Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§110302 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1103— - JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL, INCORPORATED › § 110302

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Create and run a national memorial and museum honoring Americans of the Jewish faith who served in the U.S. armed forces during wartime. Collect, preserve, and display items like records, awards, and personal memorabilia to keep their stories on record. Encourage patriotism by urging people to study U.S. military and naval history.

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Title 36, §110302

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are—

(1)to maintain and conduct a national memorial and museum dedicated to and commemorating the service and sacrifice by Americans of the Jewish faith in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period of war;

(2)to gather, collate, edit, publish, and exhibit memorabilia, information, records, military awards, decorations, citations, and similar items, to preserve the memories and records of patriotic service performed by men and women of the Jewish faith while in the Armed Forces of the United States in time of war; and

(3)to stimulate patriotism in the minds of all Americans by encouraging the study of the military and naval history of the United States.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 11030236:913.Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–903, § 3, 72 Stat. 1738. Before clause (1), the word “purposes” is substituted for “principles and objects” for consistency in the revised title.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 110302

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73