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[CITE: 36USC140704]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
             CHAPTER 1407--MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS
 
Sec. 140704. Membership

    (a) Eligibility.--Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility 
for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of 
members are as provided in the articles of incorporation and bylaws.
    (b) Nondiscrimination.--The terms of membership may not discriminate 
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national 
origin.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1385.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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140704(a).............................  36:5005.                         Oct. 2
3, 1992, Pub. L. 102-484, title
                                                                          XVIII
, Secs.  1805, 1808 (related to
                                                                          membe
rship), 106 Stat. 2582.
140704(b).............................  36:5008 (related to
                                         membership).
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    In subsection (a), the words ``Except as provided in this chapter'' 
are substituted for ``Except as provided in section 5008 of this title'' 
for consistency in the revised title.
    In subsection (b), the words ``The terms of membership'' are 
substituted for ``In establishing the conditions of membership in the 
corporation'' for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate 
unnecessary words.
