Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§220101 Organization

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2201 — UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED › § 220101

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes United Service Organizations, Incorporated an official corporation chartered by the federal government. It can continue to exist forever unless another law says otherwise.

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Title 36, §220101

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Federal Charter.—

United Service Organizations, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), is a federally chartered corporation.

(b)Perpetual Existence.—

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) 22010136:1301.Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96–165, § 1, 93 Stat. 1267. This section is substituted for the source provision for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and executed language.

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36 U.S.C. § 220101

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110