(a) General.— The corporation may
(1) adopt bylaws and regulations for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;
(2) adopt seals, emblems, and badges;
(3) choose officers, representatives, and agents as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(4) make contracts;
(5) establish State and regional organizations and local posts;
(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(7) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property;
(8) publish a magazine, newspaper, and other publications consistent with the purposes of the corporation;
(9) sue and be sued; and
(10) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
