1947-Act May 8, 1947, included the treaty of July 27, 1929, in the first and second pars.

CROSS REFERENCES

Cooperation and assistance to armed forces, see section 2602 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Operation of American Red Cross vessels under Neutrality Act of 1939, see section 444 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1a, 2, 8 of this title.

§ 4. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862

Section, acts Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, § 4, 33 Stat. 600; June 23, 1910, ch. 372, § 1, 36 Stat. 604, related to fraudulent representation or use of insignia. See sections 1, 706 and 917 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

EFFECTIVE Date of REPEAL

Repeal of section effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25, 1948, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 1 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

§ 4a. Membership; status of chapters; rules and regulations governing chapters; election of officers Membership in the American National Red Cross shall be open to all the people of the United States, its Territories, and dependencies, upon payment of the sums specified from time to time in the bylaws.

The chapters of the American National Red Cross shall be the local units of the corporation within the States and Territories of the United States. The regulations with respect to the granting of charters to the chapters and the revocation of the same, the territorial jurisdiction of the chapters, the relationship of the chapters to the corporation and compliance by the chapters with the policies and rules of the corporation, shall be as determined from time to time by the Board of Governors. Such regulations shall require that each chapter shall, in the election of the governing body of the chapter and in the selection of delegates to the national convention of the corporation, adhere to democratic principles of election as specified in the bylaws.

(Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, § 4a, as added May 8, 1947, ch. 50, § 5, 61 Stat. 81.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections la, 2, 8 of this title.

§ 5. Board of Governors; number; election; tenure; filling vacancies; annual meetings; voting by proxy

The governing body of the corporation in which all powers of government, direction, and management of the corporation shall be lodged, shall consist of a Board of Governors numbering fifty persons, to be appointed or elected in the manner following, namely:

(a) Eight Governors shall be appointed by the President of the United States. Of the Governors so appointed, one shall be designated by the President of the United States to act as the principal officer of the corporation with such

title and such functions as may from time to time be prescribed in the bylaws; and the remainder shall be officials of departments and agencies of the Federal Government, whose positions and interests are such as to qualify them to contribute toward the accomplishment of Red Cross programs and objectives. Of these at least one and not more than three shall be selected from the armed forces.

(b) Thirty Governors shall be elected by the chapters. The Governors so elected shall be elected at the national convention under procedures for nomination and election which shall be such as to insure equitable representation of all the chapters, having regard to geographical considerations, to the size of the chapters and to the size of the populations served by the chapters.

(c) Twelve Governors shall be elected by the Board of Governors as members-at-large. The Governors so elected shall be individuals who are representative of the national interests which it is the function of the Red Cross to serve, and with which it is desirable that the corporation shall have close association.

The term of office of all Governors shall be three years, except that the term of office of any Governor appointed by the President of the United States (other than the principal officer of the corporation) shall expire if and when such Governor shall retire, prior to the date on which his term as Governor would otherwise expire, from the official position held at the time of his appointment as Governor.

Of the first Board of Governors to be selected hereunder, those Governors to be elected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be elected at the first national convention following May 8, 1947, those Governors to be elected pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be elected as soon as practicable following such first national convention, and those Governors to be appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be appointed so as to take office at the same time. The Governors so elected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be divided by lot into three classes, the terms of which shall expire at the end of one, two, and three years, respectively, so that thereafter one-third of the members of the Board of Governors elected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section will be chosen at the time of each national convention, and shall take office at such time or as soon as practicable thereafter.

The President of the United States shall fill as soon as may be any vacancy that may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise in the office of the principal officer of the corporation or in the membership of the Board of Governors appointed by him. Any vacancy that may occur in the Governors elected by the chapters pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or in the Governors-at-large elected by the Board of Governors pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall be temporarily filled by appointment made by the Board of Governors, such appointees to serve until the next national convention.

The Board of Governors shall have power (i) to appoint from its own members an executive

committee of not less than eleven persons, who, when the Board of Governors is not in session, shall have and exercise all the powers of the Board of Governors, and (ii) to appoint and remove, or provide for the appointment and removal of, all officers and employees of the corporation, except the principal officer designated by the President of the United States.

