Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§151301 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 1513— NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION › § 151301
Summary
Names the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation as a corporation that holds a federal charter. The foundation is a nonprofit charity formed under Maryland law and is not part of the U.S. government, and it is meant to continue to exist indefinitely unless another law says otherwise.
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Title 36, §151301
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)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)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) 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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36 U.S.C. § 151301
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60