Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§30101 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 301 — BIG BROTHERS—BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA › § 30101
Summary
Big Brothers—Big Sisters of America is a corporation created by the federal government. Its legal home and place of incorporation is the District of Columbia. The corporation is set up to continue existing forever, unless another law says otherwise.
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Title 36, §30101
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
Big Brothers—Big Sisters of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Place of Incorporation and Domicile.—
The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.
(c)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) 3010136:881.Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–870, § 1, 72 Stat. 1691; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L. 95–167, § 1(a), 91 Stat. 1347. 36:882.Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–870, §§ 2, 4(1), 72 Stat. 1691. 36:884(1). This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words. The text of 36:881(b) is omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. The text of 36:882 is omitted as executed and obsolete.
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36 U.S.C. § 30101
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110