[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 604 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 604

            To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1999

 Mr. Stump (for himself and Mr. Evans) 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 AMVETS organization.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO AMVETS CHARTER.

    (a) Name of Organization.--(1) Sections 22701(a) and 22706 of title 
36, United States Code, are amended by striking ``AMVETS (American 
Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam)'' and inserting ``AMVETS 
(American Veterans)''.
    (2)(A) The heading of chapter 227 of such title is amended to read 
as follows:

              ``CHAPTER 227--AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)''.

    (B) The item relating to such chapter in the table of chapters at 
the beginning of subtitle II of such title is amended to read as 
follows:

``227. AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)...........................   22701''.
    (b) Governing Body.--Section 22704(c)(1) of such title is amended 
by striking ``seven national vice commanders'' and all that follows 
through ``a judge advocate,'' and inserting ``two national vice 
commanders, a finance officer, a judge advocate, a deputy judge 
advocate, a chaplain, a VAVS representative, six national district 
commanders,''.
    (c) Headquarters and Principal Place of Business.--Section 22708 of 
such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' in the first 
        sentence and inserting ``the Washington/Baltimore Metropolitan 
        area''; and
            (2) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' in the second 
        sentence and inserting ``that metropolitan area''.
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