[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 9516 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 690
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9516

                      [Report No. 118-845, Part I]

 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for 
   lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for 
  family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives 
                      while serving their country.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2024

 Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer (for herself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Carl, 
 Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Graves of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

                           December 10, 2024

                     Additional sponsor: Mr. Curtis

                           December 10, 2024

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           December 10, 2024

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                          September 10, 2024]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for 
   lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for 
  family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives 
                      while serving their country.


 


    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 ``Military Families National Parks 
Access Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. LIFETIME PASSES.

    Section 805(b)(2) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6804(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Any individual who is a survivor entitled 
                to--
                            ``(i) a death gratuity under section 1475 
                        of title 10, United States Code; or
                            ``(ii) dependency and indemnity 
                        compensation under chapter 13 of title 38, 
                        United States Code.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 690

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 9516

                      [Report No. 118-845, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for 
   lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for 
  family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives 
                      while serving their country.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 10, 2024

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment

                           December 10, 2024

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed