2017 US Code
Title 36 - Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations
Part B - Organizations
Chapter 805 - Gold Star Wives of America
Sec. 80503 - Purposes
| 36 U.S.C. § 80503 (2017) | ||||||
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The purposes of the corporation are— (1) to operate in the public interest, as a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization, solely for patriotic, charitable, literary, educational, scientific, or civic improvement purposes; and (2) the purposes stated in its articles of incorporation that are not inconsistent with the purposes described in clause (1) of this section. |
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1363.) |
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Before clause (1), the words "purposes of the corporation are" are substituted for "objects and purposes of the corporation shall be, solely, that it is" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (1), the words "to operate in the public interest, as a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization, solely for" are substituted for "(a) organized and operated in the public interest, as a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization . . . (b) organized and operated solely for" to eliminate unnecessary words and because the prohibition on discrimination in 36:1603(a) is restated in sections 80504 and 80505 of the revised title. |
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| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS | ||||||
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| Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations CHAPTER 805 - GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA Sec. 80503 - Purposes |
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| January 12, 2018 | ||||||
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| 94 Stat. 2595 112 Stat. 1363 |
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| Public Law 96-497, Public Law 105-225 |
