day and week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. (Pub. L. 87-726, Oct. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 676.)

§ 168. National School Lunch Week.

The seven-day period beginning on the second Sunday of October in each year is designated as National School Lunch Week, and the President is requested to issue annually a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. (Pub. L. 87-780, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 779.)

§ 169. Wright Brothers Day.

The 17th day of December of each year is hereby designated as "Wright Brothers Day", in commemoration of the first successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled airplane, which were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The President is authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. (Pub. L. 88-209, Dec. 17, 1963, 77 Stat. 402.)

§ 169a. Save Your Vision Week.

The President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the first week in March of each year as "Save Your Vision Week”, and inviting the Governors and mayors of State and local governments of the United States to issue similar proclamations. The President is further requested to consider including in such proclamation an invitation calling upon the press, radio, television, and other communications media, the health care professions and all other agencies and individuals concerned with programs for the improvement of vision to unite during such week in public activities to impress upon the people of the United States the importance of vision to their own welfare and that of our country, and to urge their support of programs to improve and protect the vision of Americans. (Pub. L. 88-242, Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 629.)

§ 169b. American Heart Month.

The President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation (1) designating February as American Heart Month, (2) inviting the Governors of the States and territories of the United States to issue proclamations for like purposes, and (3) urging the people of the United States to give heed to the nationwide problem of the heart and blood vessel diseases, and to support all essential programs required to bring about its solution. (Pub. L. 88-254, Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 843.)

Chapter 10.-PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS

§ 175. Same; position and manner of display.
PROC. NO. 3044. DISPLAY OF FLAG AT HALF-STAFF UPON
DEATH OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS AND FORMER OFFICIALS
Proc. No. 3044, March 1, 1954, 19 F.R. 1235, provided:
WHEREAS it is appropriate that the flag of the United
States of America be flown at half-staff on Federal

buildings, grounds, and facilities upon the death of principal officials and former officials of the Government of the United States and the Governors of the States, Territories, and possessions of the United States as a mark of respect to their memory; and

WHEREAS it is desirable that rules be prescribed for the uniform observance of this mark of respect by all executive departments and agencies of the Government, and as a guide to the people of the Nation generally on such occasions:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, do hereby prescribe and proclaim the following rules with respect to the display of the flag of the United States of America at half-staff upon the death of the officials hereinafter designated:

1. The flag of the United States shall be flown at halfstaff on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions for the period indicated upon the death of any of the following-designated officials or former officials of the United States:

(a) The President or a former President: for thirty days from the day of death.

The flag shall also be flown at half-staff for such period at all United States embassies, legations, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

(b) The Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives: for ten days from the day of death.

(c) An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a member of the Cabinet, a former Vice President, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force: from the day of death until interment.

2. The flag of the United States shall be flown at halfstaff on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the metropolitan area of the District of Columbia on the day of death and on the following day upon the death of a United States Senator, Representative, Territorial Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and it shall also be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the State, Congressional District, Territory, or Commonwealth of such Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Commissioner, respectively, from the day of death until interment.

3. The flag of the United States shall be flown at halfstaff on all buidlings and grounds of the Federal Government in a State, Territory, or possession of the United States upon the death of the Governor of such State, Territory, or possession from the day of death until interment.

4. In the event of the death of other officials, former officials, or foreign dignitaries, the flag of the United States shall be displayed at half-staff in accordance with such orders or instructions as may be issued by or at the direction of the President, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law. 5. The heads of the several departments and agencies of the Government may direct that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff on buildings, grounds, or naval vessels under their jurisdiction on occasions other than those specified herein which they consider proper, and that suitable military honors be rendered appropriate.

as

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this 1st day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy

[SEAL]

eighth.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Chapter 13.-NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Sec.

254. Acquisition of property by devise, bequest, donation, or otherwise; limitation of real estate.

§ 252. Powers of corporation.

The National Academy of Sciences shall have power to make its own organization, including its constitution, by-laws, and rules and regulations; to fill all vacancies created by death, resignation, or otherwise; to provide for the election of foreign and domestic members, the division into classes, and all other matters needful or usual in such institution, and to report the same to Congress. (Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 111, § 2, 12 Stat. 806; July 14, 1870, ch. 264, 16 Stat. 277.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions which limited the National Academy of Sciences to not more than fifty ordinary members were omitted by act July 14, 1870.

