text: 5 of the 101st 
  Congress, agreed to on February 22, 1989 (103 Stat. 2533).
      ``(f) Display To Be in a Manner Visible to the Public.--Display of 
  the POW/MIA flag pursuant to this section shall be in a manner designed 
  to ensure visibility to the public.
      ``(g) Limitation.--This section may not be construed or applied so 
  as to require any employee to report to work solely for the purpose of 
  providing for the display of the POW/MIA flag.''.
          (2) In section 2102(b), strike ``designated personnel'' and 
      substitute ``personnel made available to the Commission''.
          (3) In section 2501(2), insert ``solicit,'' before ``accept,''.
          (4)(A) Insert after chapter 201 the following:
  
               ``CHAPTER 202--AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION
  
  ``Sec.
  ``20201. Definition.
  ``20202. Organization.
  ``20203. Purposes.
  ``20204. Membership.
  ``20205. Governing body.
  ``20206. Powers.
  ``20207. Restrictions.
  ``20208. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.
  ``20209. Records and inspection.
  ``20210. Service of process.
  ``20211. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
  ``20212. Annual report.
  
  ``Sec. 20201. Definition
  
      ``For purposes of this chapter, `State' includes the District of 
  Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.
  
  ``Sec. 20202. Organization
  
      ``(a) Federal Charter.--Air Force Sergeants Association (in this 
  chapter, the `corporation'), a nonprofit corporation incorporated in 
  the District of Columbia, is a federally chartered corporation.
      ``(b) Expiration of Charter.--If the corporation does not comply 
  with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter 
  expires.
  
  ``Sec. 20203. Purposes
  
      ``(a) General.--The purposes of the corporation are as provided in 
  its bylaws and articles of incorporation and include--
          ``(1) helping to maintain a highly dedicated and professional 
      corps of enlisted personnel within the United States Air Force, 
      including the United States Air Force Reserve, and the Air National 
      Guard;
          ``(2) supporting fair and equitable legislation and Department 
      of the Air Force policies and influencing by lawful means 
      departmental plans, programs, policies, and legislative proposals 
      that affect enlisted personnel of the Regular Air Force, the Air 
      Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard, its retirees, and other 
      veterans of enlisted service in the Air Force;
          ``(3) actively publicizing the roles of enlisted personnel in 
      the United States Air Force;
          ``(4) participating in civil and military activities, youth 
      programs, and fundraising campaigns that benefit the United States 
      Air Force;
          ``(5) providing for the mutual welfare of members of the 
      corporation and their families;
          ``(6) assisting in recruiting for the United States Air Force;
          ``(7) assembling together for social activities;
          ``(8) maintaining an adequate Air Force for our beloved 
      country;
          ``(9) fostering among the members of the corporation a devotion 
      to fellow airmen; and
          ``(10) serving the United States and the United States Air 
      Force loyally, and doing all else necessary to uphold and defend 
      the Constitution of the United States.
      ``(b) Corporate Function.--The corporation shall function as an 
  educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization 
  under the laws of the District of Columbia.
  
  ``Sec. 20204. Membership
  
      ``(a) Eligibility.--Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility 
  for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of 
  members are as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
      ``(b) Nondiscrimination.--The terms of membership may not 
  discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, 
  age, or national origin.
  
  ``Sec. 20205. Governing body
  
      ``(a) Board of Directors.--The board of directors and the 
  responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws and 
  articles of incorporation.
      ``(b) Officers.--The officers and the election of officers are as 
  provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
      ``(c) Nondiscrimination.--The requirements for serving as a 
  director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, 
  religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.
  
  ``Sec. 20206. Powers
  
      ``The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and 
  articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is 
  incorporated.
  
  ``Sec. 20207. Restrictions
  
      ``(a) Stock and Dividends.--The corporation may not issue stock or 
  declare or pay a dividend.
      ``(b) Distribution of Income or Assets.--The income or assets of 
  the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, 
  a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted 
  by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of 
  reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or reimbursement for 
  actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of 
  directors.
      ``(c) Loans.--The corporation may not make a loan to a director, 
  officer, employee, or member.
      ``(d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority.--The corporation 
  may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United 
  States Government for any of its activities.
  
  ``Sec. 20208. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status
  
      ``(a) Corporate Status.--The corporation shall maintain its status 
  as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the District of 
  Columbia.
      ``(b) Tax-Exempt Status.--The corporation shall maintain its status 
  as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code 
  of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
  
  ``Sec. 20209. Records and inspection
  
      ``(a) Records.--The corporation shall keep--
          ``(1) correct and complete records of account;
          ``(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of 
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board 
      of directors; and
          ``(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and 
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.
      ``(b) Inspection.--A member entitled to vote, or an agent or 
  attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for 
  any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
  
  ``Sec. 20210. Service of process
  
      ``The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process 
  of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it 
  carries on activities.
  
