H.R. 3861 (112th): To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of ...
...Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the “Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive”.
112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Feb 01, 2012 (Introduced).
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HR 3861 IH
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3861
To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the ‘Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 1, 2012
February 1, 2012
Mr. BENISHEK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the ‘Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAME OF THE FRONT CIRCLE DRIVE OF THE OSCAR G. JOHNSON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY, IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN.
(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:
(1) Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap was born on June 2, 1967, in Royal Oak, Michigan.
(2) Priestap became a resident of the Foster City, Michigan, area in 1970 and graduated from North Dickinson High School in 1985.
(3) He attended Ferris State University and Northern Michigan University.
(4) Priestap joined the Navy as a rescue swimmer.
(5) He later worked as a police officer at the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
(6) While serving in the Michigan National Guard, he was assigned to the 46th Military Police Company in Kingsford, Michigan.
(7) Priestap was deployed to Iraq on July 9, 2006.
(8) While on duty, Priestap was fatally shot at a checkpoint in Baghdad on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006.
(9) On December 3, 2006, Priestap was laid to rest with full military honors in his hometown of Foster City.
(10) Priestap’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Navy, Marine, and Army Achievement Medals, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, and the Combat Action Badge.
(b) Name of Drive- The front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ‘Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive’. Any reference to such drive in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive.