#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bgga  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate the    
community-based outpatient clinic of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs in   
,san ,angelo1 ,texas1 as the ,colonel   
,charles and ,jo,anne ,powell           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,clinic4  #a4 ,findings ,congress finds 
the following3 7#a7 ,colonel ,charles   
,powell and his wife1 ,mrs4 ,jo,anne    
,powell1 served the community of ,san   
,angelo1 ,texas1 with character and     
dignity4  7#b7 ,colonel ,powell served  
as the base commander of ,goodfellow    
,air ,force ,base from #aihj to #aihd4  
7#c7 ,when the ,powells moved to ,san   
,angelo1 ,charles was ordered to help   
,goodfellow avoid closure and the       
displacement of many members of the     
,armed ,forces from the community they  
had grown to love4  7#d7 ,the impact of 
,charles' career can still be felt today
 at ,goodfellow ,air ,force ,base1 as it
 serves as a training school for        
thousands of members from every ,armed  

,force to train in cryptology1          
intelligence1 and firefighting4  7#e7   
,jo,anne assisted thousands of          
constituents in the district offices of 
,representatives ,tom ,loeffler1 ,lamar 
,smith1 ,k4 ,michael ,conaway1 and      
,august ,pfluger4  7#f7 ,one of the     
several duties ,jo,anne spearheaded was 
the annual process of nominations to the
 military service academies1 which was  
always a year-round process for her4    
7#g7 ,with ,jo,anne's assistance1 many  
of the young men and women of the #aath 
congressional district of ,texas went on
 to serve the ,united ,states and attend
 one of the military service academies4 
7#h7 ,in addition1 ,jo,anne was a fierce
 advocate of veterans and helped        
thousands of individuals gain access to 
the veterans benefits they rightfully   
earned4  7#i7 ,jo,anne's compassion and 
dedication helped make the ,concho      
,valley a better place4  #b4            
,designation of community-based         
outpatient clinic of ,department of     

,veterans ,affairs in ,san ,angelo1     
,texas  7a7 ,designation ,the           
community-based outpatient clinic of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs in   
,san ,angelo1 ,texas1 shall after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act be   
known and designated as the ,colonel    
,charles and ,jo,anne ,powell           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,clinic or the ,colonel ,charles and    
,jo,anne ,powell ,,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     
,colonel ,charles and ,jo,anne ,powell  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,clinic4  ,passed the ,senate ,march #c1
 #bjbb4,secretary