To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center".

Bill: 115-hr-2210
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Department of Veterans Affairs

Health facilities and institutions

Pennsylvania

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-16
text: Signed by President.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community living center in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the &quot;Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center.&quot;</p>

action_date: 2017-07-17
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community living center in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the &quot;Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center.&quot;</p>

action_date: 2017-08-01
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)</p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community living center in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the &quot;Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center.&quot;</p>

action_date: 2017-08-16
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)</p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community living center in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the &quot;Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center.&quot;</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2210 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2017 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Mr. Meehan , and Mr. Dent ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sergeant Joseph George Kusick of Bruin, Pennsylvania, was assigned to the command and control detachment of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the Army during the Vietnam War. (2) On November 8, 1967, Kusick distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as a radio operator of a special forces reconnaissance team on a combat mission deep in hostile territory. (3) During an enemy ambush, Kusick, though seriously wounded, refused aid and radioed the forward air controller to advise him of the critical situation. (4) While the team leader led a withdrawal to a landing zone, Kusick maintained contact with the controller and requested emergency extraction. (5) Realizing the importance of having a radio operator on the ground to direct landings, Kusick refused evacuation by the first helicopter. (6) After the second helicopter was shot down, and in the midst of enemy fire, Kusick continued to maintain radio contact and called for a hoist extraction of the men still remaining on the ground. (7) The last helicopter, which Kusick boarded, was shot down by intense Viet Cong fire and crashed in flames, resulting in Kusick’s death. (8) On December 22, 1967, Kusick was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action. (9) The citation to accompany the award of the Silver Star Medal stated that Kusick’s gallantry in action, at the cost of his life, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army . 2. Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center (a) Designation The community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”. (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community living center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”.

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2210 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 18, 2017 Received AN ACT To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sergeant Joseph George Kusick of Bruin, Pennsylvania, was assigned to the command and control detachment of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the Army during the Vietnam War. (2) On November 8, 1967, Kusick distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as a radio operator of a special forces reconnaissance team on a combat mission deep in hostile territory. (3) During an enemy ambush, Kusick, though seriously wounded, refused aid and radioed the forward air controller to advise him of the critical situation. (4) While the team leader led a withdrawal to a landing zone, Kusick maintained contact with the controller and requested emergency extraction. (5) Realizing the importance of having a radio operator on the ground to direct landings, Kusick refused evacuation by the first helicopter. (6) After the second helicopter was shot down, and in the midst of enemy fire, Kusick continued to maintain radio contact and called for a hoist extraction of the men still remaining on the ground. (7) The last helicopter, which Kusick boarded, was shot down by intense Viet Cong fire and crashed in flames, resulting in Kusick’s death. (8) On December 22, 1967, Kusick was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action. (9) The citation to accompany the award of the Silver Star Medal stated that Kusick’s gallantry in action, at the cost of his life, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army . 2. Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center (a) Designation The community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”. (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community living center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”.

Passed the House of Representatives July 17, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2210 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sergeant Joseph George Kusick of Bruin, Pennsylvania, was assigned to the command and control detachment of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the Army during the Vietnam War. (2) On November 8, 1967, Kusick distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as a radio operator of a special forces reconnaissance team on a combat mission deep in hostile territory. (3) During an enemy ambush, Kusick, though seriously wounded, refused aid and radioed the forward air controller to advise him of the critical situation. (4) While the team leader led a withdrawal to a landing zone, Kusick maintained contact with the controller and requested emergency extraction. (5) Realizing the importance of having a radio operator on the ground to direct landings, Kusick refused evacuation by the first helicopter. (6) After the second helicopter was shot down, and in the midst of enemy fire, Kusick continued to maintain radio contact and called for a hoist extraction of the men still remaining on the ground. (7) The last helicopter, which Kusick boarded, was shot down by intense Viet Cong fire and crashed in flames, resulting in Kusick’s death. (8) On December 22, 1967, Kusick was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action. (9) The citation to accompany the award of the Silver Star Medal stated that Kusick’s gallantry in action, at the cost of his life, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army . 2. Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center (a) Designation The community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”. (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community living center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”.

Passed the House of Representatives July 17, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen H. R. 2210 AN ACT To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sergeant Joseph George Kusick of Bruin, Pennsylvania, was assigned to the command and control detachment of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the Army during the Vietnam War. (2) On November 8, 1967, Kusick distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as a radio operator of a special forces reconnaissance team on a combat mission deep in hostile territory. (3) During an enemy ambush, Kusick, though seriously wounded, refused aid and radioed the forward air controller to advise him of the critical situation. (4) While the team leader led a withdrawal to a landing zone, Kusick maintained contact with the controller and requested emergency extraction. (5) Realizing the importance of having a radio operator on the ground to direct landings, Kusick refused evacuation by the first helicopter. (6) After the second helicopter was shot down, and in the midst of enemy fire, Kusick continued to maintain radio contact and called for a hoist extraction of the men still remaining on the ground. (7) The last helicopter, which Kusick boarded, was shot down by intense Viet Cong fire and crashed in flames, resulting in Kusick’s death. (8) On December 22, 1967, Kusick was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action. (9) The citation to accompany the award of the Silver Star Medal stated that Kusick’s gallantry in action, at the cost of his life, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army . 2. Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center (a) Designation The community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”. (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community living center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.