Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§40501 Organization

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 405— - CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA › § 40501

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Congressional Medal of Honor Society as a federal corporation based in D.C. with perpetual existence.

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Title 36, §40501

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America (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) 4050136:791.Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85–642, §§ 1, 2, 72 Stat. 597. 36:792. This section is substituted for 36:791 for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary language. The text of 36:792 is omitted as executed and obsolete.

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36 U.S.C. § 40501

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73