Us Code § 150402 - Purposes
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§ 150402. Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are those stated in the articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws of the corporation, and include a commitment—
(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States while respecting the sovereignty of the American Indian Nations;
(2) to unite under one body all American Indian veterans who served in the Armed Forces of United States;
(3) to be an advocate on behalf of all American Indian veterans without regard to whether they served during times of peace, conflict, or war;
(4) to promote social welfare (including educational, economic, social, physical, and cultural values and traditional healing) in the United States by encouraging the growth and development, readjustment, self-respect, self-confidence, contributions, and self-identity of American Indian veterans;
(5) to serve as an advocate for the needs of American Indian veterans and their families and survivors in their dealings with all Federal and State government agencies;
(6) to promote, support, and utilize research, on a nonpartisan basis, pertaining to the relationship between American Indian veterans and American society; and
(7) to provide technical assistance to the Bureau of Indian Affairs regional areas that are not served by any veterans committee or organization or program by—
(A) providing outreach service to Indian Tribes in need; and
(B) training and educating Tribal Veterans Service Officers for Indian Tribes in need.
(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. E, title LI, §5103(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 935.)
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36 U.S.C. § 150402 is part of Title 36 of the United States Code. The United States Code is the official codification of federal statutes maintained by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Congress amends the Code through new public laws, which are eventually incorporated into the relevant title.
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