36 U.S.C. § 22701: Organization

36 U.S.C. 22701: OrganizationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).

From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 227-AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)

(a) Federal Charter.⁠—AMVETS (American Veterans) (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. 1306 ; Pub. L. 107–241, § 1(a)(1) , Oct. 16, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1496 .)

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
22701	36:67.	July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 1, 61 Stat. 403; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, § 1(a), 91 Stat. 830.
	36:67a.	July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §§ 2, 4 (related to perpetual succession), 10(1), 61 Stat. 405, 406, 407.
	36:67c (related to perpetual succession). 36:67i(1).

22701

36:67.

July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 1, 61 Stat. 403; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, § 1(a), 91 Stat. 830.

36:67a.

July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §§ 2, 4 (related to perpetual succession), 10(1), 61 Stat. 405, 406, 407.

36:67c (related to perpetual succession).

36:67i(1).

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

This text of 36:67a is omitted as executed and obsolete.

2002⁠—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–241 substituted “AMVETS (American Veterans)” for “AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)”.