---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 80302"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "80302"
heading: "Purposes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/80302"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 803 — Girl Scouts of the United States of America"
---

# §80302. Purposes


The purposes of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) are—

- (1) to promote the qualities of truth, loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, courtesy, purity, kindness, obedience, cheerfulness, thriftiness, and kindred virtues among girls, as a preparation for their responsibilities in the home and for service to the community;
- (2) to direct and coordinate the Girl Scout movement in the United States and territories and possessions of the United States; and
- (3) to fix and maintain standards for the movement that will inspire the rising generation with the highest ideals of character, patriotism, conduct, and attainment.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1361.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 80302 | 36:33 (words before 19th comma). | Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 62, § 3 (words before 19th comma), 64 Stat. 23. |