10 U.S.C. § 177 — American Registry of Pathology

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This law authorizes creating the American Registry of Pathology, a private nonprofit corporation run by a Board of Members, separate from the federal government. It can accept gifts, sign contracts, run pathology registries, and charge fees for its services.

(a)(1) A nonprofit corporation called the American Registry of Pathology is authorized. It is not, for any purpose, an agency or establishment of the United States government. It follows this section's rules, and, where those don't conflict, the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. (2) The Registry has a Board of Members: at least 11 individuals representing the professional societies and organizations that support the Registry's work. Each year, the Board elects one of its own members to serve as chairman. (3) The Registry has a Director, appointed by the Board, and other officers the Board names and appoints. The Board sets their pay, and they serve at the Board's discretion. (4) The members of the first Board act as incorporators and must take whatever steps are needed to establish the corporation under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. (5) Each Board member's term is four years, except: (A) someone appointed to fill a vacancy before their predecessor's term ended only serves the rest of that term; (B) for the first Board, terms are staggered starting from the date of incorporation, so that, as much as possible, one fourth of members' terms end after one year, one fourth after two years, one fourth after three years, and one fourth after four years; and (C) a member whose term has ended may keep serving until a successor is qualified. No member may serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. (6) A vacancy on the Board doesn't affect the Board's powers, but the vacancy must be filled the same way the original appointment was made. (b) To carry out this section's purposes, the Registry may: (1) contract with public and private organizations to write, edit, print, and publish tumor pathology materials, atlases, and other materials; (2) accept gifts and grants from, and contract with, individuals, private foundations, professional societies, institutions, and government agencies; (3) enter agreements with professional societies to establish and maintain Registries of Pathology; and (4) serve as a point of exchange between military and civilian pathology, and encourage doctors, dentists, and veterinarians to participate in pathology, for the mutual benefit of both military and civilian medicine. (c) In carrying out the functions in (b), the Registry may: (1) enter into other contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or transactions the Board considers appropriate for running the Registry's activities; and (2) charge fees for professional services that the Board considers reasonable and appropriate. (d) The Registry may send its Board and its supporting organizations, described in (a)(2), a yearly comprehensive and detailed report on its operations, activities, and accomplishments.

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(a)

(1)

There is authorized to be established a nonprofit corporation to be known as the American Registry of Pathology which shall not for any purpose be an agency or establishment of the United States Government. The American Registry of Pathology shall be subject to the provisions of this section and, to the extent not inconsistent with this section, to the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29–501 et seq.).

(2)

The American Registry of Pathology shall have a Board of Members (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Board”) consisting of not less than eleven individuals who are representatives of the professional societies and organizations that support the activities of the American Registry of Pathology, of whom one shall be elected annually by the Board to serve as chairman.

(3)

The American Registry of Pathology shall have a Director, who shall be appointed by the Board, and such other officers as may be named and appointed by the Board. Such officers shall be compensated at rates fixed by the Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.

(4)

The members of the initial Board shall serve as incorporators and shall take whatever actions are necessary to establish under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act the corporation authorized by paragraph (1).

(5)

The term of office of each member of the Board shall be four years, except that (A) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, (B) the terms of office of members first taking office shall begin on the date of incorporation and shall expire, as designated at the time of their appointment and to the maximum extent practicable, one fourth at the end of one year, one fourth at the end of two years, one fourth at the end of three years, and one fourth at the end of four years, and (C) a member whose term has expired may serve until his successor has qualified. No member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms of four years each.

(6)

Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its powers, but such vacancy shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.

(b)

In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the American Registry of Pathology is authorized to—

(1)

enter into contracts with public and private organizations for the writing, editing, printing, and publishing of fascicles of tumor pathology, atlases, and other material;

(2)

accept gifts and grants from and enter into contracts with individuals, private foundations, professional societies, institutions, and governmental agencies;

(3)

enter into agreements with professional societies for the establishment and maintenance of Registries of Pathology; and

(4)

serve as a focus for the interchange between military and civilian pathology and encourage the participation of medical, dental, and veterinary sciences in pathology for the mutual benefit of military and civilian medicine.

(c)

In the performance of the functions set forth in subsection (b), the American Registry of Pathology is authorized to—

(1)

enter into such other contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as the Board deems appropriate to conduct the activities of the American Registry of Pathology; and

(2)

charge such fees for professional services as the Board deems reasonable and appropriate.

(d)

The American Registry of Pathology may transmit annually to its Board and supporting organizations referred to in subsection (a)(2) a comprehensive and detailed report of its operations, activities, and accomplishments.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 94–361, title VIII, § 811(b), July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 934; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(5), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 585, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1768.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1976Enacted · Pub. L. 94-361 · 90 Stat. 934
1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-525 · 98 Stat. 2622
2013Amended · Pub. L. 112-239 · 126 Stat. 1768

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