Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§20206 Powers
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 202 — AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION › § 20206
Summary
Limits a corporation to doing only what its bylaws and the incorporation papers it files in each state allow.
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Title 36, §20206
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2020636 App.:5802.Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L. 105–85, title XV, § 1502, 111 Stat. 1963. The words “each State in which it is incorporated” are substituted for “the District of Columbia” for consistency in the revised title. The words “and subject to the laws of the District of Columbia” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 20206
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102