{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-230503","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 230503","heading":"Purposes","body":"The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws and include a commitment—(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States; (2) to foster improvement of the condition of Vietnam-era veterans; (3) to promote the social welfare (including educational, economic, social, physical, and cultural improvement) of Vietnam-era veterans and other veterans in the United States by encouraging their growth, development, readjustment, self-respect, self-confidence, and usefulness; (4) to improve conditions for Vietnam-era veterans and develop channels of communication to assist Vietnam-era veterans; (5) to conduct and publish research, on a nonpartisan basis, pertaining to—(A) the relationship between Vietnam-era veterans and American society; (B) the Vietnam war experience; (C) the role of the United States in securing peaceful coexistence for the world community; and (D) other matters that affect the educational, economic, social, physical, or cultural welfare of Vietnam-era veterans, other veterans, and their families; (6) to assist disabled Vietnam-era veterans and other veterans in need of assistance and the dependents and survivors of those veterans; and (7) to consecrate the efforts of the members of the corporation, and Vietnam-era veterans generally, to mutual helpfulness and service to their country.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 2305—VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC."],"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":"a00959b832dd8448e0dc59f58a8dd4ddb00bfd6463ef838d0f90e3e665791c5f","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-230502","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-230504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}