[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2771 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2771

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''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2021

  Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
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.
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