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[CITE: 36USC20102]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
                 CHAPTER 201--AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME
 
Sec. 20102. Purposes

    The purposes of the corporation are--
        (1) to receive and maintain one or more funds and to use any 
    part of the principal or interest only for charitable, scientific, 
    literary, or educational purposes either directly or by contributing 
    to organizations authorized to carry on similar activities;
        (2) to honor farmers, farm women, farm leaders, teachers, 
    scientists, inventors, governmental leaders, and other individuals 
    who have helped make this Nation great by their outstanding 
    contributions to the establishment, development, advancement, or 
    improvement of agriculture in the United States;
        (3) to perpetuate the memory of those individuals and record 
    their contributions and achievements by the erection and maintenance 
    of buildings and monuments as may be appropriate as a lasting 
    memorial;
        (4) to promote a greater sense of appreciation of the dignity 
    and importance of agriculture, historically carried out through 
    owner-operated farms, and the part it has played in developing those 
    social, economic, and spiritual values which are essential in 
    maintaining the free and democratic institutions of our Republic;
        (5) to establish and maintain a library and museum for the 
    collection and preservation for posterity of agricultural tools, 
    implements, machines, vehicles, pictures, paintings, books, papers, 
    documents, data, relics, mementos, artifacts, and other items 
    relating to agriculture;
        (6) to cooperate with other organizations interested in similar 
    projects; and
        (7) to engage in other activities appropriate to carry out its 
    purposes.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1284.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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20102.................................  36:973(A) (1st sentence words    Aug. 3
1, 1960, Pub. L. 86-680, Sec.
                                         before proviso, last             3(A) 
(1st sentence words before
                                         sentence), (B)-(G).              provi
so, last sentence), (B)-(G), 74
                                                                          Stat.
 573.
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    In clause (1), the words ``and apply the whole or'', ``therefrom'', 
``thereof'', and ``duly'' and 36:973(A) (1st sentence) are omitted as 
unnecessary. The text of 36:973(A) (last sentence) is omitted as 
unnecessary.
    In clause (2), the words ``of America'' are omitted as unnecessary.
    In clause (3), the words ``those individuals'' are substituted for 
``such persons'' for clarity. The word ``edifices'' is omitted as 
included in ``buildings''. The word ``deemed'' is omitted as 
unnecessary.
    In clause (4), the word ``promote'' is substituted for ``foster, 
promote, and encourage'' to eliminate redundant words.
    In clause (7), the words ``other activities appropriate to carry out 
its purposes'' are substituted for ``any and all activities incidental 
thereto or necessary, suitable, or proper for the accomplishment of any 
of the aforementioned purposes'' for consistency in the revised title 
and to eliminate unnecessary words.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 20106 of this title.
