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title: "36 U.S.C. § 21701"
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description: "Organization"
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title_number: 36
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title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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chapter_number: "217"
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chapter_name: "THE AMERICAN LEGION"
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section: "21701"
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citation: "36 U.S.C. § 21701"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 21701 - Organization
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## Text
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(a) Federal Charter.— The American Legion (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
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(b) Perpetual Existence.— Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1297.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 21701(a)36:41.Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §§ 1, 2, 41 Stat. 284. 36:42. 21701(b)36:44 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession).Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, § 4 (words before 4th semicolon related to perpetual succession), 41 Stat. 285; June 26, 1953, ch. 153, § 1, 67 Stat. 82. This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete language.
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