Senate Seeks to Rename Headquarters of CIA for Former President Bush
The Senate honored former President Bush on Friday by proposing the renaming of CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., after him.
Under the plan, the agency’s headquarters would be known as the George Herbert Walker Bush Center for Central Intelligence. Bush was director of the CIA in 1976.
Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sponsored the measure.
“The high esteem with which the former president is held in the intelligence community is evidence of his commitment and dedication to our nation, as well as the diligence he showed to the protection and care of the American people,” Shelby said.
The honor was included in an intelligence authorization measure that passed on Friday. The House has a similar provision pending, and it must approve the name change before it is sent to President Clinton to become law.
Bush previously saw his adopted hometown of Houston rename its international airport after him.
Earlier this year, Republicans in Congress renamed Washington’s National Airport after former President Reagan, and in May the massive Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center opened near the White House.
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