Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§240103 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2401 — WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION › § 240103
Summary
Creates a corporation that must work nationwide to help veterans, with special focus on women who have served or are serving in the United States Army, the Army Reserve, or the Army National Guard. It must also honor outstanding women in college ROTC programs and provide services and support to patients in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers across the country.
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Title 36, §240103
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment on a national basis—
(1)to promote the general welfare of all veterans, especially women veterans, who have served or are serving in the United States Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard;
(2)to recognize outstanding women in college ROTC units throughout the United States; and
(3)to provide services and support to patients in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs throughout the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 24010336:3103.Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–584, § 3, 98 Stat. 3097; June 13, 1991, Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(n)(7), 105 Stat. 278. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.
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36 U.S.C. § 240103
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102