36 U.S.C. § 150706
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The corporation may—
- (1)adopt and amend bylaws and regulations for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs, including the establishment and maintenance of local and State conferences on citizenship;
- (2)adopt and alter a corporate seal;
- (3)adopt emblems and badges;
- (4)choose officers, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
- (5)make contracts;
- (6)acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
- (7)borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
- (8)use corporate funds to give prizes or awards to citizens for outstanding contributions toward the achievement of the purposes of the corporation;
- (9)publish a magazine and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
- (10)sue and be sued; and
- (11)do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.