Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§30303 Membership
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION › § 30303
Summary
Veterans who lost substantial sight while on duty may be general members; the bylaws define what counts as that loss. The corporation must offer honorary and associate classes, and the bylaws set who can join and what rights they have.
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Title 36, §30303
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)An individual who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and who, in the line of duty in that service, sustained a substantial impairment of sight or vision as defined by the bylaws of the corporation is eligible for general membership in the corporation.
(b)In addition to general membership, the corporation shall have special classes of honorary and associate membership. Eligibility for, and the rights and obligations of, those special classes are as provided in the bylaws.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3030336:856.Aug. 27, 1958, Pub. L. 85–769, § 6, 72 Stat. 925. In subsection (a), the word “individual” is substituted for “person” for clarity and consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words “served in” are substituted for “was enlisted, drafted, inducted, or commissioned in” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “from time to time” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the word “qualification” is omitted as included in “eligibility”. The words “All persons who are members of any class of Blinded Veterans Association, Incorporated, on August 27, 1958 shall be members of such class of the corporation” are omitted as executed.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 30303
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73