Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§30901 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 309 — BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA › § 30901
Summary
Makes Boy Scouts of America a District of Columbia corporation, based there and that exists forever.
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Title 36, §30901
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
Boy Scouts of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a body corporate and politic of the District of Columbia.
(b)Domicile.—
The domicile of the corporation is 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) 3090136:21.June 15, 1916, ch. 148, §§ 1, 2 (words before 2d comma), 39 Stat. 227. 36:22 (words before 2d comma). This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.
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36 U.S.C. § 30901
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110