Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§230102 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2301— - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 230102
Summary
States that the group's purposes are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational: to build fellowship; help members and surviving spouses and orphans; honor the dead; support the U.S., patriotism, freedom, and defense.
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Title 36, §230102
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational, and are—
(1)to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members;
(2)to assist worthy comrades;
(3)to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their surviving spouses and orphans;
(4)to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;
(5)to foster true patriotism;
(6)to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and
(7)to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 23010236:113.May 28, 1936, ch. 471, § 3, 49 Stat. 1391.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–199 substituted “surviving spouses” for “widows”. 2002—Pub. L. 107–242 inserted “charitable,” before “and educational,” in introductory provisions.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 230102
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73