36 U.S.C. § 22701
Section 22701 · Organization
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Weingarden v. Commissioner (1986)
Most recently applied (April 1986)
(a) Federal Charter.—AMVETS (American Veterans) (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
(b) Perpetual Existence.—Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22701 36:67. July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §1, 61 Stat. 403; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, §1(a), 91 Stat. 830. 36:67a. July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §§2, 4 (related to perpetual succession), 10(1), 61 Stat. 405, 406, 407. 36:67c (related to perpetual succession).36:67i(1). This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.
This text of 36:67a is omitted as executed and obsolete.
Amendments
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–241 substituted “AMVETS (American Veterans)” for “AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)”.