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title: "36 U.S.C. § 21002"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "210"
chapter_name: "AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES"
section: "21002"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 21002"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 21002 - Organization

## Text

(a) Federal Charter.— American GI Forum of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Texas, 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(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3242.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 21002(a)36 App.:5901.Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L. 105–231, §§ 1, 14 (related to termination of charter), 15, 112 Stat. 1530, 1532. 21002(b)36 App.:5913 (related to termination of charter).36 App.:5914. This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.