[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2814 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2814

 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
     clinic in Sevierville, Tennessee, the Dannie A. Carr Veterans 
                           Outpatient Clinic.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2015

Mr. Roe of Tennessee 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 community-based outpatient 
     clinic in Sevierville, Tennessee, the Dannie A. Carr Veterans 
                           Outpatient Clinic.

    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) The State of Tennessee, the Volunteer State, holds a 
        proud tradition of selfless volunteerism to the United States 
        Armed Forces.
            (2) Specialist Four Dannie A. Carr, of Sevier County, 
        Tennessee, served with distinction in B Company, 2nd Battalion, 
        7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam 
        War in defense of the United States.
            (3) Specialist Four Dannie A. Carr, twice wounded in battle 
        and later killed in action by artillery fire on July 3, 1969, 
        has been duly recognized by the Army, having been awarded the 
        Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart.
            (4) The heroism of Dannie A. Carr is well known and held in 
        high regard within the community of Sevier County, Tennessee.
            (5) The municipalities of Pittman Center, Sevierville, 
        Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Sevier County have agreed to and 
        passed resolutions supporting the renaming of the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Sevier 
        County, Tennessee, in honor of Specialist Four Dannie Arthur 
        Carr.

SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED 
              OUTPATIENT CLINIC, SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE.

    The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic located at 1124 Blanton Drive, Sevierville, Tennessee, shall 
after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as 
the ``Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient Clinic''. Any reference to 
such community-based outpatient clinic in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient 
Clinic.
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