Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§60103 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED › § 60103

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a corporation to carry out specific goals for the 82nd Airborne Division. These goals are to honor members who fought and died, strengthen ties between retired and active members, provide college scholarships and grants to eligible children of current and former members, support civic and patriotic activities, and stress airborne defense’s importance to U.S. security.

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Title 36, §60103

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—

(1)perpetuating the memory of members of the 82nd Airborne Division who fought and died for this country;

(2)furthering the common bond between retired and active members of the 82nd Airborne Division;

(3)providing educational assistance in the form of college scholarships and grants to the qualified children of current and former members of the 82nd Airborne Division;

(4)promoting civic and patriotic activities; and

(5)promoting the indispensable role of airborne defense to the national security of the United States.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6010336:4803.Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–510, title XVI, § 1603, 104 Stat. 1736. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 60103

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73