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107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1972

            To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2002

Mr. Rockefeller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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, 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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