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36 U.S.C. 140301: OrganizationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 1403-THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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§140301. Organization

(a)  Federal Charter.⁠—The Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America (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. 1380 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

140301(a)

36:311.

Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 956, §§ 1, 2, 4(a), 64 Stat. 868.

 

36:312.

 

140301(b)

36:314(a).

 

Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.

Subsection (b) is substituted for “shall have perpetual succession” for consistency in the revised title.