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H.R. 6716House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

To redesignate certain facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Sponsored by David B. McKinleyRep. David B. McKinley (R-WV)
Introduced September 6, 2018

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The bill changes the name of NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia, honoring mathematician Katherine Johnson. It updates all federal references to the facility so they reflect the new name, affecting NASA documents and any U.S. government records that mention the site.

Key Provisions

  • Renames NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia to the “Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.”
  • Specifies that any existing reference in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, or other official records to the former facility name will be treated as a reference to the new “Katherine Johnson” name.

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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

September 6, 2018

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Introduced in House

September 6, 2018

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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

September 6, 2018

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 6, 2018

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115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6716

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 6, 2018

Mr. McKinley (for himself and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

To redesignate certain facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

1.

Redesignation of NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility

(a)

Redesignation

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia, is redesignated as the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility.

(b)

References

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.