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House Bill 7925
117th Congress(2021-2022)
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the "Sy Kaplan VA Clinic".
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H. R. 7925 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7925


To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palm Desert, California, as the “Sy Kaplan Veterans Center”.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 31, 2022

Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palm Desert, California, as the “Sy Kaplan Veterans Center”.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Findings.

Congress finds the following:

(1) Seymour “Sy” Kaplan was born on February 28, 1924.

(2) Sergeant Kaplan served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 as a combat engineer.

(3) Sergeant Kaplan served in the 2d, 4th, and 14th Armored Divisions, seeing service in North Africa, Italy, and France.

(4) Sergeant Kaplan rose to the rank of Technical Sergeant and earned 3 Battle Stars and 2 Purple Hearts.

(5) Sergeant Kaplan served under General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge and received 2 Purple Hearts for his service.

(6) In April 1945, Sergeant Kaplan was grievously wounded in an enemy mortar attack in Czechoslovakia and returned to the United States a wounded warrior.

(7) Sergeant Kaplan served as Commander of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 78 (Coachella Valley) for many years.

(8) Sergeant Kaplan was instrumental in the opening of the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Palm Desert.

(9) Sergeant Kaplan personally provided countless local veterans with advice and assistance in obtaining their earned Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.

(10) Sergeant Kaplan received the Senior Inspiration Award from Riverside County Supervisor Roy Wilson in 2001.

(11) Wilson also appointed Sergeant Kaplan the first chair of the Desert Palms Community Council.

SEC. 2. Designation of Sy Kaplan Veterans Center.

(a) Designation.—The outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palm Desert, California, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Sy Kaplan Veterans Center”.

(b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Sy Kaplan Veterans Center”.