§220703 — Title 36 Patriotic and National Observances | U.S. Code

Summary

The corporation must follow six main goals. It works to keep and promote loyalty to the United States; honor and create memorials for U.S. submarine sailors who died in submarine warfare during World War II; preserve the spirit and unity of WWII submarine crews; teach the public about life on WWII submarines by saving, restoring, and showing those subs; award annual college scholarships; and carry out charitable acts allowed by its constitution and bylaws.

Title 36, §220703

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include—

(1)preserving and promoting patriotism and loyalty to the United States of America;

(2)perpetuating and establishing memorials to the memory of shipmates who served aboard United States submarines and gave their lives in submarine warfare during World War II;

(3)promoting the spirit and unity that existed among the United States Navy submarine crewmen during World War II;

(4)fostering general public awareness of life aboard submarines during World War II, through securing, restoring, and displaying the submarines that were in service at that time;

(5)sponsoring annual college scholarships; and

(6)performing acts of charity as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22070336:1803.Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–83, § 3, 95 Stat. 1094. Before clause (1), the words “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. In clause (1), the words “preserving and promoting” are added for clarity.

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