,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,lowey introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
designate the ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs community clinic in ,new ,city1
 ,new ,york1 as the ,jerry ,donnellan   
,,va ,community ,clinic4  #a4 ,findings 
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,in ,july #aifh1 ,gerald ,t4 ,jerry
 ,donnellan of ,valley ,cottage1 ,new   
,york1 was drafted into the ,army and   
served with the #aifth ,light ,infantry 
in ,vietnam1 attaining the rank of      
,sergeant4  7#b7 ,while in ,vietnam1    
,donnellan was ambushed and sustained a 
compound fracture in his right arm and  
lost his right leg below the knee4  7#c7
 ,in #aihf1 ,donnellan began to work in 
the ,veterans ,agency ,office of        
,rockland ,county1 ,new ,york4 ,in      
#aiib1 he was appointed ,commissioner of
 ,veterans ,affairs and held that       

position until ,january #bjah when he   
retired from the county's ,veterans     
,service ,agency after more than #cj    
years of service to veterans and their  
families4  7#d7 ,during his tenure as   
,veterans ,director1 ,donnellan created 
the local ,chapter #ccc of the ,vietnam 
,veterans of ,america1 opened the first 
,rockland ,county ,veterans ,homeless   
,shelter1 created the ,camp ,shanks     
,museum1 helped begin the modern        
tradition of ,memorial ,day watchfires  
to remember the fallen as ,general      
,george ,washington once did1 and       
established the ,rockland ,county       
,buffalo ,soldiers' ,award to recognize 
the contributions of ,african-,american 
veterans4  7#e7 ,donnellan was          
instrumental in opening the first       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
community clinic in ,rockland ,county4  
,recognizing the need for a local health
 center1 he worked with the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs to secure a site  
and get it approved4 ,serving more than 

#ah1jjj veterans a year1 the ,new ,city 
,,va health clinic is an important      
resource to help meet the needs of      
veterans in the community4  7#f7        
,donnellan received numerous medals for 
his service1 including three ,purple    
,hearts and the ,rockland ,county       
,legislature's ,distinguished ,service  
,award4  7#g7 ,besides being the founder
 and first ,president of ,vietnam       
,veterans of ,america1 ,chapter #ccc1   
,donnellan was a member and a veteran   
service officer for the ,military ,order
 of the ,purple ,heart1 ,chapter #abj1 a
 member of the ,disabled ,american      
,veterans1 ,chapter #ih1 a member of the
 ,rockland ,county ,marine ,corps       
,league1 and a member of the ,american  
,legion1 ,post #caj4  7#h7 ,donnellan   
worked and volunteered for many         
non-profit organizations1 such as the   
,united ,way1 the ,salvation ,army1     
,dominican ,college1 and for one of his 
alma maters through the ,rockland       
,community ,college ,foundation4  #b4   

,designation of ,jerry ,donnellan ,,va  
,community ,clinic  7a7 ,designation    
,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
community clinic in ,new ,city1 ,new    
,york1 shall after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act be known as the  
,jerry ,donnellan ,,va ,community       
,clinic4  7b7 ,references ,any reference
 in any law1 regulation1 map1 document1 
paper1 or other record of the ,united   
,states to the community clinic referred
 to in subsection 7a7 shall be deemed to
 be a reference to the ,jerry ,donnellan
 ,,va ,community ,clinic4