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type: "LegalText"
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title: "36 U.S.C. § 40502"
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description: "Purposes"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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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: "405"
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chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
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section: "40502"
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citation: "36 U.S.C. § 40502"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 36 U.S.C. § 40502 - Purposes
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## Text
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(1) to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress;
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(2) to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of the medal at all times and on all occasions;
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(3) to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of the medal from exploitation;
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(4) to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal has been awarded, their widows, or their children;
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(5) to serve our country in peace as in war;
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(6) to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens of our country; and
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(7) to foster and perpetuate Americanism.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1333.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4050236:793.Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85–642, § 3, 72 Stat. 598. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. In clause (5), the words “we did” are omitted to avoid the grammatical construction using the first person.
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