Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§140501 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1405— - MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED › § 140501
Summary
Creates the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated as a corporation set up by the federal government and based in the District of Columbia. The corporation is meant to keep operating forever, unless another law says otherwise.
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Title 36, §140501
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
(c)Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14050136:821.Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L. 85–761, §§ 1, 2, 4(1), 72 Stat. 854, 856. 36:822.36:824(1). This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.
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36 U.S.C. § 140501
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73