112 STAT. 1328 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 (5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (6) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property; and (7) sue and be sued. §31106. Restrictions (a) STOCK AND DIVIDENDS. — The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend. (b) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. —The corporation or a director or officer as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a political party or candidate for public office. (c) DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME OR ASSETS. — The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not prevent the payment of compensation to an officer in an amount approved by the board of directors. (d) LOANS.— The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee. Directors who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to a director, officer, or employee, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or advance until it is repaid. §31107. Principal office The principal office of the corporation shall be in New York, New York, or another place decided by the board of directors. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the place where the principal office is located but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States. §31108. Records and inspection (a) RECORDS. — The corporation shall keep— (1) correct and complete records of account; (2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote. (b) INSPECTION. —^A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time. § 31109. Service of process The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation. § 31110. Liability for acts of officers and agents The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.
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