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36 U.S.C. § 150503
Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are—(1) to promote friendly and cooperative relations between the State and territorial societies in the District of Columbia;(2) to foster, participate in, and encourage educational, cultural, charitable, civic, and patriotic programs and activities in the District of Columbia and surrounding communities; and(3) to act as contact agent with States for carrying out State and national programs.(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1389.)In clause (1), the word “various” is omitted as unnecessary.