navy Club of the United States of America

(in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered

corporation.

(b) Perpetual Existence. - Except as otherwise provided, the

corporation has perpetual existence.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

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154301(a) 36:140. June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Secs.

1, 3(a), 54 Stat. 232, 233.

154301(b) 36:140b(a).

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This section is substituted for the source provisions for

consistency in the revised title and to eliminate obsolete words.

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36 USC Sec. 154302 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Sec. 154302. Purposes

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The purposes of the corporation are -

(1) to encourage, promote, and maintain comradeship among

individuals who are or have been in the active service of the

United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, or the United

States Coast Guard;

(2) to revere, honor, and perpetuate the memory of individuals

described in paragraph (1) of this section who have departed this

life;

(3) to promote and encourage further public interest in the

United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the

United States Coast Guard, and the history of those

organizations;

(4) to uphold the spirit and ideals of the United States Navy,

the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast

Guard;

(5) to promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy and

to fit its members for the duties of citizenship and to encourage

them to serve as ably as citizens as they have served the Nation

under arms; and

(6) to maintain true allegiance to American institutions.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

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154302 36:140a. June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.

2, 54 Stat. 232.

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In this section, the word "individuals" is substituted for

"persons" for consistency in the revised title and with other

titles of the United States Code.

In clause (1), the words "further" and "those" are omitted as

unnecessary.

In clause (2), the words "described in clause (1) of this

section" are substituted for "those . . . who have been such

members" for clarity.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of

the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the

Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of

Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see

sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic

Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization

Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under

section 542 of Title 6.

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36 USC Sec. 154303 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Sec. 154303. Powers

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The corporation may -

(1) adopt and amend bylaws;

(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;

(3) appoint or elect officers and agents;

(4) choose a board of trustees, consisting of at least 5 but

not more than 15 individuals, to conduct the business and

exercise the powers of the corporation;

(5) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;

(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as

necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the

corporation;

(7) charge and collect membership dues and receive

contributions of money or property to be devoted to carrying out

the purposes of the corporation;

(8) sue and be sued; and

(9) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the

purposes of the corporation.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1434.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

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154303 36:140b(b)-(j). June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.

3(b)-(j), 54 Stat. 233.

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In clause (1), the words "not inconsistent with the Constitution

and laws of the United States or of any State" are omitted as

unnecessary.

In clause (2), the words "at pleasure" are omitted as

unnecessary.

Clause (6) is substituted for "acquire, by purchase, devise,

bequest, gift, or otherwise, and hold, encumber, convey, or

otherwise dispose of such real and personal property as may be

necessary or appropriate for its corporate purposes" for

consistency in the revised title.

In clause (9), the word "generally" is omitted as unnecessary.

The words "any other act" are substituted for "any and all lawful

acts" for consistency in the revised title.

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36 USC Sec. 154304 01/06/03

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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 1543 - NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Sec. 154304. Annual report

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Not later than December 1 of each year, the corporation shall

submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation

during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a

public document.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1435.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

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154304 36:140c. June 6, 1940, ch. 239, Sec.

4, 54 Stat. 233; Aug. 30,

1964, Pub. L. 88-504, Sec.

4(11), 78 Stat. 637.

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This section is substituted for the source provision for

consistency in the revised title.

TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions

in this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended,

set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and

Finance, and page 205 of House Document No. 103-7.

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