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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60

§153704 Governing Body

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 1537— NATIONAL WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC › § 153704

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes the national convention the top governing body of the corporation. The convention must include officers and state-elected representatives under the corporation’s rules. The corporation’s government must represent the whole membership and cannot let a small or self‑selecting group control it. Convention meetings can be in the District of Columbia or any State. Between conventions, the executive officers run the corporation’s policies and programs. The council of administration must have at least 7 elected members under the constitution and bylaws. Officers include a national president, senior vice national president, junior vice national president, secretary, treasurer, and any others the rules provide. One person may serve as both secretary and treasurer. How officers are chosen, their terms, and duties are set in the constitution and bylaws.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §153704

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)The national convention is the supreme governing authority of the corporation.
(2)The national convention is composed of officers and elected representatives from the States as provided by the regulations of the corporation. However, the form of government of the corporation must be representative of the membership at large and may not permit concentration of control in a limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not representative of the membership at large.
(3)The meetings of the national convention may be held in the District of Columbia or in any State.
(4)During the intervals between the convention, the executive officers are the governing board of the corporation and are responsible for the general policies, program, and activities of the corporation.
(b)The council of administration of the corporation shall consist of at least 7 members elected in the manner and for the term provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
(c)(1)The officers of the corporation are a national president, senior vice national president, junior vice national president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws. One individual may hold the offices of secretary and treasurer.
(2)The titles, 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) 153704(a)(1)– (3)36:1006.Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–650, §§ 6–8, 76 Stat. 504. 153704(a)(4)36:1007(a), (b). 153704(b)36:1007(c). 153704(c)36:1008. In subsection (a)(2), the words “several”, “always”, “thereof”, and “the hands of” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (a)(4), the text of 36:1007(b) is omitted as obsolete. In subsection (b), the word “Thereafter” is omitted as obsolete.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 153704

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60