114 HR 4511 RH: Gold Star Families Voices Act U.S. House of Representatives 2016-07-05 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.

IB Union Calendar No. 514 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 [Report No. 114–663] 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 July 5, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Olson, Ms. Esty, Mr. Perry, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Goodlatte July 5, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 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.

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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..

July 5, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed