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36 U.S.C. § 230503
Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws and include a commitment—(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States;(2) to foster improvement of the condition of Vietnam-era veterans;(3) to promote the social welfare (including educational, economic, social, physical, and cultural improvement) of Vietnam-era veterans and other veterans in the United States by encouraging their growth, development, readjustment, self-respect, self-confidence, and usefulness;(4) to improve conditions for Vietnam-era veterans and develop channels of communication to assist Vietnam-era veterans;(5) to conduct and publish research, on a nonpartisan basis, pertaining to—(A) the relationship between Vietnam-era veterans and American society;(B) the Vietnam war experience;(C) the role of the United States in securing peaceful coexistence for the world community; and(D) other matters that affect the educational, economic, social, physical, or cultural welfare of Vietnam-era veterans, other veterans, and their families;(6) to assist disabled Vietnam-era veterans and other veterans in need of assistance and the dependents and survivors of those veterans; and(7) to consecrate the efforts of the members of the corporation, and Vietnam-era veterans generally, to mutual helpfulness and service to their country.(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1486.)Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.