36 USC § 170303 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s170303"
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title: "36 USC § 170303 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "170303"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1703
chapter_name: "PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1442.)"
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# § 170303. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include—

**(1)** upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States;

**(2)** collating, preserving, and encouraging the study of historical episodes, chronicles, mementos, and events pertaining to “The Day of Infamy, 7 December 1941”, and in particular those memories and records of patriotic service performed by the heroic Pearl Harbor survivors and nonsurvivors;

**(3)** shielding from neglect the graves, past and future, of those who served at Pearl Harbor on that day;

**(4)** stimulating communities and political subdivisions into taking more interest in the affairs and future of the United States to keep our Nation alert;

**(5)** fighting unceasingly for our national security to protect the United States from enemies within and without our borders;

**(6)** preserving the American way of life and fostering the spirit and practice of Americanism; and

**(7)** instilling love of country and flag and promoting soundness of mind and body in the youth of our Nation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1442.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 170303 | 36:3603. | Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L. 99–119, § 3, 99 Stat. 498. |

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