St. Croix VA Clinic to be Renamed in Honor of Lieutenant Colonel David C. Canegata III

This bill is a straightforward piece of administrative business with a personal touch: it officially renames the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community-based outpatient clinic in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands. Once enacted, the facility will be formally known as the "Lieutenant Colonel David C. Canegata III Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic." It is a classic 'naming bill' designed to honor a local figure while updating the federal record.

The Paperwork Pivot

While this change might seem like a simple sign-replacement project, Section 1 of the bill ensures the name change is legally airtight. It mandates that any reference to the clinic in federal laws, maps, regulations, or official documents be treated as a reference to the new name. For a veteran visiting the clinic or a staff member filing paperwork, the day-to-day medical care remains the same, but the official identity of the building shifts to carry the legacy of Lt. Col. Canegata III. It’s the legislative version of a formal name change on a birth certificate—everything else stays the same, but the record is now set straight.