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36 U.S.C. 30102: PurposesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 301-BIG BROTHERS-BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

§30102. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are⁠—

(1)  to assist individuals throughout the United States in solving their social and economic problems and in their health and educational and character development;

(2)  to promote the use, by other lay and professional agencies and workers, of the techniques of that assistance developed by the corporation; and

(3)  to receive, invest, and disburse funds and hold property for the purposes of the corporation.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1314 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

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Source (Statutes at Large)

30102

36:883.

Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–870, § 3, 72 Stat. 1691; Nov. 11, 1977, Pub. L. 95–167, § 1(b), 91 Stat. 1347.

In clause (1), the words “aid” and “of America” are omitted as unnecessary.

Clause (2) is substituted for “to promote the use of the techniques of such assistance developed by the corporation, by other lay and professional agencies and workers” for clarity.