Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 705 — The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
§ 70508. Principal office
Statutory text
The corporation shall have its principal office in a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws, but may conduct its activities anywhere.
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. § 70508
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353Pub. L. 119–57 § 6 · 139 Stat. 712
Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 70508
Pub. L. 119–57 substituted “a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws,” for “the District of Columbia,”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–57 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 119–57 substituted “a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws,” for “the District of Columbia,”.
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) |
| 70508 | 36:575(a). | Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, § 5(a), 68 Stat. 798. |
The word “anywhere” is substituted for “at any place or places in the United States, or elsewhere” to eliminate unnecessary words.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–57 substituted “a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws,” for “the District of Columbia,”.
Credits
1998–2025 · 2 acts
- 1998Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1353
- 2025Pub. L. 119–57, § 6, , 139 Stat. 712.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1353; Pub. L. 119–57, § 6, , 139 Stat. 712.)