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[CITE: 36USC40502]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
 CHAPTER 405--CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES 
                               OF AMERICA
 
Sec. 40502. Purposes

    The purposes of the corporation are--
        (1) to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all 
    holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress;
        (2) to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of 
    the medal at all times and on all occasions;
        (3) to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of 
    the medal from exploitation;
        (4) to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal 
    has been awarded, their widows, or their children;
        (5) to serve our country in peace as in war;
        (6) to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens 
    of our country; and
        (7) to foster and perpetuate Americanism.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1333.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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40502.................................  36:793.                          Aug. 1
4, 1958, Pub. L. 85-642, Sec.  3,
                                                                          72 St
at. 598.
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    Before clause (1), the word ``objects'' is omitted as included in 
``purposes''.
    In clause (5), the words ``we did'' are omitted to avoid the 
grammatical construction using the first person.
