36 U.S.C.
36 U.S.C. — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
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Subtitle I-Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies§§ 101–2502 · 100 sectionsPart A-Observances and Ceremonies§§ 101–904 · 73 sectionsCHAPTER 1-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES§§ 101–148 · 48 sectionsCHAPTER 3-NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, MARCH, TREE, AND BIRD§§ 301–306 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 5-PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES§§ 501–511 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 7-FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY§§ 701–704 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 9-MISCELLANEOUS§§ 901–904 · 4 sectionsPart B-United States Government Organizations Involved With Observances and Ceremonies§§ 2101–2502 · 27 sectionsCHAPTER 21-AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION§§ 2101–2115 · 15 sectionsCHAPTER 23-UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM§§ 2301–2310 · 10 sectionsCHAPTER 25-PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES§§ 2501–2502 · 2 sectionsSubtitle II-Patriotic and National Organizations§§ 10101–240112 · 1,059 sectionsPart A-General§§ 10101–10102 · 2 sectionsCHAPTER 101-GENERAL§§ 10101–10102 · 2 sectionsPart B-Organizations§§ 20101–240112 · 1,057 sectionsCHAPTER 201-AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME§§ 20101–20111 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 202-AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION§§ 20201–20212 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 203-AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS§§ 20301–20307 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 205-AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY§§ 20501–20506 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 207-AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES§§ 20701–20712 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 209-AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR§§ 20901–20913 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 210-AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES§§ 21001–21012 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 211-AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED§§ 21101–21112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 213-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION§§ 21301–21307 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 215-AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS§§ 21501–21507 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 217-THE AMERICAN LEGION§§ 21701–21708 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 219-THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY§§ 21901–21908 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 221-THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW§§ 22101–22109 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 223-AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE§§ 22301–22312 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 225-AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS§§ 22501–22510 · 10 sectionsCHAPTER 227-AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)§§ 22701–22712 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 229-ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA§§ 22901–22912 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 231-AVIATION HALL OF FAME§§ 23101–23112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 301-BIG BROTHERS—BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA§§ 30101–30112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 303-BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION§§ 30301–30312 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 305-BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.§§ 30501–30514 · 14 sectionsCHAPTER 307-BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION§§ 30701–30712 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 309-BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA§§ 30901–30908 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 311-BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA§§ 31101–31111 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 401-CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED§§ 40101–40112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 403-CIVIL AIR PATROL§§ 40301–40307 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 405-CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA§§ 40501–40511 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 407-CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY§§ 40701–40733 · 22 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-CORPORATION§§ 40701–40707 · 7 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM§§ 40721–40733 · 15 sectionsCHAPTER 501-DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861–1865§§ 50101–50112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 503-DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS§§ 50301–50309 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 601-82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED§§ 60101–60112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 701-FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION§§ 70101–70112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 703-FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS§§ 70301–70312 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 705-THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION§§ 70501–70512 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 707-FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION§§ 70701–70708 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 709-FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA§§ 70901–70914 · 14 sectionsCHAPTER 801-GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS§§ 80101–80106 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 803-GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA§§ 80301–80307 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 805-GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA§§ 80501–80512 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 901-HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDATION§§ 90101–90112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1001-ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES§§ 100101–100112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1101-JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED§§ 110101–110112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1103-JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL, INCORPORATED§§ 110301–110310 · 10 sectionsCHAPTER 1201-KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED§§ 120101–120112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1301-LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC§§ 130101–130113 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1303-LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED§§ 130301–130311 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 1305-LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED§§ 130501–130513 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1401-MARINE CORPS LEAGUE§§ 140101–140104 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 1403-THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA§§ 140301–140305 · 5 sectionsCHAPTER 1404-MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA§§ 140401–140412 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1405-MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED§§ 140501–140511 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 1407-MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS§§ 140701–140712 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1501-NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION§§ 150101–150113 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1503-NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES§§ 150301–150304 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 1504-NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED§§ 150401–150415 · 15 sectionsCHAPTER 1505-NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA§§ 150501–150513 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1507-NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP§§ 150701–150713 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1509-NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS§§ 150901–150912 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1511-NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES§§ 151101–151108 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 1513-NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION§§ 151301–151311 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 1515-NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS§§ 151501–151512 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1517-NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION§§ 151701–151712 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1519-NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION§§ 151901–151911 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 1521-NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM§§ 152101–152112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1523-NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL§§ 152301–152312 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1524-NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION§§ 152401–152412 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1525-NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL§§ 152501–152512 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1527-NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED§§ 152701–152712 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1529-NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS§§ 152901–152913 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1531-THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION§§ 153101–153107 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 1533-NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION§§ 153301–153304 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 1535-NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN§§ 153501–153514 · 14 sectionsCHAPTER 1537-NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC§§ 153701–153713 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1539-THE NATIONAL YEOMEN (F)§§ 153901–153904 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 1541-NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS§§ 154101–154113 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1543-NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA§§ 154301–154304 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 1545-NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA§§ 154501–154512 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1547-NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED§§ 154701–154713 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1701-PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA§§ 170101–170111 · 11 sectionsCHAPTER 1703-PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION§§ 170301–170313 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 1705-POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.§§ 170501–170512 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1901-RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES§§ 190101–190112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 1903-RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED§§ 190301–190313 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 2001-SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS§§ 200101–200106 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 2003-SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR§§ 200301–200313 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 2101-THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION§§ 210101–210107 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 2103-369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION§§ 210301–210313 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 2201-UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED§§ 220101–220114 · 14 sectionsCHAPTER 2203-UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY§§ 220301–220315 · 15 sectionsCHAPTER 2205-UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE§§ 220501–220552 · 31 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-CORPORATION§§ 220501–220514 · 14 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES§§ 220521–220530A · 11 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-GRANT TO KEEP YOUNG ATHLETES SAFE§ 220531 · 1 sectionSUBCHAPTER IV-UNITED STATES CENTER FOR SAFESPORT§§ 220541–220543 · 3 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-DISSOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CORPORATION AND TERMINATION OF RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES§§ 220551–220552 · 2 sectionsCHAPTER 2207-UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II§§ 220701–220712 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 2301-VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES§§ 230101–230107 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 2303-VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED§§ 230301–230313 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 2305-VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.§§ 230501–230513 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 2401-WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION§§ 240101–240112 · 12 sectionsSubtitle III-Treaty Obligation Organizations§§ 300101–300113 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 3001-THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS§§ 300101–300113 · 13 sections
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