,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cebg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ai   
7legislative day1 ,january #ah71        
#bjbb,mr4 ,tester introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to transfer the name of       
property of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs designated by law to other    
property of the ,department4  #a4       
,authority of ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to transfer names of           
facilities1 structures1 or real property
 of ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
7a7 ,in general ,section #eca of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in the section heading1 by        
striking ,requirement and inserting     
,requirements2  7#b7 in subsection 7a71 
by striking ,except as expressly        
provided by law and inserting the       

following3  7a7 ,naming limitation      
,except as expressly provided by law or 
as authorized under subsection 7b7  2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subsection 7b73  7b7      
,transfer of names  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary may transfer the name of
 covered property of the ,department to 
other covered property of the           
,department if-- 7,a7 the original      
covered property was designated with    
that name by law2 and  7,b7 the other   
covered property is located in a        
different location or at a different    
address from the original covered       
property within the town1 city1 or other
 local government area specified in the 
designation made by such law4  7#b7     
,references ,if the ,secretary transfers
 the name of covered property under     
paragraph 7#a71 any reference in a law1 
regulation1 map1 document1 paper1 or    
other record of the ,united ,states to  
the covered property originally named by
 law shall be deemed to be a reference  

to the covered property to which the    
name has been transferred under such    
paragraph4  7#c7 ,covered property ,in  
this subsection1 the term covered       
property means a facility1 structure1 or
 real property of the ,department or a  
major portion 7such as a wing or floor7 
of any such facility1 structure1 or real
 property4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #e of such title is amended  
by striking the item relating to section
 #eca and inserting the following new   
item3  #eca4 ,requirements relating to  
naming of ,department property4  4