The annual meeting of the corporation shall be the national convention of delegates of the chapters, which shall be held annually on such date and at such place as may be specified by the Board of Governors. In all matters requiring a vote at the national convention, each chapter shall be entitled to not less than one vote. The number of votes which each chapter shall be entitled to cast shall be determined according to allocation by the Board of Governors, which shall be established on an equitable basis giving consideration both to the size of the membership of the chapters and to the size of the populations in the territories served by the chapters. Such allocations shall be reviewed at least every five years.

Voting by proxy shall not be allowed at any meeting of the Board of Governors, or at the national convention, or at any meeting of the chapters: Provided, however, That in the event of any national emergency which in the opinion of the Board of Governors makes attendance at the national convention impossible, the Board of Governors may permit the election of Governors by proxy at the national convention. (Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, § 5, 33 Stat. 601; Dec. 10, 1912, ch. 1, § 1, 37 Stat. 647; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 131, § 1, 41 Stat. 1354; May 8, 1947, ch. 50, § 6, 61 Stat. 82.)

CODIFICATION

Provision of this section, which required the first annual meeting to be held in December 1905, was omitted.

AMENDMENTS

1947-Act May 8, 1947, enlarged the governing board and made the method of selection of its members more democratic.

1921-Act Mar. 3, 1921, provided that the executive committee of the central committee should consist of nine instead of seven persons, five of whom should be a quorum.

1912-Act Dec. 10, 1912, changed date of annual meeting from first Tuesday after first Monday in December to Wednesday preceding second Thursday in December.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections la, 2, 8 of this title.

§ 6. Reports; account audit by Department of Defense The American National Red Cross shall as soon as practicable after the first day of July of each year make and transmit to the Secretary of Defense a report of its proceedings for the fiscal year ending June 30, next preceding, including a full, complete, and itemized report of receipts and expenditures of whatever kind, which report shall be duly audited by the Department of Defense, and a copy of said report shall be transmitted to Congress by the Department of Defense.

(Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, § 6, 33 Stat. 602; Feb. 27, 1917, ch. 137, 39 Stat. 946; July 17, 1953, ch. 222, § 4(c), 67 Stat. 179.)

AMENDMENTS

1953-Act July 17, 1953, substituted "Secretary of Defense" and "Department of Defense" for "Secretary of War" and "Department of War", respectively. 1917-Act Feb. 27, 1917, required reports of the preceding fiscal year to be made as soon as practicable after first of July of each year instead of on January first of each year.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1a, 2, 8 of this title.

§ 7. Reimbursement of Department of Defense for auditing expenses

The American National Red Cross annually shall reimburse the Department of Defense for auditing its accounts, and the sum so paid shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as a miscellaneous receipt.

(May 29, 1920, ch. 214, § 1, 41 Stat. 659; July 17, 1953, ch. 222, § 5, 67 Stat. 179.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based upon provision appearing in act May 29, 1920, popularly known as the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Appropriation Act for fiscal year ending June 30, 1921.

AMENDMENTS

1953-Act July 17, 1953, substituted "Department of Defense" for "War Department".

§ 8. Reservation of right to amend or repeal certain sections

Congress shall have the right to repeal, alter, or amend sections 1, 2 to 6, 8, and 9 of this title at any time.

(Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, § 7, 33 Stat. 602.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 4 of this title, included within the reference in text to sections 2 to 6 of this title, was repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections la, 2 of this title.

§ 9. Endowment fund

The endowment fund of the American National Red Cross shall be kept and invested under the management and control of a board of nine trustees, who shall be elected from time to time by the Board of Governors under such regulations regarding terms and tenure of office, accountability, and expense as the Board of Governors shall prescribe.

(Jan. 5, 1905, ch. 23, § 8, as added June 23, 1910, ch. 372, § 2, 36 Stat. 604, and amended May 8, 1947, ch. 50, § 7, 61 Stat. 83.)

AMENDMENTS

1947-Act May 8, 1947, changed election of trustees by the incorporators and their successors to election by the Board of Governors.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections la, 2, 8 of this title.

§§ 10, 11. Repealed. July 17, 1953, ch. 222, § 6, 67 Stat. 179

Section 10, acts Apr. 24, 1912, ch. 90, § 1, 37 Stat. 90; June 29, 1943, ch. 176, § 1, 57 Stat. 247, related to land and naval forces in time of war. See section 2602 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 11, acts Apr. 24, 1912, ch. 90, § 2, 37 Stat. 91; June 29, 1943, ch. 176, § 2, 57 Stat. 248, related to transportation, subsistence and passport fees. See section 2602 of Title 10.

