36 U.S.C. § 21702

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 21702 - Purposes

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.

36 U.S.C. § 21702

Pub. L. 105-225, 112 Stat. 1297.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
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.