{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-153303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 153303","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations for the admission, government, suspension, and expulsion of its members; (2) adopt and alter a seal; (3) provide for the election of its officers and define their duties; (4) provide for State societies or chapters with regulations for their conduct, and regulate and provide for the management, safe-keeping, and protection of their property and funds; (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; and (6) sue and be sued.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 1533—NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION"],"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":"2d81968720b41cf9451780eac8f55a55d8045f93d1cd0db0f927fc1ccfdff416","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-153302","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-153304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}