---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 220703"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "220703"
heading: "Purposes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/220703"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 2207 — United States Submarine Veterans of World War Ii"
---

# §220703. Purposes


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

- (1) preserving and promoting patriotism and loyalty to the United States of America;
- (2) perpetuating and establishing memorials to the memory of shipmates who served aboard United States submarines and gave their lives in submarine warfare during World War II;
- (3) promoting the spirit and unity that existed among the United States Navy submarine crewmen during World War II;
- (4) fostering general public awareness of life aboard submarines during World War II, through securing, restoring, and displaying the submarines that were in service at that time;
- (5) sponsoring annual college scholarships; and
- (6) performing acts of charity as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1479.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 220703 | 36:1803. | Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–83, § 3, 95 Stat. 1094. |

Before clause (1), the words “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.

In clause (1), the words “preserving and promoting” are added for clarity.