[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2739-S2740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 646. Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Padilla, Mr. King, 
Ms. Warren, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
Cornyn, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Thune, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, and Mr. 
Cassidy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

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     SEC. 10__. RECOGNITION AS CORPORATION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL 
                   CHARTER FOR NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, 
                   INCORPORATED.

       (a) In General.--Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1503 the 
     following:

    ``CHAPTER 1504--NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED

``Sec.
``150401. Organization.
``150402. Purposes.
``150403. Membership.
``150404. Board of directors.
``150405. Officers.
``150406. Nondiscrimination.
``150407. Powers.
``150408. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.
``150409. Restrictions.
``150410. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.
``150411. Records and inspection.
``150412. Service of process.
``150413. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
``150414. Failure to comply with requirements.
``150415. Annual report.

     ``Sec. 150401 Organization

       ``The National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated, a 
     nonprofit corporation organized in the United States 
     (referred to in this chapter as the `corporation'), is a 
     federally chartered corporation.

     ``Sec. 150402. Purposes

       ``The purposes of the corporation are those stated in the 
     articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws of the 
     corporation, and include a commitment--
       ``(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United 
     States while respecting the sovereignty of the American 
     Indian Nations;
       ``(2) to unite under one body all American Indian veterans 
     who served in the Armed Forces of United States;
       ``(3) to be an advocate on behalf of all American Indian 
     veterans without regard to whether they served during times 
     of peace, conflict, or war;
       ``(4) to promote social welfare (including educational, 
     economic, social, physical, and cultural values and 
     traditional healing) in the United States by encouraging the 
     growth and development, readjustment, self-respect, self-
     confidence, contributions, and self-identity of American 
     Indian veterans;
       ``(5) to serve as an advocate for the needs of American 
     Indian veterans and their families and survivors in their 
     dealings with all Federal and State government agencies;
       ``(6) to promote, support, and utilize research, on a 
     nonpartisan basis, pertaining to the relationship between 
     American Indian veterans and American society; and
       ``(7) to provide technical assistance to the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs regional areas that are not served by any 
     veterans committee or organization or program by--
       ``(A) providing outreach service to Indian Tribes in need; 
     and
       ``(B) training and educating Tribal Veterans Service 
     Officers for Indian Tribes in need.

     ``Sec. 150403. Membership

       ``Subject to section 150406, eligibility for membership in 
     the corporation, and the rights and privileges of members, 
     shall be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the 
     corporation.

     ``Sec. 150404. Board of directors

       ``Subject to section 150406, the board of directors of the 
     corporation, and the responsibilities of the board, shall be 
     as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation 
     and in conformity with the laws under which the corporation 
     is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150405. Officers

       ``Subject to section 150406, the officers of the 
     corporation, and the election of such officers, shall be as 
     provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation 
     and in conformity with the laws of the jurisdiction under 
     which the corporation is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150406. Nondiscrimination

       ``In establishing the conditions of membership in the 
     corporation, and in determining the requirements for serving 
     on the board of directors or as an officer of the 
     corporation, the corporation may not discriminate on the 
     basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
     handicap, or age.

     ``Sec. 150407. Powers

       ``The corporation shall have only those powers granted the 
     corporation through its articles of incorporation, 
     constitution, and bylaws, which shall conform to the laws of 
     the jurisdiction under which the corporation is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150408. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and 
       badges

       ``(a) In General.--The corporation shall have the sole and 
     exclusive right to use the names `National American Indian 
     Veterans, Incorporated' and `National American Indian 
     Veterans', and such seals, emblems, and badges as the 
     corporation may lawfully adopt.
       ``(b) Effect.--Nothing in this section interferes or 
     conflicts with any established or vested rights.

     ``Sec. 150409. Restrictions

       ``(a) Stock and Dividends.--The corporation may not--
       ``(1) issue any shares of stock; or
       ``(2) declare or pay any dividends.
       ``(b) Distribution of Income or Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--The income or assets of the corporation 
     may not--
       ``(A) inure to any person who is a member, officer, or 
     director of the corporation; or
       ``(B) be distributed to any such person during the life of 
     the charter granted by this chapter.
       ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection prevents the 
     payment of reasonable compensation to the officers of the 
     corporation, or reimbursement for actual and necessary 
     expenses, in amounts approved by the board of directors.
       ``(c) Loans.--The corporation may not make any loan to any 
     officer, director, member, or employee of the corporation.
       ``(d) No Federal Endorsement.--The corporation may not 
     claim congressional approval or Federal Government authority 
     by virtue of the charter granted by this chapter for any of 
     the activities of the corporation.

     ``Sec. 150410. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

       ``The corporation shall maintain its status as an 
     organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.

     ``Sec. 150411. Records and inspection

       ``(a) Records.--The corporation shall keep--
       ``(1) correct and complete books and records of accounts;
       ``(2) minutes of any proceeding of the corporation 
     involving any of member of the corporation, the board of 
     directors, or any committee having authority under the board 
     of directors; and
       ``(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record 
     of the names and addresses of all members of the corporation 
     having the right to vote.
       ``(b) Inspection.--
       ``(1) In general.--All books and records of the corporation 
     may be inspected by any member having the right to vote, or 
     by any agent or attorney of such a member, for any proper 
     purpose, at any reasonable time.
       ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this section contravenes--
       ``(A) the laws of the jurisdiction under which the 
     corporation is incorporated; or
       ``(B) the laws of those jurisdictions within the United 
     States and its territories within which the corporation 
     carries out activities in furtherance of the purposes of the 
     corporation.

     ``Sec. 150412. Service of process

       ``With respect to service of process, the corporation shall 
     comply with the laws of--
       ``(1) the jurisdiction under which the corporation is 
     incorporated; and
       ``(2) those jurisdictions within the United States and its 
     territories within which the corporation carries out 
     activities in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.

     ``Sec. 150413. Liability for acts of officers and agents

       ``The corporation shall be liable for the acts of the 
     officers and agents of the corporation acting within the 
     scope of their authority.

     ``Sec. 150414. Failure to comply with requirements

       ``If the corporation fails to comply with any of the 
     requirements of this chapter, including the requirement under 
     section 150410 to maintain its status as an organization 
     exempt from taxation, the charter granted by this chapter 
     shall expire.

     ``Sec. 150415. Annual report

       ``(a) In General.--The corporation shall submit to Congress 
     an annual report describing the activities of the corporation 
     during the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Submittal Date.--Each annual report under this 
     section shall be submitted at the same time as the report of 
     the audit of the corporation required by section 10101(b).
       ``(c) Report Not Public Document.--No annual report under 
     this section shall be printed as a public document.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle 
     II of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 1503 the following:


 
 
 
``1504. National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.....   150401''.
 

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