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[CITE: 36USC20203]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
              CHAPTER 202--AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION
 
Sec. 20203. Purposes

    (a) General.--The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its 
bylaws and articles of incorporation and include--
        (1) helping to maintain a highly dedicated and professional 
    corps of enlisted personnel within the United States Air Force, 
    including the United States Air Force Reserve, and the Air National 
    Guard;
        (2) supporting fair and equitable legislation and Department of 
    the Air Force policies and influencing by lawful means departmental 
    plans, programs, policies, and legislative proposals that affect 
    enlisted personnel of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, 
    and the Air National Guard, its retirees, and other veterans of 
    enlisted service in the Air Force;
        (3) actively publicizing the roles of enlisted personnel in the 
    United States Air Force;
        (4) participating in civil and military activities, youth 
    programs, and fundraising campaigns that benefit the United States 
    Air Force;
        (5) providing for the mutual welfare of members of the 
    corporation and their families;
        (6) assisting in recruiting for the United States Air Force;
        (7) assembling together for social activities;
        (8) maintaining an adequate Air Force for our beloved country;
        (9) fostering among the members of the corporation a devotion to 
    fellow airmen; and
        (10) serving the United States and the United States Air Force 
    loyally, and doing all else necessary to uphold and defend the 
    Constitution of the United States.

    (b) Corporate Function.--The corporation shall function as an 
educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization 
under the laws of the District of Columbia.

(Added Pub. L. 105-354, Sec. 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3240.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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20203(a)..............................  36 App.:5803.                    Nov. 1
8, 1997, Pub. L. 105-85, title
                                                                          XV, S
ecs.  1503, 1508(f), 111 Stat.
                                                                          1963,
 1965.
20203(b)..............................  36 App.:5808(f).
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