Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§40502 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 405— CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA › § 40502
Summary
Requires the corporation to bring all Medal of Honor recipients together, protect the medal and its name, and prevent the medal or its holders from being exploited. It must also give aid to recipients, their widows, or their children, serve the country in peace as in war, encourage youth to be good citizens, and promote Americanism.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §40502
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purposes of the corporation are—
(1)to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress;
(2)to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of the medal at all times and on all occasions;
(3)to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of the medal from exploitation;
(4)to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal has been awarded, their widows, or their children;
(5)to serve our country in peace as in war;
(6)to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens of our country; and
(7)to foster and perpetuate Americanism.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4050236:793.Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85–642, § 3, 72 Stat. 598. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. In clause (5), the words “we did” are omitted to avoid the grammatical
Construction
using the first person.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 40502
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60