H. R. 1216 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
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 rec-
ognition from Prescott VAMC, Vietnam Veterans of America, 
the Veterans’ Readjustment Counseling Center, and the Depart-
ment 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.
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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 Depart-
ment 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’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.