36 USC § 220310 - Principal office

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s220310"
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title: "36 USC § 220310 - Principal office"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "220310"
section_name: "Principal office"
chapter_number: 2203
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY"
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. 1465.)"
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# § 220310. Principal office

The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of trustees. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the place where the principal office is located but may be conducted 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. 1465.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 220310 | 36:1205(a). | Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L. 95–493, § 5(a), 92 Stat. 1644. |

The words “board of trustees” are substituted for “board of directors” for clarity and consistency in the revised chapter. The words “States, territories, and possessions of the United States” are substituted for “various possessions of the United States” for consistency in the revised title.