2017 US Code
Title 36 - Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
Part B - Organizations
Chapter 225 - American War Mothers
Sec. 22502 - Purposes

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Citation 36 U.S.C. § 22502 (2017)
Section Name §22502. Purposes
Section Text

The purposes of the corporation are—

(1) to keep alive and develop the spirit that promoted world service;

(2) to maintain the ties of fellowship born of that service and to assist and further any patriotic work;

(3) to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, State, and Nation;

(4) to work for the welfare of the Army and Navy;

(5) to assist, in any way in their power, men and women who served and were wounded or incapacitated in World War I; and

(6) to foster and promote friendship and understanding between America and the Allies in World War I.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1304.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
22502 36:93. Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, §3, 43 Stat. 967.

In clauses (5) and (6), the words "World War I" are substituted for "the World War" for clarity.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
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Contained Within Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
Part B - Organizations
CHAPTER 225 - AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS
Sec. 22502 - Purposes
Contains section 22502
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 43 Stat. 967
112 Stat. 1304
Public Law References Public Law 105-225
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