§ 12. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641

Section, act June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 127a, as added June 4, 1920, ch. 227, subch. I, § 51, 41 Stat. 785, and amended July 17, 1953, ch. 222, § 3, 67 Stat. 178, related to buildings for Red Cross supplies. See section 2670 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

§ 13. Permanent building at headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The permanent building erected upon square 172 in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, for the use of the American National Red Cross in connection with its work in co- operation with the Government of the United States shall remain the property of the United States but under the supervision of the Administrator of General Services and the American National Red Cross shall at all times be charged with the responsibility, the care, keeping, and maintenance of said building without expense to the United States.

(Feb. 7, 1930, ch. 42, §§ 1, 5, 46 Stat. 66; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103(a), 63 Stat. 380.)

CODIFICATION

Section is composed of sections 1 and 5 of act Feb. 7, 1930. Section 1 provided for erection of permanent building and section 5 for the ownership and supervision thereof.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of act June 30, 1949. Both the Federal Works Agency and the office of Federal Works Administrator were abolished by section 103(b) of that act. Section 103 is set out as section 753(b) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

By section 5 of act Feb. 7, 1930, the permanent building was to remain under the supervision of the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital. The office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital was abolished and its functions were transferred to the Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations of the Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166. The name of the latter office was changed to the "National Park Service" by act Mar. 2, 1934. The Branch of Buildings Management of the National Park Service, with certain other agencies, was consolidated as the Public Buildings Administration under the Federal Works Agency by sections 301 and 303 of Reorg. Plan

No. I of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date of Transfer of Functions Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

PERMANENT BUILDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CHAPTER

Joint Res. July 1, 1947, ch. 195, 61 Stat. 241, provided:

"That authority be, and is hereby, given to the American National Red Cross to erect upon the south half of square 104 in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, a permanent building for the use of the District of Columbia Chapter, American National Red Cross, in connection with its work, in cooperation with the Government of the United States and its responsibilities under its charter granted by the Congress of the United States.

"SEC. 2. That the plans of the proposed building shall first be approved by the American National Red Cross, the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the erection and design thereof shall be under the supervision of the Administrator of the Federal Works Agency [now the Administrator of General Services] in accordance with the provisions of the Public Buildings Act of May 25, 1926, as amended [enacting sections 341, 342, 343 to 345a, 346, and 347 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works] and as hereby further amended.

"SEC. 3. That the cost of the removal of the buildings on this site shall be borne by the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, without expense to the United States.

"SEC. 4. That said permanent building shall remain the property of the United States but under the supervision of the Administrator of the Federal Works Agency [now the Administrator of General Services] and the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, shall, at all times be charged with the responsibility, care, keeping, and maintenance of said building without expense to the United States.

"SEC. 5. That moneys of the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, available for the construction of the aforesaid building, including any amount administratively determined necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of personnel engaged upon the preparation of plans and specifications, field supervision, and general office expenses, may be transferred to and expended by the Public Buildings Administration of the Federal Works Agency [now the Administrator of General Services], and such funds may be consolidated in the books of the Treasury Department into a special account for direct expenditure in the prosecution of said work, and the Commissioner of Public Buildings is authorized to prepare drawings and specifications for this building prior to the approval by the Attorney General of the title to such acquisition.

"SEC. 6. That said building shall be appropriate in design and character and shall be used by the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, and shall cost not less than $1,000,000: Provided, That this expenditure shall include complete equipment.

"SEC. 7. That the person, firm, or corporation which the Commissioner of Public Buildings shall select to furnish professional architectural and engineering services required for the project shall be chosen from nominations made by the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter.

"SEC. 8. That the National Capital Housing Authority is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Federal Works Administrator [now the Administrator of General Services] such part of

the site for said building as is now under the jurisdiction of said Authority: Provided, That the Treasurer of the United States is authorized and directed to credit said Authority with the fair market value, at the date of transfer, of the property so transferred: Provided further, That the Federal Works Administrator [now the Administrator of General Services] is hereby authorized to utilize the property so transferred, as well as that part of the site already under his jurisdiction, for the purposes of this Act.

