[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 2771 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2771

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two


                                 An Act


 
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the ``Colonel Charles and 
         JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.

    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) Colonel Charles Powell and his wife, Mrs. JoAnne Powell, 
    served the community of San Angelo, Texas, with character and 
    dignity.
        (2) Colonel Powell served as the base commander of Goodfellow 
    Air Force Base from 1980 to 1984.
        (3) When the Powells moved to San Angelo, Charles was ordered 
    to help Goodfellow avoid closure and the displacement of many 
    members of the Armed Forces from the community they had grown to 
    love.
        (4) The impact of Charles' career can still be felt today at 
    Goodfellow Air Force Base, as it serves as a training school for 
    thousands of members from every Armed Force to train in cryptology, 
    intelligence, and firefighting.
        (5) JoAnne assisted thousands of constituents in the district 
    offices of Representatives Tom Loeffler, Lamar Smith, K. Michael 
    Conaway, and August Pfluger.
        (6) One of the several duties JoAnne spearheaded was the annual 
    process of nominations to the military service academies, which was 
    always a year-round process for her.
        (7) With JoAnne's assistance, many of the young men and women 
    of the 11th congressional district of Texas went on to serve the 
    United States and attend one of the military service academies.
        (8) In addition, JoAnne was a fierce advocate of veterans and 
    helped thousands of individuals gain access to the veterans 
    benefits they rightfully earned.
        (9) JoAnne's compassion and dedication helped make the Concho 
    Valley a better place.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS.
    (a) Designation.--The community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, shall after the 
date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
``Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs 
Clinic'' or the ``Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic''.
    (b) Reference.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-
based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell 
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.