36-U.S.C.-21702
§21702 – Purposes
Pathway
Title 36 > Subtitle II > Part B > Chapter 217 > Section 21702
Details
- Reference: Section 21702
- Legend: §21702 – Purposes
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
The purposes of the corporation are—
(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States;
(2) to promote peace and good will among the peoples of the United States and all the nations of the Earth;
(3) to preserve the memories and incidents of the 2 World Wars and the other great hostilities fought to uphold democracy;
(4) to cement the ties and comradeship born of service; and
(5) to consecrate the efforts of its members to mutual helpfulness and service to their country.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1297.)
Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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21702 | 36:43. | Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §3, 41 Stat. 285; Oct. 29, 1942, ch. 633, §1, 56 Stat. 1012; July 26, 1955, ch. 386, §1, 69 Stat. 379; Sept. 1, 1966, Pub. L. 89–550, §1, 80 Stat. 371. |
In clause (1), the words of America are omitted.
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