1995 U.S. Code
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 4A - AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM)
Sec. 67e - Membership

Eligibility for membership in AMVETS and the rights and privileges of members shall, except as provided in this chapter, be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the organization, and terms of membership and requirements for holding office within the organization shall not be discriminatory on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

(July 23, 1947, ch. 298, §6, 61 Stat. 407; Dec. 28, 1950, ch. 1178, 64 Stat. 1122; July 26, 1955, ch. 383, 69 Stat. 375; Sept. 14, 1966, Pub. L. 89–576, 80 Stat. 772; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, §1(b)(2), 91 Stat. 830; May 31, 1984, Pub. L. 98–304, 98 Stat. 220.)

1984—Pub. L. 98–304 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Any person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America or any American citizen who served in the armed forces of an allied nation of the United States at any time after September 15, 1940, and before May 8, 1975, is eligible for regular membership in AMVETS, provided such service when terminated by discharge or release from active duty be by honorable discharge or separation. No person who is a member of, or who advocates the principles of, any organization believing in, or working for, the overthrow of the United States Government by force, and no person who refuses to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, shall be privileged to become, or continue to be, a member of this organization”.

1977—Pub. L. 95–98 substituted “at any time after September 15, 1940, and before May 8, 1975,” for “on or after September 16, 1940, and on or before the date of cessation of hostilities as determined by the Government of the United States,”.

1966—Pub. L. 89–576 redefined eligibility for membership in AMVETS, substituting “the date of cessation of hostilities as determined by the Government of the United States” for “January 31, 1955”.

1955—Act July 26, 1955, substituted “and on or before January 31, 1955” for “and before the legal termination of World War II”.

1950—Act Dec. 28, 1950, redefined eligibility for membership in AMVETS.

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–98 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 2 of Pub. L. 95–98, set out as a note under section 67 of this title.

Penalty for unauthorized manufacture, reproduction, or sale of badges or emblems of veterans’ organizations, see section 705 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.