36 USC § 153902 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s153902"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "36 USC § 153902 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "153902"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1539
chapter_name: "THE NATIONAL YEOMEN (F)"
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. 1431; Pub. L. 113–237, § 3(c)(8)(C), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2841.)"
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# § 153902. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are patriotic, historical, and educational and are—

**(1)** to foster and perpetuate the memory of the service of Yeomen (F) in the United States Naval Reserve Force of the United States Navy during World War I;

**(2)** to preserve the memories and incidents of their association in World War I by the encouragement of historical research concerning the service of Yeomen (F);

**(3)** to cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American freedom by the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries;

**(4)** to foster true patriotism and love of country; and

**(5)** to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1431; Pub. L. 113–237, § 3(c)(8)(C), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2841.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 153902 | 36:139 (words beginning with “for patriotic, historical, and educational purposes”). | June 15, 1936, ch. 546, § 1 (words beginning with “for patriotic, historical, and educational purposes”), 49 Stat. 1506. |

In clauses (1) and (2), the term “Yoemen (f)” is used (despite the inconsistency with section 153901 of the revised title) for consistency with .

In clause (1), the words “World War I” are substituted for “the World War” for clarity.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2014—Pars. (1), (2).  substituted “Yeomen (F)” for “Yoemen (f)”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

References to Naval Reserve, other than references to Naval Reserve regarding the United States Naval Reserve Retired List, deemed to refer to Navy Reserve, see , set out as a note under , Armed Forces.