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36 U.S.C. § 230102

Purposes

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The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational, and are—(1) to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members;(2) to assist worthy comrades;(3) to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their surviving spouses and orphans;(4) to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;(5) to foster true patriotism;(6) to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and(7) to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies.(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1481; Pub. L. 107–242, § 2, Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1497; Pub. L. 113–199, § 1(b), Dec. 4, 2014, 128 Stat. 2058.)

Historical and Revision Notes

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Section

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Source (Statutes at Large)

230102

36:113.

May 28, 1936, ch. 471, § 3, 49 Stat. 1391.

Editorial NotesAmendments

2014—Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–199 substituted “surviving spouses” for “widows”.

2002—Pub. L. 107–242 inserted “charitable,” before “and educational,” in introductory provisions.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Rayne Littlefield, Appellant, vs. Norman Rigdon Post 5896, Vets. of Foreign Wars of The United States, Inc., Respondent. (Mo. Ct. App. 2025).
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Rayne Littlefield, Appellant, vs. Norman Rigdon Post 5896, Vets. of Foreign Wars of The United States, Inc., Respondent. (Mo. Ct. App. 2025). “36 U.S.C. § 230102 . Littlefield argues VFW is not a bona fide private membership club because it hosts multiple public events each week and actively promotes the use of its facilities by nonmembers.”
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