,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjad     
,mrs4 ,noem introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to grant a ,federal charter to the     
,national ,american ,indian ,veterans1  
,incorporated4  #a4 ,recognition as     
corporation and grant of ,federal       
charter for ,national ,american ,indian 
,veterans1 ,incorporated  7a7 ,in       
general ,part ,b of subtitle ,,ii of    
title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after chapter #aejc
 the following new chapter3  #aejd      
,national ,american ,indian ,veterans1  
,incorporated  ,sec4 #aejdja4           
,organization #aejdjb4 ,purposes        
#aejdjc4 ,membership #aejdjd4 ,board of 
directors #aejdje4 ,officers #aejdjf4   
,nondiscrimination #aejdjg4 ,powers     
#aejdjh4 ,exclusive right to name1      
seals1 emblems1 and badges #aejdji4     
,restrictions #aejdaj4 ,duty to maintain

 tax-exempt status #aejdaa4 ,records and
 inspection #aejdab4 ,service of process
 #aejdac4 ,liability for acts of        
officers and agents #aejdad4 ,failure to
 comply with requirements #aejdae4      
,annual report  #aejdja4 ,organization  
7a7 ,federal ,charter ,the ,national    
,american ,indian ,veterans1            
,incorporated1 a nonprofit corporation  
organized in the ,united ,states 7in    
this chapter referred to as the         
corporation71 is a federally chartered  
corporation4  7b7 ,independent status of
 corporation ,the corporation is not an 
agency or instrumentality of the        
,federal ,government4  #aejdjb4         
,purposes ,the purposes of the          
corporation are those stated in its     
articles of incorporation1 constitution1
 and bylaws1 and include a commitment-- 
7#a7 to uphold and defend the           
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
while respecting the sovereignty of the 
,american ,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 and 
,native ,hawaiian ,nations2  7#b7 to    

unite under one body all ,american      
,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 and ,native   
,hawaiian veterans who served in the    
,armed ,forces of ,united ,states2  7#c7
 to be an advocate on behalf of all     
,american ,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 and 
,native ,hawaiian veterans without      
regard to whether they served during    
times of peace1 conflict1 or war2  7#d7 
to be an advocate for all veterans      
suffering from service-connected        
disabilities2  7#e7 to promote social   
welfare 7including educational1         
economic1 social1 physical1 cultural    
values1 and traditional healing7 in the 
,united ,states by encouraging the      
growth and development1 readjustment1   
self-respect1 self-confidence1          
contributions1 and self-identity of     
,american ,indian veterans2  7#f7 to    
serve as an advocate for the needs of   
,american ,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 and 
,native ,hawaiian veterans1 their       
families1 or survivors in their dealings
 with all ,federal and ,state           

,government agencies2  7#g7 to promote1 
support1 and use research1 on a         
nonpartisan basis1 pertaining to the    
relationship between the ,american      
,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 and ,native   
,hawaiian veterans and ,american        
society2 and  7#h7 to provide technical 
assistance to all regional areas without
 veterans committees or organizations   
and programs by--  7,a7 providing       
outreach service to those tribes in     
need2 and  7,b7 training and educating  
,tribal ,veterans ,service ,officers for
 those tribes in need4  #aejdjc4        
,membership  7a7 ,in ,general ,subject  
to subsection 7b7 and section #aejdjf of
 this title1 eligibility for membership 
in the corporation1 and the rights and  
privileges of members1 shall be as      
provided in the constitution and bylaws 
of the corporation4  7b7 ,limitation    
,eligibility for membership in the      
corporation and the rights and          
privileges of members shall not be      
determined by the ,federal ,government4 

