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

The subsection may not be construed to prevent chapter grants or pay to employees

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 subsection may not be construed to prevent chapter grants or pay to employees

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

“``(2) Rule of construction.--This subsection shall not be construed to-- ``(A) prevent the award of a grant to a Federal Bar Association chapter of which an officer, director, or member may be a member; or ``(B) prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to the corporation's employees for services undertaken on behalf 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

A rule of construction in the same subsection states that it shall not be construed to prevent two things: the award of a grant to a Federal Bar Association chapter of which an officer, director or member may be a member, and the payment of reasonable compensation to the corporation's employees for services undertaken on behalf of the corporation.

What the document actually says

“``(2) Rule of construction.--This subsection shall not be construed to-- ``(A) prevent the award of a grant to a Federal Bar Association chapter of which an officer, director, or member may be a member; or ``(B) prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to the corporation's employees for services undertaken on behalf 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 rule must not be read too wide. The group can still give a grant to a local branch. That holds even if one of its own people is in that branch. It can also pay its staff fair wages.

What this is about

A branch here is a local unit of the bar group. A grant is cash given for a use.

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