To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the American Legion under its federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to the individual Departments and Posts. Prohibits it from controlling or otherwise influencing the specific activities and conduct of independent, autonomous Departments and Posts.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2369 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2369

  To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional 
        power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2011

Mr. Altmire (for himself and Mr. Rooney) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional 
        power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL POWER OF AMERICAL LEGION UNDER FEDERAL CHARTER.

    Section 2104 of title 36, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
        paragraph (8):
            ``(8) provide guidance and leadership to the individual 
        Departments and Posts, but may not control or otherwise 
        influence the specific activities and conduct of the 
        independent, autonomous Departments and Posts; and''.
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