S 3073
107th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Charitable contributions
Charities
Crime and Law Enforcement
EBB Terrorism
Families
Federal employees
Federal law enforcement officers
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Intelligence officers
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law
Law enforcement officers
Military pensions
Military personnel
Social Welfare
Survivors' benefits
Terrorism
A bill to encourage the establishment of Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trusts.
Introduced: October 8, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10119-10120)
Oct 8, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10119)
Oct 8, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Sets forth requirements a charitable corporation, fund, foundation, or trust must meet to designate itself as a Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust (a charitable trust for the spouses, dependents, and relatives of military and Federal personnel who lose their lives in the battle against terrorism that is named after the first American to die in such service following the September 11th terrorist attacks). Requires at least 85 percent of each Trust corpus to be distributed to such survivors and prohibits more than 15 percent from being used for administrative purposes. Prohibits any such Trust from participating in any political campaign on behalf of a candidate for public office. Requires: (1) audits of each Trust that annually receives contributions of more than $1 million; and (2) Trust distributions to be made at least once a year.
Provides for the notification of Trust beneficiaries.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10119-10120)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1