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36 U.S.C. § 30707

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Restrictions
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Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH307
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) Profit.—The corporation may not engage in business for profit. (b) Stock and Dividends.—The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend. (c) Political Activities.—The corporation or a director, officer, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for elective public office. (d) Distribution of Income or Assets.—The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member except on dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation. (e) Loans.—The corporation may not make a loan to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until it is repaid. (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1323.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30707(a)36:512 (words after comma).July 19, 1954, ch. 536, §§ 9, 10, 12, 68 Stat. 491. 30707(b)36:512 (words before comma).  30707(c)36:510.  30707(d)36:509(a).  30707(e)36:509(b).  In subsection (a), the word “pecuniary” is omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “any shares of” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (d), the words “inure to the benefit of” are substituted for “inure to” for consistency in the revised title. The words “as provided in section 515 of this title” are omitted as unnecessary.

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