Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 207 — American Council of Learned Societies
§ 20703. Purposes
Statutory text
The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include—
the advancement of the humanistic studies in all fields of learning; and
the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to those studies.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 20703
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)
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Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 20703 | 36:1903. | June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 3, 96 Stat. 109. |
The word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. The words “and the corporation shall function as authorized by the laws of the State or States where it is incorporated” are omitted as unnecessary.