Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§21701 Organization

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 217— - THE AMERICAN LEGION › § 21701

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Title 36, §21701

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The American Legion (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.

(b)Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

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Revised SectionSource (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. This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete language.

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36 U.S.C. § 21701

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73