Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 705 — The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
§ 70501. Organization
Statutory text
Federal Charter.—
The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
Perpetual Existence.—
Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
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.
Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 70501
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1351
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1351Pub. L. 119–57 § 2 · 139 Stat. 711
Redesignated · 36 U.S.C. § 70501(b); 36 U.S.C. § 70501(c)
Pub. L. 119–57 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)
Struck · 36 U.S.C. § 70501(b); 36 U.S.C. § 70501(c)
Pub. L. 119–57 struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–57 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 119–57 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.”
0 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 2 unresolved
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 70501 | 36:571. | Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, §§ 1, 2, 68 Stat. 795. |
| 36:572. | ||
This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2025—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 119–57 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia.”
Credits
1998–2025 · 2 acts
- 1998Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1351
- 2025Pub. L. 119–57, § 2, , 139 Stat. 711.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 119–57, § 2, , 139 Stat. 711.)