36-U.S.C.-300103

§300103 – Membership and Chapters

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Title 36 > Subtitle III > Chapter 3001 > Section 300103

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• Reference: Section 300103
• Legend: §300103 – Membership and Chapters
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

(a) Membership.—Membership in the corporation is open to all the people of the United States and its territories and possessions, on payment of an amount specified, or as otherwise provided, in the bylaws.

(b) Chapters.—(1) The chapters of the corporation are the local units of the corporation. The corporation shall prescribe policies and regulations related to—

(A) granting charters to the chapters and revoking those charters;

(B) the territorial jurisdiction of the chapters;

(C) the relationship of the chapters to the corporation; and

(D) compliance by the chapters with the policies and regulations of the corporation.

(2) The policies and regulations shall require that each chapter adhere to the democratic principles of election specified in the bylaws in electing the governing body of the chapter and selecting delegates to the annual meeting of the corporation.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1491; Pub. L. 110–26, §5, May 11, 2007, 121 Stat. 106.)

In subsection (a), the word possessions is substituted for dependencies for clarity and consistency in the revised title. The words from time to time are omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words within the States and Territories of the United States are omitted as unnecessary. The words The board of governors shall prescribe regulations related to are substituted for The regulations with respect to . . . shall be as determined from time to time by the Board of Governors for consistency in the revised title. In clause (D), the word regulations is substituted for rules for clarity and consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

Amendments

2007—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–26, §5(1), inserted , or as otherwise provided, before in the bylaws.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–26, §5(2), in introductory provisions, substituted corporation shall for board of governors shall and inserted policies and before regulations related.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–26, §5(3), inserted policies and before regulations shall require and substituted annual meeting for national convention.

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