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Union Calendar No. 392 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1702 

[Report No. 116–490] 

To waive the application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2019 

Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. DUNN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Ms. GABBARD) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SPANO, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. GAETZ, 

Mr. WALTZ, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BACON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and 

Mr. COX of California 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 12, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To waive the application fee for any special use permit for 

veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Free Veterans from Fees 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WAIVER OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE 

7 FOR VETERANS DEMONSTRATIONS AND SPE8 CIAL EVENTS. 

9 (a) WAIVER.—The application fee for any special use 

10 permit solely for a veterans’ demonstration or special event 

11 at war memorials on land administered by the National 

12 Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs 

13 shall be waived. 

14 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) DEMONSTRATION; SPECIAL EVENT.—The 

16 terms ‘‘demonstration’’ and ‘‘special events’’ have the 

17 meanings given those terms in section 7.96 of title 36, 

18 Code of Federal Regulations. 

19 (2) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND ITS ENVI20 RONS.—The term ‘‘the District of Columbia and its 

21 environs’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

22 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code. 

23 (3) GOLD STAR FAMILY.—The term ‘‘Gold Star 

24 Family’’ includes any individual described in section 

25 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36. 


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1 (4) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 

2 meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, 

3 United States Code. 

4 (5) VETERANS DEMONSTRATION OR SPECIAL

5 EVENT.—The term ‘‘veterans’ demonstration or spe6 cial event’’ means a demonstration or special event 

7 whose primary purpose is to commemorate or honor 

8 individuals present at the demonstration or special 

9 event, either because of their service as veterans or 

10 their status as a Gold Star Family. 

11 (6) WAR MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘war memorial’’ 

12 means any memorial or monument which has been 

13 erected or dedicated to commemorate a military unit, 

14 military group, war, conflict, victory, or peace. 

15 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any 

16 special use permit application submitted after the date of 

17 the enactment of this Act. 

18 (d) APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING LAWS.—Permit ap19 plicants remain subject to all other laws, regulations, and 

20 policies regarding the application, issuance and execution 

21 of special use permits for a veterans’ demonstration or spe22 cial event at war memorials on land administered by the 

23 National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its 

24 environs. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to waive the 

application fee for any special use permit for veterans’ 


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demonstrations and 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.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 392 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1702 

[Report No. 116–490] 

A BILL 

To waive the application fee for any special use perother purposes. events at war memorials on Federal land, and for mit for veterans demonstrations and special 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Sep 08, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1702.RH H1702

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