Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§70302 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 703 — FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS › § 70302
Summary
Former Members of Congress is a D.C. nonprofit that has a federal charter; not following the chapter ends that charter.
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Title 36, §70302
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
Former Members of Congress (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia, 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) 70302(a)36:2201.Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97–427, §§ 1, 15 (last sentence), 16, 96 Stat. 2265, 2267. 70302(b)36:2214 (last sentence).36:2215. Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provision for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (b), the words “restrictions or” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 70302
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110