PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1307 §22703. Membership (a) ELIGIBILITY. —Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. (b) VOTING.—Each member has one vote in the conduct of official business at the post level. (c) NONDISCRIMINATION. —The terms of membership may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. §22704. Governing body (a) DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.— Each post may elect delegates to national conventions of the corporation. The delegates each have one vote in the conduct of business of the convention to which they are elected. (b) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. —The executive committee of the corporation consists of— (1) one member elected to represent each department; and (2) the officers of the corporation as ex officio members, (c) OFFICERS.—(1) The officers of the corporation are a national commander, seven national vice commanders, one of whom shall be a woman, a finance officer, an adjutant, a judge advocate, and a provost marshal. (2) The officers shall be elected by the delegates at the annual national convention. (d) NONDISCRIMINATION.—The requirements for holding office in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. §22705. Powers (a) GENERAL.—The corporation may— (1) adopt bylaws and regulations for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs; (2) adopt seals, emblems, and badges; (3) choose officers, representatives, and agents as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (4) make contracts; (5) establish State and regional organizations and local posts; (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property; (8) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation; (9) sue and be sued; and (10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation. (b) POWERS GRANTED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. —The provisions, privileges, and prerogatives granted before July 24, 1947, to other national veterans' organizations because of their incorporation by Congress are granted to the corporation.
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