[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
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117 STAT. 613

Public Law 108-13
108th Congress

An Act


 
To rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of
Defense Domestic [NOTE: Apr. 22, 2003 -  [H.R. 672]] Dependents
Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor of Navy Commander
William ``Willie'' McCool, who was the pilot of the Space Shuttle
Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 2003.

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) Commander William C. McCool of the United States Navy,
pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost
on February 1, 2003, attended Dededo Middle School and John F.
Kennedy High School on Guam.
(2) Commander McCool carried a flag commemorating the
liberation of Guam on NASA mission STS-107 of the Space Shuttle
Columbia.
(3) Commander McCool pursued his dream of space flight with
vigor and passion and, by his life and accomplishments, is an
inspiration for school children everywhere to dare to dream big
things, to believe in themselves, and to reach for the stars.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

The Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of Defense
Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in Apra
Heights, Guam, shall be known and designated as the ``Commander William
C. McCool Elementary/Middle School'', in honor of William C. McCool, who
was a commander in the United States Navy and pilot of the Space Shuttle
Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 2003.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the Guam South Elementary/Middle School
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Commander William C. McCool
Elementary/Middle School''.

Approved April 22, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 672:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
Feb. 26, considered and passed House.
Apr. 7, considered and passed Senate.