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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1282 

To redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located 

in Montana. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 25, 2017 

Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. TESTER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs located in Montana. 

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

3 SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 

4 VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINICS IN MONTANA. 

5 (a) DAVID J. THATCHER DEPARTMENT OF VET6 ERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.— 

7 (1) DESIGNATION.—The clinic of the Depart8 ment of Veterans Affairs located at 2687 Palmer 

9 Street in Missoula, Montana, shall after the date of 

10 the enactment of this Act be known and designated 


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1 as the ‘‘David J. Thatcher Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs Clinic’’. 

3 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 

4 regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of 

5 the United States to the clinic referred to in para6 graph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to 

7 the David J. Thatcher Department of Veterans Af8 fairs Clinic. 

9 (b) DR. JOSEPH MEDICINE CROW DEPARTMENT OF

10 VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.— 

11 (1) DESIGNATION.—The clinic of the Depart12 ment of Veterans Affairs located at 1775 Spring 

13 Creek Lane in Billings, Montana, shall after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act be known and des15 ignated as the ‘‘Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Depart16 ment of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’. 

17 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 

18 regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of 

19 the United States to the clinic referred to in para20 graph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to 

21 the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Department of Vet22 erans Affairs Clinic. 

23 (3) PUBLIC DISPLAY OF NAME.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any local public display 

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1 graph (1) carried out by the United States or 

2 through the use of Federal funds shall include 

3 the English name, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, 

4 and the Crow name, Dakaak Baako, of Dr. Jo5 seph Medicine Crow. 

6 (B) LOCAL DISPLAY.—For purposes of 

7 subparagraph (A), a local public display of the 

8 name of the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) 

9 includes a display inside the clinic, on the cam10 pus of the clinic, and in the community sur11 rounding the clinic, such as signs directing indi12 viduals to the clinic. 

13 (c) BENJAMIN CHARLES STEELE DEPARTMENT OF

14 VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.— 

15 (1) DESIGNATION.—The clinic of the Depart16 ment of Veterans Affairs located at 1766 Majestic 

17 Lane in Billings, Montana, shall after the date of 

18 the enactment of this Act be known and designated 

19 as the ‘‘Benjamin Charles Steele Department of Vet20 erans Affairs Clinic’’. 

21 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 

22 regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of 

23 the United States to the clinic referred to in para24 graph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to 


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1 the Benjamin Charles Steele Department of Vet2 erans Affairs Clinic. 

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