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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1029 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1029

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 20, 2021

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT

 
 To Waive the application fee for any special use permit for veterans' 
 special events at war memorials on land administered by the National 
  Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Free Veterans from Fees Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE FOR VETERANS' 
              SPECIAL EVENTS.

    (a) Waiver.--The application fee for any special use permit solely 
for a veterans' special event at war memorials on land administered by 
the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs 
shall be waived.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) District of columbia and its environs.--The term ``the 
        District of Columbia and its environs'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code.
            (2) Gold star families.--The term ``Gold Star Families'' 
        includes any individual described in section 3.2 of Department 
        of Defense Instruction 1348.36.
            (3) Special event.--The term ``special events'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 7.96 of title 36, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.
            (4) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
            (5) Veterans' special event.--The term ``veterans' special 
        event'' means a special event of which the majority of 
        attendees are veterans or Gold Star Families.
            (6) War memorial.--The term ``war memorial'' means any 
        memorial or monument which has been erected or dedicated to 
        commemorate a military unit, military group, war, conflict, 
        victory, or peace.
    (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any special use 
permit application submitted after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (d) Applicability of Existing Laws.--Permit applicants remain 
subject to all other laws, regulations, and policies regarding the 
application, issuance and execution of special use permits for a 
veterans' special event at war memorials on land administered by the 
National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 19, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
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