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[CITE: 36USC200304]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
          CHAPTER 2003--SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
 
Sec. 200304. Governing body

    (a) National Encampment.--(1) The national encampment is the supreme 
governing authority of the corporation.
    (2) The national encampment is composed of officers and elected 
representatives from the States and other local subdivisions of the 
corporation as provided in the constitution and bylaws. However, the 
form of government of the corporation must be representative of the 
membership at large and may not permit concentration of control in a 
limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not 
representative of the membership at large.
    (3) The meetings of the national encampment may be held in the 
District of Columbia or in any State, territory, or possession of the 
United States.
    (b) Council of Administration.--(1) During the intervals between the 
national encampments, the council of administration is the governing 
board of the corporation and is responsible for the general policies, 
program, and activities of the corporation.
    (2) The council of administration shall consist of at least seven 
members elected in the manner and for the term provided in the 
constitution and bylaws.
    (c) Officers.--(1) The officers of the corporation are a commander 
in chief, a senior vice commander in chief, a junior vice commander in 
chief, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as provided in the 
constitution and bylaws. One individual may hold the offices of 
secretary and treasurer.
    (2) The manner of selection, 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. 1453.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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200304(a).............................  36:536.                          Aug. 2
0, 1954, ch. 774, Secs.  6-8, 68
                                                                          Stat.
 750.
200304(b).............................  36:537.
200304(c).............................  36:538.
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    In subsection (a)(2), the words ``several'', ``always'', and 
``thereof . . . the hands of'' are omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (a)(3), the words ``State, territory, or possession of 
the United States'' are substituted for ``State or Territory'' for 
consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United 
States Code.
    In subsection (b), the text of 36:537(b) is omitted as obsolete.
    In subsection (c), the words ``One individual may hold the offices 
of secretary and treasurer'' are substituted for ``(which latter two 
offices may be held by one person)'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The 
word ``provided'' is substituted for ``may be prescribed'' to eliminate 
unnecessary words.
