36 U.S.C. § 30504

Membership

An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation if—

(1)

she is a mother (meaning a woman who filled the role of birthmother, adoptive mother, step-mother, foster-mother, grandmother, or legal guardian) of a person who—

(A)

is serving in the Armed Forces; or

(B)

has served in, or has been honorably discharged from, the Armed Forces; and

(2)

she is living in the United States or is a citizen of the United States living outside the United States.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1320 ; Pub. L. 112–65, § 1 , Dec. 13, 2011 , 125 Stat. 767 .)