---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 152302"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "152302"
heading: "Purposes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/152302"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1523 — National Music Council"
---

# §152302. Purposes


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

- (1) to provide the member organizations with a forum for the free discussion of problems affecting national musical life in this country;
- (2) to speak with one voice for music whenever an authoritative expression of opinion is desirable;
- (3) to provide for the interchange of information between the various member organizations;
- (4) to encourage the coordination of efforts of the member organizations, thereby avoiding duplication or conflict;
- (5) to organize exploratory surveys or fact-finding commissions whenever the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) considers them necessary for the solution of important problems; and
- (6) to encourage the development and appreciation of the art of music and to foster the highest ethical standards in the musical professions and industries.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1412.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 152302 | 36:663. | Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 824, § 3, 70 Stat. 795. |

Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as unnecessary.

In clause (5), the word “considers” is substituted for “shall deem” for consistency in the revised title.