[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2786 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2786

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, 
   New York, as the ``James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs 
                           Medical Center''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2003

 Mr. Serrano (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop of New 
    York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
  Houghton, Mr. Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, 
 Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
 Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
  Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Walsh, and Mr. Weiner) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, 
   New York, as the ``James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs 
                           Medical Center''.

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

SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, 
              BRONX, NEW YORK.

    The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New 
York, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
designated as the ``James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center''. Any reference to such medical center in any law, 
regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States 
shall be considered to be a reference to the James J. Peters Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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