#aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cffe ,,an ,,act ,to designate the medical center of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs in ,san ,diego1 ,california1 as the ,jennifer ,moreno ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center1 and to support the designation of a component of such medical center in honor of ,kathleen ,bruyere4 #a4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,as of ,january #bjba1 of #a1bee health care facilities of the ,department of ,veterans of ,affairs1 two are named for women veterans4 7#b7 ,from #bjjb through #bjjf1 ,jennifer ,madai ,moreno was an active member of the ,san ,diego ,high ,school ,junior ,reserve ,officer ,training ,corps 7,,jrotc71 which is a ,department of the ,army ,honor ,unit with ,distinction1 the highest rating by the ,army4 ,she was also chosen to be a member of the ,san ,diego ,unified ,school ,district ,brigade ,staff4 ,as a high school senior1 she rose quickly to become the top junior marksman in ,california through the ,civilian ,marksmanship ,program4 7#c7 ,moreno accepted a ,,jrotc scholarship to the ,university of ,san ,francisco 7,,usf7 for ,nursing1 becoming the first person in her family to go to college4 ,while at ,,usf1 she was chosen for ,leadership ,development ,training4 ,she ultimately achieved the highest level of physical fitness in her ,,rotc unit4 7#d7 ,following her graduation from ,,usf with a ,bachelor of ,science degree in ,nursing in #bjaj1 ,moreno received her commission in the ,united ,states ,army as a ,second ,lieutenant ,nurse ,corps ,officer4 7#e7 ,upon commissioning1 ,moreno served as a ,gold ,bar ,recruiter from ,july #bjaj to ,september #bjaj4 7#f7 ,moreno was chosen to attend and completed the ,basic ,airborne ,course in ,fort ,benning1 ,georgia and ,army ,medical ,department ,officer ,basic ,course at ,ft4 ,sam ,houston1 ,texas4 7#g7 ,moreno was then assigned to ,madigan ,army ,medical ,center1 ,joint ,base ,lewis ,mc,cord1 ,washington in ,january #bjaa1 where she served as a ,clinical ,staff ,nurse on medical-surgical unit4 ,moreno earned her certification as a ,medical ,surgical ,registered ,nurse in ,february #bjaa4 7#h7 ,moreno volunteered for a position with ,u4,s4 ,army ,special ,operations ,command in #bjaa4 ,she was selected into the ,,soc ,cultural ,support ,team program4 ,she was deployed to ,afghanistan in ,june #bjac with the ,army's #geth ,ranger ,regiment4 7#i7 ,on ,october #f1 #bjac1 ,moreno was attached to a ,u4,s4 ,army ,ranger unit on a night mission in the ,zhari district in ,kandahar province to capture a high-value target when four explosive devices were triggered4 7#aj7 ,during the last moments of ,moreno's life1 she reportedly heard a call to help a wounded soldier struck by a blast4 ,moreno did not hesitate to respond to the call for help4 ,as she made her way to help a fallen soldier1 she triggered the fifth explosion1 which ended her life4 7#aa7 ,moreno was the first ,nurse ,,cst member to die in action4 ,part of her legacy is the number of young women coming from medical fields seeking out voluntary assignments to join the ,,cst program4 7#ab7 ,moreno was the first combat casualty to be buried at ,fort ,rosecrans ,national ,cemetery in ,san ,diego since the post-#i_/aa conflicts began4 ,she received full military honors4 7#ac7 ,after graduating from college in #aiff1 ,kathleen ,mae ,bruyere was accepted into ,u4,s4 ,navy ,officer ,candidate ,school1 after which she was assigned as an on-campus ,navy recruiting officer in ,california4 7#ad7 ,bruyere was named to the staff of ,rear ,admiral ,allen ,hill in #aige1 becoming the first woman to serve as flag secretary to an admiral4 7#ae7 ,in ,january #aigf1 ,bruyere was chosen as one of #ab ,women of the ,year on the cover of ,time ,magazine4 7#af7 ,in #aigg1 ,bruyere joined five other women officers who sued the ,united ,states ,secretary of the ,navy and the ,united ,states ,secretary of ,defense over restrictions that prevented women from serving on combat aircraft and ships4 ,this led to the #aidh ,women's ,armed ,services ,integration ,act being struck down as unconstitutional1 overturning a ban on women serving at sea4 7#ag7 ,in #aihg1 as ,special ,assistant to the ,chief of ,naval ,operations for women's policy1 ,bruyere helped conduct an examination of the status of ,navy women1 including career opportunities and complaints of sexism4 ,the study led to #i1jjj sea-duty and command jobs opening up for women on #bd combatant ships4 7#ah7 ,in #aiia1 ,bruyere was assigned as ,commanding ,officer for the ,navy ,recruit ,training ,command at ,orlando1 ,florida4 ,at the time1 it was the ,navy's only boot camp that included women4 ,bruyere oversaw the training of #cj1jjj enlistees1 one third of them women4 7#ai7 ,in #aiid1 ,bruyere retired from the ,navy as a ,captain after #bh years of service4 7#bj7 ,from #bjab until shortly before her death in ,september #bjbj1 ,bruyere was an active volunteer at ,miramar ,national ,cemetery1 devoting almost #d1cjj hours to helping visitors locate their loved ones' graves and providing information about veterans' burial benefits4 7#ba7 ,bruyere was buried at ,miramar ,national ,cemetery with full military honors4 7#bb7 ,in ,may #bjba1 a panel of ,san ,diego-area members of the ,armed ,forces1 veterans1 and military spouses recommended that the ,san ,diego ,,va ,medical ,center be renamed in honor of ,jennifer ,moreno and an internal space be renamed in honor of ,kathleen ,bruyere4 #b4 ,designation of ,jennifer ,moreno ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center 7a7 ,designation ,the medical center of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs in ,san ,diego1 ,california1 shall after the date of the enactment of this ,act be known and designated as the ,jennifer ,moreno ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center4 7b7 ,reference ,any reference in any law1 regulation1 map1 document1 paper1 or other record of the ,united ,states to the medical center referred to in subsection 7a7 shall be considered to be a reference to the ,jennifer ,moreno ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress on designation of medical center physical component after ,kathleen ,mae ,bruyere ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs should designate a prominent physical space within the ,jennifer ,moreno ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,center1 as designated pursuant to section #b1 in honor of ,kathleen ,mae ,bruyere4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,november #ae1 #bjba4;,clerk4