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 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1437 §154510. Service of process The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities. § 154511. Liability for acts of officers and agents The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority. § 154512. Annual report The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a public document. CHAPTER 1547—NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED S6C 154701. Definition. 154702. Organization. 154703. Purposes. 154704. Membership. 154705. Governing body. 154706. Powers. 154707. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges. 154708. Restrictions. 154709. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status. 154710. Records and inspection. 154711. Service of process. 154712. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 154713. Annual report. §154701. Definition For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States. §154702. Organization (a) FEDERAL CHARTER.— Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Texas, is a federally chartered corporation. (b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER.—I f the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires. §154703. Purposes The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation and include— (1) upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States; (2) promoting health, prosperity, and scholarship among its members and their dependents and survivors through benevolent progrsmis; (3) assisting veterans and their dependents and survivors through a service program established for that purpose; (4) improving conditions for service members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors; and

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