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TITLE 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND

ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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Sec.

21501. Organization.

21502. Purpose.

21503. Governing body.

21504. Acquisition and management of property.

21505. Charges for medical services.

21506. Principal office.

21507. Nonapplication of audit requirements.

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36 USC Sec. 21501 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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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Sec. 21501. Organization

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(a) Federal Charter. - American Hospital of Paris (in this

chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.

(b) Place of Incorporation. - The corporation is declared to be

incorporated in the District of Columbia.

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

corporation has perpetual existence.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

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Section

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21501 36:4901. Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.

1, 37 Stat. 654.

36:4909. Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.

9, 37 Stat. 655; Sept. 19,

1962, Pub. L. 87-673, 76

Stat. 557; Oct. 1, 1965,

Pub. L. 89-231, Sec. 2, 79

Stat. 901.

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This section is substituted for the source provisions for

consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and

unnecessary words.

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36 USC Sec. 21502 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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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Sec. 21502. Purpose

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The purpose of the corporation is to maintain a hospital in the

vicinity of Paris, France, to provide medical and surgical care to

citizens of the United States.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

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21502 36:4903 (words Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.

before 8th comma 3 (words before 8th comma

less "gratuitously less "gratuitously or

or otherwise"). otherwise"), 37 Stat. 654.

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The word "maintain" is substituted for "establish, maintain, and

conduct" to eliminate executed and unnecessary words. The word

"aid" is omitted as included in "care".

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36 USC Sec. 21503 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 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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Sec. 21503. Governing body

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(a) General. - (1) The board of governors is the governing body

of the corporation.

(2) The board shall have at least 12 governors, divided into 3

classes of equal numbers. One class of governors shall be elected

each year for a term of 3 years or until their successors are

elected. The corporation shall elect the governors at its annual

meeting.

(b) Quorum. - Five governors are a quorum for the transaction of

business, except that a majority vote of the board is required for

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(1) the sale or alienation of any real or personal estate of

the corporation; or

(2) the leasing of real estate of the corporation for a term of

more than one year.

(c) Powers. - The board may -

(1) adopt and amend bylaws, as may be necessary and proper,

related to -

(A) elections and meetings;

(B) qualifications and duties of governors and officers;

(C) admission and qualifications of members; and

(D) management and disposition of the property, business, and

concerns of the corporation;

(2) conduct all business of the corporation;

(3) fill, until the next annual election, a vacancy on the

board; and

(4) appoint attending and resident physicians and surgeons,

agents, assistants, and attendants as may be necessary, set their

compensation, and discharge them.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1295.)

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21503(a) 36:4904 (1st Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Secs.

sentence). 4 (1st sentence), 6, 37

Stat. 655; Apr. 12, 1974,

Pub. L. 93-266, 88 Stat. 85.

36:4905. Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Secs.

5, 7, 8, 37 Stat. 655.

36:4906.

21503(b) 36:4908.

21503(c) 36:4907.

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Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for

consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and

obsolete language.

In subsection (c)(1), before clause (A), the words "and not

contrary to law" are omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (c)(2), the words "and manage" and "and concerns"

are omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (c)(3), the words "occasioned by death,

resignation, or otherwise" are omitted as unnecessary.

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Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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Sec. 21504. Acquisition and management of property

-STATUTE-

The corporation may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer

property, in the United States and France, to carry out the

purposes of the corporation.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)

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21504 36:4902. Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.

2, 37 Stat. 654; June 14,

1929, ch. 23, 46 Stat. 11;

Oct. 1, 1965, Pub. L.

89-231, Sec. 1, 79 Stat. 901.

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The words "may acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer" are

substituted for "is authorized to take by purchase, gift, grant,

devise, and bequest, and to hold, mortgage, lease, transfer, and

convey" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate

unnecessary words. The words "real and personal" are omitted as

unnecessary. The words "to carry out the purpose of the

corporation" are substituted for "for the purposes of the said

corporation" and "as may be deemed necessary for the wants or

development of the corporation or any of them" for consistency in

the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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Sec. 21505. Charges for medical services

-STATUTE-

The corporation may charge a reasonable compensation for

providing medical and surgical services or may provide those

services without charge. Amounts received under this section shall

be used to carry out the purposes of the corporation.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)

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21505 36:4903 Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.

("gratuitously or 3 ("gratuitously or

otherwise" and otherwise" and words after

words after 8th 8th comma), 37 Stat. 654.

comma).

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The words "may charge" are substituted for "it shall be lawful

for the said corporation to demand and receive" to eliminate

unnecessary words. The words "medical and surgical services" are

substituted for "such care, sustenance, professional treatment, and

other services" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "to carry

out the purposes of the corporation" are substituted for "be

applied to the uses and benefits of the said corporation" for

consistency.

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Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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Sec. 21506. Principal office

-STATUTE-

The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District

of Columbia. However, offices may be maintained and meetings of the

board of governors and committees may be held elsewhere.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)

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21506 36:4904 (last Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, Sec.

sentence). 4 (last sentence), 37 Stat.

655.

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36 USC Sec. 21507 01/06/03

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ORGANIZATIONS

Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations

Part B - Organizations

CHAPTER 215 - AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS

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Sec. 21507. Nonapplication of audit requirements

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The audit requirements of section 10101 of this title do not

apply to the corporation.

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(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)

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21507 (no source).

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The section is added to except the American Hospital of Paris

from the application of section 10101 of the revised title,

restating 36:1101-1103, which imposes audit requirements on certain

federally chartered corporations. The Hospital is not included in

the list of corporations set out in 36:1101 to which the audit

requirements apply.

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