36 U.S.C. § 170103 — Membership

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

in plain englishAI-generated · not legal advice

An individual qualifies for membership only if the individual meets the citizenship, military-service, discharge or service-status, and spinal-cord injury or disease requirements listed here. All of the listed requirements must be met.

An individual qualifies for membership if the individual: (1) is a United States citizen; (2) was regularly enlisted, inducted, or commissioned and was accepted for or serving on active duty in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard, or in an ally's armed forces; (3) either (A) left the Armed Forces under conditions that were not dishonorable, or (B) is on active duty or must continue serving after hostilities end; and (4) has suffered a spinal-cord injury or disease, whether or not it was caused by military service.

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

An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation if the individual—

(1)

is a citizen of the United States;

(2)

was regularly enlisted, inducted, or commissioned, and was accepted for or on active duty, in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard of the United States or an ally of the United States;

(3)

(A)

was separated from service in the Armed Forces under conditions other than dishonorable; or

(B)

is on active duty or must continue to serve after the cessation of hostilities; and

(4)

has suffered a spinal cord injury or disease, whether or not service connected in origin.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1440.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1440

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-225 on 1998-08-12.

all 0 arguments · sorted by: best

no arguments yet — make the first case