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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3407 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize commanders of wounded 

warrior battalions to accept charitable gifts on behalf of the wounded 

members of the Armed Forces assigned to such battalions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2008 

Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mr. INHOFE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize commanders of wounded warrior battalions to accept charitable gifts on behalf of the wounded members of the 

Armed Forces assigned to such battalions. 

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. ACCEPTANCE BY COMMANDERS OF WOUNDED 

2 WARRIOR BATTALIONS OF CHARITABLE 

3 GIFTS ON BEHALF OF WOUNDED MEMBERS 

4 OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SUCH 

5 BATTALIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2601(b) of title 10, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

9 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

10 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing new paragraph (2): 

12 ‘‘(2)(A) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec13 retary of Defense, the commander in grade O–5 or higher 

14 of a unit comprised exclusively of members of the armed 

15 forces described in paragraph (1)(B) (as determined with16 out taking into account members of such unit performing 

17 command or administrative duties with respect to such 

18 unit) may accept, hold, administer, and spend gifts, de19 vises, or bequests of personal property, money, or services 

20 for the benefit of the members of the armed forces de21 scribed in paragraph (1)(B) which comprise such unit. 

22 ‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the amount 

23 of any gift, devise, or bequest accepted by the commander 

24 of a unit under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 

25 $100,000. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) The amount a gift, devise, or bequest accepted 

2 by the commander of a unit under subparagraph (A) may 

3 exceed $100,000 under such circumstances, if any, as the 

4 Secretary of Defense may specify in the regulations pre5 scribed under this paragraph.’’. 

6 (b) REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF AUTHORITIES.— 

7 Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con9 gress a report on the utilization of the authorities provided 

10 in paragraph (2) of section 2601(b) of title 10, United 

11 States Code (as amended by subsection (a)). The report 

12 shall include the following: 

13 (1) A description of the authorities in para14 graph (2) of section 2601(b) of title 10, United 

15 States Code (as so amended), including a description 

16 of any limitations on such authorities under the reg17 ulations required by that paragraph. 

18 (2) A description of the gifts, devises, and be19 quests accepted under such authorities, and of the 

20 administration and use of any gifts, devises, and be21 quests so accepted. 

22 (3) An assessment of the utility of such au23 thorities in assisting commanders of wounded war24 rior battalions in carrying out the mission of such 


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1 battalions with respect to members of the Armed 

2 Forces assigned to such battalions. 

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