Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§151107 Principal Office
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1511 — NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES › § 151107
Summary
The corporation must have its main office in the District of Columbia. It can still do its work and keep other offices anywhere in the United States if its bylaws allow it.
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Title 36, §151107
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The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation may be conducted, and offices may be maintained, throughout the United States in accordance with the bylaws.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15110736:5308.June 30, 1906, ch. 3929, § 8, 34 Stat. 807; June 14, 1937, ch. 336, § 4, 50 Stat. 258. The words “activities of the corporation may be conducted” are substituted for “meetings of the corporation, its officers, committees, and departments, may be held, and . . . its business may be transacted” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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36 U.S.C. § 151107
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102