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title: "36 U.S.C. § 170303"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "1703"
chapter_name: "PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION"
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citation: "36 U.S.C. § 170303"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 170303 - Purposes

## Text

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

(1) upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States;

(2) collating, preserving, and encouraging the study of historical episodes, chronicles, mementos, and events pertaining to “The Day of Infamy, 7 December 1941”, and in particular those memories and records of patriotic service performed by the heroic Pearl Harbor survivors and nonsurvivors;

(3) shielding from neglect the graves, past and future, of those who served at Pearl Harbor on that day;

(4) stimulating communities and political subdivisions into taking more interest in the affairs and future of the United States to keep our Nation alert;

(5) fighting unceasingly for our national security to protect the United States from enemies within and without our borders;

(6) preserving the American way of life and fostering the spirit and practice of Americanism; and

(7) instilling love of country and flag and promoting soundness of mind and body in the youth of our Nation.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1442.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 17030336:3603.Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L. 99–119, § 3, 99 Stat. 498. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as unnecessary.