§ 230101. Organization

Type Statute
Publication 2024-04-08
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Department United States Congress
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§ 230101. Organization

(a) Federal Charter.— Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a national association of veterans who as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters, 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. 1481; Pub. L. 113–199, § 1(a), Dec. 4, 2014, 128 Stat. 2058.)

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

In subsection (b), the words “perpetual existence” are substituted for “perpetual succession” for consistency in the revised title.

Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSection Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
230101(a) 36:111. May 28, 1936, ch. 471, § 1, 49 Stat. 1390; May 29, 1953, ch. 85, § 1, 67 Stat. 40.
36:112. May 28, 1936, ch. 471, §§ 2, 4 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession), 49 Stat. 1390, 1391.
230101(b) 36:114 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–199 substituted “veterans” for “men”.

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