[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1743 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1743

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center in Prescott, 
Arizona, as the Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Vet 
                                Center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2011

   Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Pastor of 
     Arizona, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Grijalva) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center in Prescott, 
Arizona, as the Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Vet 
                                Center.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Cameron K. McKinley was born on December 9, 1930, in 
        Shreveport, Louisiana.
            (2) Dr. McKinley served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in 
        Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1947-1949.
            (3) McKinley served valiantly at Wiesbaden Air Force 
        Hospital during and after the Vietnam War, providing therapy to 
        military personnel and their families.
            (4) Dr. McKinley served with great distinction as the Chief 
        of Psychology at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Prescott, 
        Arizona, from 1981-1995.
            (5) At the Prescott Veterans Affairs Hospital, Dr. McKinley 
        organized a ``Rap Group'' for Vietnam Era veterans dealing with 
        various degrees of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). That 
        group of veterans formed the Vietnam Veterans of America, 
        Chapter 95.
            (6) Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 95, in concert 
        with Dr. McKinley, local leaders, businesses and nonprofit 
        groups petitioned the Federal Government for a free-standing 
        Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).
            (7) Congress authorized 91 new rural VAMCs, among them the 
        Prescott Vet Center. In June of 1985, the Prescott Vet Center 
        opened.
            (8) Dr. McKinley spent decades tackling the pressing issue 
        of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) head on, by providing 
        cutting-edge psychological and neuropsychological assessments 
        to the returning veterans of three wars. Produced targeted 
        action plans for veterans suffering from PTSD, giving them 
        tools to deal with their afflictions and transition 
        successfully back into civilian life.
            (9) Dr. McKinley's cutting-edge work has earned him 
        recognition from Prescott VAMC, Vietnam Veterans of America, 
        the Veterans' Readjustment Counseling Center, and the United 
        States Department of the Army for his outstanding work to 
        improve the lives of veterans of multiple generations.
            (10) It is only well and fitting that as a tribute to this 
        remarkable person's life that Congress seek to name the 
        facility after the leader who was its inspiration and a 
        lifesaver for so many.

SEC. 2. DR. CAMERON MCKINLEY, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
              CENTER.

    (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center 
located at 3180 Stillwater Dr. #A, Prescott, AZ, shall after the date 
of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ``Dr. 
Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Vet Center referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ``Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of 
Veterans Affairs Vet Center''.
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