36 U.S.C. § 220102 — Purposes

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 205 words · no verdicts yet

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The USO exists to serve the religious, social, welfare, and entertainment needs of U.S. service members, in peace or war. It raises funds, helps morale, and works with groups like the YMCA, YWCA, and Salvation Army to coordinate their programs for the military.

The purposes of the corporation are— (1) to give Americans a voluntary civilian way to serve the religious, spiritual, social, welfare, educational, and entertainment needs of men and women in the Armed Forces, in the U.S. or abroad, in peace or war; (2) to help maintain the morale of men and women in the Armed Forces; (3) to raise funds to keep the organization running and carry out its work; (4) to accept help from — and give an organized way for — the National Board of Young Men's Christian Associations, the National Board of Young Women's Christian Associations, the National Catholic Community Service, the Salvation Army, the National Jewish Welfare Board, the Travelers Aid-International Social Service of America, and other civilian groups experienced in related work, to keep doing their historic work serving the Armed Forces and to give them a way to take part and get financial help; (5) to coordinate their programs; and (6) other purposes consistent with these.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The purposes of the corporation are—

(1)

to provide a voluntary civilian agency through which the people of this Nation may, in peace or war, serve the religious, spiritual, social, welfare, educational, and entertainment needs of men and women in the Armed Forces, within or without the territorial limits of the United States;

(2)

to contribute to the maintenance of morale of men and women in the Armed Forces;

(3)

to solicit funds to maintain the organization and accomplish its responsibility;

(4)

to accept the cooperation of, and provide an organization and means through which, the National Board of Young Men’s Christian Associations, the National Board of Young Women’s Christian Associations, the National Catholic Community Service, the Salvation Army, the National Jewish Welfare Board, the Travelers Aid-International Social Service of America, and other civilian agencies experienced in specialized types of related work, which may be needed adequately to meet the particular needs of the members of the Armed Forces, may carry on their historic work of serving the religious, spiritual, social, welfare, educational, and entertainment needs of men and women in the Armed Forces and be afforded an appropriate means of participation and financial assistance;

(5)

to coordinate their programs; and

(6)

other consonant purposes.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1459.)

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1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1459

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