Title: A bill to redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill redesignates Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Montana at the following locations:
Any local public display of the name of the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic carried out by the United States or through the use of federal funds shall include both the English name, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, and the Crow name, Dakaak Baako.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1282 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1282

 To redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
                          located in Montana.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2017

Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
                          located in Montana.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              CLINICS IN MONTANA.

    (a) David J. Thatcher Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.--
            (1) Designation.--The clinic of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs located at 2687 Palmer Street in Missoula, Montana, 
        shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
        designated as the ``David J. Thatcher Department of Veterans 
        Affairs Clinic''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a 
        reference to the David J. Thatcher Department of Veterans 
        Affairs Clinic.
    (b) Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Department of Veterans Affairs 
Clinic.--
            (1) Designation.--The clinic of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs located at 1775 Spring Creek Lane in Billings, Montana, 
        shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
        designated as the ``Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Department of 
        Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a 
        reference to the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Department of 
        Veterans Affairs Clinic.
            (3) Public display of name.--
                    (A) In general.--Any local public display of the 
                name of the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) carried 
                out by the United States or through the use of Federal 
                funds shall include the English name, Dr. Joseph 
                Medicine Crow, and the Crow name, Dakaak Baako, of Dr. 
                Joseph Medicine Crow.
                    (B) Local display.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (A), a local public display of the name of the clinic 
                referred to in paragraph (1) includes a display inside 
                the clinic, on the campus of the clinic, and in the 
                community surrounding the clinic, such as signs 
                directing individuals to the clinic.
    (c) Benjamin Charles Steele Department of Veterans Affairs 
Clinic.--
            (1) Designation.--The clinic of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs located at 1766 Majestic Lane in Billings, Montana, 
        shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
        designated as the ``Benjamin Charles Steele Department of 
        Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a 
        reference to the Benjamin Charles Steele Department of Veterans 
        Affairs Clinic.
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