,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajjia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,august #ac1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,hamadeh of ,arizona          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to designate the #bf-mile      
portion of ,interstate #ag in the ,state
 of ,arizona between milepost #bcg near 
,new ,river and milepost #bfc at the    
junction with ,state ,route #fi near    
,cordes ,junction as the ,kayla ,jean   
,mueller and ,charles ,h4 ,keating ,,iv 
,memorial ,highway1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,mueller-,keating   
,memorial ,highway ,act4  #b4 ,findings 
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,kayla ,jean ,mueller was a humanitarian
 aid worker from ,prescott1 ,arizona1   
who devoted her life to assisting       
vulnerable populations in conflict      
zones1 was kidnapped by the ,islamic    
,state of ,iraq and ,syria 7,,isis7     

while providing humanitarian assistance 
in ,syria in ,august #bjac1 and was     
later murdered in captivity4  7#b7      
,chief ,petty ,officer ,charles ,h4     
,keating ,,iv1 a native of ,phoenix1    
,arizona1 was a ,united ,states ,navy   
,,seal who was killed in action on ,may 
#c1 #bjaf1 while supporting operations  
against ,,isis in ,iraq as part of      
,operation ,inherent ,resolve4  7#c7    
,kayla ,jean ,mueller's courage1 faith1 
moral conviction1 and commitment to     
human dignity exemplified the highest   
ideals of ,american humanitarian        
service4  7#d7 ,chief ,petty ,officer   
,keating's bravery1 valor1 and          
professionalism exemplified the highest 
ideals of ,american military service and
 the commitment of ,united ,states      
service members to defeat ,,isis and    
protect innocent civilians4  7#e7       
,despite extensive efforts by the       
,united ,states ,government1 the remains
 of ,kayla ,jean ,mueller have not yet  
been recovered and returned to her      

family1 underscoring the ,nation's      
enduring obligation of ,no ,american    
,left ,behind3 a solemn commitment to   
recover and repatriate ,americans lost  
overseas whenever possible4  7#f7       
,operation ,inherent ,resolve represents
 the collective effort by the ,united   
,states and its coalition and local     
partners to degrade and defeat ,,isis   
through military action1 enablement of  
local partner forces1 humanitarian      
assistance1 and stabilization efforts4  
7#g7 ,operation ,kayla ,mueller1 named  
in her honor and in pursuit of justice1 
resulted in the death of ,,isis leader  
,abu ,bakr al-,baghdadi and symbolized  
the ,nation's enduring commitment to    
defeating ,,isis and bringing to justice
 those responsible for the suffering    
endured by ,kayla ,mueller1 ,chief      
,petty ,officer ,charles ,h4 ,keating   
,,iv1 and countless other victims1      
including members of ancient ,christian1
 ,yazidi1 ,druze1 ,kurdish1 and other   
communities persecuted by ,,isis4  7#h7 

,arizonans have contributed to this     
effort through both military service and
 humanitarian action1 confronting ,,isis
 through distinct but complementary     
expressions of might and mercy4  7#i7   
,interstate #ag serves as a principal   
transportation corridor connecting      
central ,arizona communities1 including 
routes linking ,phoenix to northern     
,arizona and the ,prescott region4      
7#aj7 ,this designation honors two      
,arizonans whose lives were shaped in   
different communities1 connected by the 
same corridor1 and ended confronting the
 same evil4  7#aa7 ,honorary            
designations of ,federal-aid highways   
have long served as a means of          
recognizing ,americans whose lives and  
service reflect enduring national       
values4  7#ab7 ,the ,state of ,arizona  
has honorarily designated ,interstate   
#ag as the ,arizona ,veterans ,highway  
in recognition of the service and       
sacrifice of ,america's veterans1 and   
this designation is intended to         

complement that existing recognition4   
#c4 ,designation of ,mueller-,keating   
,memorial ,highway  7a7 ,designation    
,the #bf-mile portion of ,interstate #ag
 in the ,state of ,arizona between      
milepost #bcg near ,new ,river and      
milepost #bfc at the junction with      
,state ,route #fi near ,cordes ,junction
 shall hereafter be known and designated
 as the ,kayla ,jean ,mueller and       
,charles ,h4 ,keating ,,iv ,memorial    
,highway1 to be commonly referred to as 
the ,mueller-,keating ,memorial         
,highway4  7b7 ,rules of applicability  
,the designation under subsection 7a7-- 
7#a7 shall complement1 and shall not be 
construed to alter1 replace1 diminish1  
or otherwise affect the existing        
,arizona ,veterans ,highway designation 
applicable to ,interstate #ag2  7#b7    
shall be honorary in nature2  7#c7 shall
 not require any change to existing     
highway names1 maps1 addresses1 or      
navigation systems2 and  7#d7 shall not 
impose any requirement for additional   

,federal funding4  7c7 ,signage2        
repository ,the ,secretary of           
,transportation1 in coordination with   
appropriate ,state and local            
authorities1 shall--  7#a7 permit the   
installation of suitable honorary       
signage and permit memorialization at   
,sunset ,point ,rest ,area consistent   
with the designation under subsection   
7a72 and  7#b7 include the designation  
in the appropriate repository on the    
website of the ,department of           
,transportation4