Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§22506 Restrictions
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 225— - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS › § 22506
Summary
Must be nonprofit, nonpolitical, and nonreligious, and must not support anyone running for office; may only keep property reasonably needed.
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Title 36, §22506
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The corporation shall be nonprofit, nonpolitical, nonsectarian, and nonpartisan, and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.
(b)The corporation may not accept, own, or hold, directly or indirectly, any property not reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22506(a)36:98.Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, § 8, 43 Stat. 968; June 26, 1953, ch. 152, 67 Stat. 81. 22506(b)36:96 (last sentence).Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, § 6 (proviso), 43 Stat. 968. In subsection (a), words “as an organization” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “real or personal” are omitted as unnecessary and for consistency in the revised title. The words “not reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation” are substituted for “except such as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of its creation as defined in this chapter” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 22506
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73