114 HR 4511 : Gold Star Families Voices Act U.S. House of Representatives 2016-09-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 7, 2016Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and AdministrationAN ACT 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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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act.

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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 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..

Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 2016.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.