"SEC. 9. That the Federal Works Administrator, through the Public Buildings Administration [both now under the Administrator of General Services], is hereby authorized to furnish steam from the central heating plant for the heating of said building, such steam to be paid for by the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, at such reasonable rates, not less than cost, as may be determined by the Federal Works Administrator [now Administrator of General Services]: Provided, That the Federal Works Administrator, through the Public Buildings Administration [both now under the Administrator of General Services], is authorized to prepare plans and specifications and to supervise and to contract for the work necessary to connect said building with the Government mains and to pay the cost of such work and services, including administrative expenses, from the funds consolidated into the Treasury pursuant to section 5 thereof.

"SEC. 10. The enactment of this joint resolution shall not be construed as establishing a policy of the United States Government to furnish building sites for Red Cross chapters or any eleemosynary institution at any other place."

§ 14. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section, act May 5, 1926, ch. 246, 44 Stat. 403, related to the use of buildings in Washington, D.C. See section 13 of this title.

§ 15. Memorial building to Women of World War I; expenditures; supervision

The memorial building to commemorate the services and sacrifices of the patriotic women of the United States of America, of its insular possessions, and of the District of Columbia during the World War, erected on the land occupied in part on June 7, 1924, by the Memorial to the Women of the Civil War, the permanent headquarters of the American Red Cross, shall be used by the American National Red Cross.

The expenditures for said memorial building shall be made under the direction of a commission consisting of the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Library and the chairman of the House Committee on the Library. Said memorial building shall remain the property of the United States Government but under the supervision of the Administrator of General Services, and the American Red Cross shall at all times be charged with the responsibility, the care, keeping, and maintenance of the said memorial building without expense to the United States.

(June 7, 1924, ch. 369, §§ 1, 2, 4, 43 Stat. 665, 666; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 3, 43 Stat. 983; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103(a), 63 Stat. 380.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of act June 30, 1949. Both the Federal Works Agency and the office of Federal Works Administrator were abolished by section 103(b) of that act. Section 103 is set out as section 753(b) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

The building provided for in this section was originally placed under the supervision of the "Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds," by act June 7, 1924. The office of Public Buildings and Grounds under the Chief of Engineers was abolished and the functions of the Chief of Engineers and of the Secretary of War with respect thereto were transferred to the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital by act Feb. 26, 1925. The office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital was abolished and the functions thereof were transferred to the Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations of the Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166. The name of the latter office was changed to "National Park Service" by act Mar. 2, 1934. The functions of the Director of the National Park Service relating to public buildings was transferred to the Federal Works Administrator by section 303(b) of Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

EFFECTIVE Date of Transfer of FuncTIONS Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 16. Exchange of Government-owned cotton for articles containing wool

The American National Red Cross or any other organization to which the Governmentowned cotton has been or shall hereafter be delivered pursuant to law is authorized, if it shall be deemed advisable, to exchange any such cotton for cloth or wearing apparel or other articles of clothing containing wool. (Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 214, 47 Stat. 1544.)

88 17 to 17b. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641

Section 17, act July 17, 1953, ch. 222, § 1, 67 Stat. 178, related to the use of the American Red Cross in co-operation with the Armed Forces. See section 2602 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 17a, act July 17, 1953, ch. 222, § 2, 67 Stat. 178, related to the furnishing of transportation, meals, and quarters to American Red Cross personnel by the government. See section 2602 of Title 10.

Section 17b, act July 17, 1953, ch. 222, § 7, 67 Stat. 179, related to the status of American Red Cross personnel as government employees. See section 2602 of Title 10.

