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Calendar No. 782 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 617 

[Report No. 110–350] 

To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available 

at a discount to certain veterans. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2007 

Mr. SMITH (for himself, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 

CRAIG, Mr. DOMENICI, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. 

STEVENS, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. COLEMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. CHAMBLISS, and Mr. BURR) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

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

A BILL 

To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands 

Pass available at a discount to certain veterans. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Eagle Parks 

3 Pass Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. VETERANS NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL REC5 REATIONAL LANDS PASS. 

6 Section 805(b) of division J of the Consolidated Ap7 propriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6804(b)), is amended 

8 by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(3) VETERANS DISCOUNT.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

11 make the National Parks and Federal Rec12 reational Lands Pass available, at a cost of 

13 $10, to any veteran who was separated from 

14 military service under conditions other than dis15 honorable, if the veteran provides proof of the 

16 status by presenting a DD214. 

17 ‘‘(B) TERM.—A National Parks and Fed18 eral Recreational Lands Pass issued under this 

19 paragraph shall be valid for 1 year after the 

20 date of issuance of the pass.’’. 

21 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Land Military 

23 Pass Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL 

2 LANDS PASS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 

3 Section 805(b) of division J of the Consolidated Appro4 priations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6804(b)), is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(3) COST TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

8 make the National Parks and Federal Rec9 reational Lands Pass available, at a cost of $10 

10 (subject to the same rate of increase as the reg11 ular cost of the National Parks and Federal Rec12 reational Lands Pass), to any individual deter13 mined to be eligible under subparagraph (C). 

14 ‘‘(B) TERM.—A National Parks and Fed15 eral Recreational Lands Pass issued under this 

16 paragraph shall be valid for 1 year after the date 

17 of issuance of the pass. 

18 ‘‘(C) PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY.—The Sec19 retary, after consultation with the Secretary of 

20 Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, 

21 shall determine the appropriate documentation 

22 that a veteran or an active duty or reserve mem23 ber of the United States Armed Forces shall pro24 vide as proof that the veteran or member is eligi25 ble for the discount available under this para26 graph.’’. 


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

National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 

available at a discount to military personnel.’’. 


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Calendar No. 782 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 617 

[Report No. 110

–350] 

A BILL 

To make the National Parks and Federal Reccertain veterans. reational Lands Pass available at a discount to 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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