Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§130502 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 1305— LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED › § 130502
Summary
Promote and support young people who play Little League baseball and help them learn good citizenship and sportsmanship. Use lessons from baseball to teach a strong will to compete, physical fitness through personal effort, teamwork, and healthy social life under proper leadership.
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Title 36, §130502
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purposes of the corporation are—
(1)to promote, develop, supervise, and voluntarily assist in all lawful ways the interest of young people who participate in Little League baseball;
(2)to help and voluntarily assist young people in developing qualities of citizenship and sportsmanship; and
(3)using the disciplines of the native American game of baseball, to teach spirit and competitive will to win, physical fitness through individual sacrifice, the values of team play, and wholesome well being through healthy social association with other youngsters under proper leadership.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 13050236:1073.July 16, 1964, Pub. L. 88–378, § 3, 78 Stat. 325; Dec. 26, 1974, Pub. L. 93–551, 88 Stat. 1744. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.
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36 U.S.C. § 130502
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60