36 USC § 170504 - Membership

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title: "36 USC § 170504 - Membership"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "170504"
section_name: "Membership"
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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# § 170504. Membership

**(a)** **Eligibility.—** Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

**(b)** **Nondiscrimination.—** The terms of membership may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.

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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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 170504(a) | 36:2505 (words before 3d comma). | July 23, 1984, Pub. L. 98–372, § 5 (words before 3d comma, words after 3d comma related to discrimination in membership), 98 Stat. 1239. |
| 170504(b) | 36:2505 (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in membership). |  |