36 USC 21701 - Organization

(a) Federal Charter.—The American Legion (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. 1297.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
21701(a)	36:41.	Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §§1, 2, 41 Stat. 284.
	36:42.
21701(b)	36:44 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession).	Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §4 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession), 41 Stat. 285; June 26, 1953, ch. 153, §1, 67 Stat. 82.

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