Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§230303 Membership

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2303— - VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED › § 230303

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Tells who can be a member and how members vote. The organization's constitution and bylaws set the membership rules and the different membership types. But anyone who did not serve honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918 cannot be eligible for all classes of membership. Every member who is not an associate or honorary member gets one vote on each issue at meetings of the members, except at the national convention.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §230303

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, an individual who did not serve honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period beginning April 6, 1917, and ending November 11, 1918, is not eligible for all classes of membership.

(b)Each member of the corporation (except an associate or honorary member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members of the corporation except the national convention.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 230303(a)36:765.July 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85–530, §§ 5, 6(b), 72 Stat. 372. 230303(b)36:766(b). In subsection (a), the words “is not eligible for all classes of membership” are substituted for “in no case shall eligibility for all classes of membership include” to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 230303

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73