---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 30702"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "30702"
heading: "Purpose"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/30702"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 307 — Board for Fundamental Education"
---

# §30702. Purpose


The purpose of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) is to foster the development of fundamental education through programs and projects such as—

- (1) giving citizens (children, youth, and adults) an opportunity to acquire the understandings and skills necessary to relate the resources of the community to the needs and interests of the community;
- (2) demonstrating programs of fundamental education and measuring results; and
- (3) training men and women as leaders in fundamental education by providing internships and other experiences.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1322.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 30702 | 36:503. | July 19, 1954, ch. 536, § 3, 68 Stat. 490. |

Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as unnecessary.