PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1435 (4) choose a board of trustees, consisting of at least 5 but not more than 15 individuals, to conduct the business and exercise the powers of the corporation; (5) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities; (6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (7) charge and collect membership dues and receive contributions of money or property to be devoted to carrying out the purposes of the corporation; (8) sue and be sued; and (9) do any other act necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the corporation. §154304. Annual report Not later than December 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document. CHAPTER 1545—NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA Sec. 154501. Definition. 154502. Organization. 154503. Purposes. 154504. Membership. 154505. Governing body. 154506. Powers. 154507. Restrictions. 154508. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status. 154509. Records and inspection. 154510. Service of process. 154511. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 154512. Annual report. §154501. Definition For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States. §154502. Organization (a) FEDERAL CHARTER.— Navy Wives Clubs of America (in this chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in California, 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. §154503. Purposes The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include— (1) supporting the Constitution of the United States; (2) promoting a friendly relationship between the wives of enlisted men who are serving in the active United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, or United States Coast Guard, or in the Active Reserves of those services; and (3) performing charitable activities as provided in the constitution or bylaws of the corporation.
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