[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3662 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.3662
One Hundred Twelfth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the ``Lieutenant Ryan
Patrick Jones Post Office Building''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post
Office Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) First Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones volunteered to serve
the United States in the Army.
(2) Lieutenant Jones earned his rank, the Army Achievement
Medal, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Iraqi Freedom Medal,
the Combat Action Badge, and the War on Terrorism Badge through his
dedication to the highest ideals of the United States.
(3) Lieutenant Jones chose from a young age to generously
volunteer his talents to his community, and was recognized with
academic, social, and athletic leadership positions throughout his
life.
(4) Lieutenant Jones committed himself to excellence in all
aspects of his life, including earning a Bachelor of Science
degree, with honors, in civil and environmental engineering.
(5) While earning his engineering degree at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Lieutenant Jones was awarded a Reserve
Officers' Training Corps scholarship.
(6) Lieutenant Jones faithfully and expertly led his fellow
soldiers as a platoon leader in the Army's First Infantry Division
while deployed to Iraq in 2007.
(7) Lieutenant Jones made the ultimate sacrifice for the United
States on May 2, 2007, when he was killed in action by an
improvised explosive device set by the enemy.
(8) Lieutenant Jones' life of service, courage, and honor was
made possible by his dedicated parents, Mr. Kevin Jones and Mrs.
Elaine Jones, who reside in Westminster, Massachusetts.
(9) Mr. and Mrs. Jones organized the shipment of supplies to
soldiers serving alongside their son, thereby supporting the morale
of the members of the Armed Forces.
(10) Before entering combat, Lieutenant Jones made arrangements
to ensure that his life insurance policy proceeds would become a
scholarship fund to benefit others, a request that Mr. and Mrs.
Jones fulfilled.
(11) Lieutenant Jones is remembered by his family, his friends,
and the people of the United States as a role model for his fellow
citizens to emulate.
(12) Lieutenant Jones' spirit of generosity has been
commemorated by organizations ranging from the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts to the Boston Celtics.
(13) It is fitting that the life of Lieutenant Jones should be
further memorialized for future generations by naming the post
office in Westminster, Massachusetts, in his honor.
SEC. 3. LIEUTENANT RYAN PATRICK JONES POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, shall be
known and designated as the ``Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office
Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Lieutenant
Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.