I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7163 
To designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in North 
Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Tay-
lor Vet Center Outstation. 
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) Major Brent Taylor began his military serv-
ice following the attacks of September 11, 2001. He 
joined the Army National Guard in 2003, three days 
after his engagement to his wife, Jennie. Five of his 
brothers would eventually serve in the Armed Forces 
following the deadly attacks. 
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(2) During his time in the Army National 
Guard, Major Taylor distinguished himself in service 
to the United States and the State of Utah. He re-
ceived a commission as a second lieutenant from the 
Brigham Young University Reserve Officer Training 
Corps in 2006, while graduating as a member of the 
National Society of Collegiate Scholars. 
(3) During his impressive career with the Utah 
National Guard, Major Taylor distinguished himself 
in multiple specialties, including Intelligence and 
Military Police. One of his earliest assignments in-
cluded analyzing foreign language documents in sup-
port of the Defense Intelligence Agency. He also led 
document exploitation efforts in multiple European 
and South American languages for a variety of intel-
ligence community customers. Major Taylor also 
managed a team that assessed security vulnerabili-
ties at high-profile facilities across the United 
States, all while maintaining a successful private 
sector career in Utah. 
(4) Major Taylor was continuously ready to 
take up his Nation’s call to arms and deployed four 
times in support of operations in Iraq and Afghani-
stan. His deployed duties varied from Platoon Lead-
er and Combat Advisor to Chief of Staff to the Spe-
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cial Operations Advisory Group, responsible for lead-
ing a joint task force advising and assisting an elite 
Afghan special operations unit. 
(5) Throughout his deployments, Major Taylor 
distinguished himself on several occasions, earning a 
multitude of awards including the Bronze Star. The 
citation credits Major Taylor’s ability to think calm-
ly and decisively with keeping his subordinates safe 
while traversing 600,000 miles of roads in Iraq, 
laden with improvised explosive devices (hereinafter, 
‘‘IED’’) and ripe for ambush. 
(6) During one particularly harrowing mission, 
Major Taylor’s vehicle was struck by an IED. While 
he survived the attack, the wounds he received 
earned him the Purple Heart. 
(7) Major Taylor’s amazing record of service 
was not limited to the battlefield. In 2010, he served 
as a member of the North Ogden City Council and, 
in 2013, Major Taylor was elected mayor. His stead-
fast leadership led to the city being recognized as 
‘‘Business Friendly’’ by the Governor of Utah, and 
as one of the safest, freest cities in the United 
States by several organizations. His initiatives in-
cluded improvements to public works and infrastruc-
ture, attracting businesses to the area, developing a 
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local community center, and increasing trans-
parency. His action led his constituents to reelect 
Major Taylor in 2017. 
(8) In 2018, Major Taylor placed himself on a 
leave of absence from his mayoral duties in order to 
deploy to Afghanistan, explaining to his constituents, 
‘‘Service is what leadership is all about’’. 
(9) While serving in Afghanistan, a dear col-
league, Afghani Lieutenant Kefayatullah, was killed 
shortly before the Afghan elections. Major Taylor 
wrote, ‘‘The strong turnout at that election, despite 
the attacks and challenges, was a success for the 
long-suffering people of Afghanistan, and for the 
cause of human freedom. I am proud of the brave 
Afghan and U.S. soldiers I serve with. Many Amer-
ican, NATO and Afghan troops have died to make 
moments like this election possible.’’. He also 
extolled the American public to embrace its civic 
duty, stating, ‘‘I hope everyone back home exercises 
their precious right to vote. And that whether the 
Republicans or Democrats win, that we all remem-
ber that we have far more as Americans that unites 
us than divides us.’’. 
(10) Tragically, on Saturday, November 3, 
2018, Major Taylor was killed in an attack in Af-
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ghanistan. He is survived by his wife, Jennie, and 
his seven children, Megan, Lincoln, Alex, Jacob, 
Ellie, Jonathan, and Caroline. 
(11) The impression that Major Taylor left was 
indelible. An Afghan officer who had served with 
Major Taylor, penned a letter to his wife, stating, 
‘‘Your husband taught me to love my wife Hamida 
as an equal and treat my children as treasured gifts, 
to be a better father, to be a better husband, and 
to be a better man.’’. That officer further com-
mented that, ‘‘He died on our soil but he died for 
the success of freedom and democracy in both of our 
countries.’’. 
(12) It is only well and fitting that, as a tribute 
to this man’s amazing life, Congress name a facility 
in honor of Major Taylor’s shining example of serv-
ice and sacrifice. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF MAJOR BRENT TAYLOR VET CEN-
TER OUTSTATION IN NORTH OGDEN, UTAH. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The outstation of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs located at 2357 North 400 East 
Washington Boulevard, North Ogden, Utah, shall, after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outsta-
tion’’. 
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(b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be considered to be a reference to the Major Brent Taylor 
Vet Center Outstation. 
Æ 
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