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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 475 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.475

                     One Hundred Eighteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty three

                                 An Act

 
To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, 
       New Mexico, as the Hiroshi ``Hershey'' Miyamura VA Clinic.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HIROSHI ``HERSHEY'' MIYAMURA DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.
    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        (1) Hiroshi ``Hershey'' Miyamura was born on October 6, 1925, 
    in Gallup, New Mexico.
        (2) A second generation Japanese American, Hershey Miyamura 
    first served in the United States Army near the end of World War 
    II.
        (3) Hershey Miyamura served in the Army at a time when many of 
    his fellow Japanese Americans, and that includes his future wife, 
    were detained in internment camps in the United States.
        (4) Hershey Miyamura served in the storied 442nd Infantry 
    Regiment, which was composed of soldiers with Japanese ancestry and 
    became one of the most decorated units in the history of the United 
    States military.
        (5) Following the start of the Korean War in 1950, the Army 
    recalled Hershey Miyamura, who had remained as a member of the 
    reserve components of the Army, back into active duty.
        (6) During an overnight firefight from April 24 to April 25, 
    1951, then-Corporal Miyamura covered the withdrawal of his entire 
    company from advancing enemy forces as a machine gun squad leader.
        (7) The selfless actions by Hershey Miyamura that night allowed 
    all 16 of his men to withdraw safely before he was severely wounded 
    and captured as a prisoner of war.
        (8) Nearly 2\1/2\ years later, following his release and return 
    to the United States, President Eisenhower presented Hershey 
    Miyamura with the Congressional Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the 
    White House.
        (9) The lifelong dedication of Hershey Miyamura to the United 
    States never ceased. It continued long after his decorated military 
    service ended.
        (10) After he received his honorable discharge from the Army, 
    Hershey Miyamura opened a service station along Route 66 in his 
    hometown of Gallup, New Mexico.
        (11) Hershey Miyamura remained active in his community until 
    his dying days, advocating for his fellow veterans and inspiring 
    young people with lectures on patriotism, faith, and service.
    (b) Designation.--The clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
located at 2075 South NM Highway 602, Gallup, New Mexico, shall after 
the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
``Hiroshi `Hershey' Miyamura Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'' or 
the ``Hiroshi `Hershey' Miyamura VA Clinic''.
    (c) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic 
referred to in subsection (b) shall be considered to be a reference to 
the ``Hiroshi `Hershey' Miyamura VA Clinic''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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