Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1701 — PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA › § 170102
Set up a national organization that protects the country's founding principles and helps people with spinal cord injuries. It must form an association for those injured, tell the public about the needs of paraplegics, and promote medical research in related areas like neurosurgery, orthopedics, genitourinary care, and medical devices. It must also support full reconditioning for paraplegics, including strong physical retraining, physiotherapy, safe walking instruction, vocational and educational guidance and training (in hospitals and schools), emotional counseling and family readjustment, and both practical and recreational occupational therapy.
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36 U.S.C. § 170102
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102