Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§140702 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1407 — MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS › § 140702
Summary
Gives the Military Order of the World Wars, a nonprofit based in the District of Columbia, a federal charter. The charter ends if the organization does not follow its bylaws or articles, this law, or District of Columbia laws that apply to similar corporations.
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Title 36, §140702
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
Military Order of the World Wars (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Expiration of Charter.—
The charter granted by this chapter expires if the corporation fails to comply with any provision of— (1)
(2)this chapter; or
(3)the laws of the District of Columbia that apply to corporations such as the corporation recognized under this chapter.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 140702(a)36:5001.Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, §§ 1801, 1815 (last sentence), 1816, 106 Stat. 2581, 2583. 140702(b)36:5014 (last sentence).36:5015. Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (b), the words “restriction or other” in 36:5015 are omitted as unnecessary. The text of 36:5014 (last sentence) is omitted as unnecessary because of clause (2) of the revised subsection.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 140702
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110