I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1615
To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the 
Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2003
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. 
CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. FROST, 
Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDON-
ALD, Mr. DINGELL, and Mr. FILNER) 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 Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated.
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 ‘‘Ukrainian American 
Veterans Charter Act’’.
SEC. 2. CHARTER FOR UKRAINIAN AMERICAN VETERANS, 
INCORPORATED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after chapter 2103 the following 
new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 2200—UKRAINIAN AMERICAN 
VETERANS, INCORPORATED
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘220001. Definition. 
‘‘220002. Organization. 
‘‘220003. Purposes. 
‘‘220004. Powers. 
‘‘220005. Restrictions. 
‘‘220006. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status. 
‘‘220007. Records and inspection. 
‘‘220008. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 
‘‘220009. Annual report.
‘‘§ 220001. Definition 
‘‘For purposes of this chapter, ‘State’ includes the 
District of Columbia and the territories and possessions 
of the United States.
‘‘§ 220002. Organization 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—The Ukrainian American 
Veterans, Incorporated (in this chapter, the ‘corporation’), 
incorporated in New York, is a federally chartered cor-
poration. 
‘‘(b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER.—If the corporation 
does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the 
charter granted by this chapter expires.
‘‘§ 220003. Purposes 
‘‘(a) GENERAL.—The purposes of the corporation are 
as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a 
commitment, on a national basis, to—
‘‘(1) preserve, protect, and defend the Constitu-
tion of the United States; 
‘‘(2) commemorate the wars, campaigns, and 
military actions of the United States in respect, 
honor, and tribute of the veterans of the Armed 
Forces; 
‘‘(3) promote a greater understanding of, and 
appreciation for, the sacrifices made by the veterans 
of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(4) stimulate, to the highest degree possible, 
the interest of the people of the United States in the 
problems faced by the veterans of the Armed Forces, 
their widows, and orphans; 
‘‘(5) collect, edit, publish, and preserve records 
and artifacts of the patriotic service of veterans of 
the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(6) foster the association of individuals of 
Ukrainian descent who have served in the Armed 
Forces. 
‘‘(b) CORPORATE FUNCTION.—The corporation shall 
function as an educational, patriotic, civic, and historical
‘‘§ 220008. Liability for acts of officers and agents 
‘‘The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers 
and agents within the scope of their authority.
‘‘§ 220009. Annual report 
‘‘The corporation shall submit an annual report to 
Congress on the activities of the corporation during the 
prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted at the 
same time as the report of the audit required by section 
10101 of this title. The report may not be printed as a 
public document.’’. 
(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 2103 the following new item:
‘‘2200. Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated ...........220001’’.
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