Us Code § 22704 - Governing body
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§ 22704. Governing body
(a)
(b)
(1) one member elected to represent each department; and
(2) the officers of the corporation as ex officio members.
(c)
(2) The officers shall be elected by the delegates at the annual national convention.
(d)
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1307; Pub. L. 107–241, §1(b), Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1496.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 22704(a) | 36:67f(1) (last sentence). | July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §§5(3), 7(1) (last sentence), (2), 13, 61 Stat. 406, 407, 408. |
| 22704(b) | 36:67d(3). 36:67f(2). |
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| 22704(c) | 36:67l. | |
| 22704(d) | 36:67e (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in holding office). | July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §6 (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in holding office), 61 Stat. 407; Dec. 28, 1950, ch. 1178, 64 Stat. 1122; July 26, 1955, ch. 383, 69 Stat. 375; Sept. 14, 1966, Pub. L. 89–576, 80 Stat. 772; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, §1(b)(2), 91 Stat. 830; May 31, 1984, Pub. L. 98–304, 98 Stat. 220. |
In subsection (b), the text of 36:67d(3) is omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (c), the words "each official delegate casting one vote" are omitted as unnecessary because of subsection (a) of this section.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2002—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–241 substituted "two national vice commanders, a finance officer, a judge advocate, a chaplain, six national district commanders," for "seven national vice commanders, one of whom shall be a woman, a finance officer, an adjutant, a judge advocate,".
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