{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-230102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 230102","heading":"Purposes","body":"The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational, and are—(1) to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; (2) to assist worthy comrades; (3) to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their surviving spouses and orphans; (4) to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws; (5) to foster true patriotism; (6) to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and (7) to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 2301—VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES"],"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":"e736bd7874cdda95fe49cffb7af61a0b2306d790f1bb299c60aa81ba115d82e7","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-230101","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-230103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}