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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part III · Chapter 959 — Civil Air Patrol

§ 9491. Status as federally chartered corporation; purposes

Statutory text

(a)

Status.—

(1)

The Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit corporation that is federally chartered under section 40301 of title 36.

(2)

Except as provided in section 9492(b)(2) of this title, 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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 9491

    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, § 9441

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, § 9441

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  2. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 § 806(a)(1) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9491

    Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(a)(1), renumbered section 9441 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(a)(1), renumbered section 9441 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Chapter 909.— Each section in chapter 909 10 USC 9481–9498. is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 50.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

  3. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 § 809(a) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 9491(a)(2)

    Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 9492(b)(2)” for “section 9442(b)(2)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 9492(b)(2)” for “section 9442(b)(2)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Title 10, United States Code.— Each provision of title 10, United States Code (including the table of subtitles preceding subtitle A), that contains a reference to a section or chapter redesignated by this part is 10 USC prec. 101, 125, 162, 347, 532, 616, 624, 631–634, 637–638b, 641, 652, 688, 1074h, 1134a, 1135, 1174, 1176, 1370, 1402, 1402a, 1406, 1407, 1409, 1447, 1488, 1552, 2208, 2218, 2433, 2474, 2522, 2547, 2563, 2575, 2780, 7023, 7032, 7033, 7036, 7278, 7282, 7285, 7311, 7314, 7317, 7318, 7324, 7325, 7326, 7329, 7343, 7345, 7361, 7362, 7433a, 7442, 7443, 7482–7484, 7629, 7722, 7806, 8023, 8027, 8032, 8033, 8036, 8037, 8042, 8043, 8083, 8084, 8089, 8139, 8146, 8219, 8243, 8286, 8298, 8307, 8323, 8325–8327, 8330, 8331, 8333, 8335, 8336, 8371, 8372, 8451a, 8454, 8456, 8458, 8470a, 8474, 8476, 8481, 8545, 8549, 8585–8587, 8675, 8686, 8722, 8723, 8725, 8730, 8731, 8737, 8766, 8855, 8859, 8860, 8881, 8892–8894, 8897, 9023, 9032, 9033, 9039, 9062, 9081, 9229, 9278, 9282, 9285, 9311, 9314, 9317, 9318, 9324–9326, 9329, 9343, 9345, 9361, 9362, 9414a, 9415, 9417, 9433a, 9442, 9443, 9482–9484, 9491m, 9494, 9496, 9498, 10154, 10171–10174, 12009, 12645–12647, 12741, 14108, 14311. amended so that the reference refers to the number of the section or chapter as redesignated.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(a)(1), renumbered section 9441 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 9492(b)(2)” for “section 9442(b)(2)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(c)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–300, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and sections 9492 to 9498 of this title and amending sections 40302 and 40303 of Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations] shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

Credits

2000–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 2000Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(a)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, § 9441
  2. 2018renumbered § 9491 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(a)(1), 809(a), , 132 Stat. 1832, 1840.
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(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(a)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, § 9441; renumbered § 9491 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(a)(1), 809(a), , 132 Stat. 1832, 1840.)

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