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36 U.S.C. § 300105 — Powers

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 123 words · no verdicts yet

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The Red Cross may adopt its own policies, own and dispose of property, and accept gifts to carry out its work. It can sue and be sued in state or federal court, and do whatever else it needs to fulfill this chapter's purposes. The law also designates it as the organization authorized to provide relief under the Geneva treaties.

(a) General. The corporation may: (1) adopt policies and regulations; (2) adopt, change, and destroy its own seal; (3) own and dispose of property to carry out its purposes; (4) accept gifts, devises, and bequests of property to carry out its purposes; (5) sue and be sued in courts of law and equity, whether state or federal, anywhere within United States jurisdiction; and (6) do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and promote the corporation's purposes. (b) Designation. The corporation is designated as the organization authorized to act in matters of relief under the Geneva treaties of August 22, 1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949.
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(a)General.—

The corporation may—

(1)

adopt policies and regulations;

(2)

adopt, alter, and destroy a seal;

(3)

own and dispose of property to carry out the purposes of the corporation;

(4)

accept gifts, devises, and bequests of property to carry out the purposes of the corporation;

(5)

sue and be sued in courts of law and equity, State or Federal, within the jurisdiction of the United States; and

(6)

do any other act necessary to carry out this chapter and promote the purposes of the corporation.

(b)Designation.—

The corporation is designated as the organization authorized to act in matters of relief under the treaties of Geneva, August 22, 1864, July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1492; Pub. L. 110–26, § 7, May 11, 2007, 121 Stat. 108.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1492
  • 2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-26 · 121 Stat. 108

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-225 on 1998-08-12.

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