CHAPTER 403 —CIVIL AIR PATROL
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2000—
§40301. Organization
(a)
(b)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 40301(a) | 36:201. | July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §§1, 5 (related to perpetual succession), |
| 40301(b) | 36:205 (related to perpetual succession). |
This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.
§40302. Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are as follows:
(1) To provide an organization to—
(A) encourage and aid citizens of the United States in contributing their efforts, services, and resources in developing aviation and in maintaining air supremacy; and
(B) encourage and develop by example the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare.
(2) To provide aviation education and training especially to its senior and cadet members.
(3) To encourage and foster civil aviation in local communities.
(4) To provide an organization of private citizens with adequate facilities to assist in meeting local and national emergencies.
(5) To assist the Department of the Air Force in fulfilling its noncombat programs and missions.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 40302 | 36:202. | July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §2, |
Before clause (1), the word "objects" is omitted as included in "purposes".
In clause (1)(A), the words "citizens of the United States" are substituted for "American citizens" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2000—
Par. (1).
Par. (2).
Par. (3).
Par. (4).
Par. (5).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by
§40303. Membership and governing body
(a)
(b)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 40303 | 36:203. | July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §3, |
The words "are as provided in" are substituted for "shall be determined according to" for consistency in the revised title. The text of 36:203 (proviso) is omitted as obsolete.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (b).
2000—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by
§40304. Powers
The corporation may—
(1) adopt and amend a constitution, bylaws, and regulations;
(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3) establish and maintain offices in the District of Columbia and the States, territories, and possessions of the United States to conduct its affairs;
(4) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(5) sue and be sued; and
(6) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 40304 | 36:205 (less perpetual succession). | July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §5 (less perpetual succession), |
In clause (1), the word "amend" is substituted for "alter" for consistency in the revised title. The words "not inconsistent with law" are omitted as unnecessary.
In clause (3), the words "States, territories, and possessions" are substituted for "several States and Territories" for consistency in the revised title.
Clause (4) is substituted for "acquire, hold, mortgage, and dispose of such real and personal property as may be necessary for its corporate purposes" and "accept gifts, legacies, and devises which will further the corporate purposes" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In clause (6), the words "any other act" are substituted for "any and all acts and things" to eliminate unnecessary words. The word "objects" is omitted as unnecessary.
§40305. Restrictions
The corporation may not engage in business for profit or issue stock.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 40305 | 36:204. | July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §4, |
This section is substituted for 36:204(a) to eliminate unnecessary words. The text of 36:204(b) is omitted as executed and obsolete.
§40306. Exclusive right to name, insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges, marks, and words
The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "Civil Air Patrol" and all insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges, descriptive or designating marks, words, and phrases the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 40306 | 36:206. | July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §6, |
The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words "right to use the name 'Civil Air Patrol' and all" are substituted for "right to the name 'Civil Air Patrol' and to have and to use, in carrying out its purposes, all" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "the corporation adopts" are substituted for "now or heretofore used by the Civil Air Patrol" in section 6 of the Act of July 1, 1946 (ch. 527,
§40307. Annual report
The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 40307 | 36:207. | July 1, 1946, ch. 527, §7, |
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions in this section, see section 3003 of