body, in accordance with this subsection, the Corporation shall recommend and support in any appropriate manner such national governing body to the appropriate international sports federation as the representative of the United States for that sport.

(c) Arbitration of Corporation determinations

(c)(1) The right to review by any party aggrieved by a determination of the Corporation under the requirements of this section or section 391(c) of this title shall be to any regional office of the American Arbitration Association. Such demand for arbitration shall be submitted within 30 days of the determination of the Corporation. Upon receipt of such a demand for arbitration, the Association shall serve notice on the parties to the arbitration and on the Corporation, and shall immediately proceed with arbitration according to the commercial rules of the Association in effect at the time of the filing of the demand, except that

(A) the arbitration panel shall consist of not less than three arbitrators, unless the parties to the proceeding mutually agree to a lesser number;

(B) the arbitration hearing shall take place at a site selected by the Association, unless the parties to the proceeding mutually agree to the use of another site; and

(C) the arbitration hearing shall be open to the public.

(2) The arbitrators in any arbitration are empowered to settle any dispute arising under the provisions of this chapter prior to making a final award, if mutually agreed to by the parties to the proceeding and achieved in a manner not inconsistent with the constitution and bylaws of the Corporation.

(3) Each contesting party may be represented by counsel or by any other duly authorized representative at the arbitration proceeding. The parties may offer any evidence which they desire and shall produce any additional evidence as the arbitrators believe necessary to an understanding and determination of the dispute. The arbitrators shall be the sole judges of the relevancy and materiality of the evidence offered. Conformity to legal rules of evidence shall not be necessary.

(4) All decisions by the arbitrators shall be by majority vote unless the concurrence of all is expressly required by the contesting parties.

(5) Final decision of the arbitrators shall be binding upon the involved parties, if such award is not inconsistent with the constitution and bylaws of the Corporation.

(6) The hearings may be reopened, by the arbitrators upon their own motion or upon the motion of any contesting party, at any time before a final decision is made, except that, if any contesting party makes such a motion, all parties to the decision must agree to reopen the hearings if such reopening would result in the arbitrators' decision being delayed beyond the specific period agreed upon at the beginning of the arbitration proceedings.

(Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975, title II, § 205, as added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95-606, § 2, 92 Stat. 3055.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 391 of this title.

§ 396. Jurisdiction of restricted amateur athletic competitions; national governing body sanction for international amateur athletic competitions Any amateur sports organization which conducts amateur athletic competition, participation in which is restricted to a specific class of amateur athletes (such as high school students, college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups or categories), shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such competition. If such an amateur sports organization wishes to conduct international amateur athletic competition to be held in the United States, or sponsor international amateur athletic competition to be held outside the United States, it shall obtain a sanction from the appropriate national governing body.

(Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975, title II, § 206, as added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95-606, § 2, 92 Stat. 3058.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

§ 401. Corporation created

The following named persons:

Honorable Albert Rains, Gadsden, Alabama; Miss Ruth James, Gadsden, Alabama; Hoyt G. Irving, 512 Hoatson Street, Warren, Arizona; Miss Mary Capps, Nogales, Arizona; Claude M. Hirst, Prescott, Arkansas; Mrs. Gertrude Scott, 1123 Stratford Avenue, South Pasadena, California; Howard W. Scott, Box 122, Palisade, Colorado; Benjamin Sherman, Hartford, Connecticut; Miss Catherine Flynn, Meriden, Connecticut; Honorable J. Caleb Boggs, 1250 Kynlyn Drive, Wilmington, Delaware; Mrs. Ruth F. Henderson, Seaford, Delaware; Charles

§ 403. Powers of corporation

The corporation shall have the following powers:

(a) To sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction;

(b) To adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal; (c) To choose such officers, managers, and agents as the business of the corporation may require;

(d) To ordain and establish bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States of America or of any State in which the corporation operates, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;

(e) To contract and be contracted with;

(f) To take and hold by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal, necessary for carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation, subject to applicable provisions of law of any State (1) governing the amount or kind of real and personal property which may be held by, or (2) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real and personal property by, a corporation operating in such State;

(g) To transfer or convey real or personal property;

(h) To borrow money for the purposes of the corporation, issue notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, subject in every case to all applicable provisions of Federal or State law;

(i) To use and display such emblems and badges as it may adopt;

(j) To publish a newspaper, magazine, or other publication consistent with its corporate purposes;

(k) To do any and all acts necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 3, 66 Stat. 38.)

