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36 USC § 152302 - Purposes 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s152302"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "36 USC § 152302 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "152302"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1523
chapter_name: "NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL"
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. 1412.)"
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# § 152302. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are—

**(1)** to provide the member organizations with a forum for the free discussion of problems affecting national musical life in this country;

**(2)** to speak with one voice for music whenever an authoritative expression of opinion is desirable;

**(3)** to provide for the interchange of information between the various member organizations;

**(4)** to encourage the coordination of efforts of the member organizations, thereby avoiding duplication or conflict;

**(5)** to organize exploratory surveys or fact-finding commissions whenever the corporation considers them necessary for the solution of important problems; and

**(6)** to encourage the development and appreciation of the art of music and to foster the highest ethical standards in the musical professions and industries.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1412.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 152302 | 36:663. | Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, § 3, 70 Stat. 795. |

Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as unnecessary.

In clause (5), the word “considers” is substituted for “shall deem” for consistency in the revised title.