36 U.S.C. § 230103
Membership
United States · Title 36 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS · Status: effective
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- 36 U.S.C. § 230103, Membership, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472229
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An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation only if the individual served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States—
in a foreign war, insurrection, or expedition in service that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership in the organization, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017