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[CITE: 36USC140705]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
             CHAPTER 1407--MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS
 
Sec. 140705. Governing body

    (a) Board of Directors.--The board of directors and the 
responsibilities of the board are as provided in the articles of 
incorporation.
    (b) Officers.--The officers and the election of officers are as 
provided in the articles of incorporation.
    (c) Nondiscrimination.--The requirements for serving as a director 
or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, 
sex, disability, age, or national origin.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1385.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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140705(a).............................  36:5006.                         Oct. 2
3, 1992, Pub. L. 102-484, title
                                                                          XVIII
, Secs.  1806, 1807, 1808
                                                                          (rela
ted to directors and officers),
                                                                          106 S
tat. 2582.
140705(b).............................  36:5007.
140705(c).............................  36:5008 (related to directors
                                         and officers).
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    In subsections (a) and (b), the words ``Except as provided in 
section 5008 of this title'' and ``in conformity with the laws of the 
State in which it is incorporated'' are omitted as unnecessary.
