{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-50304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 50304","heading":"Powers","body":"The corporation may—(1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) adopt emblems and badges; (4) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities; (5) establish State and territorial organizations and local chapter or post organizations; (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (7) publish a newspaper and other publications devoted to the purposes of the corporation; (8) sue and be sued; and (9) do any other act necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 503—DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS"],"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":"c83b263c72ef054fbff641054319b455227a83e69519469b4e5ef5816f31ec9d","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-50303","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-50305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}