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 112 STAT. 1530 PUBLIC LAW 105-231—AUG. 13, 1998 Public Law 105-231 105th Congress An Act ———'• To grant a Federal charter to the American GI Forum of the United States. [S. 1759] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Texas. the United States of America in Congress assembled, 36 USC SECTION 1. RECOGNITION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER. The American GI Forum of the United States, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas, is recognized as such and granted a Federal charter. 36 USC SEC. 2. POWERS. The American GI Forum of the United States (in this Act referred to as the "corporation") shall have only those powers granted to it through its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the State of Texas and subject to the laws of the State of Texas. 36 USC SEC. 3. PURPOSES. ^^^' The purposes of the corporation are those provided in its bylaws and articles of incorporation and shall include the following: (1) To secure the blessing of American democracy at every level of local. State, and national life for all United States citizens. (2) To uphold and defend the Constitution and the United States flag. (3) To foster and perpetuate the principles of American democracy based on religious and political freedom for the individual and equal opportunity for all. (4) To foster and enlarge equal educational opportunities, equal economic opportunities, equal justice under the law, and equal political opportunities for all United States citizens, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. (5) To encourage greater participation of the ethnic minority represented by the corporation in the policy-making and administrative activities of all departments, agencies, and other governmental units of local and State governments and the Federal Government. (6) To combat all practices of a prejudicial or discriminatory nature in local. State, or national life which curtail, hinder, or deny to any United States citizen an equal opportunity to develop full potential as an individual. (7) To foster and promote the broader knowledge and appreciation by all United States citizens of their cultural heritage and language.

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