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36 U.S.C. 20703: PurposesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 207-AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES
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§20703. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include⁠—

(1)  the advancement of the humanistic studies in all fields of learning; and

(2)  the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to those studies.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1289 .)

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20703

36:1903.

June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 3, 96 Stat. 109.

The word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. The words “and the corporation shall function as authorized by the laws of the State or States where it is incorporated” are omitted as unnecessary.