Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 405 — Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America
§ 40502. Purposes
Statutory text
The purposes of the corporation are—
to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress;
to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of the medal at all times and on all occasions;
to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of the medal from exploitation;
to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal has been awarded, their widows, or their children;
to serve our country in peace as in war;
to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens of our country; and
to foster and perpetuate Americanism.
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. § 40502
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1333.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1333.)
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 40502 | 36:793. | Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85–642, § 3, 72 Stat. 598. |
Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.
In clause (5), the words “we did” are omitted to avoid the grammatical construction using the first person.