Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§230303 Membership

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2303 — VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED › § 230303

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Says who can be a member and what kinds of members exist are decided by the group's constitution and bylaws. However, anyone who did not serve honorably in the United States Armed Forces between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918 is not eligible for all membership classes. Each member (except associate or honorary members) gets one vote on every matter at meetings of the members. That one-vote rule does not apply to the national convention.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §230303

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Eligibility.—

Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. However, an individual who did not serve honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period beginning April 6, 1917, and ending November 11, 1918, is not eligible for all classes of membership.

(b)Voting.—

Each member of the corporation (except an associate or honorary member) has one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members of the corporation except the national convention.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 230303(a)36:765.July 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85–530, §§ 5, 6(b), 72 Stat. 372. 230303(b)36:766(b). In subsection (a), the words “is not eligible for all classes of membership” are substituted for “in no case shall eligibility for all classes of membership include” to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 230303

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110