This part gives the group a new rule on who runs it. The board runs the group. The board can use the group's powers. The group's own rules say who sits on the board. They also say who the officers are.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: board of directors of the Foundation of the Federal Bar AssociationHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(a) Board of Directors.--The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation. The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws.”
The section amends section 70504 of title 36, United States Code, to read as quoted. The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise the powers of the corporation, or provide for their exercise. The composition of the board and its responsibilities are as provided in the bylaws.
What the document actually says
“``(a) Board of Directors.--The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation. The board may exercise, or provide for the exercise of, the powers of the corporation. The board of directors and the responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws.”
That sentence, in plain words
The board runs the group. It can use the group's powers. It can also let others use them. The group's own rules say who is on the board.
What this is about
A board is a set of people picked to run a group. This part does not name them. It points to the group's own rules.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: Foundation of the Federal Bar AssociationHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(b) Officers.--The officers and the election of the officers are as provided for in the bylaws.''”
The second subsection written into section 70504 of title 36, United States Code, leaves the officers of the corporation, and the election of those officers, to the bylaws. The Act names no office and sets no method of election.
What the document actually says
“``(b) Officers.--The officers and the election of the officers are as provided for in the bylaws.''”
That sentence, in plain words
The group's own rules say who the officers are. They also say how the officers are picked.
What this is about
Officers are things like a chair or a clerk. The law does not list them here.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025, Public Law 119-57, sec. 4, 139 Stat. 711 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ57/html/PLAW-119publ57.htm
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“Governing Body,” Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025, section 4. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/foundation-the-federal-bar-association-charter/section-4/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
The two subsections this Act writes into section 70504 of title 36, United States Code: the one on the board of directors and the one on officers.
Nothing in the section is left out. The section rewrites one section of title 36 and both of its subsections are recorded.
The section replaces section 70504 of title 36, United States Code, and that older statute is not indexed here, so nothing is recorded about the wording it replaces. Both subsections point to the corporation's bylaws, which are not a public law and are not indexed here.
