Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§220703 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2207— - UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II › § 220703

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation must follow goals in its founding documents. They include promoting patriotism, creating and keeping memorials for U.S. submarine sailors who died in World War II, honoring the wartime spirit and unity of submarine crews, teaching the public by saving and showing WWII submarines, giving annual college scholarships, and doing charity under its rules.

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Title 36, §220703

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include—

(1)preserving and promoting patriotism and loyalty to the United States of America;

(2)perpetuating and establishing memorials to the memory of shipmates who served aboard United States submarines and gave their lives in submarine warfare during World War II;

(3)promoting the spirit and unity that existed among the United States Navy submarine crewmen during World War II;

(4)fostering general public awareness of life aboard submarines during World War II, through securing, restoring, and displaying the submarines that were in service at that time;

(5)sponsoring annual college scholarships; and

(6)performing acts of charity as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22070336:1803.Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–83, § 3, 95 Stat. 1094. Before clause (1), the words “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. In clause (1), the words “preserving and promoting” are added for clarity.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 220703

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73