---
kind: "unit"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
key: "stII/ptB/ch403"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 403"
heading: "Civil Air Patrol"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/stII-ptB-ch403"
sections_count: 7
---

# Chapter 403 — Civil Air Patrol

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations

## Sections

- [§40301. Organization](/usc/36/40301.md)
- [§40302. Purposes](/usc/36/40302.md)
- [§40303. Membership and governing body](/usc/36/40303.md)
- [§40304. Powers](/usc/36/40304.md)
- [§40305. Restrictions](/usc/36/40305.md)
- [§40306. Exclusive right to name, insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges, marks, and words](/usc/36/40306.md)
- [§40307. Annual report](/usc/36/40307.md)