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[CITE: 36USC50103]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
   CHAPTER 501--DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865
 
Sec. 50103. Purposes

    (a) Provided in Articles of Incorporation.--The purposes of the 
corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation.
    (b) Perpetuating Memories.--To perpetuate the memories of the 
fathers of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, 
their loyalty to the Union, and their unselfish sacrifices for the 
preservation of the Union, the purposes of the corporation also 
include--
        (1) encouraging the preservation of historic sites and the 
    construction and preservation of monuments commemorating any aspect 
    of the Civil War;
        (2) building and maintaining a Museum of Civil War History, 
    admission to which shall be free and open to the public, in the city 
    of Springfield, Illinois, as a repository of Civil War documents, 
    artifacts, and cultural relics;
        (3) maintaining a library in connection with the Civil War 
    museum, admission to which shall be open to the public, containing 
    the official volumes of the War of the Rebellion Records, Civil War 
    genealogical files, Adjutant General reports of the various States, 
    military and biographical records and accounts of the individual 
    service of Union soldiers, sailors, and marines, diaries, letters, 
    relics, and other records;
        (4) promulgating and teaching American history, particularly the 
    history of the Civil War period, through the establishment of 
    scholarship programs at the national and State levels, the 
    presentation of American flags to youth groups and newly naturalized 
    citizens, and the sponsorship of contests of educational merit;
        (5) caring for veterans of all wars through volunteer programs 
    in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and in homes and 
    other institutions maintained by the States for the welfare of 
    American veterans; and
        (6) participating, in a spirit of cooperation and reciprocity, 
    in programs with other societies devoted to American history, 
    veterans' affairs, or community interests.

    (c) Veterans' and Patriotic Organization.--The corporation shall 
function as a veterans' and patriotic organization as authorized by the 
laws of each State in which it is incorporated.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1341.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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50103.................................  36:3703.                         Dec. 9
, 1985, Pub. L. 99-172, Sec.  3,
                                                                          99 St
at. 1020; June 13, 1991, Pub. L.
                                                                          102-5
4, Sec.  13(n)(8), 105 Stat. 278.
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    The word ``objects'' is omitted as included in ``purposes'' and for 
consistency in the revised title.
