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36 U.S.C. 100102: OrganizationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 1001-ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES

§100102. Organization

(a)  Federal Charter.⁠—Italian American War Veterans of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, 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. 1364 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

100102(a)

36:1701.

Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–82, §§ 1, 15 (last sentence), 16, 95 Stat. 1091, 1093.

100102(b)

36:1714 (last sentence).

36:1715.

In subsection (a), the words “organized and” and “the Nonprofit Corporation Acts of the States of” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “is a federally chartered corporation” are substituted for “is hereby recognized as such and is granted a charter” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

In subsection (b), the text of 36:1714 (last sentence) is omitted as included in 36:1715. The words “restrictions or” are omitted as unnecessary.