36 USC § 190303 - Purposes

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title: "36 USC § 190303 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "190303"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1903
chapter_name: "RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED"
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. 1449.)"
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# § 190303. Purposes

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

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

**(2)** promoting health, prosperity, and scholarship among its members and their dependents and survivors through benevolent programs;

**(3)** assisting veterans and their dependents and survivors through a service program established for that purpose;

**(4)** improving conditions for retired enlisted service members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors; and

**(5)** fostering fraternal and social activities among its members in recognition that cooperative action is required for the furtherance of their common interests.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1449.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 190303 | 36:5103. | Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1823, 106 Stat. 2584. |

The word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.