Public Law 114–246: To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.Public Law246Public Law 114–246130 Stat. 9952016-11-282016-11-28United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02114publicPUBLIC LAW 114–246—NOV. 28, 2016130 STAT. 995Public Law114–246114th CongressAn ActTo amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.
Nov. 28, 2016
[H.R. 4511]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Gold Star Families Voices Act.
SECTION 1.
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SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Gold Star Families Voices Act”.SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OF BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORIES BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF THEIR SERVICE DURING A PERIOD OF WAR.(a) In General.—Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act (20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:“(1) to collect video and audio recordings of—“(A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and“(B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war;”.(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act (20 U.S.C. 2142) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(d) Definition of Immediate Family Member.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘immediate family member’ means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child.”.ApprovedNovember 28, 2016.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4511:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 114–663 (Comm. on House Administration).
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