119-s2479

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2479 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2479

To amend the charter of the Reserve Organization of the United States, 
 and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 28, 2025

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend the charter of the Reserve Organization of the United States, 
 and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Reserve Organization of America 
Charter Amendments Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER OF RESERVE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED 
 STATES.

    (a) In General.--Title 36 of the United States Code is amended by 
amending chapter 1901 to read as follows:

 ``CHAPTER 1901--RESERVE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA

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Sec. 190101. Organization
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    (a) Federal Charter.--Reserve Organization of America (referred 
to in this chapter as the `corporation') is a federally chartered 
corporation.
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    (b) Perpetual Existence.--Except as otherwise provided, the 
corporation has perpetual existence.
``

Sec. 190102. Purposes
 ``The purposes of the corporation are to support and promote the 
development and execution of a military policy for the United States 
that will provide adequate national security.
``

Sec. 190103. Membership
 ``Eligibility for membership in the corporation is as provided in 
the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.
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Sec. 190104. Governing body
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    (a) Annual Meeting.--The corporation shall hold an annual 
meeting.
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    (b) Governing Body.--The governing body is as defined in the 
constitution of the corporation.
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Sec. 190105. Powers
 ``The corporation may do any lawful act necessary and proper to 
carry out the purposes of the corporation.
``

Sec. 190106. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges
 ``The corporation and its subordinate entities have the exclusive 
right to use the name `Reserve Organization of America' and seals, 
emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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Sec. 190107. Restrictions
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    (a) Profit.--The corporation may not engage in business for 
profit.
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    (b) Stock.--The corporation may not issue stock.
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            (c) Political Activities.--Neither the corporation, nor any of 
its members' acting on its behalf, may contribute to support or assist 
a political party or candidate for public office.
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            (d) Distribution of Income or Assets.--The income or assets of 
the corporation may not inure to the benefit of or be distributed to 
any of its members.
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    (e) Loans.--The corporation may not make a loan or advance to an 
officer or member of the governing body. Members of the governing body 
who vote for or assent to making a loan or advance to an officer and 
officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are jointly and 
severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan or 
advance until it is repaid.
``

Sec. 190108. Headquarters
 ``The headquarters of the corporation shall be in such place as 
determined by the governing body.
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Sec. 190109. Records and inspection
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    (a) Records.--The corporation shall keep--
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    (1) correct and complete records of account;
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    (2) minutes of the proceedings of the governing body and 
 formal meetings of the members, including any annual meeting; 
 and
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    (3) at its principal office, a record of the names and 
 addresses of its members.
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    (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, and upon reasonable notice.
``

Sec. 190110. Service of process
 ``The corporation shall have a registered agent in the District of 
Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to 
or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.
``

Sec. 190111. 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.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis for title 36, United 
States Code, is amended, in the item relating to chapter 1901, by 
striking ``Reserve Officers Association of the United States'' and 
inserting ``Reserve Organization of America''.
            (c) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to ``Reserve Officers 
Association of the United States'' shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the ``Reserve Organization of America''.
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