{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-40502","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 40502","heading":"Purposes","body":"The purposes of the corporation are—(1) to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress; (2) to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of the medal at all times and on all occasions; (3) to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of the medal from exploitation; (4) to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal has been awarded, their widows, or their children; (5) to serve our country in peace as in war; (6) to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens of our country; and (7) to foster and perpetuate Americanism.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 405—CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"],"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":"13ce163d01bac17b16be0b863ba690a288a40db3ed1609a862f613bbc941b587","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-40501","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-40503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}