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[CITE: 36USC220304]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
         CHAPTER 2203--UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 
Sec. 220304. Governing body

    (a) Board of Trustees.--(1) The board of trustees is the governing 
body of the corporation. The board is responsible for the control of all 
funds and affairs of the corporation.
    (2) Exclusive of ex officio and honorary members, the board shall 
consist of at least 12 but not more than 40 trustees, one of whom shall 
be elected chairman. Trustees shall be elected by the board of trustees 
for a term of 4 years. A trustee may not be reelected as a trustee 
within one year of the expiration of the prior term, except by the 
unanimous vote of the trustees present and voting. A trustee may be 
removed at any time, with or without cause, by a two-thirds vote of the 
other trustees.
    (3) The officers of the corporation are ex officio members of the 
board with all the rights and privileges of trustees, including the 
right to vote.
    (4) The board shall meet at least once a year in the Capitol of the 
United States. The board may meet at other times as decided by the 
chairman. A meeting may be held only at a time and place stated in the 
bylaws or on 30 days' written notice.
    (b) Officers.--(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, 
5 vice presidents, a treasurer, and a secretary. The president is the 
chief executive officer.
    (2) The officers shall be elected annually by the board of trustees 
and continue in office at the pleasure of the board.
    (3) The duties of the officers are the usual duties pertaining to 
their offices and any additional duties delegated by the board.
    (4) Officers may be compensated for their services, and reimbursed 
for actual expenses, in amounts decided by the board.
    (c) Employees.--The board of trustees may employ an executive 
secretary and other personnel needed to assist the board and the 
officers to carry out the activities of the corporation. Employees serve 
at the pleasure of the board. The board shall prescribe the compensation 
and duties of employees.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1463.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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220304(a)(1)..........................  36:1207(a) (1st-21st words).     Oct. 2
0, 1978, Pub. L. 95-493, Secs.
                                                                          7, 8,
 92 Stat. 1645.
220304(a)(2)..........................  36:1207(a) (22d-last words),
                                         (b), (d).
220304(a)(3)..........................  36:1208(b) (1st sentence).
220304(a)(4)..........................  36:1207(c).
220304(b)(1)..........................  36:1208(a).
220304(b)(2)..........................  36:1208(c).
220304(b)(3)..........................  36:1208(d).
220304(b)(4)..........................  36:1208(b) (last sentence).
220304(c).............................  36:1208(e).
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    In this section, the word ``active'' is omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (a)(1), the words ``The board of trustees is the 
governing body of the corporation'' are added for clarity and 
consistency in the revised title. The words ``is responsible for'' are 
substituted for ``shall be vested in'' for consistency in the revised 
title. The word ``management'' is omitted as included in ``control''.
    In subsection (a)(3), the words ``During their respective terms of 
office'' are omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (a)(4), the words ``at Washington, District of 
Columbia'' and ``in advance of any such meeting'' are omitted as 
unnecessary.
    In subsection (b)(4), the words ``other remuneration'' as [sic] are 
omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (c), the word ``activities'' is substituted for 
``programs and business'' to eliminate unnecessary words.
