36 USC § 80502 - Organization

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title: "36 USC § 80502 - Organization"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "80502"
section_name: "Organization"
chapter_number: 805
chapter_name: "GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.)"
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# § 80502. Organization

**(a)** **Federal Charter.—** Gold Star Wives of America (in this chapter, the “corporation”), incorporated in New York, 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. 1363.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 80502(a) | 36:1601. | Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L. 96–497, §§ 1, 15 (last sentence), 94 Stat. 2595, 2597. |
| 80502(b) | 36:1614 (last sentence). |  |

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