Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

36 U.S.C. § 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.

Pub. L. 105–225112 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.