PUBLIC LAW 113–138—JULY 25, 2014 128 STAT. 1743 

Public Law 113–138 

113th Congress 

An Act 

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center in Prescott, Arizona, 

as the ‘‘Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center’’. 

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) Dr. Cameron K. McKinley was born on December 9, 

1930, in Shreveport, Louisiana. 

(2) Dr. McKinley served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 

in Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1947 to 1949. 

(3) Dr. McKinley served valiantly at Wiesbaden Air Force 

Hospital during and after the Vietnam War, providing therapy 

to military personnel and their families. 

(4) Dr. McKinley served with great distinction as the Chief 

of Psychology at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Prescott, 

Arizona, from 1981–1995. 

(5) At the Prescott Veterans Affairs Hospital, Dr. McKinley 

organized a ‘‘Rap Group’’ for Vietnam Era veterans dealing 

with various degrees of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

That group of veterans formed the Vietnam Veterans of 

America, Chapter 95. 

(6) Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 95, in concert 

with Dr. McKinley, local leaders, businesses and nonprofit 

groups petitioned the Federal Government for a free-standing 

Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). 

(7) Congress authorized 91 new rural VAMCs, among them 

the Prescott Vet Center. In June of 1985, the Prescott Vet 

Center opened. 

(8) Dr. McKinley spent decades confronting the pressing 

issue of PTSD by providing cutting-edge psychological and 

neuropsychological assessments to the returning veterans of 

three wars. He produced targeted action plans for veterans 

suffering from PTSD, giving them tools to deal with their 

afflictions and transition successfully back into civilian life. 

(9) Dr. McKinley’s cutting-edge work has earned him recognition from Prescott VAMC, Vietnam Veterans of America, 

the Veterans’ Readjustment Counseling Center, and the Department of the Army for his outstanding work to improve the 

lives of veterans of multiple generations. 

(10) It is only well and fitting that as a tribute to this 

remarkable person’s life that Congress seek to name the facility 

after the leader who was its inspiration and a lifesaver for 

so many. 

July 25, 2014 

[H.R. 1216] 


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128 STAT. 1744 PUBLIC LAW 113–138—JULY 25, 2014 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1216: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014): 

June 17, considered and passed House. 

July 9, considered and passed Senate. 

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SEC. 2. DR. CAMERON MCKINLEY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS CENTER. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Affairs Vet 

Center located at 3180 Stillwater Dr. #A, Prescott, Arizona, shall 

after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated 

as the ‘‘Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs 

Veterans Center’’. 

(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center referred to in subsection (a) 

shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dr. Cameron McKinley 

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center’’. 

Approved July 25, 2014. 


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