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 123STA T . 3 0 01 PUBLIC LA W 111 –95—NOV . 6, 2009 PublicLaw1 11 –95 111 thCongres s A n Act Toamendti t l e 36,U nited S tate sC ode, to gr ant a F ederal ch arter to the M ilitar yOf ficers A ssociation of America, and for other pu rposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1.GRA NTO F FE D ERA L C H ARTER TO M ILITAR Y OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. (a)GRANTOFCH ART E R .—P a rtBofsub t i t leI I of title 36,Un ite dS tates Code, is a m ended b y insertin g after ch a p ter 140 3 the fol - lo w ing new chapter

‘ CHAPTER140 4 —MIL ITAR YOF FICER S ASSOCIATIO N OF AMERICA ‘ ‘Sec. ‘‘ 140 401. Organi z ation. ‘‘14040 2 . P urposes. ‘‘140403. Mem b ership. ‘‘140404. G o v erning body. ‘‘14040 5 .Po w ers. ‘‘140406. R estrictions. ‘‘14040 7 .Ta x- exempt status re q uired as condition of charter. ‘‘14040 8 . Records and inspection. ‘‘14040 9 . Service of process. ‘‘140410. L iability for acts of officers and agents. ‘‘140411. Annual report. ‘‘140412. D efinition. ‘‘ § 140401 . O rganiz a t i o n ‘ ‘(a) F E D ERA L CHARTER.— M ilitary O fficers A ssociation of America (in this chapter, the ‘corporation ’ ), a nonprofit organi z ation that meets the re q uirements for a v eterans service organization under section 5 01(c)(1 9 ) of the Internal R evenue Code of 19 8 6 and is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of V irginia, is a federally chartered corporation. ‘‘(b) EXPI RATION OF CHARTER.—If the corporation does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, the charter granted by subsection (a) shall e x pire. ‘‘§ 14040 2 .P u r p o se s ‘‘(a) GENERAL.— T he purposes of the corporation are as provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation and include— ‘‘(1) to inculcate and stimulate love of the United States and the flag ‘‘( 2 ) to defend the honor, integrity, and supremacy of the Constitution of the United States and the United States Government; Nov.6,20 0 9[S . 83 2 ]