36 USC § 22703 - Membership

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title: "36 USC § 22703 - Membership"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "22703"
section_name: "Membership"
chapter_number: 227
chapter_name: "AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)"
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. 1307.)"
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# § 22703. 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 constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

**(b)** **Voting.—** Each member has one vote in the conduct of official business at the post level.

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

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1307.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 22703(a) | 36:67e (words before 3d comma). | July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 6 (words before 3d comma, words after 3d comma related to discrimination in membership), 61 Stat. 407; Dec. 28, 1950, ch. 1178, 64 Stat. 1122; July 26, 1955, ch. 383, 69 Stat. 375; Sept. 14, 1966, Pub. L. 89–576, 80 Stat. 772; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, § 1(b)(2), 91 Stat. 830; May 31, 1984, Pub. L. 98–304, 98 Stat. 220. |
| 22703(b) | 36:67f(1) (1st sentence). | July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 7(1) (1st sentence), 61 Stat. 407. |
| 22703(c) | 36:67e (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in membership). |  |

In subsection (b), the words “the right to” are omitted as unnecessary.