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[CITE: 36USC151503]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
            CHAPTER 1515--NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS
 
Sec. 151503. Purposes

    (a) Specific Purposes.--The purposes of the corporation are as 
provided in the articles of incorporation and include--
        (1) bringing into working relations with one another, music 
    clubs and other musical organizations and individuals associated 
    with musical activity for the purpose of developing and maintaining 
    high musical standards;
        (2) aiding and encouraging musical education; and
        (3) promoting American music and American artists throughout the 
    United States and the world.

    (b) Patriotic, Civic, and Historical Organization.--The corporation 
shall function as a patriotic, civic, and historical organization as 
authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1402.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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151503................................  36:2003.                         Aug. 9
, 1982, Pub. L. 97-231, Sec.  3,
                                                                          96 St
at. 256.
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    In subsection (a), the words ``objects'', ``directly or 
indirectly'', and ``of America'' are omitted as unnecessary and for 
consistency in the revised title.
