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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct a hospital under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Rio Grande Valley sector, Texas.
Ms. De La Cruz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct a hospital under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Rio Grande Valley sector, Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Sgt. Alfredo ‘Freddy’ Gonzalez Memorial Veterans’ Hospital Act”.
SEC. 2. Authority to construct Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, Rio Grande Valley Sector, Texas.
(a) Authority.—Subject to the availability of appropriations made in advance for such purpose, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may construct a hospital under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Rio Grande Valley sector, Texas.
(b) Name of hospital.—The hospital authorized under subsection (a) shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the “Sgt. Alfredo ‘Freddy’ Gonzalez Memorial Veterans’ Hospital”. Any reference to such hospital in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Sgt. Alfredo “Freddy” Gonzalez Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.