{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-110103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 110103","heading":"Purposes","body":"The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national basis, to—(1) maintain true allegiance to the United States; (2) foster and perpetuate true Americanism; (3) combat whatever tends to impair the efficiency and permanency of our free institutions; (4) uphold the fair name of Jews and fight their battles wherever unjustly assailed; (5) encourage the doctrine of universal liberty, equal rights, and full justice to all men; (6) combat the powers of bigotry and darkness wherever originating and whatever the target; (7) preserve the spirit of comradeship by mutual helpfulness to comrades and their families; (8) cooperate with and support existing educational institutions and establish educational institutions; (9) foster the education of ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen and members of the corporation in the ideals and principles of Americanism; (10) instill love of country and flag; (11) promote sound minds and bodies in members of the corporation and their youth; (12) preserve the memories and records of patriotic service performed by the men and women of the Jewish faith and honor their memory; and (13) shield from neglect the graves of our heroic dead.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 1101—JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc36@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:24Z","sha256":"396e4afba54c5ce385e135094badeda86487ed0c48d175a4a6a23a0f2e640ce4","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-110102","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-110104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}