[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
  S. 1972. A bill to amend the charter of the AMVETS organization; to 
the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, today I introduce legislation on 
behalf of American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, 
AMVETS, a nonprofit veterans service organization chartered by Congress 
in 1947, which boasts approximately 250,000 members. Formed in the 
years immediately following World War II, AMVETS has served America's 
veterans for more than 50 years.
  This bill would amend the AMVETS' congressional charter in three 
ways. First, it would change AMVETS' official name from ``American 
Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam'' to simply ``American 
Veterans,'' in order to more accurately reflect the group's membership; 
second, it would amend the charter to reflect long-standing 
organizational changes; and finally, it would recognize the change of 
address for AMVETS' headquarters from Washington, DC, to Lanham, MD.
  These amendments are important to allowing AMVETS to continue its 
strong tradition of serving veterans. I am proud to offer them my 
assistance, and I ask that my colleagues act quickly to accommodate 
these small changes.
  I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Rercord, as follows:

                                S. 1972

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

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO AMVETS CHARTER.

       (a) Name of Organization.--(1) Sections 22701(a) and 22706 
     of title 36, United States Code, are amended by striking 
     ``AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and 
     Vietnam)'' and inserting ``AMVETS (American Veterans)''.
       (2)(A) The heading of chapter 227 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

              ``CHAPTER 227--AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS)''.

       (B) The item relating to such chapter in the table of 
     chapters at the beginning of subtitle II of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``227. AMVETS (American veterans)..........................22701''.....

       (b) Governing Body.--Section 22704(c)(1) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``seven national vice commanders'' and 
     all that follows through ``a judge advocate,'' and inserting 
     ``two national vice commanders, a finance officer, a judge 
     advocate, a chaplain, six national district commanders,''.
       (c) Headquarters and Principal Place of Business.--Section 
     22708 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``Maryland''; and
       (2) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting ``Maryland''.

                   AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED

       SA 2940. Mr. BOND proposed an amendment to amendment SA 
     2937 submitted by Mr. Schumer and intended to be proposed to 
     the bill (S. 565) to establish the Commission on Voting 
     Rights and Procedures to study and make recommendations 
     regarding election technology, voting, and election 
     administration, to establish a grant program under which the 
     Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of 
     the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to States 
     and localities in improving election technology and the 
     administration of Federal elections, to require States to 
     meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and 
     administration requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, 
     and for other purposes.
       SA 2941. Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amendment intended to be 
     proposed by him to the bill S. 565, supra; which was ordered 
     to lie on the table.
       SA 2942. Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amendment intended to be 
     proposed by him to the bill S. 565, supra; which was ordered 
     to lie on the table.

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