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36 U.S.C. 140702: OrganizationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 1407-MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS
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§140702. Organization

(a)  Federal Charter.⁠—Military Order of the World Wars (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.

(b)  Expiration of Charter.⁠—The charter granted by this chapter expires if the corporation fails to comply with any provision of⁠—

(1)  its bylaws or articles of incorporation;

(2)  this chapter; or

(3)  the laws of the District of Columbia that apply to corporations such as the corporation recognized under this chapter.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1384 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

140702(a)

36:5001.

Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, §§ 1801, 1815 (last sentence), 1816, 106 Stat. 2581, 2583.

140702(b)

36:5014 (last sentence).

36:5015.

Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for consistency in the revised title.

In subsection (b), the words “restriction or other” in 36:5015 are omitted as unnecessary. The text of 36:5014 (last sentence) is omitted as unnecessary because of clause (2) of the revised subsection.