I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 952
To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association,
Incorporated.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2001
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr.
BOUCHER, Mr. REYES, and Mr. WALSH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans
Association, Incorporated.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER TO KOREAN
WAR 
VETERANS 
ASSOCIATION, 
INCOR-
PORATED.
(a) GRANT OF CHARTER.—Part B of subtitle II of
title 36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 1201—[RESERVED]’’;
and
(2) by inserting after chapter 1103 the fol-
lowing new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 1201—KOREAN WAR VETERANS
ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED
‘‘Sec.
‘‘120101. Organization.
‘‘120102. Purposes.
‘‘120103. Membership.
‘‘120104. Governing body.
‘‘120105. Powers.
‘‘120106. Restrictions.
‘‘120107. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter.
‘‘120108. Records and inspection.
‘‘120109. Service of process.
‘‘120110. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
‘‘120111. Annual report.
‘‘120112. Definition.
‘‘§ 120101. Organization
‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—Korean War Veterans
Association, Incorporated (in this chapter, the ‘corpora-
tion’), a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws
of the State of New York, is a federally chartered corpora-
tion.
‘‘(b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER.—If the corporation
does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, the
charter granted by subsection (a) expires.
‘‘§ 120102. Purposes
‘‘The purposes of the corporation are those provided
in its articles of incorporation and shall include the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) Organizing, promoting, and maintaining
for benevolent and charitable purposes an associa-
tion of persons who have seen honorable service in
the Armed Forces during the Korean War, and of
certain other persons.
‘‘(2) Providing a means of contact and commu-
nication among members of the corporation.
‘‘(3) Promoting the establishment of, and estab-
lishing, war and other memorials commemorative of
persons who served in the Armed Forces during the
Korean War.
‘‘(4) Aiding needy members of the corporation,
their wives and children, and the widows and chil-
dren of persons who were members of the corpora-
tion at the time of their death.
‘‘§ 120103. Membership
‘‘Eligibility for membership in the corporation, and
the rights and privileges of members of the corporation,
are as provided in the bylaws of the corporation.
‘‘§ 120104. Governing body
‘‘(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The composition of the
board of directors of the corporation, and the responsibil-
ities of the board, are as provided in the articles of incor-
poration of the corporation.
‘‘(b) OFFICERS.—The positions of officers of the cor-
poration, and the election of the officers, are as provided
in the articles of incorporation.
10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a
public document.
‘‘§ 120112. Definition
‘‘For purposes of this chapter, the term ‘State’ in-
cludes the District of Columbia and the territories and
possessions of the United States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to
chapter 1201 in the table of chapters at the beginning of
subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘1201. Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated .........................120101’’.
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