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# 36 U.S.C. § 220109 - Duty to maintain corporate status

## Text

The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of New York, another State, or the District of Columbia.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1461.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22010936:1306 (last sentence).Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96–165, § 6 (last sentence), 93 Stat. 1271.