,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjba,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,ossoff7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to designate the            
community-based outpatient clinic of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs in   
,columbus1 ,georgia1 as the ,robert ,s4 
,poydasheff ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs ,clinic4  #a4 ,findings        
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,former mayor of ,columbus1        
,georgia1 ,robert ,s4 ,poydasheff died  
on ,september #bd1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,robert 
,s4 ,poydasheff earned a ,b4,a4 in      
political science from the ,citadel in  
#aied1 a ,j4,d4 from ,tulane ,university
 ,law ,school in #aieg1 an ,m4,a4 in    
international relations from the        
graduate program of ,boston ,university 
in ,berlin1 ,germany1 in #aifg1 and     
attended the ,hague ,academy of         

,international ,law in the ,netherlands 
in preparation for a military and       
subsequent civilian career that focused 
on serving others4  7#c7 ,in #aiee1     
,robert ,s4 ,poydasheff was commissioned
 as a ,second ,lieutenant in the        
,infantry ,branch of the ,united ,states
 ,army and he was reassigned to the     
,judge ,advocate ,general's ,corps4     
7#d7 ,robert ,s4 ,poydasheff was a #aigf
 graduate of the ,united ,states ,army  
,war ,college and served a total of #bd 
years in the ,armed ,forces1 retiring as
 a ,colonel in #aigi4  7#e7 ,colonel    
,poydasheff was decorated with the      
,legion of ,merit with two ,oak ,leaf   
,clusters1 the ,bronze ,star ,medal1 and
 the ,vietnam ,ribbon with ,four ,battle
 ,stars1 and during his military career 
and because of his expert legal acumen  
he was assigned to work on the biggest  
cases of the time in which he served1   
but during that time he never lost sight
 of what he considered his primary role1
 which was to take care of members of   

the ,armed ,forces4  7#f7 ,colonel      
,poydasheff was appointed as legal      
counsel to the ,secretary of the ,army  
and served the needs of all members of  
the ,armed ,forces by helping to shape  
the policy of the ,army4  7#g7 ,in      
#bjab1 the ,army ,war ,college          
,foundation named ,colonel ,poydasheff  
an ,outstanding ,alumnus in recognition 
of his wide-ranging service to his      
community after his retirement from     
active duty in the ,armed ,forces4  7#h7
 ,colonel ,poydasheff served on the     
,city ,council for ,columbus1 ,georgia1 
from #aiid to #bjjb1 helping all        
citizens of the community he had come to
 love while concurrently serving ,fort  
,benning and his beloved members of the 
,armed ,forces4  7#i7 ,colonel          
,poydasheff was elected mayor of        
,columbus1 ,georgia1 in #bjjb1 served a 
four-year term and maintained a focus on
 community-based programs and           
strengthening the relationship between  
the city and ,fort ,benning4  7#aj7     

,during that time he made great         
contributions to the joint military and 
civilian communities of ,columbus1      
,georgia1 and ,fort ,benning1 appointing
 first a fellow member of the ,armed    
,forces and later the first ,african    
,american to the position of city       
manager1 while knowing that doing so    
would be at his own political peril4    
7#aa7 ,after his service as mayor of    
,columbus1 ,georgia1 ,colonel           
,poydasheff found continued success as a
 practicing lawyer helping countless    
citizens and members of the ,armed      
,forces living in the city he once led  
as well as advocating for many members  
of the ,armed ,forces in the area4      
7#ab7 ,the continued interest of        
,colonel ,poydasheff in the betterment  
of ,columbus1 ,georgia1 as well as his  
contributions to the ,veterans ,action  
,committee has a continued impact to    
this day4  7#ac7 ,colonel ,poydasheff   
served as past president of the         
,chattahoochee ,council ,boy ,scouts of 

,america1 past president of the         
,chattahoochee ,valley ,association of  
the ,united ,states ,army1 past         
president of the ,columbus ,symphony    
,orchestra1 member of the ,board of     
,directors of the ,springer ,opera ,arts
 ,association1 past president of the    
,ann ,elizabeth ,shepherd ,home1 and    
member of the ,kiwanis ,club and        
,columbus ,bar ,association4  #b4       
,robert ,s4 ,poydasheff ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs ,clinic  7a7         
,designation ,the community-based       
outpatient clinic of the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs located at #fiaj     
,river ,road1 ,columbus1 ,georgia1 shall
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act be known and designated as the    
,robert ,s4 ,poydasheff ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs ,clinic or the       
,robert ,s4 ,poydasheff ,,va ,clinic4   
7b7 ,reference ,any reference in any    
law1 regulation1 map1 document1 paper1  
or other record of the ,united ,states  
to the community-based outpatient clinic

 referred to in subsection 7a7 shall be 
considered to be a reference to the     
,robert ,s4 ,poydasheff ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs ,clinic4