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PUBLIC LAW 107-242 —OCT. 16, 2002 116 STAT. 1497 Public Law 107-242 107th Congress An Act To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive special pay for duty Oct. 16, 2002 subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership in the organiza- [H R 38381 tion, 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. AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES CHARTER. (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER.— Section 230103 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "or" at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting "; or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) in an area which entitled the individual to receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger under section 310 of title 37.". SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION. Section 230102 of such title is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting "charitable," before "and educational,". Approved October 16, 2002. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3838: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-570 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002): July 15, considered and passed House. Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate.