Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§300112 Office of the Ombudsman

Title 36 › Subtitle III — Treaty Obligation Organizations › CHAPTER 3001 — THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS › § 300112

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Create an Office of the Ombudsman for the corporation. The board must decide the office’s duties in the bylaws or by a board resolution. The office must send a yearly report about any patterns or company‑wide problems it finds that affect the corporation to certain Congressional committees. The Senate committees are the Committee on Finance; Committee on Foreign Relations; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Committee on the Judiciary. The House committees are the Committee on Energy and Commerce; Committee on Foreign Affairs; Committee on Homeland Security; Committee on the Judiciary; and Committee on Ways and Means.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §300112

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(a)Establishment.—

The corporation shall establish an Office of the Ombudsman with such duties and responsibilities as may be provided in the bylaws or a resolution of the board of governors.

(b)Report.—

(1)In general.—

The Office of the Ombudsman shall submit annually to the appropriate Congressional committees a report concerning any trends and systemic matters that the Office of the Ombudsman has identified as confronting the corporation.

(2)Appropriate congressional committees.—

For purposes of paragraph (1), the appropriate Congressional committees are the following committees of Congress:

(A)Senate committees.—

The appropriate Congressional committees of the Senate are—

(i)the Committee on Finance;

(ii)the Committee on Foreign Relations;

(iii)the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions;

(iv)the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and

(v)the Committee on the Judiciary.

(B)House committees.—

The appropriate Congressional committees of the House of Representatives are—

(i)the Committee on Energy and Commerce;

(ii)the Committee on Foreign Affairs;

(iii)the Committee on Homeland Security;

(iv)the Committee on the Judiciary; and

(v)the Committee on Ways and Means.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 300112

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110