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[CITE: 10USC177]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
            PART I--ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
 
               CHAPTER 7--BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND COMMITTEES
 
Sec. 177. American Registry of Pathology

    (a)(1) There is authorized to be established a nonprofit corporation 
to be known as the American Registry of Pathology which shall not for 
any purpose be an agency or establishment of the United States 
Government. The American Registry of Pathology shall be subject to the 
provisions of this section and, to the extent not inconsistent with this 
section, to the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. 
Code, sec. 29-501 et seq.).
    (2) The American Registry of Pathology shall have a Board of Members 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Board'') consisting of 
not less than eleven individuals who are representatives of those 
professional societies and organizations which sponsor individual 
registries of pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, of 
whom one shall be elected annually by the Board to serve as chairman. 
Each such sponsor shall appoint one member to the Board for a term of 
four years.
    (3) The American Registry of Pathology shall have a Director, who 
shall be appointed by the Board with the concurrence of the Director of 
the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and such other officers as may 
be named and appointed by the Board. Such officers shall be compensated 
at rates fixed by the Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the 
Board.
    (4) The members of the initial Board shall serve as incorporators 
and shall take whatever actions are necessary to establish under the 
District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act the corporation 
authorized by paragraph (1).
    (5) The term of office of each member of the Board shall be four 
years, except that (A) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was 
appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, (B) the 
terms of office of members first taking office shall begin on the date 
of incorporation and shall expire, as designated at the time of their 
appointment and to the maximum extent practicable, one fourth at the end 
of one year, one fourth at the end of two years, one fourth at the end 
of three years, and one fourth at the end of four years, and (C) a 
member whose term has expired may serve until his successor has 
qualified. No member shall be eligible to serve more than two 
consecutive terms of four years each.
    (6) Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its powers, but such 
vacancy shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment 
was made.
    (b) In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the American 
Registry of Pathology is authorized to--
        (1) enter into contracts with the Armed Forces Institute of 
    Pathology for the provision of such services and personnel as may be 
    necessary to carry out their cooperative enterprises;
        (2) enter into contracts with public and private organizations 
    for the writing, editing, printing, and publishing of fascicles of 
    tumor pathology, atlases, and other material;
        (3) accept gifts and grants from and enter into contracts with 
    individuals, private foundations, professional societies, 
    institutions, and governmental agencies;
        (4) enter into agreements with professional societies for the 
    establishment and maintenance of Registries of Pathology; and
        (5) serve as a focus for the interchange between military and 
    civilian pathology and encourage the participation of medical, 
    dental, and veterinary sciences in pathology for the mutual benefit 
    of military and civilian medicine.

    (c) In the performance of the functions set forth in subsection (b), 
the American Registry of Pathology is authorized to--
        (1) enter into such other contracts, leases, cooperative 
    agreements, or other transactions as the Board deems appropriate to 
    conduct the activities of the American Registry of Pathology; and
        (2) charge such fees for professional services as the Board 
    deems reasonable and appropriate.

    (d) The American Registry of Pathology may transmit to the Director 
and the Board of Governors of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 
and to the sponsors referred to in subsection (a)(2) annually, and at 
such other times as it deems desirable, a comprehensive and detailed 
report of its operations, activities, and accomplishments.

(Added Pub. L. 94-361, title VIII, Sec. 811(b), July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 
934; amended Pub. L. 98-525, title XIV, Sec. 1405(5), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 
Stat. 2622.)

                       References in Text

    The District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act, referred to in 
subsec. (a)(1), (4), is Pub. L. 87-569, Aug. 6, 1962, 76 Stat. 265, as 
amended, which is not classified to the Code.


                               Amendments

    1984--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98-525 substituted ``sec. 29-501'' for 
``sec. 29-1001''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 176 of this title.
