The United States Code is the official compilation of the Federal laws of a general and permanent nature that are currently in force. Title 36 cover, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations."

Parts

Subtitle I: Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies

Part A: Observances and Ceremonies

*Chapter 1: Patriotic and National Observances **§ 101.

American Heart Month American Heart Month is a month-long United States observance established by 36 U.S.C. § 101. 2009 edition The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation— :(1) designating February as American Heart Month; :(2) inviting the c ...

**§ 102. Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month **§ 103.

Cancer Control Month Cancer Control Month is a month-long United States observance established by . 2013 edition (a) The president is requested to issue each year a proclamation— :(1) designating April as Cancer Control Month; :(2) to invite each year the chief ...

**§ 104.

Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day is a day observed in the United States to encourage nationwide citizen participation in the cleanup of federal lands. It occurs on the first Saturday after Labor Day, and may include a variety of programs, ...

**§ 105.

Child Health Day Child Health Day () is a United States Federal Observance Day observed on the first Monday in October. History According to 36 U.S.C. § 105, on Child Health Day the president invites "all agencies and organizations interested in child welfare t ...

**§ 106. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day **§ 107.

Columbus Day Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. ...

**§ 108.

Constitution Week Constitution Week is an American observance to commemorate the adoption of the United States Constitution. History The observance runs annually from September 17 to September 23. It was officially enacted on August 2, 1956, by President Dwight D. ...

**§ 109.

Father's Day Father's Day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the United ...

**§ 110. Flag Day **§ 111. Gold Star Mother's Day **§ 112.

Honor America Days Honor America Days are a United States Federal Observance observed June 14 to July 4. According to 36 U.S.C. § 112, the 21 days from Flag Day through Independence Day (including, as of 2021, the federal holiday of Juneteenth Juneteenth ...

**§ 113. Law Day, U.S.A. **§ 114.

Leif Erikson Day Leif Erikson Day is an annual observance that occurs on October 9. It honors Leif Erikson (Old Norse: ''Leifr Eiríksson'', is, Leifur Eiríksson, no, Leiv Eiriksson, Swedish: ''Leif Eriksson''), the Norse explorer who led the first Europeans ...

**§ 115.

Loyalty Day Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set aside "for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom". The date, May 1, was set in order to counter Inter ...

**§ 116.

Memorial Day Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have fought and died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monda ...

**§ 117.

Mother's Day Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the ...

**§ 118.

National Aviation Day The National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation that celebrates the development of aviation. The holiday was established in 1939 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who issued a presidential proclamation which designated ...

**§ 119.

National Day of Prayer The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation". The president is required by law () to sign a ...

**§ 120.

National Defense Transportation Day National Defense Transportation Day is a United States Federal Observance Day observed on the third Friday in May. History and definition The observance was first signed into law by President Eisenhower in 1957. According to 36 U.S.C. § 120, on ...

**§ 121.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month was declared in 1988 by the United States Congress for the month of October to raise awareness of the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. The month is an ...

**§ 122.

National Flag Week In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. The Flag Resolution, passed on June 14, 1777, stated: ...

**§ 123.

National Forest Products Week National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

**§ 124.

National Freedom Day National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later was ratified as the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln si ...

**§ 125.

National Grandparents Day Grandparents' Day or National Grandparents' Day is a secular holiday celebrated in various countries; it is celebrated to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. It occurs on various days of the year, either as one holiday or someti ...

**§ 126.

National Hispanic Heritage Month National Hispanic Heritage Month (Spanish: ''Mes nacional de la herencia hispana'') is annually celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, cul ...

**§ 127.

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War. History The ...

**§ 128.

National Maritime Day Maritime Days are holidays typically established to recognize accomplishments in the maritime field. Maritime Days include: * China National Maritime Day * European Maritime Day * Indian Maritime Day (5 April) * Mexican National Maritime Day * Pa ...

**§ 129.

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surpri ...

**§ 130.

National Poison Prevention Week National Poison Prevention Week is observed in the United States the third week of March. The goal of the week is to raise awareness of the risk of being poisoned by household products, medicines, pesticides, plants, bites and stings, food poi ...

