{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-230104","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 230104","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities; (4) make contracts; (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (6) establish, regulate, and discontinue subordinate State and territorial subdivisions and local chapters or posts; (7) publish a magazine and other publications; (8) sue and be sued; and (9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 2301—VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES"],"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":"77340928a0dca4fbc1432f8513bed2200697cbc08105d18ab395c93c01608e2a","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-230103","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-230105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}