36 USC § 170503 - Purposes

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title: "36 USC § 170503 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "170503"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1705
chapter_name: "POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A."
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1445.)"
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# § 170503. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation. The corporation shall function as a veterans’ and patriotic 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. 1445.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 170503 | 36:2503. | July 23, 1984, Pub. L. 98–372, § 3, 98 Stat. 1239. |

The word “objects” is omitted as unnecessary.