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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60

§100103 Purposes

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a corporation with six main goals. It must promote loyalty to the United States and obedience to its Constitution and laws, encourage study of U.S. history, and protect the country from all enemies without exceptions. It must also collect and share records and memorabilia of people who served in the Armed Forces, work to build peaceful, friendly ties between the people of the United States and Italy, and operate as a veterans’ and patriotic group under the laws of the states where it is formed.

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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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 100103

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60