CONGRESSIONAL CHARTER

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES

Incorporated May 28, 1936

(Public--No. 630--74th Congress)

(H. R. 11454)

(Chapter 471, Sections 1 to 10,49 Stat. 1390, 1391)

(Title 36, U.S.C. Chapter 7A, Sections 111 to 120)

(Amended 83rd Congress, May 29, 1953; 104th Congress, March 7, 1995; 107th

Congress October 16, 2002)

The Charter was amended January 2, 2006 by the 109th Congress, Title 36 United

States Code, Chapter 2301, Sections 230101 through 230107 as follows:

The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational,

and are:

1. to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members;

2. to assist worthy comrades;

3. to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their widows

and orphans;

4. to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States, and

fidelity to its Constitution and laws;

5. to foster true patriotism;

6. to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and

7. to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies.

An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation only if the individual served

honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States-

1. in a foreign war, insurrection, or expedition in service that -

a. has been recognized as campaign-medal service; and

b. is governed by the authorization of the award of a campaign badge

by the United States Government;

2. on the Korean peninsula or in territorial waters for at least 30 consecutive

days, or a total of 60 days, after June 30, 1949; or

3. in an area which entitled the individual to receive special pay for duty

subject to hostile fire or imminent danger under section 310 of title 37