FEDERAL · 36 U.S.C. · Chapter 2301
Organization
Current through Pub. L. 119-102
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances·Ch. 2301 — VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES
(a)Federal Charter.—Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (in this chapter, the "corporation"), a national association of veterans who as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters, is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Perpetual Existence.—Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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Source Credit
History
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1481; Pub. L. 113–199, §1(a), Dec. 4, 2014, 128 Stat. 2058.)
Editorial Notes
Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and executed words.
In subsection (b), the words "perpetual existence" are substituted for "perpetual succession" for consistency in the revised title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–199 substituted "veterans" for "men".
In subsection (b), the words "perpetual existence" are substituted for "perpetual succession" for consistency in the revised title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–199 substituted "veterans" for "men".