---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 170101"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "170101"
heading: "Organization"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/170101"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1701 — Paralyzed Veterans of America"
---

# §170101. Organization

- (a) **Federal Charter.—** Paralyzed Veterans of America (in this chapter, the “[corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7)”) is a federally chartered [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7).
- (b) **Perpetual Existence.—** Except as otherwise provided, the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) has perpetual existence.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1439.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 170101(a) | 36:1151. | Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 92–93, §§ 1, 2, 4 (related to perpetual succession), 85 Stat. 317. |
|  | 36:1152. |  |
| 170101(b) | 36:1154 (related to perpetual succession). |  |

Subsection (a) is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary language.

Subsection (b) is substituted for “shall have perpetual succession” for consistency in the revised title.