#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#dcei  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate the    
regional office of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs in metropolitan      
,atlanta as the ,senator ,johnny        
,isakson ,department of ,veterans       
,affairs ,atlanta ,regional ,office1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,senator 
,johnny ,isakson ,,va ,regional ,office 
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,john ,hardy  
,isakson1 known as ,johnny1 was born    
,december #bh1 #aidd1 in ,atlanta1      
,georgia1 to ,julia ,isakson and ,edwin 
,andrew ,isakson4  7#b7 ,johnny ,isakson
 graduated from the ,university of      
,georgia in #aiff with a ,bachelor's    
,degree in ,business ,administration4   
7#c7 ,in #aiff1 ,johnny ,isakson        
enlisted in the ,georgia ,air ,national 
,guard1 serving until #aigb and         
attaining the rank of ,staff ,sergeant4 
7#d7 ,johnny ,isakson gained success in 
private business1 serving for #bb years 

as a real estate executive and growing  
his business into one of the largest of 
its kind in both ,georgia and in the    
,united ,states4  7#e7 ,johnny ,isakson 
was elected to the ,georgia ,general    
,assembly in #aigf1 serving in the      
,state ,house of ,representatives until 
#aiij4  7#f7 ,johnny ,isakson was       
elected to the ,georgia ,state ,senate  
in #aiib1 serving until #aiif4  7#g7 ,in
 #aiif1 ,governor ,zell ,miller         
appointed ,johnny ,isakson to be        
,chairman of the ,georgia ,state ,board 
of ,education4  7#h7 ,johnny ,isakson   
was elected to represent the #fth       
,district of ,georgia in the ,united    
,states ,house of ,representatives in   
#aiii1 and served until #bjje4  7#i7    
,during his time in the ,house of       
,representatives1 ,johnny ,isakson1 as a
 member of the ,committee on ,education 
and ,labor of the ,house of             
,representatives1 worked to improve     
,american education1 and was a key      
advocate for the bipartisan education   

reforms that became the ,no ,child ,left
 ,behind ,act of #bjja 7,public ,law    
#ajg-aaj74  7#aj7 ,johnny ,isakson was  
elected to the ,united ,states ,senate  
in #bjjd1 serving until ,december #ca1  
#bjai4  7#aa7 ,during his time in the   
,senate1 ,johnny ,isakson was an        
exemplar of courtesy1 dignity1 and      
kindness1 beloved and respected by      
colleagues regardless of party4  7#ab7  
,johnny ,isakson1 during the #aaath     
,congress1 demonstrated a bipartisan    
yearning for peace1 and crossed party   
lines to support the ratification of the
 #bjaj ,strategic ,arms ,reduction      
,treaty between the ,united ,states and 
the ,russian ,federation1 also known as 
,new ,,start4  7#ac7 ,during the #aadth1
 #aaeth1 and #aafth ,congresses1 ,johnny
 ,isakson served as ,chairman of the    
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate1 a position with which he      
tirelessly championed reform to improve 
the benefits and quality of service for 
our nation's military veterans4  7#ad7  

,during the #aadth1 #aaeth1 and #aafth  
,congresses1 ,johnny ,isakson served as 
,chairman of the ,select ,committee on  
,ethics of the ,senate4  7#ae7 ,the late
 ,congressman ,john ,lewis once         
described ,johnny ,isakson as ,a man who
 has strong belief but also willing to  
work with others to get things done44   
7#af7 ,on ,december #ai1 #bjba1 ,johnny 
,isakson passed away1 but his legacy of 
character and goodwill will endure as an
 example to all who serve1 or will      
serve1 in the ,united ,states ,senate4  
#c4 ,senator ,johnny ,isakson           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,atlanta ,regional ,office  7a7         
,designation ,the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs ,atlanta ,regional   
,office in ,georgia shall1 after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 be  
known and designated as the ,senator    
,johnny ,isakson ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs ,atlanta ,regional   
,office or the ,isakson ,,va ,atlanta   
,regional ,office4  7b7 ,reference ,any 

reference in a law1 regulation1 map1    
document1 paper1 or other record of the 
,united ,states to the ,regional ,office
 referred to in subsection 7a7 shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ,senator
 ,johnny ,isakson ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs ,atlanta ,regional   
,office4  ,passed the ,senate ,july #bg1
 #bjbb4,secretary