36 USC § 151503 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s151503"
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title: "36 USC § 151503 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "151503"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1515
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)"
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# § 151503. Purposes

**(a)** **Specific Purposes.—** The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—

**(1)** bringing into working relations with one another, music clubs and other musical organizations and individuals associated with musical activity for the purpose of developing and maintaining high musical standards;

**(2)** aiding and encouraging musical education; and

**(3)** promoting American music and American artists throughout the United States and the world.

**(b)** **Patriotic, Civic, and Historical Organization.—** The corporation shall function as a patriotic, civic, and historical organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 151503 | 36:2003. | Aug. 9, 1982, Pub. L. 97–231, § 3, 96 Stat. 256. |

In subsection (a), the words “objects”, “directly or indirectly”, and “of America” are omitted as unnecessary and for consistency in the revised title.