Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 9491

Status as federally chartered corporation; purposes

(a)

Status .—

(1)
section 40301 of title 36 The Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit corporation that is federally chartered under .
(2)
section 9492(b)(2) of this title Except as provided in , the Civil Air Patrol is not an instrumentality of the Federal Government for any purpose.
(b)

Purposes .—

section 40302 of title 36The purposes of the Civil Air Patrol are set forth in .

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII132 Stat. 1832 (Added , title X, § 1090(a)], , , 1654A–295, § 9441; renumbered § 9491 and amended , §§ 806(a)(1), 809(a), , , 1840.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(a)(1)section 9441 of this title2018—, renumbered as this section.

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

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

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

Effective Date

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654

“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 [].”
, title X, § 1090(c)], , , 1654A–300, provided that: