Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§40303 Membership and governing body
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - CIVIL AIR PATROL › § 40303
Summary
Who can join and what members can do are decided by the corporation’s constitution and bylaws. The Civil Air Patrol has a Board of Governors, and a related federal law explains how that Board is made up and what it must do.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §40303
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
(b)The Civil Air Patrol has a Board of Governors. The composition and responsibilities of the Board of Governors are set forth in section 9497 of title 10.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4030336:203.July 1, 1946, ch. 527, § 3, 60 Stat. 346. The words “are as provided in” are substituted for “shall be determined according to” for consistency in the revised title. The text of 36:203 (proviso) is omitted as obsolete.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 9497 of title 10” for “section 9447 of title 10”. 2000—Pub. L. 106–398 inserted “and governing body” after “Membership” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted subsec. (a) heading, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Effective Date
of 2000 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106–398 effective 120 days after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(c)] of Pub. L. 106–398, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 9441 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 40303
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73