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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2866
To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the 
Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2003
Mr. COLLINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal 
charter to the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor 
Survivors, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sons and Daughters 
of Pearl Harbor Survivors Charter Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CHARTER FOR SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF PEARL 
HARBOR SURVIVORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of subtitle II of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 
1703 the following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 1704—SONS AND DAUGHTERS 
OF PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS
‘‘170401. Organization. 
‘‘170402. Purposes. 
‘‘170403. Membership. 
‘‘170404. Governing body. 
‘‘170405. Powers. 
‘‘170406. Exclusive Right to Name, Seals, Emblems, and Badges. 
‘‘170407. Restrictions. 
‘‘170408. Duty to Maintain Corporate and Tax-Exempt Status. 
‘‘170409. Records and Inspection. 
‘‘170410. Service of Process. 
‘‘170411. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 
‘‘170412. Annual report. 
‘‘170413. Definitions.
‘‘§ 170401. Organization 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—The Sons and Daughters 
of Pearl Harbor Survivors, a nonprofit corporation orga-
nized under the laws of the State of Florida, is a federally 
chartered corporation. 
‘‘(b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER.—If the corporation 
does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the 
charter granted by subsection (a) expires. 
‘‘§ 170402. Purposes 
‘‘The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patri-
otic, historical, and educational as provided in its bylaws 
and articles of incorporation and shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) To preserve, teach, and promote true pa-
triotism and loyalty to the United States of America.
‘‘(2) To perpetuate the memory of the service-
men and servicewomen and the events pertaining to 
that Day of Infamy, 7 December 1941. 
‘‘(3) To assist in the preservation and encour-
age the study of documents and chronicles of service 
performed by the Pearl Harbor survivors and non-
survivors. 
‘‘(4) To celebrate the anniversary of the bomb-
ing of Pearl Harbor, the island of Oahu, on 7 De-
cember 1941. 
‘‘(5) To unite and promote comradeship among 
descendants. 
‘‘(6) To encourage in all people an under-
standing of 7 December 1941, which will guard 
against future attacks on American soil. 
‘‘§ 170403. Membership 
‘‘Eligibility for membership in the corporation, and 
the rights and privileges of the members of the corpora-
tion, are as provided in the bylaws of the corporation. 
‘‘§ 170404. Governing body 
‘‘(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The board of directors 
of the corporation and the responsibilities of the board are 
as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation of 
the corporation.
‘‘(b) OFFICERS.—The officers and the election of offi-
cers of the corporation are as provided in the bylaws and 
articles of incorporation of the corporation. 
‘‘§ 170405. Powers 
‘‘The corporation has only the powers provided in its 
bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in each State in 
which it is incorporated. 
‘‘§ 170406. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, 
and badges 
‘‘The corporation shall have the exclusive right to use 
the name ‘Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors’ 
and any seals, emblems, and badges the corporation 
adopts. 
‘‘§ 170407. Restrictions 
‘‘(a) STOCK AND DIVIDENDS.—The corporation may 
not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend. 
‘‘(b) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.—The corporation, or 
any director or officer of the corporation, acting as such 
director or officer, may not contribute to, support, or oth-
erwise participate in any political activity or in any man-
ner attempt to influence legislation. 
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION
OF INCOME
OR ASSETS.—No 
part of the income or assets of the corporation may inure 
to the benefit of, or be distributed to, any director, officer, 
or employee of the corporation during the life of the char-
ter granted by this chapter. Nothing in this subsection 
may be construed to prevent the payment of reasonable 
compensation to the officers and employees of the corpora-
tion or the reimbursement of actual necessary expenses 
in the amounts approved by the board of directors of the 
corporation. 
‘‘(d) LOAN.—The corporation may not make a loan 
to any director, officer, or employee of the corporation. 
‘‘(e) CLAIM
OF GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
OR AU-
THORITY.—The corporation may not claim the approval 
of Congress or the authorization of the United States Gov-
ernment for any of its activities. 
‘‘§ 170408. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-ex-
empt status 
‘‘(a) CORPORATE STATUS.—The corporation shall 
maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under 
the laws of the State of Florida. 
‘‘(b) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.—The corporation shall 
maintain its status as an organization exempt from tax-
ation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘§ 170409. Records and inspection 
‘‘(a) RECORDS.—The corporation shall keep—
‘‘(1) correct and complete records of account;
‘‘§ 170413. Definitions 
‘‘For the purposes of this chapter: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘corporation’ means the Sons 
and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia and the territories and possessions of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
at the beginning of subtitle II of title 36, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 1703 the following new item:
‘‘1704. Sons 
and 
Daughters 
of 
Pearl 
Harbor 
Sur-
vivors...........................................................................170401.’’.
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