[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1861]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    DESIGNATING ``LIU XIAOBO PLAZA''

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged 
from further consideration of S. 2451 and the Senate proceed to its 
immediate consideration.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2451) to designate the area between the 
     intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness 
     Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and 
     International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of 
     Columbia, as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza,'' and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read a third time and that the Senate vote on passage of the bill 
with no intervening action or debate.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there further debate on the 
bill?
  Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question 
is, Shall the bill pass?
  The bill (S. 2451) was passed, as follows:

                                S. 2451

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

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF LIU XIAOBO PLAZA.

       (a) Designation of Plaza.--
       (1) In general.--The area between the intersections of 
     International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest 
     and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, 
     Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be known 
     and designated as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza''.
       (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the area referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to Liu Xiaobo 
     Plaza.
       (b) Designation of Address.--
       (1) Designation.--The address of 3505 International Place, 
     Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, shall be 
     redesignated as 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
       (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     address referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
       (c) Signs.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
     construct street signs that shall--
       (1) contain the phrase ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'';
       (2) be similar in design to the signs used by Washington, 
     District of Columbia, to designate the location of Metro 
     stations; and
       (3) be placed on--
       (A) the parcel of Federal property that is closest to 1 Liu 
     Xiaobo Plaza (as redesignated by subsection (b)); and
       (B) the street corners of International Drive, Northwest 
     and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, 
     Northwest and International Place, Northwest, Washington, 
     District of Columbia.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion 
to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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