§ 404. Headquarters and principal office; territorial scope of activities; agent for service of process (a) The headquarters and principal offices of the corporation shall be located in Washington, District of Columbia, but the activities of the corporation shall not be confined to that place, but may be conducted throughout the various States and Territories of the United States.

(b) The corporation shall maintain at all times in the District of Columbia a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for the Corporation, such designation to be filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to, or service upon, such agent, or mailed to the address of such agent, shall be deemed sufficient notice or service upon the corporation.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 4, 66 Stat. 39.)

§ 405. Membership

The membership of the corporation shall be made up of the members of the various State and Territorial societies in the District of Columbia. Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members shall, except as provided in this chapter, be de

termined according to the regulations and bylaws of the corporation.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 5, 66 Stat. 39.)

§ 406. Officers

The officers of the corporation shall be a president, first vice president, second vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, historian, and such other officers as may be designated by the governing body.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 6, 66 Stat. 39.)

§ 407. Board of representatives

(a) Composition; powers

The governing body of the corporation shall be a board of representatives which shall consist of one representative from each State society and Territorial society in the District of Columbia. Such board of representatives shall exercise the powers herein granted to the corporation, and each member of such board shall have one vote upon all matters determined. (b) Election of officers; tenure

The officers shall be elected by such board of representatives at an annual meeting and shall serve for a term of one year.

(c) Composition of initial board

The first board of representatives shall be composed of the following:

Chairman, Charles LeRoy Haines; first vice chairman, Lawrence Scheewe; second vice chairman, Mrs. Esther Costa; secretary, Miss Bessie D. Thrasher; assistant secretary, Miss Dorothy Bigelow; treasurer, Mrs. Charles Henderson; regional directors, William J. Fleming, chairman; region I, Miss Catherine Flynn; region II, William Clay; region III, John Slear; region IV, James A. Davis; region V, Arnold M. Lederer; region VI, Miss Carlotta Reedy; region VII, Claude M. Hirst; region VIII, Major Robert Joy; region IX, Colonel K. N. Parkinson.

Ray E. Davis, Hoyt G. Irving, Mrs. Gertrude J. Scott, John J. Shaforth, Miss Utha Gray Smith, Ernest W. Ellis, Gertrude L. Groman, Mrs. Edna Rose Pearson, Mrs. Donald O. Hays, James H. Pearson, William McMenamin, Wilfred S. Dowling, John S. Bartlett, Mrs. Maurine Howard Abernathy, Carl M. Walker, Don Cassidy, William Garnett Lee, Walter Haefs, Heber H. Rice, Miss Marion Jones, Miss Dorothy Hurley, Charles F. Sharkey, Arthur Angel, Ralph A. Patterson, Miss Hazel Ireman.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 7, 66 Stat. 39.)

§ 408. Acquisition of assets and liabilities of existing organization

The corporation may acquire any or all of the assets of the existing organization known as the Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia, upon discharging or providing for the payment and discharge of all its liabilities; and shall promptly file with the Congress full information with respect to such discharge provisions.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 8, 66 Stat. 40.)

§ 409. Distribution of income or assets to members

No part of the income or assets of the corporation shall inure or be distributable to any member or officer thereof except upon dissolution and final liquidation of the corporation as provided in section 417 of this title.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 9, 66 Stat. 40.)

§ 410. Propaganda activities prohibited

No part of the activities of the corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda. (Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 10, 66 Stat. 40.)

§ 411. Nonpolitical nature of corporation

The corporation, and its members and officers as such, shall not contribute to or otherwise support or assist any political party or candidate for elective public office.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 11, 66 Stat. 40.)

§ 412. Liability for acts of officers and agents

The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers and agents when acting within the scope of their authority.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 12, 66 Stat. 40.)

§ 413. Books and records; inspection

The corporation shall keep current and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its members and of the board of representatives or committees having any authority of the board of representatives. It shall keep at its principal office a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any member or his agent or attorney for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 13, 66 Stat. 40.)

§ 414. Prohibition against issuance of stock or payment of dividends

The corporation shall not have or issue any shares of stock, nor declare or pay any dividends.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 14, 66 Stat. 40.)

§ 415. Loans to officers; liability

The corporation shall not make any loans to its officers or members of the board of representatives. Any officer or board of representatives member who votes for or assents to the making of a loan or advance to an officer or board of representatives member, and any officer or board of representatives member who participates in the making of such a loan or advance, shall be jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of such loan until the repayment thereof.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 15, 66 Stat. 40.)

