FEDERAL · 36 U.S.C. · Chapter 2301
Organization
36 U.S.C. § 230101
Title36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Chapter2301 — VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES
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Bluebook
36 U.S.C. § 230101.
Text
(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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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".
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