§ 40301. Organization

     (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.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section

Source (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.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

     This section is referred to in title 10 section 9441.