  ``Sec. 20211. Liability for acts of officers and agents
  
      ``The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents 
  acting within the scope of their authority.
  
  ``Sec. 20212. 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) In the table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle II, 
      insert after the item related to chapter 201:
  
  ``202. AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION........................
                                                                  20201''.
  
          (5)(A) Insert after chapter 209 the following:
  
           ``CHAPTER 210--AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES
  
  ``Sec.
  ``21001. Definition.
  ``21002. Organization.
  ``21003. Purposes.
  ``21004. Membership.
  ``21005. Governing body.
  ``21006. Powers.
  ``21007. Restrictions.
  ``21008. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status.
  ``21009. Records and inspection.
  ``21010. Service of process.
  ``21011. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
  ``21012. Annual report.
  
  ``Sec. 21001. Definition
  
      ``For purposes of this chapter, `State' includes the District of 
  Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States.
  
  ``Sec. 21002. Organization
  
      ``(a) Federal Charter.--American GI Forum of the United States (in 
  this chapter, the `corporation'), a nonprofit corporation incorporated 
  in Texas, is a federally chartered corporation.
      ``(b) Expiration of Charter.--If the corporation does not comply 
  with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter 
  expires.
  
  ``Sec. 21003. Purposes
  
      ``(a) General.--The purposes of the corporation are as provided in 
  its bylaws and articles of incorporation and include--
          ``(1) securing the blessing of American democracy at every 
      level of local, State, and national life for all United States 
      citizens;
          ``(2) upholding and defending the Constitution and the United 
      States flag;
          ``(3) fostering and perpetuating the principles of American 
      democracy based on religious and political freedom for the 
      individual and equal opportunity for all;
          ``(4) fostering and enlarging equal educational opportunities, 
      equal economic opportunities, equal justice under the law, and 
      equal political opportunities for all United States citizens, 
      regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;
          ``(5) encouraging greater participation of the ethnic minority 
      represented by the corporation in the policy-making and 
      administrative activities of all departments, agencies, and other 
      governmental units of local and State governments and the United 
      States Government;
          ``(6) combating all practices of a prejudicial or 
      discriminatory nature in local, State, or national life which 
      curtail, hinder, or deny to any United States citizen an equal 
      opportunity to develop full potential as an individual; and
          ``(7) fostering and promoting the broader knowledge and 
      appreciation by all United States citizens of their cultural 
      heritage and language.
      ``(b) Corporate Function.--The corporation shall function as an 
  educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization 
  under the laws of Texas.
  
  ``Sec. 21004. Membership
  
      ``(a) Eligibility.--Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility 
  for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of 
  members are as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
      ``(b) Nondiscrimination.--The terms of membership may not 
  discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, 
  age, or national origin.
  
  ``Sec. 21005. Governing body
  
      ``(a) Board of Directors.--The board of directors and the 
  responsibilities of the board are as provided in the bylaws and 
  articles of incorporation.
      ``(b) Officers.--The officers and the election of officers are as 
  provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation.
      ``(c) Nondiscrimination.--The requirements for serving as a 
  director or officer may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, 
  religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin.
  
  ``Sec. 21006. Powers
  
      ``The corporation has only the powers provided in its bylaws and 
  articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is 
  incorporated.
  
  ``Sec. 21007. Restrictions
  
      ``(a) Stock and Dividends.--The corporation may not issue stock or 
  declare or pay a dividend.
      ``(b) Distribution of Income or Assets.--The income or assets of 
  the corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, 
  a director, officer, or member during the life of the charter granted 
  by this chapter. This subsection does not prevent the payment of 
  reasonable compensation to an officer or employee or reimbursement for 
  actual necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of 
  directors.
      ``(c) Loans.--The corporation may not make a loan to a director, 
  officer, employee, or member.
      ``(d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority.--The corporation 
  may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United 
  States Government for any of its activities.
  
  ``Sec. 21008. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status
  
      ``(a) Corporate Status.--The corporation shall maintain its status 
  as a corporation incorporated under the laws of Texas.
      ``(b) Tax-Exempt Status.--The corporation shall maintain its status 
  as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code 
  of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
  
  ``Sec. 21009. Records and inspection
  
      ``(a) Records.--The corporation shall keep--
          ``(1) correct and complete records of account;
          ``(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of 
      directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board 
      of directors; and
          ``(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and 
      addresses of its members entitled to vote.
      ``(b) Inspection.--A member entitled to vote, or an agent or 
  attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for 
  any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.
  
