36 U.S.C. § 220105
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The corporation has all the powers necessary and proper to carry out the purposes stated in section 220102 of this title, including the power—
- (1)to adopt and amend bylaws and regulations for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;
- (2)to adopt and alter a corporate seal;
- (3)to adopt and alter emblems and marks;
- (4)to establish and maintain offices to conduct the affairs of the corporation;
- (5)to choose officers, representatives, and agents as the activities of the corporation require;
- (6)to make contracts;
- (7)to acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
- (8)to borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
- (9)to publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications;
- (10)to establish, regulate, and terminate councils, organizations, chapters, or affiliates as needed to carry out the purposes stated in section 220102 of this title;
- (11)to solicit funds;
- (12)to sue and be sued; and
- (13)to do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes stated in section 220102 of this title.