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[CITE: 36USC140504]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
CHAPTER 1405--MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
                          AMERICA, INCORPORATED
 
Sec. 140504. Governing body

    (a) Board of Directors.--(1) The board of directors is the governing 
body of the corporation. Between meetings of the corporation, the board 
is responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation. 
The board is responsible for all funds of the corporation.
    (2) The number of directors, their manner of selection (including 
the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in 
the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, the board shall 
have at least 18 directors.
    (b) Officers.--(1) The officers of the corporation are a commander, 
a senior vice commander, a chaplain, an adjutant, a finance officer, a 
judge advocate, an inspector, a surgeon, a historian, and other elected 
officers as provided in the constitution and bylaws.
    (2) The manner of election, term of office, and duties of the 
officers are as provided in the constitution and bylaws.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1382.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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140504(a).............................  36:827.                          Aug. 2
6, 1958, Pub. L. 85-761, Secs.
                                                                          7, 8,
 72 Stat. 857.
140504(b).............................  36:828.
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    In subsection (a), the text of 36:827(a) is omitted as obsolete.
