{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-40304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 40304","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations; (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) establish and maintain offices in the District of Columbia and the States, territories, and possessions of the United States to conduct its affairs; (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (5) sue and be sued; and (6) 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 403—CIVIL AIR PATROL"],"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":"426386bef82138daa119c295db887b3914a0080c17e453501359a6aede758521","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-40303","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-40305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}