legislation: 115-hr-4100

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115-hr-4100 115 hr 4100 Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2017 Law 2017-10-24 2018-07-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] OH R C000266 0 Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill revises the federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: to eliminate the provision that requires the foundation to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia; to require the board of directors to decide, and specify in the bylaws, the location of the principal office; to specify that the bylaws—not the charter—must provide for the terms of membership, the responsibilities of the board of directors, and the election of officers; to prohibit a director or officer, in his or her corporate capacity, from contributing to, supporting, or participating in political activities; to allow income and assets of the corporation to be used to reasonably compensate or reimburse expenses of an officer, director, or member; to award a grant to the Federal Bar Association chapter of an officer, director, or member; and to reasonably compensate employees; to expand a prohibition on loans for directors and officers to include members and employees; and to specify that on dissolution or final liquidation, any remaining assets must be distributed as provided by the board of directors instead of deposited in the Treasury. 2023-01-11T13:38:24Z  

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