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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§150103 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1501— - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION › § 150103

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives the corporation the job of studying and improving government. Its goals, listed in its articles of incorporation, are to review how federal and other governments and agencies are run and how their programs perform; spot and analyze major problems and recommend timely fixes; watch for new governance issues and design practical solutions; evaluate current or proposed public programs and suggest changes; advise on how different levels of government should work together and help officials, citizens, and scholars understand good governance; and operate with high ethical and scholarly standards.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §150103

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
(1)evaluating the structure, administration, operation, and program performance of Federal and other governments and government agencies, anticipating, identifying, and analyzing significant problems, and suggesting timely corrective action;
(2)foreseeing and examining critical emerging issues in governance, and formulating practical approaches to their resolution;
(3)assessing the effectiveness, structure, administration, and implications for governance of present or proposed public programs, policies, and processes, and recommending specific changes;
(4)advising on the relationship of Federal, State, regional, and local governments, and increasing public officials’, citizens’, and scholars’ understanding of requirements and opportunities for sound governance and how these can be effectively met; and
(5)demonstrating by the conduct of its affairs a commitment to the highest professional standards of ethics and scholarship.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15010336:2303.Apr. 10, 1984, Pub. L. 98–257, § 3, 98 Stat. 127.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 150103

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73