---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 230504"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "230504"
heading: "Membership"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/230504"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 2305 — Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc."
---

# §230504. Membership

- (a) **Eligibility.—** Except as provided in this chapter, 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, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1486.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 230504(a) | 36:3805. | May 23, 1986, Pub. L. 99–318, §§ 5, 8 (related to membership), 100 Stat. 475. |
| 230504(b) | 36:3808 (related to membership). |  |

In subsection (a), the words “Except as provided in this chapter” are substituted for “Except as provided in section 3808 of this title” for consistency in the revised title.

In subsection (b), the words “The terms of membership” are substituted for “In establishing the conditions of membership in the corporation” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.