36 U.S.C. § 80306
Section 80306 · Restrictions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Girl Scouts of the United States v. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (1992)
Most recently applied (December 1992)
(a) Profit.—The corporation may not operate for profit.
(b) Political Activities.—The corporation shall be nonpolitical and nonsectarian.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 80306 36:33 (words after 19th comma). Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, §3 (words after 19th comma), 64 Stat. 23. In subsection (a), the word “pecuniary” is omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b), the words “The corporation shall be” are substituted for “which purposes shall be” for clarity and consistency in the revised title.