36 USC § 21706 - Political activities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s21706"
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title: "36 USC § 21706 - Political activities"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "21706"
section_name: "Political activities"
chapter_number: 217
chapter_name: "THE AMERICAN LEGION"
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. 1298.)"
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# § 21706. Political activities

The corporation shall be nonpolitical and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 21706 | 36:46. | Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, § 6, 41 Stat. 285. |

The words “as an organization” are omitted as unnecessary.