36 USC § 150503 - Purposes

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title: "36 USC § 150503 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "150503"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1505
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)"
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# § 150503. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are—

**(1)** to promote friendly and cooperative relations between the State and territorial societies in the District of Columbia;

**(2)** to foster, participate in, and encourage educational, cultural, charitable, civic, and patriotic programs and activities in the District of Columbia and surrounding communities; and

**(3)** to act as contact agent with States for carrying out State and national programs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 150503 | 36:402. | Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 2, 66 Stat. 38. |

In clause (1), the word “various” is omitted as unnecessary.