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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1599 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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.

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                   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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reserve Officers Association 
Modernization Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF NEW LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE FEDERAL CHARTER OF 
              THE RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

    (a) National Executive Committee.--Section 190104(b)(2) of title 
36, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``the president elect,'' after ``the 
        president,'';
            (2) by inserting ``a minimum of'' before ``3 national 
        executive committee members,''; and
            (3) by striking ``except the executive director,'' and 
        inserting ``except the president elect and the executive 
        director,''.
    (b) Officers.--Section 190104(c) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``a president elect,'' after ``a 
                president,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``a minimum of'' before ``3 
                national executive committee members,'';
                    (C) by striking ``a surgeon, a chaplain, a 
                historian, a public relations officer,''; and
                    (D) by striking ``as decided at the national 
                convention'' and inserting ``specified in the 
                constitution of the corporation''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and take office'' after ``be 
                elected''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and the national public relations 
                officer,'' and inserting ``the judge advocate, and any 
                other national officers specified in the constitution 
                of the corporation,''.
    (c) Vacancies.--Section 190104(d)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ``president and last past president,'' and inserting 
``president, president elect, and last past president,''.
    (d) Records and Inspection.--Section 190109(a)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ``national council;'' and inserting ``other 
national entities of the corporation;''.
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