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**(a) Federal Charter.—** Civil Air Patrol (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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**(a) Federal Charter.—** Civil Air Patrol (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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**(a) Status.—**
(1) The Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit corporation that is federally chartered under [section 40301 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section40301&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Except as provided in [section 9492(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9492/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), the Civil Air Patrol is not an instrumentality of the Federal Government for any purpose.
**(b) Purposes.—** The purposes of the Civil Air Patrol are set forth in [section 40302 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section40302&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES,
AND ORGANIZATIONS
§ 40304
§ 40301. Organization
(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—Civil Air Patrol (in
this chapter, the ‘‘corporation’’) is a federally
chartered corporation.
(b) PERPETUAL EXISTENCE.—Except as other-
wise provided, the corporation has perpetual ex-
istence.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
40301(a) ......
36:201.
July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §§ 1, 5
(related to perpetual suc-
cession), 60 Stat. 346, 347.
40301(b) ......
36:205 (related to
perpetual succes-
sion).
This section is substituted for the source provisions
for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate ex-
ecuted and unnecessary words.
§ 40302. Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are as follows:
(1) To provide an organization to—
(A) encourage and aid citizens of the
United States in contributing their efforts,
services, and resources in developing avia-
tion and in maintaining air supremacy; and
(B) encourage and develop by example the
voluntary contribution of private citizens to
the public welfare.
(2) To provide aviation education and train-
ing especially to its senior and cadet members.
(3) To encourage and foster civil aviation in
local communities.
(4) To provide an organization of private
citizens with adequate facilities to assist in
meeting local and national emergencies.
(5) To assist the Department of the Air
Force in fulfilling its noncombat programs
and missions.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1331; Pub.
L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(b)(1)], Oct.
30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–299.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Section
Source (U.S. Code)
So
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