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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1615

To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the 

Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 3, 2003

Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. 

CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. FROST, 

Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. DINGELL, and Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL

To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal 

charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ukrainian American 

5 Veterans Charter Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. CHARTER FOR UKRAINIAN AMERICAN VETERANS, 

2 INCORPORATED. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 36, United States Code, is 

4 amended by inserting after chapter 2103 the following 

5 new chapter:

6 ‘‘CHAPTER 2200—UKRAINIAN AMERICAN 

7 VETERANS, INCORPORATED

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘220001. Definition. 

‘‘220002. Organization. 

‘‘220003. Purposes. 

‘‘220004. Powers. 

‘‘220005. Restrictions. 

‘‘220006. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status. 

‘‘220007. Records and inspection. 

‘‘220008. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 

‘‘220009. Annual report.

8 ‘‘§ 220001. Definition 

9 ‘‘For purposes of this chapter, ‘State’ includes the 

10 District of Columbia and the territories and possessions 

11 of the United States.

12 ‘‘§ 220002. Organization 

13 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—The Ukrainian American 

14 Veterans, Incorporated (in this chapter, the ‘corporation’), 

15 incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered cor16 poration. 

17 ‘‘(b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER.—If the corporation 

18 does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the 

19 charter granted by this chapter expires.
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1 ‘‘§ 220003. Purposes 

2 ‘‘(a) GENERAL.—The purposes of the corporation are 

3 as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a 

4 commitment, on a national basis, to—

5 ‘‘(1) preserve, protect, and defend the Constitu6 tion of the United States; 

7 ‘‘(2) commemorate the wars, campaigns, and 

8 military actions of the United States in respect, 

9 honor, and tribute of the veterans of the Armed 

10 Forces; 

11 ‘‘(3) promote a greater understanding of, and 

12 appreciation for, the sacrifices made by the veterans 

13 of the Armed Forces; 

14 ‘‘(4) stimulate, to the highest degree possible, 

15 the interest of the people of the United States in the 

16 problems faced by the veterans of the Armed Forces, 

17 their widows, and orphans; 

18 ‘‘(5) collect, edit, publish, and preserve records 

19 and artifacts of the patriotic service of veterans of 

20 the Armed Forces; and 

21 ‘‘(6) foster the association of individuals of 

22 Ukrainian descent who have served in the Armed 

23 Forces. 

24 ‘‘(b) CORPORATE FUNCTION.—The corporation shall 

25 function as an educational, patriotic, civic, and historical 
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1 organization under the laws of each State in which it is 

2 incorporated.

3 ‘‘§ 220004. Powers 

4 ‘‘The corporation has only the powers provided in its 

5 bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in 

6 which it is incorporated.

7 ‘‘§ 220005. Restrictions 

8 ‘‘(a) STOCK AND DIVIDENDS.—The corporation may 

9 not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend. 

10 ‘‘(b) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.—The corporation and 

11 any officer or director of the corporation, acting as such 

12 officer or director, may not contribute to, support, or oth13 erwise participate in any political activity or in any man14 ner attempt to influence legislation. 

15 ‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME OR ASSETS.—No 

16 part of the income or assets of the corporation may inure 

17 to the benefit of, or be distributed to, any member, officer, 

18 or director of the corporation during the life of this char19 ter. No provision in this subsection may be construed to 

20 prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to the 

21 officers and employees of the corporation or the reim22 bursement of actual necessary expenses in amounts ap23 proved by the board of directors of the corporation. 
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1 ‘‘(d) LOANS.—The corporation may not make any 

2 loan to any member, officer, director, or employee of the 

3 corporation. 

4 ‘‘(e) CLAIMS OF GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL OR AU5 THORITY.—The corporation may not claim the approval 

6 of the Congress or the authorization of the Federal Gov7 ernment for any of its activities.

8 ‘‘§ 220006. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-ex9 empt status 

10 ‘‘(a) CORPORATE STATUS.—The corporation shall 

11 maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under 

12 the laws of New York. 

13 ‘‘(b) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.—The corporation shall 

14 maintain its status as an organization exempt from tax15 ation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 

16 1 et seq.).

17 ‘‘§ 220007. Records and inspection 

18 ‘‘(a) RECORDS.—The corporation shall keep—

19 ‘‘(1) correct and complete records of account; 

20 ‘‘(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, 

21 board of directors, and committees having any of the 

22 authority of its board of directors; and 

23 ‘‘(3) at its principal office, a record of the 

24 names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
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1 ‘‘§ 220008. Liability for acts of officers and agents 

2 ‘‘The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers 

3 and agents within the scope of their authority.

4 ‘‘§ 220009. Annual report 

5 ‘‘The corporation shall submit an annual report to 

6 Congress on the activities of the corporation during the 

7 prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the 

8 same time as the report of the audit required by section 

9 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a 

10 public document.’’. 

11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 

12 at the beginning of subtitle II of title 36, United States 

13 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

14 chapter 2103 the following new item:

‘‘2200. Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated ...........220001’’.

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