36 USC § 20502 - Purposes

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title: "36 USC § 20502 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "20502"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 205
chapter_name: "AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY"
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. 1287.)"
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# § 20502. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are—

**(1)** to encourage in the broadest and most liberal manner the advancement of chemistry in all its branches;

**(2)** to promote research in chemical science and industry;

**(3)** to improve the qualifications and usefulness of chemists through high standards of professional ethics, education, and attainments;

**(4)** to increase and diffuse chemical knowledge; and

**(5)** by its meetings, professional contacts, reports, papers, discussions, and publications, to promote scientific interests and inquiry to foster public welfare and education, aid the development of our country’s industries, and add to the material prosperity and happiness of our people.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1287.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20502 | 36:3202. | Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 762, § 2, 50 Stat. 798. |