An Act to amend the Federal charter of the Big Brothers of America to include Big Sisters International, Incorporated, and for other purposes.
PL 95-167 (S.2208), enacted 11/11/1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-167—NOV. 11, 1977 
91 STAT. 1347 
Public Law 95-167 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Federal charter of the Big Brothers of America to include Big 
Sisters International, Incorporated, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) the first 
section of the Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Big Brothers 
of America", approved September 2, 1958 (36 U.S.C. 881 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a)" before "the following"; 
(2) by striking out "Big Brothers of America" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Big Brothers—Big Sisters of America"; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) This Act may be cited as the 'Big Brothers—Big Sisters of 
America'." 
(b) Section 3 of such Act (36 U.S.C. 883) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "boys" and inserting in lieu thereof "indi-
viduals"; and 
(2) by striking out "and Canada". 
(c) Section 5(a) of such Act (36 U.S.C. 885(a)) is amended by 
striking out "and in Canada to the extent permitted by Canadian 
laws". 
(d) Section 7(a) of such Act (36 U.S.C. 887(a)) is amended by 
striking out "section 16" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 16(a)". 
(e) Section 15 of such Act (36 U.S.C. 895) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "the name, The Big Brothers of America" 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "any of the follow-
ing names: The Big Brothers of America; Big Sisters Interna-
tional, Incorporated; Big Sisters of America; Big Brothers; Big 
Sisters; Big Brothers—Big Sisters of America; and Big Sisters— 
Big Brothers"; and 
(2) by striking out "section 16 of this title" and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: "section 16(a) of this Act, and by 
the District of Columbia corporation. Big Sisters International, 
Incorporated, described in section 16(b) of this Act,". 
(f) Section 16 of such Act (36 U.S.C. 896) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a)" before "The corporation"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) The corporation may acquire the assets of Big Sisters Inter-
national, Incorporated, a corporation organized under the laws of the 
District of Columbia, upon discharging or satisfactorily providing 
for the payment and discharge of all of the liability of such corpora-
tion and upon complying with all laws of the District of Columbia 
applicable thereto.". 
Nov. 11, 1977 
[S. 2208] 
Big Brothers of 
America. 
Federal charter, 
amendment. 
91 STAT. 1348 
PUBLIC LAW 95-167—NOV. 11, 1977' 
SEC. 2. Paragraph (11) of the iirst section of the Act entitled "An 
Act to provide for audit of accounts of private corporations established 
under Federal Law", approved August 30,1964 (36 U.S.C. 1101(11)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
" (11) Big Brothers—Big Sisters of America.". 
Approved November 11, 1977. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-750 accompanying H.R. 7249 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-510 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): 
Oct. 20, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 31, Nov. 1, considered and passed House, in lieu of H.R. 7249.