---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 220109"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "220109"
heading: "Duty to maintain corporate status"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/220109"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 2201 — United Service Organizations, Incorporated"
---

# §220109. Duty to maintain corporate status


The [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall maintain its status as a [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) incorporated under the laws of New York, another State, or the District of Columbia.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1461.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 220109 | 36:1306 (last sentence). | Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96–165, § 6 (last sentence), 93 Stat. 1271. |