---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 170304"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "170304"
heading: "Membership"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/170304"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1703 — Pearl Harbor Survivors Association"
---

# §170304. Membership

- (a) **Eligibility.—** Eligibility for membership in the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7).
- (b) **Nondiscrimination.—** The terms of membership may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1443.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 170304(a) | 36:3605 (words before 1st comma). | Oct. 7, 1985, Pub. L. 99–119, § 5 (words before 1st comma, words after 1st comma related to discrimination in membership), 99 Stat. 499. |
| 170304(b) | 36:3605 (words after 1st comma related to discrimination in membership). |  |