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36 U.S.C. 70302: OrganizationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 703-FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
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§70302. Organization

(a)  Federal Charter.⁠—Former Members of Congress (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.

(b)  Expiration of Charter.⁠—If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1349 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

70302(a)

36:2201.

Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97–427, §§ 1, 15 (last sentence), 16, 96 Stat. 2265, 2267.

70302(b)

36:2214 (last sentence).

36:2215.

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

In subsection (b), the words “restrictions or” are omitted as unnecessary.