  ``Sec. 21010. Service of process
  
      ``The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process 
  of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it 
  carries on activities.
  
  ``Sec. 21011. Liability for acts of officers and agents
  
      ``The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents 
  acting within the scope of their authority.
  
  ``Sec. 21012. 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) In the table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle II, 
      insert after the item related to chapter 209:
  
  ``210. AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES.................
                                                                  21001''.
  
          (6) In section 21703(1)(A)(iv), strike ``December 22, 1961'' 
      and substitute ``February 28, 1961''.
          (7) In section 70103(b), strike ``the State of''.
          (8) In section 151303, subsections (f) and (g) are amended to 
      read as follows:
      ``(f) Status.--Appointment to the board does not constitute 
  appointment as an officer or employee of the United States Government 
  for the purpose of any law of the United States.
      ``(g) Compensation.--Members of the board serve without 
  compensation.
      ``(h) Liability.--Members of the board are not personally liable, 
  except for gross negligence.''.
          (9) In section 151305(b), strike ``the State of''.
          (10) In section 152903(8), strike ``Corporation'' and 
      substitute ``corporation''.
  
  SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.
  
      (a) The provisos in the paragraph under the heading ``American 
  Battle Monuments Commission'' in the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
  and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
  Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-65, Oct. 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 
  1368, 36 App. U.S.C. 121b, 122, and 122a) are repealed.
      (b) Paragraph (3) of section 198(s) of the National and Community 
  Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653(s)(3)) is repealed.
      (c) Effective August 12, 1998, Public Law 105-225 (Aug. 12, 1998, 
  112 Stat. 1253) is amended as follows:
          (1) Section 4(b) is amended by striking ``2320(d)'' and 
      substituting ``2320(e)''.
          (2) Section 7(a), and the amendment made by section 7(a), are 
      repealed.
  
  SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  
      The amendment made by section 1(8) of this Act shall take effect as 
  if included in the provisions of Public Law 105-225, as of the date of 
  enactment of Public Law 105-225.
  
  SEC. 4. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.
  
      (a) No Substantive Change.--(1) Section 1 of this Act restates, 
  without substantive change, laws enacted before September 5, 1998, that 
  were replaced by section 1. Section 1 may not be construed as making a 
  substantive change in the laws replaced.
      (2) Laws enacted after September 4, 1998, that are inconsistent 
  with this Act supersede this Act to the extent of the inconsistency.
      (b) References.--A reference to a law replaced by this Act, 
  including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed 
  to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act.
      (c) Continuing Effect.--An order, rule, or regulation in effect 
  under a law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the 
  corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or 
  superseded.
      (d) Actions and Offenses Under Prior Law.--An action taken or an 
  offense committed under a law replaced by this Act is deemed to have 
  been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by 
  this Act.
      (e) Inferences.--An inference of a legislative construction is not 
  to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a 
  provision enacted by this Act or by reason of a heading of the 
  provision.
      (f) Severability.--If a provision enacted by this Act is held 
  invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid 
  provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held 
  invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all 
  valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid 
  applications.
  
  SEC. 5. REPEALS.
  
      (a) Inferences of Repeal.--The repeal of a law by this Act may not 
  be construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was 
  not in effect before its repeal.
      (b) Repealer Schedule.--The laws specified in the following 
  schedule are repealed, except for rights and duties that matured, 
  penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before 
  the date of enactment of this Act:
  
                                              Schedule of Laws Repealed
                                                  Statutes at Large
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                                                                    Statutes at Large              U.S. Code
        Date         Chapter or Public         Section       -----------------------------------------------------
                            Law                                Volume          Page           Title      Section
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1997
  Nov. 18          105-85..............  1082, 1501-1516....      111  1917, 1963.........    36 App.  189a, 1101,
                                                                                                         5801-5815
  Nov. 20          105-110.............  ...................      111  2270...............    36 App.           45
        1998
  Aug. 7           105-220.............  413................      112  1241...............    36 App.         155b
  Aug. 13          105-231.............  1-16...............      112  1530...............    36 App.  1101, 5901-
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                                 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  
                              Vice President of the United States and    
                                                 President of the Senate.
target: Amends title 36, United States Code to:  (1) codify specified Federal laws related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations; and (2) make technical corrections to, or repeal, certain Federal laws.
feat_title: A bill to clarify without substantive change laws related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations and to improve the United States Code.