{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-130305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 130305","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs; (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) make contracts; (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (5) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property; (6) charge and collect membership dues; and (7) sue and be sued.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 1303—LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc36@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:24Z","sha256":"7269ca403f58b529a26626f66c14f03e5577fb1391b01a901d220cc300928272","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-130304","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-130306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}