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36 U.S.C. § 40301

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
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About This Law
/us/usc/t36/s40301
Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH403
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) Federal Charter.—Civil Air Patrol (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation. (b) Perpetual Existence.—Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence. (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 40301(a)36:201.July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §§ 1, 5 (related to perpetual succession), 60 Stat. 346, 347. 40301(b)36:205 (related to perpetual succession).  This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.

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