{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-20304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 20304","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt bylaws and regulations; (2) fill vacancies; (3) provide for the election of foreign, domestic, or honorary associate members, and the division of those members into classes; (4) receive bequests and donations of property, hold the property in trust, and invest the property to carry out the purpose of the corporation; and (5) do any other act necessary or usual for such a corporation.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 203—AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS"],"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":"faa10b2389219f6d0cc2b21b970a6526003b93ea6ea5d2aa28f55416ca6f53e6","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-20303","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-20305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}