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title: "36 U.S.C. § 140703"
description: "Purposes"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "1407"
chapter_name: "MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS"
section: "140703"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 140703"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 140703 - Purposes

## Text

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

(1) promoting military service associations;

(2) promoting patriotic education and military, naval, and air science;

(3) defending the honor and integrity of the United States Government and the Constitution;

(4) fostering fraternal relations among all branches of the Armed Forces;

(5) encouraging the adoption of a suitable policy of national security; and

(6) encouraging the commemoration of military service and the establishment of war memorials.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1384.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14070336:5003.Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1803, 106 Stat. 2582. The word “objects” is omitted as unnecessary.