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Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§110103 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1101 — JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED › § 110103

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sets the national group's goals. It must do 13 things, including being loyal to the United States; promoting American ideals and protecting democratic institutions; defending Jewish people and their good name; opposing bigotry and threats to liberty; supporting veterans, members, and their families; helping and creating schools and teaching ex-service members about American principles; encouraging love of country and flag; promoting healthy minds and bodies; and remembering, honoring, and caring for Jewish patriots and their graves.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §110103

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, to—
(1)maintain true allegiance to the United States;
(2)foster and perpetuate true Americanism;
(3)combat whatever tends to impair the efficiency and permanency of our free institutions;
(4)uphold the fair name of Jews and fight their battles wherever unjustly assailed;
(5)encourage the doctrine of universal liberty, equal rights, and full justice to all men;
(6)combat the powers of bigotry and darkness wherever originating and whatever the target;
(7)preserve the spirit of comradeship by mutual helpfulness to comrades and their families;
(8)cooperate with and support existing educational institutions and establish educational institutions;
(9)foster the education of ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen and members of the corporation in the ideals and principles of Americanism;
(10)instill love of country and flag;
(11)promote sound minds and bodies in members of the corporation and their youth;
(12)preserve the memories and records of patriotic service performed by the men and women of the Jewish faith and honor their memory; and
(13)shield from neglect the graves of our heroic dead.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 11010336:2703.Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L. 98–391, § 3, 98 Stat. 1358. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.

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36 U.S.C. § 110103

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102