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[CITE: 36USC152903]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
   CHAPTER 1529--NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS
 
Sec. 152903. Purposes

    The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of 
incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national basis--
        (1) to conduct, record, and publish the results of research on 
    the history and deeds of the American colonists;
        (2) to publish the memoirs of American colonists;
        (3) to erect memorials to commemorate the history and deeds of 
    the American colonists;
        (4) to promote respect and admiration for the institutions, 
    laws, and flag of the United States;
        (5) to engage in mutual improvement and educational activities;
        (6) to establish scholarships to assist needy and deserving 
    students and to promote the improvement of educational institutions;
        (7) to engage in volunteer service and make contributions to 
    veterans hospitals; and
        (8) to perform other charitable activities, including the 
    national presidents' projects, as may be provided in the articles of 
    incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1420; Pub. L. 105-354, 
Sec. 1(10), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
                                                 Pub. L. 105-225
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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152903................................  36:2903.                         Oct. 3
0, 1984, Pub. L. 98-561, Sec.  3,
                                                                          98 St
at. 2910.
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    Before clause (1), the words ``objects'' and ``for which the 
corporation is organized'' are omitted as unnecessary.
    Clauses (6)-(8) restate 36:2903(6) as 3 clauses for clarity.


                             Pub. L. 105-354

    This amends section 152903(8) of title 36 to correct an 
inconsistency in the revised title.


                               Amendments

    1998--Par. (8). Pub. L. 105-354 substituted ``corporation'' for 
``Corporation''.
