36 USC § 152905 - Governing body

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s152905"
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title: "36 USC § 152905 - Governing body"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "152905"
section_name: "Governing body"
chapter_number: 1529
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS"
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. 1421.)"
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# § 152905. Governing body

**(a)** **Board of Directors.—** The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws.

**(b)** **Officers.—** The officers and the election of officers are as provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws.

**(c)** **Nondiscrimination.—** The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1421.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 152905(a) | 36:2906. | Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–561, §§ 5 (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in holding office), 6, 7, 98 Stat. 2911. |
| 152905(b) | 36:2907. |  |
| 152905(c) | 36:2905 (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in holding office). |  |

The words “in conformity with the laws of the State or States in which it is incorporated” in 36:2906 and “in conformity with the laws of the State or States wherein it is incorporated” in 36:2907 are omitted as unnecessary.