[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3463 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3463

 To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to 
             the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1999

   Mr. Bonior (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
   Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Horn) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to 
             the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ukrainian American Veterans Charter 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CHARTER FOR UKRAINIAN AMERICAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED.

    Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after chapter 2103 the following new chapter:

       ``CHAPTER 2105--UKRAINIAN AMERICAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED

``Sec.
``210501. Charter.
``210502. Purposes.
``210503. Powers.
``210504. Restrictions.
``210505. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.
``210506. Records and inspection.
``210507. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
``210508. Annual report.
``210509. Termination.
``210510. Definitions.
``Sec. 210501. Charter
    ``The Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated, organized and 
incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, is hereby 
recognized and granted a Federal charter.
``Sec. 210502. Purposes
    ``The purposes of the corporation are those provided in its 
articles of incorporation and include a commitment, on a national 
basis, to--
            ``(1) preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the 
        United States;
            ``(2) commemorate the wars, campaigns, and military actions 
        of the United States in order to reflect respect, honor, and 
        tribute for the dead and the surviving veterans;
            ``(3) give individuals throughout the Nation a greater 
        understanding of and appreciation for the sacrifices of the 
        people who participated in any military action on behalf of 
        individuals throughout the United States;
            ``(4) stimulate, to the highest degree possible, the 
        interest of the entire Nation in the problems of veterans, 
        their widows, and orphans;
            ``(5) collect, edit, publish, and preserve records and 
        mementos of patriotic service of veterans of the Armed Forces 
        of the United States; and
            ``(6) foster the association of veterans of Ukrainian 
        descent who have served in the Armed Forces of the United 
        States.
``Sec. 210503. Powers
    ``The corporation shall have only the powers granted to it through 
its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the States in which 
it is incorporated and subject to the laws of such States.
``Sec. 210504. Restrictions
    ``(a) Use of Income and Assets.--No part of the income or assets of 
the corporation may inure to any member, officer, or director of the 
corporation or be distributed to any such person during the life of 
this charter. No provision in this subsection may be construed to 
prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to the officers and 
employees of the corporation or reimbursement for actual necessary 
expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
    ``(b) Loans.--The corporation may not make any loan to any member, 
officer, director, or employee of the corporation.
    ``(c) Political Activity.--The corporation, any officer or director 
of the corporation, acting as such officer or director, may not 
contribute to, support, or otherwise participate in any political 
activity or in any manner attempt to influence legislation.
    ``(d) Issuance of Stock and Payment of Dividends.--The corporation 
may not issue any shares of stock or declare or pay any dividends.
    ``(e) Claims of Federal Approval.--The corporation may not claim 
the approval of the Congress or the authorization of the Federal 
Government for any of its activities.
    ``(f) Corporate Status.--The corporation shall maintain its status 
as a corporation organized and incorporated under the laws of the State 
of New York.
    ``(g) Corporate Function.--The corporation shall function as an 
educational, patriotic, civic, and historical organization under the 
laws of the States in which it is incorporated.
``Sec. 210505. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status
    ``The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization 
exempt from taxation as provided in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
``Sec. 210506. Records and inspection
    ``(a) Books and Records of Account.--The corporation shall keep 
correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep 
minutes of any proceeding of the corporation involving any of its 
members, the board of directors, or any committee having authority 
under the board of directors.
    ``(b) Names and Addresses of Members.--The corporation shall keep, 
at its principal office, a record of the names of all members having 
the right to vote in any proceeding of the corporation.
    ``(c) Right To Inspect Books and Records.--All books and records of 
the corporation may be inspected by any member having the right to 
vote, or by any agent or attorney of such member, for any proper 
purpose, at any reasonable time.
    ``(d) Application of State Law.--No provision of this section may 
be construed to contravene any applicable State law.
``Sec. 210507. Liability for acts of officers and agents
    ``The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers, 
directors, employees, and agents whenever the officers, directors, 
employees, and agents act within the scope of their authority.
``Sec. 210508. Annual report
    ``The corporation shall submit an annual report to Congress on the 
activities of the corporation during the prior fiscal year. The report 
shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit required 
by section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a 
public document.
``Sec. 210509. Termination
    ``The charter granted in this chapter shall expire if the 
corporation fails to comply with any provisions of this chapter.
``Sec. 210510. Definitions
    ``For purposes of this chapter--
            ``(1) the term `corporation' means the Ukrainian American 
        Veterans, Incorporated; and
            ``(2) the term `State' means any of the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin 
        Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territories of the 
        Pacific Islands, or any other territory or possessions of the 
        United States.''.

SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

    The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle II of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 2103 the following new item:

``2105. UKRAINIAN AMERICAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED...........  210501''.

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