{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-40505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 40505","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt and amend a constitution and bylaws for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs; (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) choose officers, managers, and agents as the activities of the corporation require; (4) charge and collect membership dues; (5) make contracts; (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property; (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 405—CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY 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":"816807a39fe7efebbbc63c4bc1f23a34b497b9e918fd50d733a9a23cb9ea52da","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-40504","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-40506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}