36 USC § 60103 - Purposes

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title: "36 USC § 60103 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "60103"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 601
chapter_name: "82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED"
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. 1345.)"
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# § 60103. Purposes

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

**(1)** perpetuating the memory of members of the 82nd Airborne Division who fought and died for this country;

**(2)** furthering the common bond between retired and active members of the 82nd Airborne Division;

**(3)** providing educational assistance in the form of college scholarships and grants to the qualified children of current and former members of the 82nd Airborne Division;

**(4)** promoting civic and patriotic activities; and

**(5)** promoting the indispensable role of airborne defense to the national security of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1345.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 60103 | 36:4803. | Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–510, title XVI, § 1603, 104 Stat. 1736. |

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