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                                                 House Calendar No. 287
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 604

                          [Report No. 106-904]

            To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1999

 Mr. Stump (for himself and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 27, 2000

     Additional sponsors: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Petri

                           September 27, 2000

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 4, 1999]

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                                 A BILL


 
            To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization.

    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 and six national district commanders, at least one of whom 
shall be a woman, a finance officer, a judge advocate, a chaplain,''.
    (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''.




                                                 House Calendar No. 287

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 604

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

            To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 27, 2000

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed

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