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

The bar on distributions does not prevent reasonable compensation or reimbursement of expenses

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 .

The bar on distributions does not prevent reasonable compensation or reimbursement of expenses

The document says “canWho acts: board of directors of the Foundation of the Federal Bar AssociationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“This subsection does not prevent the payment, in amounts approved by the board of directors, of-- ``(A) reasonable compensation; or ``(B) reimbursement for expenses incurred in undertaking the corporation's business, to officers, directors, or members.”

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

The same paragraph states two payments the bar on distributions does not prevent: reasonable compensation, and reimbursement for expenses incurred in undertaking the corporation's business, to officers, directors or members. Both are in amounts approved by the board of directors.

What the document actually says

“This subsection does not prevent the payment, in amounts approved by the board of directors, of-- ``(A) reasonable compensation; or ``(B) reimbursement for expenses incurred in undertaking the corporation's business, to officers, directors, or members.”

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 can still pay fair wages. It can also pay back costs. Costs mean cash a person put in for the group's work. The board must say yes to the sums.

What this is about

So the bar on pay outs is not a bar on wages. Work for the group can be paid for.

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