36 U.S.C. § 70107 — Restrictions

(a) Stock and Dividends — The corporation may not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend. (b) Distribution of Income or Assets — While the charter created by this chapter lasts, the corporation's income or assets cannot go to a director, officer, or member. This does not stop the corporation from paying reasonable compensation to an officer or employee, or reimbursing their actual, necessary expenses, if the board of directors approves the amount. (c) Loans — The corporation may not lend money to a director, officer, employee, or member. (d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority — The corporation cannot claim that Congress approved its activities, or that it has the authority of the U.S. government, for anything it does.