§ 254. Acquisition of property by devise, bequest, donation, or otherwise; limitation of real estate. The National Academy of Sciences, incorporated by sections 251-253 of this title, be, and the same is, authorized and empowered to receive, by devise, bequest, donation, or otherwise, either real or personal property, and to hold the same absolutely or in trust, and to invest, reinvest, and manage the same in accordance with the provisions of its constitution, and to apply said property and the income arising therefrom to the objects of its creation and according to the instructions of the donors: Provided, however, That the Congress may at any time limit the amount of real estate which may be acquired and the length of time the same may be held by said National Academy of Sciences. (June 20, 1884, ch. 107, 23 Stat. 50; May 27, 1914, ch. 101 § 1, 38 Stat. 383.)

CODIFICATION

Act May 27, 1914, extended the right to receive property. RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL Section 2 of act May 27, 1914, provided: "That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act [this section] is hereby expressly reserved."

Chapter 16.-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
INTERNATIONAL LAW

§ 344. Principal office and territorial scope of activities.

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Pub. L. 86-208, Aug. 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 431, provided: "That the American Society of International Law, incorporated by the Act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the American Society of International Law, and for other purposes', approved September 20, 1950 (Public Law 794, ch. 958, Eighty-first Congress, second session (64 Stat. 869)) [this chapter], is authorized to use the real estate described as lot 805 square 2512, situated in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, as the national headquarters of such society."

Chapter 19.-CORREGIDOR-BATAAN MEMORIAL COMMISSION

§ 426. Commission; composition; appointment and tenure; compensation; powers and duties; reports; termination; appropriations.

(i) The plans for the memorial shall include the following: Twin flagpoles at a high point on Corregidor Island, illuminated at night, from which the

flags of the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines would fly; a suitable building, or buildings, for use as an auditorium and tourist center; and a contiguous battlefield park of appropriate size in which may be placed historical markers and mementos of the Pacific phase of World War II. For showing in the auditorium and in other appropriate places, the United States may participate in the preparation, in cooperation with the Philippine authorities, of a documentary film commemorating the story of Bataan and Corregidor, and other appropriate films of the Pacific phase of World War II. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, to the Veterans' Administration, without fiscal year limitation, such sums of money, but not to exceed $1,500,000, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subparagraph (i). Nothing in this subparagraph (i) shall be considered to prevent the construction of such additional components as may be hereinafter authorized, or as may be provided for from public contributions.

(As amended Dec. 23, 1963, Pub. L. 88-240, § 1, 77 Stat. 477.)

AMENDMENTS 1963-Subpar. (1). Pub. L. 88-240 added subpar. (1). TERMINATION OF COMMISSION

Section 2 of Pub. L. 88-240 provided that: "The Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission shall cease to exist upon completion of the construction authorized by this Act [adding subpar. (1) to this section], or on May 6, 1967, whichever shall first occur."

Chapter 22. PERSHING HALL MEMORIAL FUND § 492. Repealed. Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(2), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 245.

Section, act June 28, 1935, ch. 323, §3, 49 Stat. 426. required an itemized report of expenditures to be made to Congress on the first day of each regular session.

Chapter 27.-LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sec.

648. Change of name to Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated [New].

CHANGE OF NAME

The name of the corporation was changed from the Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated, to the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated, by Pub. L. 8756, 1, June 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 95. See section 648 of this title.

§ 631. Corporation created.

