36 USC § 220703 - Purposes

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title: "36 USC § 220703 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "220703"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 2207
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II"
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. 1479.)"
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# § 220703. Purposes

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

**(1)** preserving and promoting patriotism and loyalty to the United States of America;

**(2)** perpetuating and establishing memorials to the memory of shipmates who served aboard United States submarines and gave their lives in submarine warfare during World War II;

**(3)** promoting the spirit and unity that existed among the United States Navy submarine crewmen during World War II;

**(4)** fostering general public awareness of life aboard submarines during World War II, through securing, restoring, and displaying the submarines that were in service at that time;

**(5)** sponsoring annual college scholarships; and

**(6)** performing acts of charity as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 220703 | 36:1803. | Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–83, § 3, 95 Stat. 1094. |

Before clause (1), the words “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.

In clause (1), the words “preserving and promoting” are added for clarity.