[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2537 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2537

To designate the area between the intersections of International Drive 
    Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive 
Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, District of 
       Columbia, as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'', and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

 Mr. Meadows (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate the area between the intersections of International Drive 
    Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive 
Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, District of 
       Columbia, as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'', 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. DESIGNATION OF LIU XIAOBO PLAZA.

    (a) Designation of Plaza.--
            (1) In general.--The area between the intersections of 
        International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and 
        International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest 
        in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be known and 
        designated as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the area referred to in 
        paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to Liu Xiaobo 
        Plaza.
    (b) Designation of Address.--
            (1) Designation.--The address of 3505 International Place 
        Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, shall be 
        redesignated as 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        address referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a 
        reference to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
    (c) Signs.--The Administrator of General Services shall construct 
street signs that shall--
            (1) contain the phrase ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'';
            (2) be similar in design to the signs used by Washington, 
        District of Columbia, to designate the location of Metro 
        stations; and
            (3) be placed on--
                    (A) the parcel of Federal property that is closest 
                to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza (as redesignated by subsection 
                (b)); and
                    (B) the street corners of International Drive 
                Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and 
                International Drive Northwest and International Place 
                Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia.
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