36 USC 21701: Organization
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36 USC 21701: Organization Text contains those laws in effect on November 30, 2024
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSSubtitle II-Patriotic and National OrganizationsPart B-OrganizationsCHAPTER 217-THE AMERICAN LEGION
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§21701. Organization

(a) Federal Charter.-The American Legion (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. 1297 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
21701(a) 36:41. Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §§1, 2, 41 Stat. 284 .
  36:42.  
21701(b) 36:44 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession). Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §4 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession), 41 Stat. 285 ; June 26, 1953, ch. 153, §1, 67 Stat. 82 .

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete language.