[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7925 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7925

   To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans 
    Affairs in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Sy Kaplan Veterans 
                               Center''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 31, 2022

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans 
    Affairs in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Sy Kaplan Veterans 
                               Center''.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Seymour ``Sy'' Kaplan was born on February 28, 1924.
            (2) Sergeant Kaplan served in the United States Army from 
        1942 to 1945 as a combat engineer.
            (3) Sergeant Kaplan served in the 2d, 4th, and 14th Armored 
        Divisions, seeing service in North Africa, Italy, and France.
            (4) Sergeant Kaplan rose to the rank of Technical Sergeant 
        and earned 3 Battle Stars and 2 Purple Hearts.
            (5) Sergeant Kaplan served under General George Patton at 
        the Battle of the Bulge and received 2 Purple Hearts for his 
        service.
            (6) In April 1945, Sergeant Kaplan was grievously wounded 
        in an enemy mortar attack in Czechoslovakia and returned to the 
        United States a wounded warrior.
            (7) Sergeant Kaplan served as Commander of the Disabled 
        American Veterans, Chapter 78 (Coachella Valley) for many 
        years.
            (8) Sergeant Kaplan was instrumental in the opening of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Palm Desert.
            (9) Sergeant Kaplan personally provided countless local 
        veterans with advice and assistance in obtaining their earned 
        Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.
            (10) Sergeant Kaplan received the Senior Inspiration Award 
        from Riverside County Supervisor Roy Wilson in 2001.
            (11) Wilson also appointed Sergeant Kaplan the first chair 
        of the Desert Palms Community Council.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SY KAPLAN VETERANS CENTER.

    (a) Designation.--The outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Palm Desert, California, shall after the date of 
the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ``Sy Kaplan 
Veterans Center''.
    (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 ``Sy Kaplan 
Veterans Center''.
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