36 U.S.C. § 210102 — Purposes

1. (1)to perpetuate the memory of Theodore Roosevelt for the benefit of the people of the United States and the world; and
2. (2)to solicit, receive, hold, and maintain funds, and to apply the principal of the funds and the income from those funds to the following objects, among others:
   1. (A)the erection and maintenance of a suitable and adequate monumental memorial in the District of Columbia to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt;
   2. (B)the acquisition, development, and maintenance of a public park in memory of Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York;
   3. (C)the establishment and maintenance of an endowment fund to promote the development and application of the policies and ideals of Theodore Roosevelt for the benefit of the American people; and
   4. (D)the donation of real and personal property, including part or all of its endowment fund, to a public agency for the purpose of preserving in public ownership historically significant property associated with the life of Theodore Roosevelt.