§210102. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are-

(1) to perpetuate the memory of Theodore Roosevelt for the benefit of the people of the United States and the world; and

(2) to solicit, receive, hold, and maintain funds, and to apply the principal of the funds and the income from those funds to the following objects, among others:

(A) the erection and maintenance of a suitable and adequate monumental memorial in the District of Columbia to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt;

(B) the acquisition, development, and maintenance of a public park in memory of Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York;

(C) the establishment and maintenance of an endowment fund to promote the development and application of the policies and ideals of Theodore Roosevelt for the benefit of the American people; and

(D) the donation of real and personal property, including part or all of its endowment fund, to a public agency for the purpose of preserving in public ownership historically significant property associated with the life of Theodore Roosevelt.

( Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1455 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
210102	36:4703.	May 31, 1920, ch. 216, §3, 41 Stat. 693 ; July 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87–547, §6, 76 Stat. 217 .

In clause (2), before subclause (A), the words "among others" are substituted for "and to that end, but without restriction to the objects enumerated below" to eliminate unnecessary words.