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36 USC § 152903 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s152903"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "36 USC § 152903 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "152903"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1529
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS"
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. 1420; Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(10), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244.)"
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# § 152903. Purposes

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

**(1)** to conduct, record, and publish the results of research on the history and deeds of the American colonists;

**(2)** to publish the memoirs of American colonists;

**(3)** to erect memorials to commemorate the history and deeds of the American colonists;

**(4)** to promote respect and admiration for the institutions, laws, and flag of the United States;

**(5)** to engage in mutual improvement and educational activities;

**(6)** to establish scholarships to assist needy and deserving students and to promote the improvement of educational institutions;

**(7)** to engage in volunteer service and make contributions to veterans hospitals; and

**(8)** to perform other charitable activities, including the national presidents’ projects, as may be provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1420; Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(10), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 152903 | 36:2903. | Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–561, § 3, 98 Stat. 2910. |

Before clause (1), the words “objects” and “for which the corporation is organized” are omitted as unnecessary.

Clauses (6)–(8) restate 36:2903(6) as 3 clauses for clarity.

### Pub. L. 105–354

This amends  to correct an inconsistency in the revised title.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1998—Par. (8).  substituted “corporation” for “Corporation”.