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title: "36 U.S.C. § 220703"
description: "Purposes"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "2207"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II"
section: "220703"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 220703"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 220703 - Purposes
## Text
The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include—
(1) preserving and promoting patriotism and loyalty to the United States of America;
(2) perpetuating and establishing memorials to the memory of shipmates who served aboard United States submarines and gave their lives in submarine warfare during World War II;
(3) promoting the spirit and unity that existed among the United States Navy submarine crewmen during World War II;
(4) fostering general public awareness of life aboard submarines during World War II, through securing, restoring, and displaying the submarines that were in service at that time;
(5) sponsoring annual college scholarships; and
(6) performing acts of charity as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
(Pub. L. 105225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22070336:1803.Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 9783, § 3, 95 Stat. 1094. Before clause (1), the words “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. In clause (1), the words “preserving and promoting” are added for clarity.