The following persons, to wit: James G. Walsh, Distinguished Service Cross, 50 Patten Street, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; Robert G. Woodside, Distinguished Service Cross, 3858 First Avenue, South, Saint Petersburg, Florida; Deming Bronson, Congressional Medal of Honor, route 2, box 322, Roseburg, Oregon; George E. Parker, Junior, Distinguished Service Cross, Lutherville, Maryland; Leo L. Zingale, Distinguished Service Cross, 3612 East One Hundred and Seventeenth Street, Cleveland, Ohio; John Davis, Congressional Medal of Honor. 800 North Shore Drive, Saint Petersburg, Florida; Glen O. McEwen, Distinguished Service Cross, box 737, Spokane 3, Washington; Ben. Prager, Distinguished Service Cross, 316 Court House, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania; Earle D. Norton, Distinguished Service Cross, 29 Broadway, New York, New York; Ray Eastman, Navy Cross, 396 LaSalle Avenue, Buffalo 15, New York; Ben Neff, Distinguished Service Cross, 208 Evanston Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Warren L. Granger, Navy Cross, 703 Sixteenth Street, Alexandria, Virginia; William Oliver Smith, Distinguished Service Cross, 917 Holt Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina; Robert M. Gaynor, Distinguished Service Cross, 621 South Taylor Street, Arlington, Virginia; Leon M. Hanna, Distinguished Service Cross, box 217, McHenry, Illinois; Bruno O. Forsterer, Congressional Medal of Honor, Walker Street, Oakland, California; Elmer R. Hangartner, Distinguished Service Cross, 2103 Lynn Avenue, Altoona, Wisconsin; Thomas Eadie, Congressional Medal of Honor, 120 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island; John D. Hawk, Congressional Medal of Honor, 3243 Solie, Bremerton, Washington; Leon A. Dombrowski, Distinguished Service Cross, 137 Highland Drive, Williamsville, New York; William C. Hardie, Distinguished Service Cross, post-office box 1396, Billings, Montana; E. Lee Henderson, Navy Cross, 10948 Fruitland Drive, North Hollywood, California; Othel J. Gee, Distinguished Service Cross, 416 Medical Arts Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Leslie Hardy, Distinguished Service Cross, 1021 East Sierra Vista, Phoenix, Arizona; A. Allen Johnson, Distinguished Service Cross, 953 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut; Dennis C. Turner, Distinguished Service Cross, 1008 Missouri Avenue, Houston, Texas; Columbus Whipple, Distinguished Service Cross, 2704 Brinker Avenue, Ogden, Utah; John D. Licklider, Distinguished Service Cross, 229 Woodrow Avenue, Martinsburg, West Virginia; Murry Wolffe, Navy Cross, 240 Gregory Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey; Willard H. Marshall, Distinguished Service Cross, 31 West Whitney Street, Sheridan, Wyoming; Peter Paul Martinek, Navy Cross, 1731 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California; Lucian Adams, Congressional Medal of Honor, 213 Santa Clara Street, San Antonio, Texas; and Edgar H. Bain, post-office box 2, Goldsboro, North Carolina, and their successors, are created and declared to be a body corporate of the District of Columbia, where its legal domicile shall be, by the name of the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated (hereinafter referred to as the "corporation"), and by such name shall be known and have perpetual succession and the powers, limitations, and restrictions herein contained. (As amended June 21, 1961, Pub. L. 87-56, § 1, 75 Stat. 95.)

CHANGE OF NAME

"Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated" was substituted for Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated" to conform to the provisions of Pub. L. 87-56. See section 648 of this title.

§ 633. Principles and objects of corporation.

(b) The objects of the corporation are to cherish the memories of the valiant deeds in arms for which the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, and the Navy Cross are the insignia; to promote true fel

lowship among its members; to advance the best interests of members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America; to extend all possible relief to needy members of the corporation, their widows, and children; and to stimulate patriotism in the minds of our youth by encouraging the study of the patriotic, military, and naval history of our Nation. (As amended June 21, 1961, Pub. L. 87-56, § 2, 75 Stat. 95.)

AMENDMENTS

1961-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87-56 inserted "Air Force

Cross."

§ 636. Membership; voting rights.

(a) All persons of good moral character who are, have been, or may become members of the Armed Forces of the United States or any foreign country of whatever rank, who have received or who may hereafter receive a Congressional Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, or a Navy Cross awarded for acts of extraordinary heroism in connection with military or naval operations against an armed enemy, or for heroism of a specially distinguished character, shall be eligible for active membership in the corporation.

(As amended June 21, 1961, Pub. L. 87-56, § 2, 75 Stat. 95.)

