---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 21706"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "21706"
heading: "Political activities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/21706"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 217 — The American Legion"
---

# §21706. Political activities


The [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall be nonpolitical and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 21706 | 36:46. | Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, § 6, 41 Stat. 285. |

The words “as an organization” are omitted as unnecessary.