Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§40301 Organization

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 403 — CIVIL AIR PATROL › § 40301

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes the Civil Air Patrol an official corporation created by the federal government. It is meant to keep existing forever unless another law says otherwise.

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Title 36, §40301

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Federal Charter.—

Civil Air Patrol (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) 40301(a)36:201.July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §§ 1, 5 (related to perpetual succession), 60 Stat. 346, 347. 40301(b)36:205 (related to perpetual succession). 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. § 40301

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110