Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/467

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PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1351 §70310. 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. § 70311. Liability for acts of ofQcers and agents The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority. §70312. 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 705—THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION Sec. 70501. Organization. 70502. Purposes. 70503. Membership. 70504. Governing body. 70505. Powers. 70506. Exclusive right to name. 70507. Restrictions. 70508. Principal office. 70509. Records and inspection. 70510. Service of process. 70511. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 70512. Deposit of assets on dissolution or final liquidation. §70501. Organization (a) FEDERAL CHARTER.— The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation. (b) PLACE OF INCORPORATION AND DOMICILE. — The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia. (c) PERPETUAL EXISTENCE. —Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence. §70502. Purposes The purposes of the corporation are— (1) to receive and hold property, including by gift, devise, or grant, and to invest, administer, and dispose of the property without restrictions applicable to trustees or trust funds; (2) to apply its income and any part of its principal exclusively to educational, charitable, scientific, or literary purposes— (A) to advance the science of jurisprudence; (B) to uphold high standards for the Federal judiciary and attorneys representing the United States Government; (C) to promote and improve the administration of justice, including the study of means for the improved handling of the legal business of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government; (D) to facilitate the cultivation and diffusion of knowledge and understanding of the law and the promotion