**§ 131. National Safe Boating Week **§ 132. National School Lunch Week **§ 133. National Transportation Week **§ 134.

Pan American Aviation Day Pan American Aviation Day is a United States Federal Observance Day observed December 17. According to 36 U.S.C. § 134, on Pan American Aviation Day the president calls on "all officials of the United States Government, the chief executive office ...

**§ 135.

Parents' Day Parents' Day is observed in South Korea on May 8 and in the United States (fourth Sunday of July). The South Korean designation was established in 1973, replacing the Mother's Day previously marked on May 8, and includes public and private celeb ...

**§ 136.

Peace Officers Memorial Day Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and federal peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty. It is celebrated May 15th of each y ...

**§ 137. Police Week **§ 138. Save Your Vision Week **§ 139. Steelmark Month **§ 140.

Stephen Foster Memorial Day Stephen Foster Memorial Day is a United States Federal Observance Day observed on January 13. According to 36 U.S.C. § 140, Stephen Foster Memorial Day celebrates the life of American songwriter Stephen Foster Stephen Collins Foster (July 4 ...

**§ 141. Thomas Jefferson's birthday **§ 142.

White Cane Safety Day alt=A long white cane, upA long white cane, the symbol of White Cane Safety Day White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievem ...

**§ 143.

Wright Brothers Day Wright Brothers Day (December 17) is a United States national observation. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, the ''Wright Flyer'', that were made by ...

**§ 144.

Patriot Day In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the people killed in the September 11 attacks of the year 2001. History In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, carried out by terrorists from Al-Qaeda, Pre ...

**§ 145.

Veterans Day Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces (who were discharged under conditions other than d ...

**§ 189. National POW/MIA Recognition Day *Chapter 3: National Anthem, Motto, Floral Emblem, and March **§ 301.

National anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European n ...

**§ 302.

National motto This article lists state and national mottos for the world's nations. The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition, extinct states, non-sovereign nations, regions, and territories are listed, but their names are not bold ...

**§ 303. National floral emblem **§ 304. National march **§ 305.

National tree This is a list of national trees, most official, but some unofficial. National trees See also * National emblem * Floral emblem * List of U.S. State and territory trees References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of National Trees N Trees In ...

*Chapter 5: Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies **§ 501. Definitions **§ 502. Regulations, licenses, and registration tags **§ 503. Use of reservations, grounds, and public spaces **§ 504. Installation and removal of electrical facilities **§ 505. Extension of wires along parade routes **§ 506. Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations **§ 507. Application to other property **§ 508. Enforcement **§ 509. Penalty **§ 510. Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations **§ 511. Authorization of appropriations *Chapter 7: Federal Participation in

**§ 702. Definition **§ 703. Duties of Federal land management agency **§ 704. Activities *Chapter 9: Miscellaneous **§ 901.

Service flag A service flag or service banner is a banner that family members of those serving in the United States Armed Forces can display. The flag or banner is officially defined as a white field with a red border, with a blue star for each family member s ...

and service lapel button **§ 902. National League of Families **§ 903. Designation of Medal of Honor Flag

Part B: United States Government Organizations Involved with Observances and Ceremonies

*Chapter 21:

American Battle Monuments Commission The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is an independent agency of the United States government that administers, operates, and maintains permanent U.S. military cemeteries, memorials and monuments primarily outside the United States. ...

**§. 2101. Membership **§. 2102. Employment of personnel **§. 2103. Administrative **§. 2104. Military cemeteries in foreign countries **§. 2105. Monuments built by the United States Government **§. 2106. War memorials not built by the United States Government **§. 2107.

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (informally known as Punchbowl Cemetery) is a national cemetery located at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii. It serves as a memorial to honor those men and women who served in the United St ...

**§. 2108. Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on Corregidor **§. 2109. Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account **§. 2110. Claims against the Commission **§. 2111. Presidential duties and powers **§. 2112. Care and maintenance of Surrender Tree site **§. 2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia **§. 2114. Intellectual property and related items *Chapter 23:

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust hi ...

