IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 960 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 24, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
Designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Newark, Ohio, as the Daniel 
L. Kinnard VA Clinic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Daniel L. Kinnard was born on October 21, 
1949, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. 
(2) While residing in Newark, Ohio, Daniel L. 
Kinnard enlisted in the Army at Fort Hayes, Ohio, 
on November 14, 1966, and served as a Specialist 
Fourth Class in the 101st Airborne Division. 
(3) Specialist Kinnard was awarded the Na-
tional Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service 
Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Parachutist 
Badge, Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar, Bronze 
Star for Valor, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, 
and the Combat Medical Badge. 
(4) Specialist Kinnard’s citation for the Bronze 
Star said, ‘‘For heroism in combat against a hostile 
force in the Republic of Vietnam on 17 February 
1968. Specialist Four Kinnard distinguished himself 
while attached as a medic on a combat operation 
near Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam. The point 
platoon made contact with enemy positions in a 
hedgerow and two of the point men were seriously 
wounded. Without hesitation, Specialist Kinnard 
rushed through the heavy volume of enemy fire to 
reach the wounded men. With complete disregard for 
his own personal safety, Specialist Kinnard remained 
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exposed to enemy fire while he treated the wounded 
men. Once he administered first aid to the wounded, 
Specialist Kinnard organized their evacuation under 
fire. His personal bravery and devotion to duty were 
in keeping with the highest traditions of the military 
service and reflect great credit upon himself, his 
unit, and United States Army.’’. 
(5) Specialist Kinnard was killed in action on 
March 9, 1968, while rendering aid to his fellow 
paratroopers. 
SEC. 2. DANIEL L. KINNARD VA CLINIC. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs community-based outpatient clinic located in New-
ark, Ohio, shall after the date of the enactment of this 
Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Daniel L. Kinnard 
VA Clinic’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall 
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be deemed to be a reference to the Daniel L. Kinnard VA 
Clinic. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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