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36 U.S.C. 80301: OrganizationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 803-GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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§80301. Organization

(a)  Federal Charter.⁠—Girl Scouts of the United States of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic of the District of Columbia.

(b)  Domicile.⁠—The domicile of the corporation is the District of Columbia.

(c)  Perpetual Existence.⁠—Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1361 .)

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Source (Statutes at Large)

80301

36:31.

Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, §§ 1, 2 (words before 2d comma), 64 Stat. 22.

 

36:32 (words before 2d comma).

 

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