,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjah,mr4
 ,duncan of ,tennessee 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 and ,mr4       
,des,jarlais7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #cf1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to provide for a ,federal charter
 for ,remote ,area ,medical1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,remote ,area 
,medical ,charter ,act of #bjah4  #b4   
,chapter #ahja of title #cf1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  #ahej ,,remote ,,area         
,,medical  #aheaja4 ,organization4      
#aheajb4 ,purposes4 #aheajc4 ,membership
 and chapters4 #aheajd4 ,board of       
,directors4 #aheaje4 ,powers4 #aheajf4  
,annual meeting4 #aheajg4 ,endowment    
fund4 #aheajh4 ,annual report and audit4
 #aheaji4 ,authority of the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states4       

#aheaaj4 ,reservation of right to amend 
or repeal4 #aheaaa4 ,service of process4
  #aheaja4 ,organization  7a7 ,federal  
charter ,remote ,area ,medical 7in this 
chapter1 the corporation7 is a          
,federally chartered corporation4  7b7  
,name ,the name of the corporation is   
,remote ,area ,medical or ,,ram4 ,the   
corporation may conduct its business and
 affairs1 and otherwise hold itself out1
 as the ,remote ,area ,medical in any   
jurisdiction4  7c7 ,perpetual existence 
,except as otherwise provided1 the      
corporation has perpetual existence4    
#aheajb4 ,purposes ,the purpose of the  
corporation is--  7#a7 ,to prevent pain 
and alleviate suffering by providing    
free quality healthcare to those in     
need4 ,the corporation will utilize     
mobile ground and airborne capabilities 
to provide free medical care and        
veterinary services to the needy4  7#b7 
,to organize and facilitate animal      
husbandry and wildlife conservation1 to 
include the distribution of educational 

information and data4  7#c7 ,to organize
 and distribute education information   
and provide live educational and        
training programs for underprivileged   
youth and adults4  #aheajc4 ,membership 
and chapters  7a7 ,membership           
,membership in the corporation is open  
to all the people of the ,united ,states
 and its territories and possessions1 or
 as provided in the bylaws4  7b7        
,affiliates  7#a7 ,the affiliates of the
 corporation are the local units of the 
corporation4 ,the corporation shall     
prescribe policies and regulations      
related to--  7,a7 granting charters to 
the affiliates and revoking those       
charters2  7,b7 the territorial         
jurisdiction of the affiliates2  7,c7   
the relationship of the affiliates to   
the corporation2 and  7,d7 compliance by
 the affiliates with the policies and   
regulations of the corporation4  7#b7   
,the policies and regulations shall     
require that each affiliate adhere to   
the democratic principles of election   

specified in the bylaws in electing the 
governing body of the affiliate4        
#aheajd4 ,board of ,directors  7a7      
,board of ,directors  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,board of ,directors is the        
governing body of the corporation with  
all powers of governing and directing1  
and of overseeing the management of the 
business and affairs of1 the            
corporation4  7#b7 ,number ,the ,board  
of ,directors shall fix by resolution1  
from time to time1 the number of members
 constituting the entire ,board of      
,directors1 provided that as of ,july   
#ac1 #bjad1 and thereafter1 there shall 
be no fewer than twelve4 ,there shall be
 #i standing committees4 ,procedures to 
implement or amend the preceding        
sentence shall be provided in the       
bylaws4  7#c7 ,appointment ,the ,board  
of ,directors shall be appointed or     
elected in the following manner3 7,a7   
,president  7i7 ,in general ,the ,board 
of ,directors1 in accordance with       
procedures provided in the bylaws1 shall

 have ,stan ,brock serving as ,president
 of the ,board for life or upon his     
resignation or removal from the ,board4 
7ii7 ,vacancies ,vacancies as to the    
,presidency of the ,board1 whether      
resulting from the resignation1 death1  
or removal by the ,board1 shall be      
filled as provided in the bylaws4  7iii7
 ,duties ,the ,president shall be a     
member of the ,board of ,directors and1 
when present1 shall preside at meetings 
of the ,board of ,directors and shall   
have such other duties and              
responsibilities as may be provided in  
the bylaws or a resolution of the ,board
 of ,directors4  7,b7 ,other members    
7i7 ,in general ,officers of the ,board 
of ,directors other than the ,president 
shall be elected at the annual meeting  
of the corporation in accordance with   
such procedures as may be provided in   
the bylaws4  7ii7 ,vacancies ,vacancies 
in any such elected ,board position and 
in any newly created ,board position may
 be filled by a vote of the remaining   

