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36 U.S.C. 40301: OrganizationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 403-CIVIL AIR PATROL
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§40301. Organization

(a)  Federal Charter.⁠—Civil Air Patrol (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. 1331 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

40301(a)

36:201.

July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §§ 1, 5 (related to perpetual succession), 60 Stat. 346, 347.

40301(b)

36:205 (related to perpetual succession).

 

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