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36 U.S.C. 21302: PurposesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 213-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
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§21302. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are⁠—

(1)  to promote historical studies;

(2)  to collect and preserve historical manuscripts; and

(3)  other kindred purposes in the interest of American history and of history in America.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1294 .)

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36:20 (1st sentence words beginning with “for the promotion”).

Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (1st sentence words beginning with “for the promotion”), 25 Stat. 640.