36 U.S. Code § 21701 - Organization

(a) Federal Charter.—

The American Legion (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.

(b) Perpetual Existence.—

Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1297.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (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.