[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 3214 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3214

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
            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 chaplain, 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 ``Maryland''; and
        (2) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' in the second 
    sentence and inserting ``Maryland''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.