[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5441 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5441

  To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 
 United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of 
                           the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2014

Mr. Miller of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 
 United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of 
                           the United States.

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

SECTION 1. REFLECTION OF SERVICE OF WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES IN THE 
              FEDERAL CHARTER OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    (a) Organization.--Section 230101(a) of title 36, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``men'' and inserting ``veterans''.
    (b) Purposes.--Section 230102(3) of such title is amended by 
striking ``widows'' and inserting ``surviving spouses''.
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