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36 U.S.C. 31102: PurposesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 311-BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
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§31102. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are⁠—

(1)  to promote the health, social, educational, vocational, and character development of youth throughout the United States; and

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

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1327 .)

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31102

36:693.

Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 976, § 3, 70 Stat. 1052; Dec. 10, 1991, Pub. L. 102–199, § 1(3), 105 Stat. 1628.