§ 416. Repealed. Pub. L. 88-504, § 4(17), Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 637

Section, act Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 16, 66 Stat. 40, related to audit of financial transactions and report of such audit to Congress. See sections 1101 to 1103 of this title.

§ 417. Use of assets on dissolution or liquidation

Upon final dissolution or liquidation of the corporation, and after the discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and liabilities, the remaining assets of the corporation shall be divided equally among the State and Territorial societies in the District of Columbia. (Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 17, 66 Stat. 41.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 409 of this title.

§ 418. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

The Corporation shall have the exclusive right to use, in carrying out its purposes, the name, "National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia," and such seals, emblems, and badges as it may adopt. (Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 18, 66 Stat. 41; July 5, 1968, Pub. L. 90–382, § 1(2), 82 Stat. 292.)

AMENDMENTS

1968-Pub. L. 90-382 substituted "National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia" for "Conference of State Societies, Washington, D.C."

§ 419. Agents for service of process

As a condition precedent to the exercise in any State of any power or privilege granted or conferred by this chapter, the corporation shall serve notice upon the secretary of state, or similar officer, of any such State of the name and address of an authorized agent in such State upon whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 19, 66 Stat. 41.)

§ 420. "State" defined

As used in this chapter the word State includes the District of Columbia.

(Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 20, 66 Stat. 41.)

§ 421. Reservation of right to amend or repeal chapter The right to repeal, alter, or amend this chapter at any time is expressly reserved. (Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 21, 66 Stat. 41.)

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MEMORIAL COMMISSION

§ 426. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section, acts Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 326, 67 Stat. 366; Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 658, 69 Stat. 589; Aug. 28, 1957, Pub. L 85-179, 71 Stat. 457; July 25, 1958, Pub. L. 85-556, §§ 1, 2, 72 Stat. 416, 417; Dec. 23, 1963, Pub. L. 88-240, § 1, 77 Stat. 477; Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88-448, title IV. § 402(a)(31), 78 Stat. 495, authorized the President to

The following persons: Robert N. Anderson, Arlington, Virginia; Emma Mae Brotze, Marshall, Texas; Leo M. Cadison, Asheville, North Carolina; Thomas F. Clear, Stamford, Connecticut; Earle T. Hawkins, Towson, Maryland; Carl B. Hyatt, Rockville, Maryland; Richard B. Kennan, Chevy Chase, Maryland; and Justin Miller, Pacific Palisades, California, are created a body corporate by the name of the National Conference on Citizenship (hereinafter referred to as the "corporation") and by such name shall be known and have perpetual succession and the powers and limitations contained in this chapter.

(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, § 1, 67 Stat. 562.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 432, 437 of this title.

§ 432. Completion of organization

The persons named in section 431 of this title are authorized to complete the organization of the corporation by the selection of officers and employees, the adoption of regulations and bylaws and the doing of such other acts as may be necessary for such purpose.

(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, § 2, 67 Stat. 562.)

§ 433. Objects and purposes of corporation

The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be

(1) to hold annually a national conference on citizenship on or about "Citizenship Day", September 17;

(2) to assist in the development of more dynamic procedures for making citizenship more effective, including the promotion and encouragement of local, State, and regional citizenship conferences; and

(3) to indicate the ways and means by which various organizations may contribute concretely to the development of a more active, alert, enlightened, conscientious, and progressive citizenry in our country.

(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, § 3, 67 Stat. 562.)

§ 434. Powers of corporation

The corporation shall have power

(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 choose such officers, managers, agents, and employees as the business of the corporation may require;

(4) to adopt, amend, and alter bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any State in which such corporation is to operate, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs, including the establishment and maintenance of local and State conferences on citizenship;

(5) to contract and be contracted with;

(6) to take and hold by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal, necessary for attaining the objects and accomplishing the purposes of the corporation, subject to applicable provisions of law of any State (a) governing the amount or kind of real and personal property which may be held by, or (b) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real and personal property by a corporation operating in such State;

(7) to transfer and convey real or personal property;

(8) to borrow money for the purposes of the corporation, issue bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, subject to all applicable provisions of Federal or State law;

(9) to use the corporate funds to give prizes, or awards, to citizens for outstanding contributions toward the achievement of the purposes of the corporation;

(10) to publish a magazine or other publication consistent with its corporate purposes; (11) to use and display such emblems and badges as it may adopt; and

(12) to do any and all acts and things necessary and proper to carry out the objects and purposes of the corporation.

(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, § 4, 67 Stat. 562.)