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[CITE: 36USC20903]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
                CHAPTER 209--AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR
 
Sec. 20903. Purposes

    The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of 
incorporation and include--
        (1) encouraging fraternity for the common good;
        (2) fostering patriotism and loyalty;
        (3) assisting widows and orphans of deceased ex-prisoners of 
    war;
        (4) assisting ex-prisoners of war who have been injured or 
    disabled as a result of their service;
        (5) maintaining allegiance to the United States;
        (6) preserving and defending the United States from all enemies; 
    and
        (7) maintaining historical records.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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20903.................................  36:2103.                         Aug. 1
0, 1982, Pub. L. 97-234, Sec.  3,
                                                                          96 St
at. 261.
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    Before clause (1), the words ``objects and'' are omitted as 
unnecessary.
    In clause (5), the words ``of America'' are omitted for consistency.
