Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§240103 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2401— - WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION › § 240103

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a nationwide corporation that must work to help veterans, with a special focus on women who have served or are serving in the United States Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard. It must also honor outstanding women in college ROTC units across the country and give services and support to patients in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities nationwide.

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Title 36, §240103

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment on a national basis—

(1)to promote the general welfare of all veterans, especially women veterans, who have served or are serving in the United States Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard;

(2)to recognize outstanding women in college ROTC units throughout the United States; and

(3)to provide services and support to patients in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs throughout the United States.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 24010336:3103.Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–584, § 3, 98 Stat. 3097; June 13, 1991, Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(n)(7), 105 Stat. 278. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.

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36 U.S.C. § 240103

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73