AMENDMENTS

1961-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-56 included persons who have received or who may receive the Air Force Cross.

§ 648. Change of name to Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated.

The corporation known as the Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated, which was incorporated by the Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America", approved August 4, 1955 (69 Stat. 486), shall be known and designated on and after June 21, 1961 as the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated, and any reference to such corporation under the name of the Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated, shall be held to refer to such corporation under and by the name of the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated. (Pub. L. 87-56, § 1, June 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 95.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America", approved August 4, 1955 (69 Stat. 486), referred to in the text, is classified to sections 631-647 of this title.

Chapter 32.-VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

§ 776. Activities report to Congress.

On or before March 1 of each year the corporation shall report to the Congress on its activities during the preceding fiscal year. Such report may consist of a report on the proceedings of the national convention covering such fiscal year. (As amended Pub. L. 88-105, § 2, Aug. 27, 1963, 77 Stat. 130.)

The following named persons, to wit: Ann Clumfoot, Port Huron, Michigan; Audree Jonechat, Covina, California; Nettie Ludwig, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Esther Beer, Mansfield, Ohio; Evelyn Lauritson, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Ethel Stevenson, Fresh Meadows, New York; Etta Drayton, Flint, Michigan; Evelyn Bednar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Edna Crorey, Grants Pass, Oregon; Erma Sweeney, Long Beach, California; Josephine Plant, Waterloo, Iowa; Dorothy Christensen, Flint, Michigan; Mary Tracey, Brooklyn, New York; LaVina Shope, Lima, Ohio; Olga Barnes, Roseburg, Oregon; Levia Jamison, Jamestown, Pennsylvania; Jean Williams, Port Orchard, Washington; Ida Alford, Little Rock, Arkansas; Edna May Standing, Orange City, Florida; Charlotte Cobb, Chatham, Massachusetts; Ann Sine Gale, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Ann F. Fetting, Smiths Creek, Michigan; Irene Uhl, Rosemead, California; Hazel Rue Scott, Arlington, Virginia; Louise Meyerhoff, Queens Village, New York; Ivah Jones, Long Beach, California: Florence Brown, Pontiac, Michigan: Erma Hoffman, Columbus, Ohio; Nellie Leonhardt, Detroit, Michigan; and all past national presidents, and their successors, retiring or leaving their office in good standing, are created and declared to be a body corporate of the District of Columbia, where its legal domicile shall be, by the name of the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the corporation), and by such name shall be known and have perpetual succession and the powers, limitations, and restrictions herein contained. It shall be the duty of the persons named in this section, jointly and severally, to file with the Superintendent of Corporations of the District of Columbia a copy of this chapter within fifteen days after July 14, 1960. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 1, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 515.)

A majority of the persons named in section 941 of this title, acting in person or by written proxy, are authorized to complete the organization of the corporation by the selection of officers and employees, the adoption of a constitution and bylaws not inconsistent with this chapter, and the doing of such other acts as may be necessary for such purpose. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 2, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 515.) § 943. Purposes of corporation.

The purposes of the corporation shall be: To perpetuate the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., and the memory of all the men and women who have served our country as members of the Armed Forces; the further object of this organization shall be patriotic, educational, social, and for service; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States; to educate our members and others not to divulge military, naval, or other Government information; to assist in veterans' ceremonies, to attend patriotic rallies and meetings; to foster true democracy; to care for the unsupported mothers who gave their sons to the service of the Nation; to aid in bringing about recognition of the need of permsnent civilian defense for each community and to ever be alert against invasion of un-American activities; to uphold the American institutions of freedom, justice, and equal rights, and to defend the United States from all enemies. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 3, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 515.)

§ 944. Powers of corporation.

