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title: "36 U.S.C. § 20202"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "202"
chapter_name: "AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION"
section: "20202"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 20202 - Organization

## Text

(a) Federal Charter.— Air Force Sergeants Association (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.

(Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3239.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20202(a)36 App.:5801.Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L. 105–85, title XV, §§ 1501, 1514 (related to termination of charter), 1515, 111 Stat. 1963, 1966. 20202(b)36 App.:5813 (related to termination of charter).36 App.:5814. This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.