**§. 2301. Establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; functions **§. 2302. Functions of the Council; membership **§. 2303. Compensation; travel expenses; full-time officers or employees of United States or Members of Congress **§. 2304. Administrative provisions **§. 2305. Staff **§. 2306. Insurance for Museum **§. 2307. Gifts, bequests, and devises of property; tax treatment **§. 2308. Annual report **§. 2309. Audit of financial transactions **§. 2310. Authorization of appropriations *Chapter 25:

President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Executive Order 10555, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 23, 1954, established a Seal for the ''President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped''. The Committee was succeeded by the President's Committee on Em ...

**§. 2501. Acceptance of voluntary services and money or property **§. 2502. Authorization of appropriations

Subtitle II: Patriotic and National Organizations

Part A: General

*Chapter 101: General **§. 10101. Audits **§. 10102. Reservation of right to amend or repeal

Part B: Organizations

*Chapter 201: Agricultural Hall of Fame *Chapter 202:

Air Force Sergeants Association The Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) is a non-profit organization representing the professional and personal interests of nearly 111,000 active, retired and veteran total enlisted members of the United States Air Force and their families. ...

*Chapter 203:

American Academy of Arts and Letters The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature, music, and art. Its fixed number membership is elected for lifetime appointments. Its headqu ...

*Chapter 205:

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all d ...

*Chapter 207: American Council of Learned Societies *Chapter 209:

American Ex-Prisoners of War American Ex-Prisoners of War is a service organization that aims to assist the surviving U.S. military and Civilian prisoner of war (POWs), particularly those who are elderly and those who have medical problems. Based in Arlington, Texas, the Am ...

*Chapter 210:

American GI Forum The American GI Forum (AGIF) is a congressionally chartered Hispanic veterans and civil rights organization founded in 1948. Its motto is "Education is Our Freedom and Freedom should be Everybody's Business". AGIF operates chapters throughou ...

of the United States *Chapter 211:

American Gold Star Mothers American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. (AGSM), is a private nonprofit organization of American mothers who lost sons or daughters in service of the United States Armed Forces. It was originally formed in 1928 for mothers of those lost in World War I, a ...

, Incorporated *Chapter 213:

American Historical Association The American Historical Association (AHA) is the oldest professional association of historians in the United States and the largest such organization in the world. Founded in 1884, the AHA works to protect academic freedom, develop professional s ...

*Chapter 215:

American Hospital of Paris The American Hospital of Paris (''Hôpital américain de Paris''), founded in 1906, is a private, not-for-profit hospital that is certified under the French healthcare system. Located in Neuilly-sur-Seine, in the western suburbs of Paris, Franc ...

*Chapter 217:

The American Legion The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is a non-profit organization of U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is made up of state, U.S. territory, and overseas departments, and these are in turn made up of l ...

*Chapter 219: The American National Theater and Academy *Chapter 221: The American Society of International Law *Chapter 223:

American Symphony Orchestra League The League of American Orchestras, formerly the American Symphony Orchestra League, is a North American service organization with 700 member orchestras of all budget sizes and types, plus individual and institutional members. Based in New York Ci ...

*Chapter 225: American War Mothers *Chapter 227:

AMVETS American Veterans (AMVETS) is a non-partisan, volunteer-led organization formed by World War II veterans of the United States military. It advocates for its members as well as for causes that its members deem helpful to the nation at large. Th ...

(American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam) *Chapter 229:

Army and Navy Union of the United States of America The Army and Navy Union of the United States of America is the oldest veterans' organization in America. It was conceived in 1886 and the concept came from nineteenth-century war fighting groups that had the same common interests. Its name ch ...

*Chapter 231: Aviation Hall of Fame *Chapter 301:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to "create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth". Adult volunteers are matched with children from ag ...

*Chapter 303:

Blinded Veterans Association The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) is a U.S non-profit organization that was established to "help veterans and their families meet and overcome the challenges of blindness". Services from BVA are available to all veterans who have become blin ...

*Chapter 305: Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. *Chapter 307: Board for Fundamental Education *Chapter 309:

Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth participants. The BSA was founded i ...

*Chapter 311:

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which provide voluntary after-school programs for young people. The organization, which holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code, h ...

*Chapter 401: Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated *Chapter 403:

Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded mem ...

*Chapter 405:

Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

*Chapter 407: Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety *Chapter 501: Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 *Chapter 503:

Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is an organization created in 1920 by World War I veterans for disabled military veterans of the United States Armed Forces that helps them and their families through various means. It was issued a federal ch ...

