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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2424

To recognize the organization known as the Ukrainian American Veterans,

Incorporated.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 15, 1993

Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. HOKE, and Mr. HINCHEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the

Judiciary

A BILL

To recognize the organization known as 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. CHARTER.

4 The Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated, or5 ganized and incorporated under the laws of the State of

6 New York, is hereby recognized and granted a Federal

7 charter.

8 SEC. 2. POWERS.

9 The corporation shall have only the powers granted

10 to it through its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed
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1 in the States in which it is incorporated and subject to

2 the laws of such States.

3 SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

4 The purposes of the corporation are those provided

5 in its articles of incorporation and include a commitment,

6 on a national basis, to—

7 (1) preserve, protect and defend the Constitu8 tion of the United States;

9 (2) commemorate the wars, campaigns, and

10 military actions of the United States in order to re11 flect respect, honor, and tribute for the dead and the

12 surviving veterans;

13 (3) give individuals throughout the Nation a

14 greater understanding of and appreciation for the

15 sacrifices of the people who participated in any mili16 tary action on behalf of individuals throughout the

17 United States;

18 (4) stimulate, to the highest degree possible, the

19 interest of the entire Nation in the problems of vet20 erans, their widows, and orphans;

21 (5) collect, edit, publish, and preserve records

22 and mementos of patriotic service of veterans of the

23 Armed Forces of the United States;
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1 (6) foster the association of veterans of Ukrain2 ian descent who have served in the Armed Forces of

3 the United States; and

4 SEC. 8. RESTRICTIONS.

5 (a) USE OF INCOME AND ASSETS.—No part of the

6 income or assets of the corporation may inure to any mem7 ber, officer, or director of the corporation or be distributed

8 to any such person during the life of this charter. No pro9 vision in this subsection may be construed to prevent the

10 payment of reasonable compensation to the officers and

11 employees of the corporation or reimbursement for actual

12 necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of

13 directors.

14 (b) LOANS.—The corporation may not make any loan

15 to any member, officer, director, or employee of the cor16 poration.

17 (c) POLITICAL ACTIVITY.—The corporation, any offi18 cer, or director of the corporation, acting as such officer

19 or director, may not contribute to, support, or otherwise

20 participate in any political activity or in any manner at21 tempt to influence legislation.

22 (d) ISSUANCE OF STOCK AND PAYMENT OF DIVI23 DENDS.—The corporation may not issue any shares of

24 stock or declare or pay any dividends.
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1 (e) CLAIMS OF FEDERAL APPROVAL.—The corpora2 tion may not claim the approval of the Congress or the

3 authorization of the Federal Government for any of its

4 activities.

5 (f) CORPORATE STATUS.—The corporation shall

6 maintain its status as a corporation organized and incor7 porated under the laws of the State of New York.

8 (g) CORPORATE FUNCTION.—The corporation shall

9 function as an educational, patriotic, civic, and historical

10 organization under the laws of the States in which it is

11 incorporated.

12 SEC. 9. LIABILITY.

13 The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its offi14 cers, directors, employees, and agents whenever the offi15 cers, directors, employees, and agents act within the scope

16 of their authority.

17 SEC. 10. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND

18 RECORDS.

19 (a) BOOKS AND RECORDS OF ACCOUNT.—The cor20 poration shall keep correct and complete books and

21 records of account and shall keep minutes of any proceed22 ing of the corporation involving any of its members, the

23 board of directors, or any committee having authority

24 under the board of directors.
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1 (b) NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS.—The

2 corporation shall keep, at its principal office, a record of

3 the names of all members having the right to vote in any

4 proceeding of the corporation.

5 (c) RIGHT TO INSPECT BOOKS AND RECORDS.—All

6 books and records of the corporation may be inspected by

7 any member having the right to vote, or by any agent or

8 attorney of such member, for any proper purpose, at any

9 reasonable time.

10 (d) APPLICATION OF STATE LAW.—No provision of

11 this section may be construed to contravene any applicable

12 State law.

13 SEC. 11. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

14 The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to pro15 vide for audit of accounts of private corporations estab16 lished under the Federal law’’, approved August 30, 1964

17 (36 U.S.C. 1101), is amended by adding at the end of

18 the following:

19 ‘‘Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated.’’.

20 SEC. 12. ANNUAL REPORT.

21 The corporation shall annually submit to the Con22 gress a report concerning the activities of the corporation

23 during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall

24 be submitted at the same time as is the report of the audit
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1 required by section 11. The report shall not be printed

2 as a public document.

3 SEC. 13. RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO AMEND OR REPEAL

4 CHAPTER.

5 The right to amend or repeal this Act is expressly

6 reserved to the Congress.

7 SEC. 14. DEFINITIONS.

8 For purposes of this Act—

9 (1) the term ‘‘corporation’’ means the Ukrain10 ian American Veterans, Incorporated; and

11 (2) the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the several

12 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth

13 of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern

14 Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer15 ican Samoa, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Is16 lands, or any other territory or possessions of the

17 United States.

18 SEC. 15. TAX EXEMPT STATUS.

19 The corporation shall maintain its status as an orga20 nization exempt from taxation as provided in the Internal

21 Revenue Code of 1986.

22 SEC. 16. TERMINATION.

23 The charter granted in this Act shall expire if the

24 corporation fails to comply with any provisions of this Act.

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