36 USC § 22708 - Headquarters and principal place of business

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s22708"
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title: "36 USC § 22708 - Headquarters and principal place of business"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "22708"
section_name: "Headquarters and principal place of business"
chapter_number: 227
chapter_name: "AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 107–241, § 1(c), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)"
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# § 22708. Headquarters and principal place of business

The headquarters and principal place of business of the corporation shall be in Maryland. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to Maryland 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. 1308; Pub. L. 107–241, § 1(c), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 22708 | 36:67d(4). | July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 5(4), 61 Stat. 406. |

The words “as set out herein” are omitted as unnecessary.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2002— substituted “Maryland” for “the District of Columbia” in first and second sentences.