Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 705 — The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
§ 70503. Membership
Statutory text
Eligibility.—
Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the bylaws.
Grounds for Disqualification.—
An individual may not be a member, director, or officer of the corporation if the individual—
is a member of, or advocates the principles of, an organization believing in, or working for, the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence; or
refuses to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 70503
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1352
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1352Pub. L. 119–57 § 3 · 139 Stat. 711
Added · 36 U.S.C. § 70503
Pub. L. 119–57 added subsec. (a)
Redesignated · 36 U.S.C. § 70503
Pub. L. 119–57 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)
Struck · 36 U.S.C. § 70503
Pub. L. 119–57 struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–57 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 119–57 added subsec. (a), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b), and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:“(a) Members.—The members of the corporation are— “(1) the members of the National Council of the Federal Bar Association, a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, during their term of membership on that Council; and “(2) other individuals the corporation provides for in the bylaws or otherwise. “(b) Voting.—Each member has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members.”
0 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 3 unresolved
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 70503(a) | 36:576(a). | Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, §§ 6, 16, 68 Stat. 798, 800. |
| 70503(b) | 36:576(b). | |
| 70503(c) | 36:586. | |
In subsection (a), the words “the persons listed in section 571 of this title” and “hereafter” are omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (b), the words “has one vote” are substituted for “may cast one vote” for consistency in the revised title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–57 added subsec. (a), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b), and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:
“(a) Members.—The members of the corporation are—
“(1) the members of the National Council of the Federal Bar Association, a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, during their term of membership on that Council; and
“(2) other individuals the corporation provides for in the bylaws or otherwise.
“(b) Voting.—Each member has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members.”
Credits
1998–2025 · 2 acts
- 1998Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1352
- 2025Pub. L. 119–57, § 3, , 139 Stat. 711.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1352; Pub. L. 119–57, § 3, , 139 Stat. 711.)