Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§230502 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2305 — VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC. › § 230502
Summary
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., a nonprofit formed in New York, is given a federal charter. If the organization fails to follow any rule in this chapter, that federal charter ends.
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Title 36, §230502
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Expiration of Charter.—
If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 230502(a)36:3801.May 23, 1986, Pub. L. 99–318, §§ 1, 18, 100 Stat. 474, 477. 230502(b)36:3817. In subsection (a), the words “incorporated in New York” are substituted for “organized under the laws of the State of New York”, and the words “is a federally chartered corporation” are substituted for “is hereby recognized as such and is granted a charter”, for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (b), the word “restrictions” is omitted as included in “any provision of this chapter”.
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36 U.S.C. § 230502
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110