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Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§151904 Governing Body

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1519 — NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION › § 151904

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The board of directors runs the corporation between member meetings. It sets policies and controls the corporation’s funds. The constitution and bylaws decide how directors are chosen and how long they serve. The board must have 15 to 25 directors, and at least four must be medical professionals. Officers include a chair, president, vice presidents as allowed, a secretary, a treasurer, and assistants; the constitution and bylaws set how officers are chosen, their terms, and duties.

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Title 36, §151904

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Board of Directors.—
(1)The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members of the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation and for the control of all funds of the corporation.
(2)The number of directors, their manner of selection (including the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However—
(A)the corporation shall have at least 15 but not more than 25 directors; and
(B)at least four of the directors shall be members of the medical profession.
(b)Officers.—
(1)The officers of the corporation are a chairman of the board of directors, a president, one or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
(2)The manner of election, term of office, and duties of the officers are as provided in the constitution and bylaws.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 151904(a)36:607.Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1036, §§ 7, 8, 68 Stat. 893. 151904(b)36:608. In subsection (a), the text of 36:607(a) is omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (1), the words “control of all funds of the corporation” are substituted for “control of all contributed funds as may be raised by the corporation” to eliminate unnecessary words.

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36 U.S.C. § 151904

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110