---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 140302"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "140302"
heading: "Purposes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/140302"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1403 — The Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America"
---

# §140302. Purposes


The purposes of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) are—

- (1) to safeguard and strengthen the forces of faith and morality of our Nation;
- (2) to perpetuate and deepen the bonds of understanding and friendship of our military service;
- (3) to preserve our spiritual influence and interest in all members and veterans of the Armed Forces;
- (4) to uphold the Constitution of the United States; and
- (5) to promote justice, peace, and good will.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1380.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 140302 | 36:313. | Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 956, § 3, 64 Stat. 868. |