{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-230103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 230103","heading":"Membership","body":"An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation only if the individual served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States—(1) in a foreign war, insurrection, or expedition in service that—(A) has been recognized as campaign-medal service; and (B) is governed by the authorization of the award of a campaign badge by the United States Government; (2) on the Korean peninsula or in its territorial waters for at least 30 consecutive days, or a total of 60 days, after June 30, 1949; or (3) in an area which entitled the individual to receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger under section 310 or 351 of title 37.","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":"ce74df3016f754c6e587ff724618ee6c1ac0961f3bd00713522fa4a0761902b0","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-230102","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-230104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}