36-U.S.C.-190104
§190104 – Governing Body
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Title 36 > Subtitle II > Part B > Chapter 1901 > Section 190104
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- Reference: Section 190104
- Legend: §190104 – Governing Body
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) National Convention.—The corporation shall hold an annual national convention. The national convention shall be composed of delegates elected by the various departments.
(b) National Executive Committee.—(1) The national executive committee is the governing body of the corporation.
(2) The national executive committee consists of the president, the president elect, the last past president, 3 vice presidents, 3 junior vice presidents, a minimum of 3 national executive committee members, and the executive director. Each of these individuals, except the president elect and the executive director, has one vote on each matter decided by the committee.
(c) Officers.—(1) The officers of the corporation are a president, a president elect, 3 vice presidents, 3 junior vice presidents, a minimum of 3 national executive committee members, an executive director, a national treasurer, a judge advocate, and other officers specified in the constitution of the corporation.
(2) The national officers of the corporation shall be elected and take office at the annual national convention, except for the executive director, the national treasurer, the judge advocate, and any other national officers specified in the constitution of the corporation, who shall be appointed by the national executive committee.
(3) The elected officers shall hold office for one year or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
(d) Vacancies.—(1) Except for the positions of president, president elect, and last past president, a vacancy on the national executive committee shall be filled by the existing members of the committee. An individual appointed by the committee to fill a vacancy serves until the next national convention when the individuals successor shall be elected for the unexpired term, if any, caused by the vacancy.
(2) If the president is absent or the office of president is vacant, the national vice president of the same service as the president shall act as president.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1447; Pub. L. 111–113, §2(a)–(c), Dec. 14, 2009, 123 Stat. 3026.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 190104(a) | 36:227(b) (1st sentence 12th–14th words), (c). | June 30, 1950, ch. 431, §§6, 7(a)–(d), 64 Stat. 313. |
| 190104(b) | 36:227(a), (d). | |
| 190104(c)(1) | 36:226. | |
| 190104(c)(2) | 36:227(b) (1st sentence 1st–14th words, 32d–last words). | |
| 190104(c)(3) | 36:227(b) (1st sentence 15th–31st words). | |
| 190104(d)(1) | 36:227(b) (2d, 3d sentences). | |
| 190104(d)(2) | 36:227(b) (last sentence). |
In subsection (a), the first sentence is added for clarity and is implied by 36:227(b) (12th–14th words).
In subsection (b), the text of 36:227(d) is omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (c)(3), the word duly is omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (d)(1), the words In the event of the death, inability to serve, or resignation are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (d)(2), the words If the president is absent or the office of president is vacant are substituted for in the event of his death, inability to serve, resignation, or absence, and the words act as president are substituted for assume the duties and have the powers of the president, to eliminate unnecessary words.
Amendments
2009—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–113, §2(a), inserted the president elect, after the president, and a minimum of before 3 national executive committee members, and substituted except the president elect and the executive director, for except the executive director,.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–113, §2(b)(1), inserted a president elect, after a president, and a minimum of before 3 national executive committee members,, struck out a surgeon, a chaplain, a historian, a public relations officer, after a judge advocate,, and substituted specified in the constitution of the corporation for as decided at the national convention.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 111–113, §2(b)(2), inserted and take office after be elected and substituted the judge advocate, and any other national officers specified in the constitution of the corporation, for and the national public relations officer,.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 111–113, §2(c), substituted president, president elect, and last past president, for president and last past president,.
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