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title: "36 U.S.C. § 22703"
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description: "Membership"
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title_number: 36
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title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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chapter_number: "227"
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chapter_name: "AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)"
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section: "22703"
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citation: "36 U.S.C. § 22703"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 22703 - Membership
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## Text
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(a) Eligibility.— Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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(b) Voting.— Each member has one vote in the conduct of official business at the post level.
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(c) Nondiscrimination.— The terms of membership may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1307.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 22703(a)36:67e (words before 3d comma).July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 6 (words before 3d comma, words after 3d comma related to discrimination in membership), 61 Stat. 407; Dec. 28, 1950, ch. 1178, 64 Stat. 1122; July 26, 1955, ch. 383, 69 Stat. 375; Sept. 14, 1966, Pub. L. 89–576, 80 Stat. 772; Aug. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–98, § 1(b)(2), 91 Stat. 830; May 31, 1984, Pub. L. 98–304, 98 Stat. 220. 22703(b)36:67f(1) (1st sentence).July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 7(1) (1st sentence), 61 Stat. 407. 22703(c)36:67e (words after 3d comma related to discrimination in membership). In subsection (b), the words “the right to” are omitted as unnecessary.
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