---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 230502"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "230502"
heading: "Organization"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/230502"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 2305 — Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc."
---

# §230502. Organization

- (a) **Federal Charter.—** Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (in this chapter, the “[corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7)”), a nonprofit [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7).
- (b) **Expiration of Charter.—** If the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1486.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 230502(a) | 36:3801. | May 23, 1986, Pub. L. 99–318, §§ 1, 18, 100 Stat. 474, 477. |
| 230502(b) | 36:3817. |  |

In subsection (a), the words “incorporated in New York” are substituted for “organized under the laws of the State of New York”, and the words “is a federally chartered corporation” are substituted for “is hereby recognized as such and is granted a charter”, for consistency in the revised title.

In subsection (b), the word “restrictions” is omitted as included in “any provision of this chapter”.