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PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1401 §151306. Principal office The principal office of the corporation shall be in Maryland. However, the corporation may conduct business throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States. § 151307. Provision and acceptance of support by Administrator (a) PROVISION BY ADMINISTRATOR. —(1) The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency— (A) may provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to the corporation; and (B) shall require and accept reimbursements for these personnel, facilities, and services. (2) Reimbursements under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of providing the services. (3) Notwithstanding any other law, United States Government personnel and stationery may not be used to solicit funding for the corporation. (b) ACCEPTANCE BY ADMINISTRATOR.— The Administrator may accept, without regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related regulations, the services of the corporation and its directors, officers, and employees as volunteers in performing functions authorized under this chapter, without compensation from the Administration. §151308. Service of process The corporation shall have a designated agent to receive service of process for the corporation. §151309. Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate equitable relief if the corporation— (1) engages or threatens to engage in any act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with the purposes in section 151302 of this title; or (2) refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its obligations under this chapter or threatens to do so. § 151310. Immunity of United States Government The United States Government is not liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the corporation. The full faith and credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the corporation. §151311. Annual report Not later than 4 months after the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year, including a complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments.