,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,ern/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
designate ! cl9ic ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ,des ,mo9es1 ,i[a1 z
 ! ,/aff ,s]geant ,edg> ,torres-,tov>   
,,va ,cl9ic & to designate !            
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic ( !      
,dep>tm5t 9 ,m>%allt[n1 ,i[a1 z ! ,/aff 
,s]geant ,william ,na?aniel ,h[>d ,,va  
,cl9ic4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,i[a ,national ,gu>d ,h]oes 
,commemoration ,act4  #b4 ,designation (
 ,/aff ,s]geant ,edg> ,torres-,tov> ,,va
 ,cl9ic  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,/aff ,s]geant ,edg> ,brian
 ,torres-,tov> 0 born 9 ,de,kalb1       
,ill9ois1 on ,octob] #ag1 #bjjj1 & rais$
 9 ,des ,mo9es1 ,i[a4  7#b7 ,/aff       
,s]geant ,torres-,tov> graduat$ f ,d[l+ 
,ca?olic ,high ,s*ool 9 ,we/ ,des       
,mo9es1 ,i[a1 9 #bjai4  7#c7 ,on        

,febru>y #ba1 #bjai1 ,/aff ,s]geant     
,torres-,tov> enli/$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,army4  7#d7 ,/aff ,s]geant             
,torres-,tov> 0 ! fir/ 9 8 family to    
s]ve 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#e7 ,/aff       
,s]geant ,torres-,tov> deploy$ to       
,kosovo 9 ,novemb] #bjbj1 support+      
,unit$ ,/ates & alli$ op]ations1 &      
deploy$ to ,syria 9 ,july #bjbe 9       
support ( ,op]ation ,inh]5t ,resolve4   
7#f7 ,/aff ,s]geant ,torres-,tov> s]v$ z
 a ,cavalry ,sc\t ) ,troop ,b1 #a/      
,squadron1 #aac? ,cavalry ,regim5t1 #bnd
 ,brigade ,combat ,team1 #cd? ,infantry 
,division ( ! ,i[a ,national ,gu>d4     
7#g7 ,on ,decemb] #ac1 #bjbe1 ,/aff     
,s]geant ,torres-,tov> 0 kill$ 9 action 
9 ,palmyra1 ,syria1 :ile support+ ,unit$
 ,/ates c\nt]t]rorism op]ations4  7#h7  
,/aff ,s]geant ,torres-,tov> 0 aw>d$ !  
,bronze ,/> ,m$al ) ,valor1 ! ,purple   
,he>t1 ! ,combat ,action ,badge1 & !    
,army ,comm5dation ,m$al ) ,combat      
,device = h]oic s]vice dur+ combat      
op]ations 9 support ( ,op]ation ,inh]5t 

,resolve4  7b7 ,designation ,! cl9ic ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs locat$ at
 #abaa ,ea/ ,army ,po/ ,road1 ,des      
,mo9es1 ,i[a1 %all aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n & designat$ 
z ! ,/aff ,s]geant ,edg> ,torres-,tov>  
,,va ,cl9ic or ! ,edg> ,torres-,tov>    
,,va ,cl9ic4  7c7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce
 9 any law1 regulation1 map1 docum5t1   
pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 ! cl9ic ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b7 %all
 be consid]$ to be a ref]5ce to ! ,/aff 
,s]geant ,edg> ,torres-,tov> ,,va       
,cl9ic4  #c4 ,designation ( ,/aff       
,s]geant ,william ,na?aniel ,h[>d ,,va  
,cl9ic  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,/aff ,s]geant ,william    
,na?aniel ,nate ,h[>d 0 born on ,augu/  
#ad1 #aiif1 9 ,m>%allt[n1 ,i[a4  7#b7   
,/aff ,s]geant ,h[>d graduat$ f         
,m>%allt[n ,high ,s*ool 9 #bjad4  7#c7  
,at ! age ( #ag1 :ile a high s*ool      
s5ior1 ,/aff ,s]geant ,h[>d enli/$ 9 !  
,i[a ,national ,gu>d on ,novemb] #bg1   
#bjac1 complet+ basic combat tra9+ &    

advanc$ individual tra9+ at ,=t ,b5n+1  
,georgia4  7#d7 ,/aff ,s]geant ,h[>d    
deploy$ to ,kosovo f ,novemb] #bjbj to  
,july #bjba 9 support ( ,unit$ ,/ates & 
alli$ op]ations1 s]v$ on ! ,texas bord] 
f ,april #bjbd to ,may #bjbd1 & deploy$ 
to ,syria 9 ,july #bjbe 9 support (     
,op]ation ,inh]5t ,resolve4  7#e7 ,/aff 
,s]geant ,h[>d s]v$ z a ,cavalry ,sc\t )
 ,troop ,b1 #a/ ,squadron1 #aac?        
,cavalry ,regim5t1 #bnd ,brigade ,combat
 ,team1 #cd? ,infantry ,division ( !    
,i[a ,national ,gu>d4  7#f7 ,on ,decemb]
 #ac1 #bjbe1 ,/aff ,s]geant ,h[>d 0     
kill$ 9 action 9 ,palmyra1 ,syria1 :ile 
support+ ,unit$ ,/ates c\nt]t]rorism    
op]ations4  7#g7 ,/aff ,s]geant ,h[>d 0 
aw>d$ ! ,bronze ,/> ,m$al ) ,valor1 !   
,purple ,he>t1 ! ,combat ,action ,badge1
 & ! ,army ,comm5dation ,m$al ) ,combat 
,device = h]oic s]vice 9 combat4  7b7   
,designation ,! outpati5t cl9ic ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs locat$ at 
#bja ,ea/ ,m]le ,hibbs ,b\lev>d1        
,m>%allt[n1 ,i[a1 %all aft] ! date ( !  

enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n & designat$ 
z ! ,/aff ,s]geant ,william ,na?aniel   
,h[>d ,,va ,cl9ic or ! ,nate ,h[>d ,,va 
,cl9ic4  7c7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9   
any law1 regulation1 map1 docum5t1 pap]1
 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !   
cl9ic ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b7 %all be
 consid]$ to be a ref]5ce to ! ,/aff    
,s]geant ,william ,na?aniel ,h[>d ,,va  
,cl9ic4