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title: "36 U.S.C. § 140403"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "1404"
chapter_name: "MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 140403 - Membership

## Text

Eligibility for membership in the corporation, and the rights and privileges of members of the corporation, are as provided in the bylaws of the corporation.

(Added Pub. L. 111–95, § 1(a), Nov. 6, 2009, 123 Stat. 3002.)