Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§154708 Restrictions

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1547 — NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED › § 154708

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation must not issue stock or pay dividends. Its money and property cannot be given to or used for the personal benefit of any director, officer, or member while its charter lasts, except the board can approve reasonable pay and reimbursements for necessary expenses. It cannot loan money to directors, officers, or employees. It also must not say that Congress or the United States government approves or controls its activities.

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Title 36, §154708

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Stock and Dividends.—

The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend.

(b)Distribution of Income or Assets.—

The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.

(c)Loans.—

The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee.

(d)Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority.—

The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15470836:4009.Apr. 6, 1988, Pub. L. 100–281, § 9, 102 Stat. 74. In subsection (a), the words “any shares of” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “inure to the benefit of” are substituted for “inure to” for consistency in the revised title.

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36 U.S.C. § 154708

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110