[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 672 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 672

To rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of 
Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in 
honor of Navy Commander William ``Willie'' McCool, who was the pilot of 
 the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 
                                 2003.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2003

 Ms. Bordallo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of 
Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in 
honor of Navy Commander William ``Willie'' McCool, who was the pilot of 
 the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 
                                 2003.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF COMMANDER WILLIAM ``WILLIE'' MCCOOL 
              ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL, APRA HEIGHTS, GUAM.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Commander William C. McCool of the United States Navy, 
        pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost 
        on February 1, 2003, attended Dededo Middle School and John F. 
        Kennedy High School on Guam.
            (2) Commander McCool carried a flag commemorating the 
        liberation of Guam on NASA mission STS-107 of the Space Shuttle 
        Columbia.
            (3) Commander McCool pursued his dream of space flight with 
        vigor and passion and, by his life and accomplishments, is an 
        inspiration for school children everywhere to dare to dream big 
        things, to believe in themselves, and to reach for the stars.
    (b) Designation.--The Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the 
Department of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary 
Schools System in Apra Heights, Guam, shall be known and designated as 
the ``Commander William `Willie' McCool Elementary/Middle School'', in 
honor of William C. McCool, who was a commander in the United States 
Navy and pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically 
lost on February 1, 2003.
    (c) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Guam South 
Elementary/Middle School shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``Commander William `Willie' McCool Elementary/Middle School''.
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