Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§100102 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1001 — ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 100102
Summary
Grants a federal charter to the Italian American War Veterans of the United States, a nonprofit incorporated in nine states, and cancels that charter if the group breaks any rule in this chapter.
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Title 36, §100102
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
Italian American War Veterans of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Expiration of Charter.—
If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 100102(a)36:1701.Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–82, §§ 1, 15 (last sentence), 16, 95 Stat. 1091, 1093. 100102(b)36:1714 (last sentence).36:1715. In subsection (a), the words “organized and” and “the Nonprofit Corporation Acts of the States of” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “is a federally chartered corporation” are substituted for “is hereby recognized as such and is granted a charter” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (b), the text of 36:1714 (last sentence) is omitted as included in 36:1715. The words “restrictions or” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 100102
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110