§4603 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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Creates the United States Institute of Peace as an independent nonprofit corporation. It cannot sell stock or pay dividends. If the Board agrees, the Institute may form a legal entity in the District of Columbia to receive, hold, and invest public money and call it the "Endowment of the United States Institute for Peace." The Institute is responsible for acts of its directors, officers, employees, and people who act for it when they act within their jobs. It alone controls who may use the names "United States Institute of Peace", "Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace", "Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace", and "Endowment of the United States Institute of Peace", and its official seal, badge, or similar marks. Any rights already fixed on September 1, 1981 remain. The Institute may use "United States" or "U.S." in its title or marks in a year only if Congress has approved funding for the Institute for that fiscal year.

Title 22, §4603

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(a)There is hereby established the United States Institute of Peace.

(b)The Institute is an independent nonprofit corporation and an organization described in section 170(c)(2)(B) of title 26. The Institute does not have the power to issue any shares of stock or to declare or pay any dividends.

(c)As determined by the Board, the Institute may establish, under the laws of the District of Columbia, a legal entity which is capable of receiving, holding, and investing public funds for purposes in furtherance of the Institute under this chapter. The Institute may designate such legal entity as the “Endowment of the United States Institute for Peace”.

(d)The Institute is liable for the acts of its directors, officers, employees, and agents when acting within the scope of their authority.

(e)(1)The Institute has the sole and exclusive right to use and to allow or refuse others the use of the terms “United States Institute of Peace”, “Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace”, “Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace”, and “Endowment of the United States Institute of Peace” and the use of any official United States Institute of Peace emblem, badge, seal, and other mark of recognition or any colorable simulation thereof. No powers or privileges hereby granted shall interfere or conflict with established or vested rights secured as of September 1, 1981.

(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Institute may use “United States” or “U.S.” or any other reference to the United States Government or Nation in its title or in its corporate seal, emblem, badge, or other mark of recognition or colorable simulation thereof in any fiscal year only if there is an authorization of appropriations for the Institute for such fiscal year provided by law.

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1990—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 101–520 inserted reference to Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace. 1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

§4603 United States Institute of Peace

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Title 22, §4603

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