Title 36Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§220502 Organization

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2205— - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - CORPORATION › § 220502

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Created by the federal government, the organization exists forever unless a law says otherwise. Any mention of "United States Olympic Association" or "United States Olympic Committee" means the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §220502

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The corporation is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
(c)Any reference to the United States Olympic Association or the United States Olympic Committee is deemed to refer to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 220502(a)36:371 (1st sentence).Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975, title I, § 101 (1st sentence), formerly § 1(1st sentence), 64 Stat. 899; Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95–606, § 1(a)(1), (2), 92 Stat. 3045. 36:372.Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975, title I, §§ 102, 105(a) (words before cl. (1) related to perpetual succession), as added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95–606, § 1(b), 92 Stat. 3045, 3047. 220502(b)36:375(a) (words before cl. (1) related to perpetual succession). 220502(c)36:383.Aug. 10, 1964, Pub. L. 88–407, 78 Stat. 383. 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 “Except as otherwise provided” are added, the word “has” is substituted for “shall have”, and the word “existence” is substituted for “succession”, for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (c), the words “The corporation known as the United States Olympic Association, which was incorporated by this chapter, shall be known and designated on and after August 10, 1964, as the United States Olympic Committee and” are omitted as executed. The words “such corporation under the name of” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “is deemed to” are substituted for “shall be held to” for clarity. The words “such corporation under and by the name of” are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2020—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–189 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any reference to the United States Olympic Association is deemed to refer to the United States Olympic Committee.”

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 220502

Title 36Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73