Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§151301 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1513 — NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION › § 151301
Summary
Makes National Fallen Firefighters Foundation a federally chartered Maryland nonprofit charity that is not part of the U.S. government and that exists indefinitely.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §151301
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Nature of Corporation and Place of Incorporation.—
The corporation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation incorporated under the laws of Maryland and is not an agency or establishment of the United States Government.
(c)Perpetual Existence.—
Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 151301(a)36:5201(a) (1st sentence).Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L. 102–522, title II, §§ 202(a), 204(a)(1), 106 Stat. 3417, 3419. 151301(b)36:5201(a) (last sentence). 151301(c)36:5203(a)(1). Subsection (a) is substituted for “There is established the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘Foundation’)” for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (c), the words “Except as otherwise provided” are added, and the word “existence” is substituted for “succession”, for consistency in the revised title.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 151301
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110