Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act

Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources, First responders and emergency personnel, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Law enforcement officers, Military personnel and dependents, Outdoor recreation, Parks, recreation areas, trails, User charges and fees


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1642 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1642

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for an 
  annual National Recreational Pass for law enforcement officers and 
                             firefighters.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2023

Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Stauber, Mr. 
   Valadao, and Mr. Moylan) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for an 
  annual National Recreational Pass for law enforcement officers and 
                             firefighters.

    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 ``Law Enforcement Officer and 
Firefighter Recreation Pass Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL PASSES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

    Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6804(b)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Annual passes.--The Secretary shall make the National 
        Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no 
        cost, to--
                    ``(A) a member of the Armed Forces and their 
                dependents; or
                    ``(B) a law enforcement officer or firefighter,
        who provide adequate proof of eligibility for such pass as 
        determined by the Secretary.''.
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Firefighter.--The term `firefighter' means 
                any employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit 
                of local government, or an Indian Tribe who performs 
                work directly related to suppressing fires, including 
                wildland fires.
                    ``(B) Law enforcement officer.--The term `law 
                enforcement officer' means any officer, agent, or 
                employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of 
                local government, or an Indian Tribe authorized by law 
                or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the 
                prevention, detection, or investigation of any 
                violation of criminal law or who is authorized by law 
                to supervise sentenced criminal offenders.''.
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