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title: "36 U.S.C. § 22902"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "229"
chapter_name: "ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 22902 - Organization

## Text

(a) Federal Charter.— Army and Navy Union of the United States of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in Ohio, 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.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22902(a)36:3901.Nov. 6, 1986, Pub. L. 99–604, §§ 1, 15 (last sentence), 16, 100 Stat. 3446, 3448. 22902(b)36:3914 (last sentence).36:3915. Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.