§ 18. Corporation created; purposes

Mary Park Foster (Mrs. John W. Foster), of Indiana; Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell (Mrs. William D. Cabell), of Virginia; Helen Mason Boynton (Mrs. Henry V. Boynton), of Ohio; Henrietta Greely (Mrs. A. W. Greely), of Washington, District of Columbia; Lelie Dent Saint Clair (Mrs. F. O. Saint Clair), of Maryland; Regina M. Knott (Mrs. A. Leo Knott), of Maryland; Sara Agnes Rice Pryor (Mrs. Roger A. Pryor), of New York; Sarah Ford Judd Goode (Mrs. G. Brown Goode), of Washington, District of Columbia; Mary Desha, of Kentucky; Sue Virginia Field (Mrs. Stephen J. Field), of California; Sallie Kennedy Alexander (Mrs. Thomas Alexander), of Washington, District of Columbia; Rosa Wright Smith, of Washington, District of Columbia; Sarah C. J. Hagan (Mrs. Hugh Hagan), of Georgia; Mary Stiner Putnam (Mrs. John Risley Putnam), of New York; Mary Leighton Shields (Mrs. George H. Shields), of Missouri; Ellen Hardin Walworth, of New York; Mary E. MacDonald (Mrs. Marshall MacDonald), of Virginia; Eugenia Washington, of Virginia; Alice M. Clarke (Mrs. A. Howard Clarke), of Massachusetts; Clara Barton, of Washington, District of Columbia; Mary S. Lockwood, of Washington, District of Columbia; Frances B. Hamlin (Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin), of Washington, District of Columbia; Martha C. B. Clarke (Mrs. Arthur E. Clarke), of New Hampshire; Lucia E. Blount (Mrs. Henry Blount), of Indiana; Jennie A. O. Keim (Mrs. Randolph De B. Keim), of Connecticut; Louise Ward McAllister, of New York; Effie Ream Osborne (Mrs. Frank Stuart Osborne), of Illinois; Marie Devereux, of Washington, District of Columbia; Belinda O. Wilbour (Mrs. Joshua Wilbour), of Rhode Island; Georgina E. Shippen (Mrs. W. W. Shippen), of New Jersey; Julia K. Hogg (Mrs. N. B. Hogg), of Pennsylvania; Katherine C. Breckinridge (Mrs. Clifton R. Breckinridge), of Arkansas; Sara Isabella Hubbard (Mrs. Adolphus S. Hubbard), of California; Mary L. D. Putnam (Mrs. Charles E. Putnam), of Iowa; Delia Clayborne Buckner (Mrs. Simon B. Buckner), of Kentucky; Emily Marshall Eliot (Mrs. Samuel Eliot), of Massachusetts; Lucy Grey Henry (Mrs. William Wirt Henry), of Virginia; Elizabeth Blair Lee, of Maryland, Mrs. Francis P. Burrows (Mrs. Julius C. Burrows), Mrs. Mary H. McMillan (Mrs. James McMillan), Mrs. Emma Gregory Hull (Mrs. J. A. T. Hull), Mrs. Mary B. K. Washington (Mrs. Joseph Washington), and their associates and successors, are created a body corporate and politic, in the District of Columbia, by the name of The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, for patriotic, historical, and educational purposes, to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence, by the acquisition and protection of historical spots and the erection of monuments; by the encouragement of historical research in relation to the Revolution and the publication of its results; by the preservation of documents and relics, and of the records of the individual services of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots, and by the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries; to

carry out the injunction of Washington, in his farewell address to the American people, "to promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge," thus developing an enlightened public opinion and affording to young and old such advantages as shall develop in them the largest capacity for performing the duties of American citizens; to cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American freedom; to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty. (Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, § 1, 29 Stat. 8.)

§ 18a. Right to acquire, hold, and dispose of property; constitution, bylaws, and seal; headquarters

The society is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, devise, or bequest and to hold, convey, or otherwise dispose of such property, real or personal, as may be convenient or necessary for its lawful purposes, and may adopt a constitution and make bylaws not inconsistent with law, and may adopt a seal. Said society shall have its headquarters or principal office at Washington, in the District of Columbia. (Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, § 2, 29 Stat. 9; Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 89, 38 Stat. 955; Feb. 5, 1926, ch. 11, 44 Stat. 4; July 30, 1951, ch. 255, 65 Stat. 130; Oct. 1, 1976, Pub. L. 94-443, § 1, 90 Stat. 1475.)

AMENDMENTS

1976-Pub. L. 94-443 substituted provision authorizing the society to acquire, by purchase, gift, devise or bequeath, real and personal property, and to hold, convey or otherwise dispose of it for provision which authorized the society to hold real and personal property in the United States in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.

1951-Act July 30, 1951, increased from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 the society's limit on holding of real and personal property.

1926-Act Feb. 5, 1926, increased authorized amount of real and personal estate holdings from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

1915-Act Mar. 3, 1915, increased authorized real and personal estate holdings from $500,000 to $1,000,000.

§ 18b. Reports; historical material

The Society shall report annually to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution concerning its proceedings, and said Secretary shall communicate to Congress such portion thereof as he may deem of national interest and importance. The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are authorized to permit said national society to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other material for history in the Smithsonian Institution or in the National Museum, at their discretion, upon such conditions and under such rules as they shall prescribe.

(Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, § 3, 29 Stat. 9.)

§ 18c. Exclusive use of name, emblems, seals, and badges

The society and its subordinate divisions shall have the sole and exclusive right to use the name "National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution". The society shall