[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 95 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4422-S4423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
  S. 3336. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
carry out a major medical facility project lease for a Department of 
Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, Hawaii, and for 
other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce an authorization 
measure for the Department of Veterans Affairs to Advance Leeward 
Outpatient Healthcare Access, ALOHA, lease in Ewa, HI, and to request 
the facility be named after my dear friend and colleague Senator Daniel 
K. Akaka.
  The new facility will provide support to our proud veterans in the 
State of Hawaii who live in West Oahu. In addition to serving the needs 
of our veterans, the facility will include a collocated clinic which 
will serve our military servicemen and women, and their families. Both 
the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, VA, will also be able 
to share ancillary and support services.
  I believe naming this joint facility after Senator Akaka is an 
appropriate and fitting way to honor his commitment to our military 
personnel and veterans throughout his years in Congress. As a Member of 
the Armed Services Committee and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Readiness, he worked to ensure the Armed Services met their obligation 
to ``man, train, and equip.'' As the Chairman of the Veterans Affairs 
Committee, Senator Akaka also kept watch over and labored to improve 
the quality of care received by our brave men and women who completed 
their military service and entered into the VA system.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in saluting Senator Akaka who 
worked on behalf of the people of the State of Hawaii and this nation 
to improve the quality of life and care of our military personnel and 
our veterans.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3336

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

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF DANIEL KAHIKINA AKAKA DEPARTMENT 
                   OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.

       (a) Authorization of Fiscal Year 2013 Major Medical 
     Facility Lease.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry 
     out a major medical facility lease for a Department of 
     Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, 
     Hawaii, in an amount not to exceed $16,453,300.
       (b) Designation.--The outpatient clinic described in 
     subsection (a) shall after the date

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     of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
     ``Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Clinic''.

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