[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 3392 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3392

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and one


                                 An Act


 
To name the national cemetery in Saratoga, New York, as the Gerald B.H. 
       Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 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. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
        (1) Gerald Brooks Hunt ``Jerry'' Solomon of Glens Falls, New 
    York, served in the House of Representatives for 10 terms, from 
    January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1999, and during that service gained 
    a reputation for being outspoken and tenacious in presenting his 
    views on a wide range of issues.
        (2) Congressman Solomon was born in Okeechobee, Florida, and 
    grew up there during the Great Depression before moving to New York 
    in 1945.
        (3) Congressman Solomon enlisted in the United States Marine 
    Corps at the onset of the Korean War and served in the Marine Corps 
    for 8\1/2\ years on active and reserve duty.
        (4) Before being elected to Congress in 1978, Congressman 
    Solomon was a businessman in Glens Falls, New York.
        (5) During his 20-year congressional career, Congressman 
    Solomon served as the ranking Republican on the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs, where he was recognized by the veterans 
    community as one of its strongest advocates. Among his other 
    accomplishments for veterans, Congressman Solomon spearheaded the 
    effort to create the Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs 
    and successfully led a 15-year drive to establish the Saratoga 
    National Cemetery in Saratoga, New York, where he is now interred.
        (6) Congressman Solomon was also recognized for his efforts to 
    promote pride, patriotism, and volunteerism, and when the Supreme 
    Court ruled that laws prohibiting the burning of the United States 
    flag were unconstitutional, Congressman Solomon was given the 
    assignment to pass a constitutional amendment to prohibit 
    desecration of the flag. The Solomon Amendment passed 
    overwhelmingly in the House, but failed by one vote in the Senate.
        (7) As chairman of the Committee on Rules of the House of 
    Representatives, Congressman Solomon revamped the rules under which 
    the House operates, abolishing proxy voting, opening all meetings 
    to the media and the public, and making Congress subject to the 
    same laws that the American people live under.
        (8) During his congressional career, Congressman Solomon was 
    the recipient of dozens of major awards from many national veterans 
    organizations, including the coveted ``Iron Mike Award'', presented 
    to him by the Marine Corps and Marine Corps League, and the 
    Distinguished Citizen Award, presented to him by the National 
    Congressional Medal of Honor Society for his legislative successes 
    on behalf of the United States military and veterans issues.

SEC. 2. NAME OF THE NATIONAL CEMETERY IN SARATOGA, NEW YORK.

    (a) Name.--The national cemetery located in Saratoga, New York, 
shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
designated as the ``Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery''. 
Any reference to such national cemetery in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
considered to be a reference to the ``Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga 
National Cemetery''.
    (b) Memorial.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide for 
the placement in the national cemetery referred to in subsection (a) of 
a suitable memorial to honor the memory of Gerald B.H. Solomon and his 
service to the United States.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.