---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 190303"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "190303"
heading: "Purposes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/190303"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1903 — Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated"
---

# §190303. Purposes


The purposes of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) are as provided in its articles of incorporation and bylaws and include—

- (1) upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States;
- (2) promoting health, prosperity, and scholarship among its members and their dependents and survivors through benevolent programs;
- (3) assisting veterans and their dependents and survivors through a service program established for that purpose;
- (4) improving conditions for retired enlisted service members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors; and
- (5) fostering fraternal and social activities among its members in recognition that cooperative action is required for the furtherance of their common interests.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1449.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 190303 | 36:5103. | Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1823, 106 Stat. 2584. |

The word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.