*Chapter 601: 82nd Airborne Division Association, Incorporated (see 82d Airborne Division) *Chapter 701:

Fleet Reserve Association The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) is a non-profit U.S. military and veterans organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. chartered by the United States Congress that represents the interests of enlisted Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine vet ...

*Chapter 703: Former Members of Congress *Chapter 705: The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (See

Federal Bar Association The Federal Bar Association (FBA) is the primary voluntary professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges practicing and sitting in federal courts in the United States. Six times a year, The Association prints ''The Fede ...

) *Chapter 707:

Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederic ...

(See

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service, is located at 1411 W Street, SE, in Anacostia, a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, D.C. United States. Established in 1988 ...

) *Chapter 709: National FFA Organization *Chapter 801:

General Federation of Women's Clubs The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC), founded in 1890 during the Progressive Movement, is a federation of over 3,000 women's clubs in the United States which promote civic improvements through volunteer service. Many of its activities ...

*Chapter 803:

Girl Scouts of the United States of America Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized a ...

*Chapter 805:

Gold Star Wives of America The Gold Star Wives of America (Gold Star Spouses) (GSW) is a private nonprofit organization formed before the end of World War II to provide support for the spouses and children of those who lost their lives while serving in the Armed Forces of ...

*Chapter 901: Reserved *Chapter 1001: Italian American War Veterans of the United States *Chapter 1101: Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated *Chapter 1103: Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., National Memorial, Incorporated *Chapter 1201: Reserved *Chapter 1301: Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (See

Grand Army of the Republic The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Il ...

) *Chapter 1303: Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated *Chapter 1305: Little League Baseball, Incorporated *Chapter 1401:

Marine Corps League The Marine Corps League is the only congressionally chartered United States Marine Corps-related veterans organization in the United States. Its congressional charter was approved by the 75th U.S. Congress and signed by President Franklin D. Roo ...

*Chapter 1403: The Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America *Chapter 1404:

Military Officers Association of America The Military Officers Association of America is a professional association of United States military officers. It is a nonprofit organization that advocates for a strong national defense, but is politically nonpartisan. The association support ...

*Chapter 1405: Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated (See

Purple Heart The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, w ...

) *Chapter 1407:

Military Order of the World Wars The Military Order of the World War was created in 1919 at the suggestion of General of the Armies John J. Pershing as a fraternity for American military officers coming out of the Great War. Two decades later, when the USA became involved in WWI ...

*Chapter 1501: National Academy of Public Administration *Chapter 1503:

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

*Chapter 1505:

National Conference of State Societies The National Conference of State Societies is an umbrella organization for all societies representing states in the United States of America. History The ''National Conference of State Societies'' (NCSS) was charted by Congress on April 3, 1952 w ...

, Washington, District of Columbia *Chapter 1507:

National Conference On Citizenship The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening civic life in America. They pursue their mission through a nationwide network of partners involved in a cutting-edge Civic Health ...

*Chapter 1509:

National Council On Radiation Protection and Measurements The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), formerly the National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements, and before that the Advisory Committee on X-Ray and Radium Protection (ACXRP), is a U.S. organization. ...

*Chapter 1511: National Education Association of the United States *Chapter 1513: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (See

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial National Fallen Firefighters Memorial since 1990 is officially designated by the United States Congress as the National Memorial to career and volunteer fallen firefighters. Located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, it was conceived as a tribute to Ame ...

)) *Chapter 1515:

National Federation of Music Clubs The National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) is an American non-profit philanthropic music organization that promotes American music, performers, and composers. NFMC endeavors to strengthen quality music education by supporting "high standards o ...

*Chapter 1517:

National Film Preservation Foundation The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) is an independent, nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America's film heritage. Growing from a national planning effort led by the Library of Congress, the NFPF began op ...

*Chapter 1519: National Fund for Medical Education *Chapter 1521:

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum The National Mining Hall of Fame is a museum located in Leadville, Colorado, United States, dedicated to commemorating the work of miners and people who work with natural resources. The museum also participates in efforts to inform the public ab ...

