36 USC § 20906 - Powers

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title: "36 USC § 20906 - Powers"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "20906"
section_name: "Powers"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.)"
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# § 20906. Powers

The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is incorporated.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1291.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20906 | 36:2102. | Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L. 97–234, § 2, 96 Stat. 261. |

The words “and subject to the laws of such State or States” are omitted as unnecessary.