The corporation shall have power

(1) to have succession by its corporate name; (2) to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction;

(3) to adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal; (4) to choose such officers, managers, agents, and employees as the activities of the corporation may require;

(5) to adopt, amend and alter a constitution and bylaws; not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of any State in which the corporation is to operate, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;

(6) to contract and be contracted with:

(7) to take by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest from any public body or agency or any private corporation, association, partnership, firm, or individual and to hold absolutely or in trust for any of the purposes of the corporation any property, real, personal, or mixed, necessary or convenient for attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation, subject, however, to applicable provisions of law of any State (A) governing the amount of or kind of property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of property by, a corporation operating in such State;

(8) to transfer, convey, lease, sublease, mortgage, encumber and otherwise alienate real, personal, or mixed property; and

(9) to borrow money for the purpose of the corporation, issue bonds therefor, and secure the

same by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, or otherwise, subject in every case to all applicable provisions of Federal and State laws; and

(10) to do any and all acts and things necessary and proper to cary out the objects and purposes of the corporation.

(Pub. L. 86-653, § 4, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 516.) § 945. Membership; "armed forces" defined.

Eligibility: A mother, adopted mother, or stepmother (a stepmother eligible for membership in the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., can claim that eligibility only if she has given a mother's care to the stepchild from the age of thirteen or under), living in the United States, of a son or daughter serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, or having a son or daughter who has served, or has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States in World War II or the Korean hostilities. The term "Armed Forces" shall include the United States Army; United States Navy; United States Marines; United States Air Force; United States Coast Guard; National Guard; United States Army Reserves; United States Navy Reserves; United States Marine Reserves; United States Air Force Reserves; United States Coast Guard Reserves; United States Naval Militia; merchant marines; and the armed home guards who have served on active duty. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 5, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 516.)

§ 946. Governing body; composition; meetings.

The supreme governing authority of the corporation shall be the national convention thereof, composed of such officers and elected representatives from the several States and other local subdivisions of the corporate organization as shall be provided by the constitution and bylaws: Provided, That the form of the government of the corporation shall always be representative of the membership at large and shall not permit the concentration of control thereof in the hands of a limited number of members or in a self-perpetuating group not so representative. The meetings of the national convention may be held in any State or Territory or in the District of Columbia. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 6, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 516.)

§ 947. Officers of corporation; selection; tenure; duties.

The officers of the corporation shall be selected in such manner and for such terms and with such duties and titles as may be prescribed in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 7, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 517.)

§ 948. Principal office; resident agent.

The principal office of the corporation shall be located in the District of Columbia and shall have in the District of Columbia at all times a designated agent authorized to accept service of process, notice, or demand for the corporation, and service of such process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the corporation may be served upon such agent. The corporation shall file with the Superintendent of Corporations of the District of Columbia a statement designating the initial and

each successor registered agent of the corporation and the initial and each successor registered office of the corporation immediately following any such designation. As used in this chapter the term "Superintendent of Corporations of the District of Columbia" means the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or any agent designated by them to perform the functions vested by this chapter in the Superintendent of Corporations. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 8, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 517.)

§ 949. Distribution of income or assets to members; loans.

(a) No part of the income or assets of the corporation shall inure to any of its members or officers as such, or be distributable to any of them during the life of the corporation or upon its dissolution or final liquidation. Nothing in this subsection, however, shall be construed to prevent the payment of compensation to officers of the corporation or reimbursement for actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the council of administration of the corporation.

(b) The corporation shall not make loans to its officers or employees. Any member of the council of administration who votes for or assents to the making of a loan or advance to any officer or employee of the corporation, and any officer who participates in the making of such loan or advance, shall be jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of such loan until the repayment thereof. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 9, July 14, 1960,

74 Stat. 517.)

§ 950. Nonpolitical nature of corporation.

The corporation and its officers and agents as such shall not contribute to any political party or candidate for public office. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 10, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 517.)

§ 951. Liability for acts of officers and agents.

The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers and agents when acting within the scope of their authority. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 11, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 517.)

§ 952. Prohibition against issuance of stock or payment of dividends.

The corporation shall have no power to issue any shares of stock or to declare or pay any dividends. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 12, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 517.)

§ 953. Books and records; inspection.

The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its national conventions and council of administration. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any member, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time. (Pub. L. 86-653, § 13, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 518.)

§ 954. Audit of financial transactions; report to Congress.

(a) The financial transactions of the corporation shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by an independent licensed or certified public accountant or