[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4511 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4511

To amend the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to allow the collection 
 of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate 
 family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of 
                 their service during a period of war.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2016

 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, and Mr. 
  MacArthur) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to allow the collection 
 of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate 
 family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of 
                 their service during a period of war.

    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 ``Gold Star Families Voices Act''.

SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OF BIOGRAPHICAL 
              HISTORIES BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF THEIR SERVICE DURING 
              A PERIOD OF WAR.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans' 
Oral History Project Act (20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(1) to collect video and audio recordings of--
                    ``(A) personal histories and testimonials of 
                veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period 
                of war; and
                    ``(B) biographical histories by immediate family 
                members of members of the Armed Forces who became 
                missing in action or died as a result of their service 
                during a period of war;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of the Veterans' Oral History 
Project Act (20 U.S.C. 2142) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Definition of Immediate Family Member.--For purposes of 
subsection (a), the term `immediate family member' means a parent, 
spouse, sibling, or child.''.
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