36 USC § 20302 - Purpose

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title: "36 USC § 20302 - Purpose"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "20302"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 203
chapter_name: "AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS"
part_number: "B"
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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. 1286.)"
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# § 20302. Purpose

The purpose of the corporation is to further the interests of literature and the fine arts.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1286.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20302 | 36:4202. | Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, § 2, 39 Stat. 51. |

The words “is to further” are substituted for “are and shall be the furtherance of” to eliminate unnecessary words.