members of the ,board of ,directors in  
accordance with such procedures as may  
be provided in the bylaws4  7b7 ,terms  
of office  7#a7 ,in general ,the term of
 office of each member of the ,board of 
,directors shall be #b years1 except    
that any member of the ,board of        
,directors elected by the ,board to fill
 a vacancy in a ,board position arising 
before the expiration of its term may1  
as determined by the ,board1 serve for  
the remainder of that term or until the 
next meeting of the corporation4  7#b7  
,staggered terms ,the terms of office of
 members of the ,board of ,directors    
7other than the ,president7 shall be    
staggered4 ,elections of the ,board of  
,directors shall take place in the      
winter quarterly meeting and each ,july 
at the annual meeting4  7c7 ,committees 
and officers ,the ,board-- 7#a7 may     
appoint1 from its own members1 an       
executive committee to exercise such    
powers of the ,board when the ,board is 
not in session as may be provided in the

 bylaws2  7#b7 may appoint such other   
committees with such powers as may be   
provided in the bylaws or a resolution  
of the ,board of ,directors2  7#c7 shall
 appoint such officers of the           
corporation1 including a chief executive
 officer1 with such duties1             
responsibilities1 and terms of office as
 may be provided in the bylaws or a     
resolution of the ,board of ,directors2 
and  7#d7 may remove members of the     
,board of ,directors 7other than the    
,president71 officers1 and employees    
under such procedures as may be provided
 in the bylaws or a resolution of the   
,board of ,directors4  7d7 ,action      
without meeting ,any action required or 
permitted to be taken at any meeting of 
the ,board of ,directors or of any      
committee thereof may be taken without a
 meeting if #ge percent of the members  
of the ,board or committee1 as the case 
may be1 consent thereto in writing1 or  
by electronic transmission and the      
writing or electronic transmission is   

filed with the minutes of the next      
proceedings of the ,board or committee1 
if ratified by a majority vote of the   
,board4 ,such filing shall be in paper  
form if the minutes are maintained in   
paper form and shall be in electronic   
form if the minutes are maintained in   
electronic form4  7e7 ,voting by proxy  
7#a7 ,in general ,any member wishing to 
vote through proxy must notify the      
,secretary of the ,board in writing more
 than #bd hours in advance of the ,board
 meeting4  7#b7 ,method ,an e-mail      
constitutes a writing for proxy         
notification purposes4  7f7 ,bylaws ,the
 ,board of ,directors may--  7#a7 at any
 time adopt bylaws2 and  7#b7 amend     
these bylaws upon written notice        
provided at least #e days in advance of 
any meeting convened for that purpose4  
,amendments may only be adopted on a    
majority vote of a quorum of the entire 
membership of the ,board at the time the
 amendment is proposed4  #aheaje4       
,powers  ,the corporation may-- 7#a7    

adopt policies and regulations2  7#b7   
adopt1 alter1 and destroy a seal2  7#c7 
own and dispose of property to carry out
 the purposes of the corporation2  7#d7 
accept gifts1 devises1 and bequests of  
property to carry out the purposes of   
the corporation2  7#e7 sue and be sued  
in courts of law and equity1 ,state or  
,federal1 within the jurisdiction of the
 ,united ,states2 and  7#f7 do any other
 act necessary to carry out this chapter
 and promote the purposes of the        
corporation4  #aheajf4 ,annual meeting  
7a7 ,in general ,the annual meeting of  
the corporation is the annual meeting of
 ,directors4  7b7 ,time of meeting ,the 
annual meeting shall be held during the 
month of ,july4  7c7 ,place of meeting  
,the ,board of ,directors is authorized 
to determine that the annual meeting    
shall not be held at any place1 but may 
instead be held solely by means of      
remote communication subject to such    
procedures as are provided in the       
bylaws4  #aheajg4 ,endowment fund ,any  

endowment fund of the corporation shall 
be kept and invested under the          
management and control of the ,board of 
,directors4  #aheajh4 ,annual report and
 audit  7a7 ,submission of report ,as   
soon as practicable after the end of the
 corporation's fiscal year1 which may be
 changed from time to time by the ,board
 of ,directors1 the corporation shall   
submit a report to ,congress on the     
activities of the corporation during    
such fiscal year4 ,the report may not be
 printed as a public document4  7b7     
,audit requirements ,,ram shall comply  
with the audit requirements of #cf      
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja4  #aheaji4 ,authority  
of the ,comptroller ,general of the     
,united ,states ,the ,comptroller       
,general of the ,united ,states is      
authorized to review the corporation's  
involvement in any ,federal program or  
activity the ,government carries out    
under law4  #aheaaj4 ,reservation of    
right to amend or repeal ,congress      
reserves the right to amend or repeal   

the provisions of this chapter4         
#aheaaa4 ,service of process ,as a      
condition to the exercise of any power  
or privilege granted by this chapter1   
the corporation shall file1 with the    
secretary of state or other designated  
official of each ,state1 the name and   
address of an agent in that ,state on   
whom legal process or demands against   
the corporation may be served4  4