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title: "36 U.S.C. § 21704A"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "217"
chapter_name: "THE AMERICAN LEGION"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 21704A - Nondiscrimination

## Text

The requirements for holding a staff position in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

(Added Pub. L. 116–35, § 4(a), July 30, 2019, 133 Stat. 1046.)