I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6402 
To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, 
Incorporated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2022 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. COLE, 
and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian 
Veterans, Incorporated. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RECOGNITION AS CORPORATION AND GRANT 
OF 
FEDERAL 
CHARTER 
FOR 
NATIONAL 
AMERICAN 
INDIAN 
VETERANS, 
INCOR-
PORATED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of subtitle II of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 
1503 the following: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 1504—NATIONAL AMERICAN 
INDIAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘150401. Organization. 
‘‘150402. Purposes. 
‘‘150403. Membership. 
‘‘150404. Board of directors. 
‘‘150405. Officers. 
‘‘150406. Nondiscrimination. 
‘‘150407. Powers. 
‘‘150408. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges. 
‘‘150409. Restrictions. 
‘‘150410. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status. 
‘‘150411. Records and inspection. 
‘‘150412. Service of process. 
‘‘150413. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 
‘‘150414. Failure to comply with requirements. 
‘‘150415. Annual report. 
‘‘§ 150401 Organization 
‘‘The National American Indian Veterans, Incor-
porated, a nonprofit corporation organized in the United 
States (referred to in this chapter as the ‘corporation’), 
is a federally chartered corporation. 
‘‘§ 150402. Purposes 
‘‘The purposes of the corporation are those stated in 
the articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws of 
the corporation, and include a commitment— 
‘‘(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of 
the United States while respecting the sovereignty of 
the American Indian Nations; 
‘‘(2) to unite under one body all American In-
dian veterans who served in the Armed Forces of 
United States; 
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‘‘(3) to be an advocate on behalf of all Amer-
ican Indian veterans without regard to whether they 
served during times of peace, conflict, or war; 
‘‘(4) to promote social welfare (including edu-
cational, economic, social, physical, and cultural val-
ues and traditional healing) in the United States by 
encouraging the growth and development, readjust-
ment, self-respect, self-confidence, contributions, and 
self-identity of American Indian veterans; 
‘‘(5) to serve as an advocate for the needs of 
American Indian veterans and their families and 
survivors in their dealings with all Federal and State 
government agencies; 
‘‘(6) to promote, support, and utilize research, 
on a nonpartisan basis, pertaining to the relation-
ship between American Indian veterans and Amer-
ican society; and 
‘‘(7) to provide technical assistance to the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs regional areas that are not 
served by any veterans committee or organization or 
program by— 
‘‘(A) providing outreach service to Indian 
Tribes in need; and 
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‘‘(B) training and educating Tribal Vet-
erans Service Officers for Indian Tribes in 
need. 
‘‘§ 150403. Membership 
‘‘Subject to section 150406, eligibility for member-
ship in the corporation, and the rights and privileges of 
members, shall be as provided in the constitution and by-
laws of the corporation. 
‘‘§ 150404. Board of directors 
‘‘Subject to section 150406, the board of directors of 
the corporation, and the responsibilities of the board, shall 
be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the cor-
poration and in conformity with the laws under which the 
corporation is incorporated. 
‘‘§ 150405. Officers 
‘‘Subject to section 150406, the officers of the cor-
poration, and the election of such officers, shall be as pro-
vided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation and 
in conformity with the laws of the jurisdiction under which 
the corporation is incorporated. 
‘‘§ 150406. Nondiscrimination 
‘‘In establishing the conditions of membership in the 
corporation, and in determining the requirements for serv-
ing on the board of directors or as an officer of the cor-
poration, the corporation may not discriminate on the 
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basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, 
or age. 
‘‘§ 150407. Powers 
‘‘The corporation shall have only those powers grant-
ed the corporation through its articles of incorporation, 
constitution, and bylaws, which shall conform to the laws 
of the jurisdiction under which the corporation is incor-
porated. 
‘‘§ 150408. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, 
and badges 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall have the 
sole and exclusive right to use the names ‘National Amer-
ican Indian Veterans, Incorporated’ and ‘National Amer-
ican Indian Veterans’, and such seals, emblems, and 
badges as the corporation may lawfully adopt. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section interferes or 
conflicts with any established or vested rights. 
‘‘§ 150409. Restrictions 
‘‘(a) STOCK AND DIVIDENDS.—The corporation may 
not— 
‘‘(1) issue any shares of stock; or 
‘‘(2) declare or pay any dividends. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME OR ASSETS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The income or assets of the 
corporation may not— 
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‘‘(A) inure to any person who is a member, 
officer, or director of the corporation; or 
‘‘(B) be distributed to any such person 
during the life of the charter granted by this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection pre-
vents the payment of reasonable compensation to the 
officers of the corporation, or reimbursement for ac-
tual and necessary expenses, in amounts approved 
by the board of directors. 
‘‘(c) LOANS.—The corporation may not make any 
loan to any officer, director, member, or employee of the 
corporation. 
‘‘(d) NO FEDERAL ENDORSEMENT.—The corpora-
tion may not claim congressional approval or Federal Gov-
ernment authority by virtue of the charter granted by this 
chapter for any of the activities of the corporation. 
‘‘§ 150410. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status 
‘‘The corporation shall maintain its status as an or-
ganization exempt from taxation under the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
‘‘§ 150411. Records and inspection 
‘‘(a) RECORDS.—The corporation shall keep— 
‘‘(1) correct and complete books and records of 
accounts; 
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‘‘(2) minutes of any proceeding of the corpora-
tion involving any of member of the corporation, the 
board of directors, or any committee having author-
ity under the board of directors; and 
‘‘(3) at the principal office of the corporation, 
a record of the names and addresses of all members 
of the corporation having the right to vote. 
‘‘(b) INSPECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All books and records of 
the corporation may be inspected by any member 
having the right to vote, or by any agent or attorney 
of such a member, for any proper purpose, at any 
reasonable time. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section con-
travenes— 
‘‘(A) the laws of the jurisdiction under 
which the corporation is incorporated; or 
‘‘(B) the laws of those jurisdictions within 
the United States and its territories within 
which the corporation carries out activities in 
furtherance of the purposes of the corporation. 
‘‘§ 150412. Service of process 
‘‘With respect to service of process, the corporation 
shall comply with the laws of— 
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‘‘(1) the jurisdiction under which the corpora-
tion is incorporated; and 
‘‘(2) those jurisdictions within the United 
States and its territories within which the corpora-
tion carries out activities in furtherance of the pur-
poses of the corporation. 
‘‘§ 150413. Liability for acts of officers and agents 
‘‘The corporation shall be liable for the acts of the 
officers and agents of the corporation acting within the 
scope of their authority. 
‘‘§ 150414. Failure to comply with requirements 
‘‘If the corporation fails to comply with any of the 
requirements of this chapter, including the requirement 
under section 150410 to maintain its status as an organi-
zation exempt from taxation, the charter granted by this 
chapter shall expire. 
‘‘§ 150415. Annual report 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall submit to 
Congress an annual report describing the activities of the 
corporation during the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) SUBMITTAL DATE.—Each annual report under 
this section shall be submitted at the same time as the 
report of the audit of the corporation required by section 
10101(b). 
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‘‘(c) REPORT NOT PUBLIC DOCUMENT.—No annual 
report under this section shall be printed as a public docu-
ment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to chapter 1503 the 
following: 
‘‘1504. National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated .....................150401’’. 
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