[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 127 (Wednesday, October 2, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S9858]
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                AMENDING CHARTER OF AMVETS ORGANIZATION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 564, S. 1972.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1972) to amend the charter of the AMVETS 
     organization.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements 
relating to this matter be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1972) was read the third time and passed, 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''.

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