[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3838 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3838

  To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
  States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive 
    special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger 
  eligible for membership in the organization, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2002

  Mr. Smith of New Jersey (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 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
  States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive 
    special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger 
  eligible for membership in the organization, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES 
              CHARTER.

    (a) Eligibility for Membership of Individuals Receiving Special Pay 
for Duty Subject to Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger.--Section 230103 of 
title 36, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) in an area which entitled the individual to receive 
        special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger 
        under section 310 of title 37.''.
    (b) Clarification of Purposes of the Corporation.--Section 230102 
of such title is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
inserting ``charitable,'' before ``and educational,''.
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