Public Law 117-238. To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”.Dec
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An Act To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”.Dec. 20, 2022[[H.R. 7925](/us/bill/117/hr/7925)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ## SECTION 1 FINDINGS Congress finds the following: ####
(1)Seymour “Sy” Kaplan was born on February 28, 1924. ####
(2)Sergeant Kaplan served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 as a combat engineer. ####
(3)Sergeant Kaplan served in the 2d, 4th, and 14th Armored Divisions, seeing service in North Africa, Italy, and France. ####
(4)Sergeant Kaplan rose to the rank of Technical Sergeant and earned 3 Battle Stars and 2 Purple Hearts. ####
(5)Sergeant Kaplan served under General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge and received 2 Purple Hearts for his service. ####
(6)In April 1945, Sergeant Kaplan was grievously wounded in an enemy mortar attack in Czechoslovakia and returned to the United States a wounded warrior. ####
(7)Sergeant Kaplan served as Commander of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 78 (Coachella Valley) for many years. ####
(8)Sergeant Kaplan was instrumental in the opening of the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Palm Desert. ####
(9)Sergeant Kaplan personally provided countless local veterans with advice and assistance in obtaining their earned Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. ####
(10)Sergeant Kaplan received the Senior Inspiration Award from Riverside County Supervisor Roy Wilson in 2001. ####
(11)Wilson also appointed Sergeant Kaplan the first chair of the Desert Palms Community Council. ## SEC. 2 DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC LOCATED IN PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA ###
(a)Designation The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”. ###
(b)References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 136 STAT. 2329 referred to in subsection
(a)shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”. Approved December 20, 2022.
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