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36 U.S.C. § 40304 — Powers
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The corporation may—
(1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3) establish and maintain offices in the District of Columbia and the States, territories, and possessions of the United States to conduct its affairs;
(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(5) sue and be sued; and
(6) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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The corporation may—
(1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3) establish and maintain offices in the District of Columbia and the States, territories, and possessions of the United States to conduct its affairs;
(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(5) sue and be sued; and
(6) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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**(a) Governing Body.—** The Board of Governors of the Civil Air Patrol is the governing body of the Civil Air Patrol.
**(b) Composition.—** The Board of Governors is composed of 11 members as follows:
(1) Four members appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force, who may be active or retired officers of the Air Force (including reserve components of the Air Force), employees of the United States, or private citizens.
(2) Four members of the Civil Air Patrol, selected in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the Civil Air Patrol.
(3) Three members appointed or selected as provided in subsection (c) from among personnel of any Federal Government agencies, public corporations, nonprofit associations, and other organizations that have an interest and expertise in civil aviation and the Civil Air Patrol mission.
**(c) Appointments From Interested Organizations.—**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the members of the Board of Governors referred to in subsection (b)(3) shall be appointed jointly by the Secretary of the Air Force and the National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol.
(2) Any vacancy in the position of a member referred to in paragraph (1) that is not filled under that paragraph within 90 days shall be filled by majority vote of the other members of the Board.
**(d) Chairman.—** The Chairman of the Board of Governors shall be chosen by the members of the Board of Governors from among the members of the Board referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and shall serve for a term of two years. The position of Chairman shall be held on a rotating basis between members of the Board appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and members of the Board selected under paragraph (2) of that subsection.
**(e) Po
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TITLE 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES,
AND ORGANIZATIONS
§ 40304
§ 40301. Organization
(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—Civil Air Patrol (in
this chapter, the ‘‘corporation’’) is a federally
chartered corporation.
(b) PERPETUAL EXISTENCE.—Except as other-
wise provided, the corporation has perpetual ex-
istence.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
40301(a) ......
36:201.
July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §§ 1, 5
(related to perpetual suc-
cession), 60 Stat. 346, 347.
40301(b) ......
36:205 (related to
perpetual succes-
sion).
This section is substituted for the source provisions
for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate ex-
ecuted and unnecessary words.
§ 40302. Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are as follows:
(1) To provide an organization to—
(A) encourage and aid citizens of the
United States in contributing their efforts,
services, and resources in developing avia-
tion and in maintaining air supremacy; and
(B) encourage and develop by example the
voluntary contribution of private citizens to
the public welfare.
(2) To provide aviation education and train-
ing especially to its senior and cadet members.
(3) To encourage and foster civil aviation in
local communities.
(4) To provide an organization of private
citizens with adequate facilities to assist in
meeting local and national emergencies.
(5) To assist the Department of the Air
Force in fulfilling its noncombat programs
and missions.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331; Pub.
L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(b)(1)], Oct.
30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–299.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source (U.S. Code)
So
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