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# 36 U.S.C. § 220708 - Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

## Text

The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1480.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22070836:1814 (1st sentence).Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–83, § 15 (1st sentence), 95 Stat. 1096.