36 USC § 21004 - Membership

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title: "36 USC § 21004 - Membership"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "21004"
section_name: "Membership"
chapter_number: 210
chapter_name: "AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3243.)"
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# § 21004. 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 bylaws and articles of incorporation.

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

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3243.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 21004(a) | 36 App.:5905. | Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L. 105–231, §§ 5, 8(g) (related to membership), 112 Stat. 1531. |
| 21004(b) | 36 App.:5908(g) (related to membership). |  |

In subsection (a), the words “Except as provided in this chapter” are substituted for “Except as provided in ” for consistency in the revised title.

In subsection (b), the words “The terms of membership” are substituted for “In establishing the conditions of membership in the corporation” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.