36 USC § 150505 - Governing body

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title: "36 USC § 150505 - Governing body"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "150505"
section_name: "Governing body"
chapter_number: 1505
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1390.)"
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# § 150505. Governing body

**(a)** **Board of Representatives.—**

**(1)** The board of representatives is the governing body of the corporation. The board shall exercise the powers granted to the corporation.

**(2)** The board consists of one representative from each State society and territorial society in the District of Columbia. Each member of the board has one vote.

**(b)** **Officers.—**

**(1)** The officers of the corporation are a president, a first vice president, a second vice president, a secretary, an assistant secretary, a treasurer, an assistant treasurer, a historian, and other officers designated by the board.

**(2)** The officers shall be elected by the board at an annual meeting and serve for a term of 1 year.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1390.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 150505(a) | 36:407(a), (c). | Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, §§ 6, 7, 66 Stat. 39. |
| 150505(b) | 36:406.36:407(b). |  |

In subsection (a), the word “herein” is omitted as unnecessary. The text of 36:407(c) is omitted as obsolete.