36 U.S.C. § 22701Chapter 227

§22701. Organization

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§22701. Organization

(a) Federal Charter.—AMVETS (American Veterans) (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.

(b) Perpetual Existence.—Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
22701	36:67.	July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §1, 61 Stat. 403; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, §1(a), 91 Stat. 830.
	36:67a.	July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §§2, 4 (related to perpetual succession), 10(1), 61 Stat. 405, 406, 407.
	36:67c (related to perpetual succession). 36:67i(1).

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.

This text of 36:67a is omitted as executed and obsolete.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–241 substituted "AMVETS (American Veterans)" for "AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)".

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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