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36 USC § 110103 - Purposes 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s110103"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "36 USC § 110103 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "110103"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1101
chapter_name: "JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1367.)"
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# § 110103. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national basis, to—

**(1)** maintain true allegiance to the United States;

**(2)** foster and perpetuate true Americanism;

**(3)** combat whatever tends to impair the efficiency and permanency of our free institutions;

**(4)** uphold the fair name of Jews and fight their battles wherever unjustly assailed;

**(5)** encourage the doctrine of universal liberty, equal rights, and full justice to all men;

**(6)** combat the powers of bigotry and darkness wherever originating and whatever the target;

**(7)** preserve the spirit of comradeship by mutual helpfulness to comrades and their families;

**(8)** cooperate with and support existing educational institutions and establish educational institutions;

**(9)** foster the education of ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen and members of the corporation in the ideals and principles of Americanism;

**(10)** instill love of country and flag;

**(11)** promote sound minds and bodies in members of the corporation and their youth;

**(12)** preserve the memories and records of patriotic service performed by the men and women of the Jewish faith and honor their memory; and

**(13)** shield from neglect the graves of our heroic dead.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1367.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 110103 | 36:2703. | Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L. 98–391, § 3, 98 Stat. 1358. |

Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.