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Calendar No. 158 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1599 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal charter 

of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added 

in its constitution and bylaws. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 6, 2009 

Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. CHAMBLISS, and Mr. PRYOR) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 

Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the 

Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reserve Officers Asso3 ciation Modernization Act of 2009’’. 

4 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF NEW LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN 

5 THE FEDERAL CHARTER OF THE RESERVE 

6 OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. 

7 (a) NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—Section 

8 190104(b)(2) of title 36, United States Code, is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) by inserting ‘‘the president elect,’’ after 

11 ‘‘the president,’’; 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘a minimum of’’ before ‘‘3 na13 tional executive committee members,’’; and 

14 (3) by striking ‘‘except the executive director,’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘except the president elect and the ex16 ecutive director,’’. 

17 (b) OFFICERS.—Section 190104(c) of such title is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘a president elect,’’ after 

21 ‘‘a president,’’; 

22 (B) by inserting ‘‘a minimum of’’ before 

23 ‘‘3 national executive committee members,’’; 

24 (C) by striking ‘‘a surgeon, a chaplain, a 

25 historian, a public relations officer,’’; and 


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1 (D) by striking ‘‘as decided at the national 

2 convention’’ and inserting ‘‘specified in the con3 stitution of the corporation’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘and take office’’ after 

6 ‘‘be elected’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘and the national public 

8 relations officer,’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge ad9 vocate, and any other national officers specified 

10 in the constitution of the corporation,’’. 

11 (c) VACANCIES.—Section 190104(d)(1) of such title 

12 is amended by striking ‘‘president and last past presi13 dent,’’ and inserting ‘‘president, president elect, and last 

14 past president,’’. 

15 (d) RECORDS AND INSPECTION.—Section 

16 190109(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘na17 tional council;’’ and inserting ‘‘other national entities of 

18 the corporation;’’. 


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Calendar No. 158 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1599 

A BILL 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to include 

its constitution and bylaws. Association leadership positions newly added in in the Federal charter of the Reserve Officers 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 

Reported without amendment 


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