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36 U.S.C. 20302: PurposeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 203-AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS
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§20302. Purpose

The purpose of the corporation is to further the interests of literature and the fine arts.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1286 .)

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20302

36:4202.

Apr. 17, 1916, ch. 77, § 2, 39 Stat. 51.

The words “is to further” are substituted for “are and shall be the furtherance of” to eliminate unnecessary words.