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§40504 Governing Body

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 405 — CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA › § 40504

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The board of directors runs the corporation and can carry out its powers or arrange for them to be done. The bylaws set how many directors there are, how they are chosen, how to fill vacancies, and how long they serve, but the board must have at least 9 directors. The board must meet at least once a year. Each director gets one vote. The president is the board chair. The corporation’s officers are a president, an executive vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, and six regional vice presidents. The secretary and treasurer jobs can be held by the same person, but that person counts for only one director’s vote. The bylaws set how officers are elected, their terms, duties, and powers.

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Title 36, §40504

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Board of Directors.—
(1)The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation.
(2)The number of directors, their manner of election (including the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in the bylaws. However, the board shall have at least 9 directors.
(3)The board shall meet at least annually. Each director has one vote on matters decided by the board.
(4)The president of the corporation is the chairman of the board.
(b)Officers.—
(1)The officers of the corporation are a president, an executive vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, and 6 regional vice presidents as provided in the bylaws. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined and held by the same individual, but an individual holding those combined offices has only one vote as a director.
(2)The manner of election, term of office, duties, and powers of the officers are as provided in the bylaws.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 40504(a)(1)36:797(a), (c) (1st sentence words before 3d comma).Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85–642, §§ 7, 8, 72 Stat. 599. 40504(a)(2)36:797(b), (c) (1st sentence words between 3d and 4th commas). 40504(a)(3)36:797(c) (last sentence). 40504(a)(4)36:797(c) (2d sentence). 40504(b)36:797(c) (1st sentence words after 4th comma).36:798. In subsection (a)(1), the text of 36:797(a) (12th–last words) is omitted as obsolete. In subsection (b)(2), the words “duties, and powers” are substituted for “powers” in 36:798(b) and for “duties” in 36:798(c) to eliminate unnecessary words.

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36 U.S.C. § 40504

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110