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Code · U.S. Code · Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS · CHAPTER 407— CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY · SUBCHAPTER I— CORPORATION · § 40701

§ 40701. Organization

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(a)Federal Charter.— Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Non-Governmental Status.— The corporation is a private corporation, not a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government. An officer or employee of the corporation is not an officer or employee of the Government.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1335.)
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(a)is substituted for the source provision for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (b), the words “is not” are substituted for “shall not be considered to be” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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  • Pub. L. 105–225
  • 112 Stat. 1335
  • Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XVI, § 1622
  • 110 Stat. 521
  • 36 U.S.C. 5522
  • 36 U.S.C. 5502(d)
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