Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§20703 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 207 — AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES › § 20703

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation supports the humanities and builds ties among national groups that study them.

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Title 36, §20703

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)the advancement of the humanistic studies in all fields of learning; and

(2)the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to those studies.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2070336:1903.June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 3, 96 Stat. 109. The word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. The words “and the corporation shall function as authorized by the laws of the State or States where it is incorporated” are omitted as unnecessary.

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36 U.S.C. § 20703

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102