Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 705 — The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
§ 70504. Governing body
Statutory text
Board of Directors.—
The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation. The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws.
Officers.—
The officers and the election of the officers are as provided for in the bylaws.
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. § 70504
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 § 4 · 139 Stat. 711
Amended · 36 U.S.C. § 70504
Pub. L. 119–57 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the board of directors and officers of the corporation
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–57 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 119–57 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the board of directors and officers of the corporation.
0 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 1 unresolved
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 70504(a) | 36:577. | Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, §§ 7, 8, 68 Stat. 798. |
| 70504(b) | 36:578. | |
In subsection (a), the names of the directors for 1954 and the language about their initial terms are omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (2), the words “caused by expiration of the members’ terms or otherwise” are omitted as unnecessary.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–57 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the board of directors and officers of the corporation.
Credits
1998–2025 · 2 acts
- 1998Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1352
- 2025Pub. L. 119–57, § 4, , 139 Stat. 711.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1352; Pub. L. 119–57, § 4, , 139 Stat. 711.)