*Chapter 1523:

National Music Council The National Music Council of the United States is an organization listed under Title 36 of the United States Code, founded in 1940 and chartered by the 84th Congress in 1956. The Council is composed of organizations of national scope interested ...

*Chapter 1524:

National Recording Preservation Foundation National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

(See

National Recording Preservation Board The United States National Recording Preservation Board selects recorded sounds for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. The National Recording Registry was initiated to maintain and preserve "sound recordings that ...

) *Chapter 1525: National Safety Council *Chapter 1527: National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated *Chapter 1529: National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists *Chapter 1531: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution *Chapter 1533:

National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR or NSSAR) is an American congressionally chartered organization, founded in 1889 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. A non-profit corporation, it has described its purpose ...

*Chapter 1535:

National Tropical Botanical Garden The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) is a Hawaii-based not-for-profit institution dedicated to tropical plant research, conservation, and education. It operates a network of botanical gardens and preserves in Hawaii and Florida. History I ...

*Chapter 1537: National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the

*Chapter 1539: The National Yeomen F (see

Yeoman (F) Yeoman (F) was an enlisted rate for women in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War I. The first Yeoman (F) was Loretta Perfectus Walsh. At the time, the women were popularly referred to as "yeomanettes" or even "yeowomen", although the official ...

) *Chapter 1541:

Naval Sea Cadet Corps The United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC or NSCC) is a congressionally chartered, U.S. Navy-sponsored organization that serves to teach individuals about the sea-going military services, U.S. naval operations and training, community serv ...

*Chapter 1543: Navy Club of the United States of America *Chapter 1545:

Navy Wives Clubs of America The Navy Wives Clubs of America (NWCA) is a national non-profit organization of enlisted and officer United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard spouses whose purpose, by federal charter, is to support the Constitution of the United States, ...

*Chapter 1547: Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America, Incorporated *Chapter 1601: Reserved *Chapter 1701:

Paralyzed Veterans of America The Paralyzed Veterans of America is a veterans' service organization in the United States of America, founded in 1946. The organization holds 33 chapters and 70 National Service Offices in the United States and Puerto Rico. It is based in Washin ...

*Chapter 1703:

Pearl Harbor Survivors Association The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (PHSA), founded in 1958 and recognized by the United States Congress in 1985, was a World War II veterans organization whose members were on Pearl Harbor or three miles or less offshore during the Japanese at ...

*Chapter 1705: Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A. *Chapter 1801: Reserved *Chapter 1901: Reserve Officers Association of the United States *Chapter 1903: Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated *Chapter 2001:

Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists A society is a Social group, group of individuals involved in persistent Social relation, social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same Politics, political authority an ...

*Chapter 2003:

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is an American congressionally chartered fraternal organization that carries out activities to preserve the history and legacy of the United States Armed Forces veterans who fought during the Civil ...

*Chapter 2101:

Theodore Roosevelt Association The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) is a historical and cultural organization dedicated to honoring the life and work of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), the 26th President of the United States. The group is based in Oyster Bay, New York, whe ...

*Chapter 2103:

369th Veterans' Association The 369th Infantry Regiment, originally formed as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment before being re-organized as the 369th upon federalization and commonly referred to as the Harlem Hellfighters, was an infantry regiment of the New ...

*Chapter 2201: United Service Organizations, Incorporated *Chapter 2203: United States Capitol Historical Society *Chapter 2205:

United States Olympic Committee The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Col ...

*Chapter 2207: United States Submarine Veterans of World War II *Chapter 2301: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States *Chapter 2303: Veterans of World War I of the United States of America, IncorporatedVeterans of World War I of the USA Inc. , The Salient , World War One Society , Order of the First World War Newsletter
Orderfirstworldwar.com (2011-02-04). Retrieved on 2014-06-16. *Chapter 2305: Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. *Chapter 2401: Women's Army Corps Veterans' Association *Chapter 2501: Reserved *Chapter 2601: Reserved *Chapter 2701: Reserved

Subtitle III: Treaty Obligation Organizations

*Chapter 3001: The American National Red Cross

References

External links

U.S. Code Title 36
at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

U.S. Code Title 36
at the

U.S. Government Publishing Office The United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO or GPO; formerly the United States Government Printing Office) is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States Federal government. The office produces and distributes information ...

{{Authority control