36 USC § 151706 - Principal office

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title: "36 USC § 151706 - Principal office"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "151706"
section_name: "Principal office"
chapter_number: 1517
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1406; Pub. L. 109–9, title III, § 312(c), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226.)"
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# § 151706. Principal office

The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia, or another place as determined by the board of directors. However, the corporation may conduct business throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1406; Pub. L. 109–9, title III, § 312(c), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 151706 | 36:5703(a)(2), (3). | Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L. 104–285, title II, § 204(a)(2), (3), 110 Stat. 3384. |

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2005— inserted “, or another place as determined by the board of directors” after “District of Columbia”.