36 USC § 153501 - Organization

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title: "36 USC § 153501 - Organization"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "153501"
section_name: "Organization"
chapter_number: 1535
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425.)"
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# § 153501. Organization

**(a)** **Federal Charter.—** National Tropical Botanical Garden (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.

**(b)** **Perpetual Existence.—** Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 153501 | 36:4601. | Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88–449, § 1, 78 Stat. 496; Oct. 28, 1988, Pub. L. 100–539, § 1, 102 Stat. 2718. |
|  | 36:4602. | Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88–449, § 2, 78 Stat. 496. |

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and executed words.