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36 U.S.C. § 210106

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Restrictions
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Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH2101
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) Exclusively Educational Purposes.—The corporation shall be operated exclusively for educational purposes. (b) Stocks and Dividends.—The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend. (c) Distributions of Income or Assets.—The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of any member or individual. (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1456.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 21010636:4705.May 31, 1920, ch. 216, § 5, 41 Stat. 693. In subsection (a), the words “is organized and” are omitted as executed and obsolete. In subsection (b), the words “certificates of” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (c), the words “income or assets” are substituted for “earnings, income, or funds” for consistency in the revised title.

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