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Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025Section 5 › Proposal

Members and private individuals are not liable for the corporation's obligations

To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

Members and private individuals are not liable for the corporation's obligations

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What the document says

“``(e) Immunity From Liability.--Members and private individuals are not liable for the obligations of the corporation.”

To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, Sec. 5

The immunity subsection written into section 70507 of title 36, United States Code, states that members and private individuals are not liable for the obligations of the corporation.

What the document actually says

“``(e) Immunity From Liability.--Members and private individuals are not liable for the obligations of the corporation.”

To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The group's debts are its own. A member does not have to pay them. Nor does any other private person.

What this is about

This is what a charter of this kind does. It keeps the debts with the group.

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