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36 U.S.C. § 21701

Organization

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36 U.S.C. § 21701 — Organization

U.S.C. Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS 36 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION Sec. 21701 - Organization From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§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 SectionSource (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.

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