To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.
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This law designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, as the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell VA Clinic, honoring a World War II Ranger hero who destroyed German artillery at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day.
What this law does
What it does
This enacted law officially names the VA community-based outpatient clinic at 1055 Hooper Avenue in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell VA Clinic. Any reference to the clinic in federal law, regulation, map, document, or other official paper must use the new name. The law includes extensive congressional findings honoring Lomell's life and service, including his D-Day actions at Pointe du Hoc, his post-war civic contributions in Ocean County, and his recognition in Tom Brokaw's "The Greatest Generation."
Key provisions
- 1Designates the VA community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, as the "Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell VA Clinic"
- 2Requires all future references to the clinic in federal law, regulations, maps, and documents to use the new name
Who is affected
Veterans and staff who use or refer to the Toms River, New Jersey VA outpatient clinic, and federal agencies that maintain official documents, maps, or regulations referencing that facility.
Why it matters
The change is honorific — it renames a single VA clinic and has no operational effect beyond how the facility is formally referred to in official documents and signage.
What changed
Agencies directed to act
Effective dates
- Clinic designation takes effect
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Became Public Law No: 119-35.
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This act designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Toms River, New Jersey, as the Leonard G. “Bud” Lomell VA Clinic.
Legislative subjects
Armed Forces and National Security; New Jersey; Veterans' medical care; Veterans' organizations and recognition