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P.L. 106-78, Sec. 766. The Federal facility located in Riverside, California, and known as the "U.S. Salinity Laboratory", shall be known and designated as the "George E. Brown, Jr., Salinity Laboratory": Provided, That any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such Federal facility shall be deemed to be a reference to the "George E. Brown, Jr., Salinity Laboratory."
Congressman George E. Brown, Jr. (March 6, 1920 - July 15, 1999)
"From my earliest days, I was fascinated by science. I was fascinated by a utopian vision of what the world could be like. I've thought that science could be the basis for a better world, and that's what I've been trying to do all these years." (quote from NY Times interview)
Born in Holtville, CA, March 6, 1920
Graduated from University of California at Los Angeles with B.A. in Industrial Physics
Employed by City of Los Angeles for 12 years in personnel, engineering, and management positions
Management consultant
Second lieutenant, infantry, World War II
Mayor and city councilman, Monterey Park, 1954-58
State Assemblyman, 1958-62
Married Marta Marcias Brown, 1988; two children, David and Dale
Democrat, of San Bernardino, CA
Elected to the 88th Congress, November 6, 1962
Reelected to the 89th, 90th, and 91st Congresses; unsuccessfully sought election to U.S. Senate in 1970
