36 USC § 21905 - Restrictions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s21905"
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title: "36 USC § 21905 - Restrictions"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "21905"
section_name: "Restrictions"
chapter_number: 219
chapter_name: "THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY"
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. 1299.)"
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# § 21905. Restrictions

**(a)** **Profit and Stock.—** The corporation shall be nonprofit and may not issue stock.

**(b)** **Political Activities.—** The corporation shall be nonpolitical and nonsectarian, and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.

**(c)** **Honorary Members.—** The corporation may not have honorary members.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1299.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 21905(a) | 36:3302 (1st sentence). | July 5, 1935, ch. 373, §§ 2 (1st sentence), 4, 49 Stat. 458. |
| 21905(b) | 36:3304 (1st sentence). |  |
| 21905(c) | 36:3304 (last sentence). |  |

In subsection (a), the word “capital” is omitted for consistency in the revised title.

In subsection (b), the words “as an organization” are omitted as unnecessary.