Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§40302 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 403 — CIVIL AIR PATROL › § 40302
Summary
Creates a corporation to encourage U.S. citizens to volunteer for aviation and to promote volunteerism; to provide aviation education and training for senior and cadet members; and to support civil aviation, emergency response, and the Department of the Air Force noncombat programs and missions.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §40302
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purposes of the corporation are as follows:
(1)To provide an organization to—
(A)encourage and aid citizens of the United States in contributing their efforts, services, and resources in developing aviation and in maintaining air supremacy; and
(B)encourage and develop by example the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare.
(2)To provide aviation education and training especially to its senior and cadet members.
(3)To encourage and foster civil aviation in local communities.
(4)To provide an organization of private citizens with adequate facilities to assist in meeting local and national emergencies.
(5)To assist the Department of the Air Force in fulfilling its noncombat programs and missions.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4030236:202.July 1, 1946, ch. 527, § 2, 60 Stat. 346. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. In clause (1)(A), the words “citizens of the United States” are substituted for “American citizens” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(b)(1)(A)], substituted “as follows:” for “to—” in introductory provisions. Par. (1). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(b)(1)(B), (C)], inserted “To” before “provide” in introductory provisions and substituted a period for the semicolon at the end of subpar. (B). Par. (2). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(b)(1)(B), (C)], inserted “To” before “provide” and substituted a period for the semicolon at the end. Par. (3). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(b)(1)(B), (D)], inserted “To” before “encourage” and substituted a period for “; and” at the end. Par. (4). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(b)(1)(B)], inserted “To” before “provide”. Par. (5). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(b)(1)(E)], added par. (5).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2000 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106–398 effective 120 days after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(c)] of Pub. L. 106–398, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 9441 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
36 U.S.C. § 40302
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102