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Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§100103 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1001 — ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 100103

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation must carry out six purposes set in its articles of incorporation. These are: to show loyalty to the United States, obey the Constitution and laws, and help protect civil liberties and free institutions; to encourage patriotism by promoting study of U.S. history; to preserve and defend the United States against all enemies; to preserve memories and records of Armed Forces service by collecting, organizing, publishing, and displaying items, records, awards, and citations; to promote peace, prosperity, and goodwill between people of the United States and Italy; and to act as a veterans’ and patriotic organization under the laws of each State where it is incorporated.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §100103

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)giving patriotic allegiance to the United States, fidelity to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and support to the security of civil liberty and permanence of free institutions;
(2)stimulating patriotism in the minds of Americans by encouraging the study of the history of the United States;
(3)ensuring the preservation and defense of the United States from all enemies without reservation;
(4)preserving the memories and records of patriotic service performed by men and women who served in the Armed Forces, by gathering, collating, editing, publishing, and exhibiting the memorabilia, information, records, military awards, decorations, and citations of those who served in the Armed Forces;
(5)promoting peace, prosperity, and good will between the peoples of the United States and Italy; and
(6)functioning as a veterans’ and patriotic organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10010336:1703.Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–82, § 3, 95 Stat. 1091. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.

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36 U.S.C. § 100103

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102