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 99 STAT. 498

PUBLIC LAW 99-119—OCT. 7, 1985 Public Law 99-119 99th Congress An Act

Oct. 7, 1985 [H.R. 1042]

To grant a Federal charter to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Corporation.

SECTION 1. CHARTER.

36 USC 3601.

The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, is recognized as such and is granted a Federal charter.

36 USC 3602.

SEC. 2. POWERS.

The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "corporation") shall have those powers granted to it through its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State in which it is incorporated and subject to the laws of such State, and such powers shall include the following: (1) To sue and be sued, complain, and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2) To adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal. (3) To take gifts, legacies, and devises which will further the corporate purposes. (4) To adopt, alter, and amend a constitution and bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any State in which the corporation is to operate, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs. (5) To charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees and to receive contributions or grants of money or property to be used to carry out its purposes. (6) To establish, regulate, and maintain offices for the conduct of the affairs of the corporation. (7) To promote the formation of auxiliaries, the membership requirements of which shall be determined according to the constitution and the bylaws of the corporation. (8) To publish a magazine or other publications. (9) To adopt emblems and badges. (10) To do any and all lawful acts and things necessary or desirable to carry out the objects and purposes of the corporation. 36 USC 3603.

SEC. 3. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION.

The objects and purposes of the corporation are those provided in its articles of incorporation and shall include the following: (1) To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. (2) To collate, preserve, and encourage the study of historical episodes, chronicles, mementos, and events pertaining to "The Day of Infamy, 7 December 1941", and in particular those memories and records of patriotic service performed by the heroic Pearl Harbor survivors and nonsurvivors.

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