Bill Summary
This legislation, known as the "Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility Act," was enacted by the United States Congress to change the name of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center in Plum Brook Station, Ohio to the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility. This change was made to honor astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, who was a native of Ohio and began his career in space exploration at the center. The legislation also specifies that any references to the center in laws, maps, regulations, and other official documents will now refer to it as the "NASA John H. Glenn Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility." This change does not alter the relationship between the Plum Brook Station and the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center.
Possible Impacts
1. People living in Wapakoneta, Ohio may feel a sense of pride or honor that their native son, Neil A. Armstrong, is being recognized and honored through this legislation.
2. Current employees or visitors of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station may feel a sense of attachment to the current name and may have to adjust to the new name and identity of the facility.
3. This legislation may also spark a debate or discussion about the significance and legacy of Neil A. Armstrong and his contributions to space exploration.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2472 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.2472
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty
An Act
To redesignate the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook
Station, Ohio, as the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A.
Armstrong Test Facility.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Neil A. Armstrong, through his own definition, was first
and foremost as a test pilot.
(2) A native of Wapakoneta, Ohio, Armstrong began his inspiring
career in space exploration in Cleveland, Ohio, at what is now the
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center.
(3) Becoming the first human to land a spacecraft, and then set
foot upon, the moon, represents the greatest dream of any test
pilot.
(4) Therefore, it is fitting that the premier aeronautics and
space test station in Ohio should be renamed in his honor.
SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF NASA JOHN H. GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AT PLUM
BROOK STATION, OHIO, AS NASA JOHN H. GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AT THE NEIL
A. ARMSTRONG TEST FACILITY.
(a) Redesignation.--The NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum
Brook Station, Ohio, is hereby redesignated as the NASA John H. Glenn
Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the station referred to
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``NASA John
H. Glenn Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility''.
(c) Savings.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter
the relationship between the Plum Brook Station and the NASA John H.
Glenn Research Center.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.