[107th Congress Public Law 241]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 107-241
107th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization. <<NOTE: Oct. 16, 
                         2002 -  [H.R. 3214]>> 

    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''.

    Approved October 16, 2002.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3214 (S. 1972):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-569 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002):
            July 15, considered and passed House.
            Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate.

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