[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 623 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 623

         To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 1995

Mr. Stump (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Solomon) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
         To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the 
Act of May 28, 1936 (36 U.S.C. 115), is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 5. A person may not be a member of the corporation created 
by this Act unless that person--
            ``(1) served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of 
        the United States in a foreign war, insurrection, or 
        expedition, which service has been recognized as campaign-medal 
        service and is governed by the authorization of the award of a 
        campaign badge by the Government of the United States; or
            ``(2) while a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
        States, served honorably on the Korean peninsula or in its 
        territorial waters for not less than 30 consecutive days, or a 
        total of 60 days, after June 30, 1949.''.
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