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

Income or assets may not go to a director, officer or member

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 .

Income or assets may not go to a director, officer or member

The document says “may not”Who acts: Foundation of the Federal Bar AssociationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“``(1) In general.--The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter.”

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

The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of a director, officer or member, and may not be distributed to one, during the life of the charter granted by the chapter of title 36, United States Code, in which this section sits.

What the document actually says

“``(1) In general.--The income or assets of the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted by this chapter.”

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 cash and things may not go to its own people. Not to a board member. Not to an officer. Not to a member of the group.

What this is about

This holds for as long as the charter lasts. A charter is the grant that set the group up. It came from Congress.

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  1. The document itself

    Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025, Public Law 119-57, sec. 5, 139 Stat. 711 (2025).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ57/html/PLAW-119publ57.htm

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    “Income or assets may not go to a director, officer or member,” Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/foundation-the-federal-bar-association-charter/proposal/sec05-income-and-assets-may-not-inure-to-insiders/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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