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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1808 

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, 

Georgia, as the ‘‘Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2007 

Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 

PRICE of Georgia, Mr. LINDER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GINGREY, 

Mr. BARROW, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. 

CONAWAY, Mr. BONNER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. BOSWELL, Mrs. 

MUSGRAVE, Mr. HAYES, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. REHBERG, 

Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, 

Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Ms. 

FOXX, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, 

Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Washington, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 

WAMP, Mr. BUYER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. 

UPTON, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. WOLF, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 

WICKER, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAHOOD, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. 

GOODE, Mr. PITTS, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. COBLE, 

Mr. HOBSON, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. CARSON, Mr. PETRI, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Mr. BACA, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 


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Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ‘‘Charlie Norwood 

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Charlie Norwood volunteered for service in 

6 the United States Army Dental Corps in a time of 

7 war, providing dental and medical services in the Re8 public of Vietnam in 1968, earning the Combat 

9 Medical Badge and two awards of the Bronze Star. 

10 (2) Captain Norwood, under combat conditions, 

11 helped develop the Dental Corps operating proce12 dures, that are now standard, of delivering dentists 

13 to forward-fire bases, and providing dental treat14 ment for military service dogs. 

15 (3) Captain Norwood provided dental, emer16 gency medical, and surgical care for United States 

17 personnel, Vietnamese civilians, and prisoners-of18 war. 

19 (4) Dr. Norwood provided military dental care 

20 at Fort Gordon, Georgia, following his service in 

21 Vietnam, then provided private-practice dental care 

22 for the next 25 years for patients in the greater Au23 gusta, Georgia, area, including care for military per24 sonnel, retirees, and dependents under Department 


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1 of Defense programs and for low-income patients 

2 under Georgia Medicaid. 

3 (5) Congressman Norwood, upon being sworn 

4 into the United States House of Representatives in 

5 1995, pursued the advancement of health and dental 

6 care for active duty and retired military personnel 

7 and dependents, and for veterans, through his public 

8 advocacy for strengthened Federal support for mili9 tary and veterans’ health care programs and facili10 ties. 

11 (6) Congressman Norwood co-authored and 

12 helped pass into law the Keep our Promises to 

13 America’s Military Retirees Act, which restored life14 time healthcare benefits to veterans who are military 

15 retirees through the creation of the Department of 

16 Defense TRICARE for Life Program. 

17 (7) Congressman Norwood supported and 

18 helped pass into law the Retired Pay Restoration 

19 Act providing relief from the concurrent receipt rule 

20 penalizing disabled veterans who were also military 

21 retirees. 

22 (8) Throughout his congressional service from 

23 1995 to 2007, Congressman Norwood repeatedly de24 feated attempts to reduce Federal support for the 

25 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 


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1 Augusta, Georgia, and succeeded in maintaining and 

2 increasing Federal funding for the center. 

3 (9) Congressman Norwood maintained a life 

4 membership in the American Legion, the Veterans of 

5 Foreign Wars, and the Military Order of the World 

6 Wars. 

7 (10) Congressman Norwood’s role in protecting 

8 and improving military and veteran’s health care 

9 was recognized by the Association of the United 

10 States Army through the presentation of the Cocklin 

11 Award in 1998, and through his induction into the 

12 Association’s Audie Murphy Society in 1999. 

13 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CHARLIE NORWOOD DEPART14 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN15 TER. 

16 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af17 fairs Medical Center located at 1 Freedom Way in Au18 gusta, Georgia, shall after the date of the enactment of 

19 this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Charlie Nor20 wood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. 

21 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula22 tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 

23 States to the medical center referred to in subsection (a) 


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1 shall be considered to be a reference to the Charlie Nor2 wood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 

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