{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-140303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 140303","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) make its own organization, including its constitution, bylaws, and regulations; (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities; (4) appoint or elect officers and agents; (5) authorize the executive committee to conduct the business and exercise the powers of the corporation; (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (7) publish a magazine and other publications; (8) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees; (9) sue and be sued; and (10) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 1403—THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"],"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":"190f6c26bc5ed161d00467edf5fc50accade5beb401d29c70d35da49da4daef3","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-140302","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-140304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}