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Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§20106 Restrictions

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 201 — AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME › § 20106

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Corporation must not issue stock or pay dividends. The corporation and any governor, officer, employee, or member must not support or help a political party or candidate. Those people may not benefit from the corporation’s income or assets while it exists or when it ends, except for pay to officers or employees if the board of governors approves. The corporation must not lend money to those people; governors or officers who approve such loans are responsible until repaid. Principal or interest from the fund in section 20102(1) may not be given to groups that mainly run propaganda or try to influence legislation, or to groups whose earnings benefit a private person or shareholder.

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Title 36, §20106

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)Political Activities.—
The corporation or a governor, officer, employee, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office.
(c)Distribution of Income or Assets.—
The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a governor, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or employee in an amount approved by the board of governors.
(d)Loans.—
The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a governor, officer, employee, or member. Governors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a governor, officer, employee, or member, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid.
(e)Contributions to Certain Organizations.—
None of the principal or interest of a fund referred to in section 20102(1) of this title may be contributed to an organization if—
(1)a substantial part of its activities is carrying on propaganda or attempting to influence legislation; or
(2)any part of its net earnings benefits a private shareholder or individual.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20106(a)36:982.Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L. 86–680, §§ 3(A) (1st sentence proviso), 9, 10, 12, 74 Stat. 573, 575, 576. 20106(b)36:980. 20106(c)36:979(a). 20106(d)36:979(b). 20106(e)36:973(A) (proviso). In subsection (a), the words “any shares of” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (d), the words “or advance” are added in 2 places for consistency in the subsection.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 20106

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110