36 U.S.C. § 150402 — Purposes

The corporation’s purposes are those stated in its articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws. They include a commitment—(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution while respecting the sovereignty of American Indian Nations; (2) to unite in one body all American Indian veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces; (3) to advocate for all American Indian veterans, whether they served during peace, conflict, or war; (4) to promote social welfare in the United States—including educational, economic, social, physical, and cultural values and traditional healing—by encouraging American Indian veterans’ growth and development, readjustment, self-respect, self-confidence, contributions, and self-identity; (5) to advocate for the needs of American Indian veterans, their families, and survivors in dealings with all Federal and State government agencies; (6) to promote, support, and use nonpartisan research about the relationship between American Indian veterans and American society; and (7) to provide technical assistance to Bureau of Indian Affairs regional areas not served by a veterans committee, organization, or program by—(A) providing outreach services to Indian Tribes in need; and (B) training and educating Tribal Veterans Service Officers for Indian Tribes in need.