Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§70501 Organization
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 705 — THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION › § 70501
Summary
The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association is a corporation created by the federal government and will continue to exist unless another law says otherwise.
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Title 36, §70501
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Federal Charter.—
The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Perpetual Existence.—
Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7050136:571.Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, §§ 1, 2, 68 Stat. 795. 36:572. This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2025—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 119–57 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.”
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 70501
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110