36 USC § 21102 - Organization

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title: "36 USC § 21102 - Organization"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "21102"
section_name: "Organization"
chapter_number: 211
chapter_name: "AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1292.)"
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# § 21102. Organization

**(a)** **Federal Charter.—** American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in the District of Columbia, 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. 1292.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 21102(a) | 36:2401. | June 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–314, §§ 1, 15 (last sentence), 16, 98 Stat. 237, 239. |
| 21102(b) | 36:2414 (last sentence).36:2415. |  |

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