#aejdjd4 ,board of directors ,subject to
 section #aejdjf of this title1 the     
board of directors of the corporation1  
and the responsibilities of the board1  
shall be as provided in the constitution
 and bylaws of the corporation and in   
conformity with the laws under which the
 corporation is incorporated4  #aejdje4 
,officers ,subject to section #aejdjf of
 this title1 the officers of the        
corporation1 and the election of such   
officers1 shall be as provided in the   
constitution and bylaws of the          
corporation and in conformity with the  
laws of the jurisdiction under which the
 corporation is incorporated4  #aejdjf4 
,nondiscrimination ,in establishing the 
conditions of membership in the         
corporation1 and in determining the     
requirements for serving on the board of
 directors or as an officer of the      
corporation1 the corporation may not    
discriminate on the basis of race1      
color1 religion1 sex1 national origin1  
handicap1 or age4  #aejdjg4 ,powers ,the

 corporation shall have only those      
powers granted the corporation through  
its articles of incorporation and its   
constitution and bylaws1 which shall    
conform to the laws of the jurisdiction 
under which the corporation is          
incorporated4  #aejdjh4 ,exclusive right
 to name1 seals1 emblems1 and badges    
7a7 ,in general ,the corporation shall  
have the sole and exclusive right to use
 the names ,national ,american ,indian  
,veterans1 ,incorporated and ,national  
,american ,indian ,veterans1 and such   
seals1 emblems1 and badges as the       
corporation may lawfully adopt4  7b7    
,construction ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to interfere or      
conflict with established or vested     
rights4  #aejdji4 ,restrictions  7a7    
,stock and dividends ,the corporation   
shall have no power to issue any shares 
of stock nor to declare or pay any      
dividends4  7b7 ,distribution of income 
or assets  7#a7 ,no part of the income  
or assets of the corporation shall inure

 to any person who is a member1 officer1
 or director of the corporation or be   
distributed to any such person during   
the life of the charter granted by this 
chapter4  7#b7 ,nothing in this         
subsection shall be construed to prevent
 the payment of reasonable compensation 
to the officers of the corporation1 or  
reimbursement for actual and necessary  
expenses1 in amounts approved by the    
board of directors4  7c7 ,loans ,the    
corporation shall not make any loan to  
any officer1 director1 member1 or       
employee of the corporation4  7d7 ,no   
,federal endorsement ,the corporation   
shall not claim congressional approval  
or ,federal ,government authority by    
virtue of the charter granted by this   
chapter for any of its activities4      
#aejdaj4 ,duty to maintain tax-exempt   
status ,the corporation shall maintain  
its status as an organization exempt    
from taxation as provided in the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4      
#aejdaa4 ,records and inspection  7a7   

,records ,the corporation shall keep--  
7#a7 correct and complete books and     
records of accounts2  7#b7 minutes of   
any proceeding of the corporation       
involving any of its members1 the board 
of directors1 or any committee having   
authority under the board of directors2 
and  7#c7 at its principal office1 a    
record of the names and addresses of all
 members having the right to vote4  7b7 
,inspection  7#a7 ,all books and records
 of the corporation may be inspected by 
any member having the right to vote1 or 
by any agent or attorney of such member1
 for any proper purpose1 at any         
reasonable time4  7#b7 ,nothing in this 
section shall be construed to contravene
 the laws of the jurisdiction under     
which the corporation is incorporated or
 the laws of those jurisdictions within 
which the corporation carries on its    
activities in furtherance of its        
purposes within the ,united ,states and 
its territories4  #aejdab4 ,service of  
process ,with respect to service of     

process1 the corporation shall comply   
with the laws of the jurisdiction under 
which the corporation is incorporated   
and those jurisdictions within which the
 corporation carries on its activities  
in furtherance of its purposes within   
the ,united ,states and its territories4
  #aejdac4 ,liability for acts of       
officers and agents ,the corporation    
shall be liable for the acts of the     
officers and agents of the corporation  
when such individuals act within the    
scope of their authority4  #aejdad4     
,failure to comply with requirements ,if
 the corporation fails to comply with   
any of the restrictions or provisions of
 this chapter1 including the requirement
 under section #aejdaj of this title to 
maintain its status as an organization  
exempt from taxation1 the charter       
granted by this chapter shall expire4   
#aejdae4 ,annual report  7a7 ,in general
 ,the corporation shall report annually 
to ,congress concerning the activities  
of the corporation during the preceding 

fiscal year4  7b7 ,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 #ajaja7;b7 of this  
title4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of chapters at the beginning of   
subtitle ,,ii of title #cf1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to chapter #aejc
 the following new item3  #aejd4        
,national ,american ,indian ,veterans1  
,incorporated #aejdja  4