Public Law 105-149

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[105th Congress Public Law 149]
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Public Law 105-149
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To amend the Federal charter for Group Hospitalization and Medical 
 Services, Inc., and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 16, 1997 -  [H.R. 
                                3025]>> 

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

SECTION 1. CHARTER FOR GROUP HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.

    The Act entitled ``An Act providing for the incorporation of certain 
persons as Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.'', approved 
August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1412), is amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 9 the following new section:

    ``Sec. 10. The corporation may have 1 class of members, consisting 
of at least 1 member and not more than 30 members, as determined 
appropriate by the board of trustees. The bylaws for the corporation 
shall prescribe the designation of such class as well as the rights, 
privileges and qualifications of such class, which may include, but 
shall not be limited to--
            ``(1) the manner of election, appointment or removal of a 
        member of the corporation;
            ``(2) matters on which a member of the corporation has the 
        right to vote; and
            ``(3) meeting, notice, quorum, voting and proxy requirements 
        and procedures.

If a member of the corporation is a corporation, such member shall be a 
nonprofit corporation.'';
            (2) by redesignating section 10 as section 11; and
            (3) by adding at the end of section 11 (as so redesignated) 
        the following: `` The corporation may not be dissolved without 
        approval by Congress.''.

    Approved December 16, 1997.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3025 (H.R. 497):
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997):
            Nov. 13, considered and passed House and Senate.

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