2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle D - Air Force
Part III - Training
Chapter 959 - Civil Air Patrol
Sec. 9491 - Status as federally chartered corporation; purposes

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 9491 (2018)
Section Name §9491. Status as federally chartered corporation; purposes
Section 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.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1090(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, §9441; renumbered §9491 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§806(a)(1), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832, 1840.)

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)".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT

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.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1090(c)], Oct. 30, 2000, 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 [Oct. 30, 2000]."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle D - Air Force
PART III - TRAINING
CHAPTER 959 - CIVIL AIR PATROL
Sec. 9491 - Status as federally chartered corporation; purposes
Contains section 9491
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 114 Stat. 1654
132 Stat. 1832
Public Law References Public Law 106-398, Public Law 115-232
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