Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§230101 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2301 — VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 230101
Summary
The Veterans of Foreign Wars is a U.S.-chartered corporation for veterans who served abroad as soldiers, sailors, marines, or airmen. It exists forever unless another law says otherwise.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §230101
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a national association of veterans who as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters, is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Perpetual Existence.—
Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 230101(a)36:111.May 28, 1936, ch. 471, § 1, 49 Stat. 1390; May 29, 1953, ch. 85, § 1, 67 Stat. 40. 36:112.May 28, 1936, ch. 471, §§ 2, 4 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession), 49 Stat. 1390, 1391. 230101(b)36:114 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession). Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and executed words. In subsection (b), the words “perpetual existence” are substituted for “perpetual succession” for consistency in the revised title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–199 substituted “veterans” for “men”.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 230101
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110