112 STAT. 1362 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 §80304. Powers The corporation may— (1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations, including regulations for the election of associates and successors; (2) adopt and alter a seal; (3) have offices and conduct its activities in the District of Columbia and in the States, territories, and possessions of the United States; (4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property, and use any income from the property, as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (5) sue and be sued within the jurisdiction of the United States; and (6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and the purposes of the corporation. §80305. Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and ^vords The corporation has the exclusive right to use all emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases the corporation adopts, including the badge of the Girl Scouts, Incorporated, referred to in the Act of August 12, 1937 (ch. 590, 50 Stat. 623), and to authorize their use, during the life of the corporation, in connection with the manufacture, advertisement, and sale of equipment and merchandise. This section does not affect any vested rights. §80306. Restrictions (a) PROFIT. —The corporation may not operate for profit. (b) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. — The corporation shall be nonpolitical and nonsectarian. §80307. Annual report Not later than April 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be printed each year, with accompanying illustrations, as a separate House document of the session of the Congress to which the report is submitted. CHAPTER 805—GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA Sec. 80501. Definition. 80502. Organization. 80503. Purposes. 80504. Membership. 80505. Governing body. 80506. Powers. 80507. Restrictions. 80508. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status. 80509. Records and inspection. 80510. Service of process. 80511. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 80512. Annual report. §80501. Definition For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.
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