36 USC § 170502 - Organization

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title: "36 USC § 170502 - Organization"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "170502"
section_name: "Organization"
chapter_number: 1705
chapter_name: "POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A."
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. 1445.)"
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# § 170502. Organization

**(a)** **Federal Charter.—** Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A. (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Illinois, 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 170502(a) | 36:2501. | July 23, 1984, Pub. L. 98–372, §§ 1, 15 (last sentence), 16, 98 Stat. 1239, 1241. |
| 170502(b) | 36:2514 (last sentence).36:2515. |  |

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title.