[114th Congress Public Law 135]
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Public Law 114-135
114th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend title 36, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
           the congressional charter of the Disabled American 
            Veterans. <<NOTE: Mar. 18, 2016 -  [H.R. 1755]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CHARTER OF DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS.

    (a) Purposes.--Section 50302 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``The 
        purposes of the corporation are--'' and inserting ``The 
        corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and 
        educational purposes. The purposes of the corporation shall 
        include--'';
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(7) to educate the public about the sacrifices and needs 
        of disabled veterans;
            ``(8) to educate disabled veterans about the benefits and 
        resources available to them; and''.

    (b) Dissolution.--Chapter 503 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 50309. <<NOTE: 36 USC 50309.>>  Dissolution

    ``On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets 
remaining after the discharge or satisfactory provision for the 
discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for the care of disabled veterans.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 503 of such title <<NOTE: 36 USC prec. 50301.>>  is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 50308 the following:

``50309. Dissolution.''.

    Approved March 18, 2016.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1755:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-350 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 161 (2015):
                                    Nov. 30, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 162 (2016):
                                    Mar. 8, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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