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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1216 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center in Prescott, 
Arizona, as the ‘‘Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs 
Veterans Center’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2013 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BARBER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Ms. SINEMA, 
and Mr. PASTOR of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Dr. Cameron K. McKinley was born on De-
cember 9, 1930, in Shreveport, Louisiana. 
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(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, busi-
nesses 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. 
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(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 afflic-
tions and transition successfully back into civilian 
life. 
(9) Dr. McKinley’s cutting-edge work has 
earned him recognition from Prescott VAMC, Viet-
nam Veterans of America, the Veterans’ Readjust-
ment 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 in-
spiration and a lifesaver for so many. 
SEC. 2. DR. CAMERON MCKINLEY DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS CENTER. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Vet Center located at 3180 Stillwater Dr. #A, Pres-
cott, Arizona, shall after the date of the enactment of this 
Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Dr. Cameron 
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McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Cen-
ter’’. 
(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 Vet Center 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Veterans Center’’. 
Æ 
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