36 USC § 21002 - Organization

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s21002"
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title: "36 USC § 21002 - Organization"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "21002"
section_name: "Organization"
chapter_number: 210
chapter_name: "AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3242.)"
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# § 21002. Organization

**(a)** **Federal Charter.—** American GI Forum of the United States (in this chapter, the “corporation”), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in Texas, 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**: (Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3242.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 21002(a) | 36 App.:5901. | Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L. 105–231, §§ 1, 14 (related to termination of charter), 15, 112 Stat. 1530, 1532. |
| 21002(b) | 36 App.:5913 (related to termination of charter).36 App.:5914. |  |

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