§70501. Organization

(a) Federal Charter.—The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (in this chapter, the "corporation") is a federally chartered corporation.

(b) Perpetual Existence.—Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 119–57, §2, Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 711.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
70501 36:571. Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, §§1, 2, 68 Stat. 795.
  36:572.  

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate executed and unnecessary words.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2025—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 119–57 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: "The corporation is declared to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia."