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[CITE: 36USC130303]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
     CHAPTER 1303--LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
                              INCORPORATED
 
Sec. 130303. Membership

    (a) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible for active membership in 
the corporation if the individual--
        (1) is of good moral character; and
        (2) has received a Congressional Medal of Honor, a Distinguished 
    Service Cross, a Navy Cross, or an Air Force Cross awarded for acts 
    of extraordinary heroism in connection with military or naval 
    operations against an armed enemy, or for heroism of a specially 
    distinguished character, as a member of the Armed Forces of the 
    United States or any foreign country.

    (b) Extension of Eligibility to Parents and Descendants.--The 
corporation may extend eligibility for membership, either active or 
associate, to parents and lineal descendants of an individual described 
in subsection (a) of this section on terms provided in its constitution 
and bylaws.
    (c) Voting.--Each member (except an associate member) has one vote 
on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1374.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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130303................................  36:636.                          Aug. 4
, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  6, 69
                                                                          Stat.
 488; June 21, 1961, Pub. L. 87-
                                                                          56, S
ec.  2, 75 Stat. 95.
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    In subsection (a)(2), the words ``has received'' are substituted for 
``who have received or who may hereafter receive'' to eliminate 
unnecessary words. The words ``Navy Cross'' are restated before ``Air 
Force Cross'' in accordance with the order preferred by the Legion of 
Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated. The words ``as a 
member'' are substituted for ``are, have been, or may become members . . 
. of whatever rank'' for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
    In subsection (b), the words ``on terms'' are substituted for 
``under such conditions and upon such terms'' to eliminate unnecessary 
words.
    In subsection (c), the words ``the right to'' are omitted as 
unnecessary.
    The text of 36:636(d) is omitted as obsolete.
