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36 U.S.C. § 80302

Purposes

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The purposes of the corporation are—(1) to promote the qualities of truth, loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, courtesy, purity, kindness, obedience, cheerfulness, thriftiness, and kindred virtues among girls, as a preparation for their responsibilities in the home and for service to the community;(2) to direct and coordinate the Girl Scout movement in the United States and territories and possessions of the United States; and(3) to fix and maintain standards for the movement that will inspire the rising generation with the highest ideals of character, patriotism, conduct, and attainment.(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1361.)

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80302

36:33 (words before 19th comma).

Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, § 3 (words before 19th comma), 64 Stat. 23.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2002–2011 · leading case: Girl Scouts of Manitou Council, Inc. v. Girl Scouts of United States of Am., Inc., 549 F.3d 1079 (7th Cir. 2008).
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Girl Scouts of Manitou Council, Inc. v. Girl Scouts of United States of Am., Inc., 549 F.3d 1079 (7th Cir. 2008). “The stated purposes of GSUSA are “to promote the qualities of truth, loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, courtesy, purity, kindness, obedience, cheerfulness, thriftiness, and kindred virtues among girls,” 36 U.S.C. § 80302 (1), and to instill “the highest ideals of character,…”
Girl Scouts of Manitou Council, Inc. v. Girl Scouts of the United States of Am., Inc., 646 F.3d 983 (7th Cir. 2011). “According to its congressionally granted charter, the national organization seeks “to promote the qualities of truth, loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, courtesy, purity,” and other virtues and (a bit redundantly) instill “the highest ideals of character, patriotism, conduct,…”
Steir v. Girl Scouts of USA, 218 F. Supp. 2d 58 (D.N.H. 2002). “36 U.S.C. § 80302 . The national organization charters 317 regional councils throughout the United States, which in turn oversee local troops.”
Girl Scouts of Manitou Council Inc. v. Girl Scouts of the United States of Am. Inc., 700 F. Supp. 2d 1055 (E.D. Wis. 2010). · cites it 2× “” 36 U.S.C. § 80302 . The self-espoused purpose of the Girl Scout movement is to “inspir[e] girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service that they may become happy and resourceful citizens.”
Girl Scouts of Manitou Council v. Girl Scouts of the United Stat (7th Cir. 2008). “The stated purposes of GSUSA are “to promote the qualities of truth, loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, cour- tesy, purity, kindness, obedience, cheerfulness, thriftiness, and kindred virtues among girls,” 36 U.S.C. § 80302 (1), and to instill “the highest ideals of character,…”
Steir v. Girl Scouts, 2002 DNH 167 (D.N.H. 2002). “36 U.S.C. § 80302 . The national organization charters 317 regional councils throughout the United States, which in turn oversee local troops.”
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