‘‘(6) BUREAU
OF
LAND
MANAGEMENT.—The 
Secretary may issue a recreation concession permit 
to authorize a third party to provide facilities and 
services to visitors on Federal recreational lands and 
waters managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in support of outdoor recreational opportuni-
ties in accordance with the applicable land use plan. 
Any such permit shall provide for monetary com-
pensation to the Federal Government for the rights 
and privileges provided, with collected funds depos-
ited in the accounts established under section 807 of 
this Act, to be available without further appropria-
tion and to remain available until expended. Facili-
ties and services provided under existing recreation 
concessions and recreation lease agreements on Bu-
reau of Land Management managed public lands 
may continue pursuant to the terms and conditions 
of each agreement. 
‘‘(7) STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 
months after the date of the enactment of the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Mod-
ernization Act of 2014, the Secretary shall es-
tablish, at no fewer than 20 sites located on 
Federal recreational lands and waters adminis-
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tered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of 
Land Management, a stewardship program for 
recreation service providers involving credit 
against a required special recreation permit fee 
in exchange for otherwise unreimbursed mainte-
nance and resource protection work performed 
with the permission of the relevant Federal 
agency. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Under the steward-
ship program required by this paragraph, a 
recreation service provider shall submit to the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) the provider’s qualifications to 
adequately and safely perform the pro-
posed maintenance and resource protection 
work; 
‘‘(ii) an itemized accounting of labor 
and material costs associated with such 
maintenance and resource protection work; 
‘‘(iii) a commitment to share the costs 
of the proposed maintenance and resource 
protection work; and 
‘‘(iv) permission from the relevant 
Federal agency to perform the proposed 
maintenance and resource protection work. 
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‘‘(C) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—The Sec-
retary shall review promptly a proposal sub-
mitted to participate in the stewardship pro-
gram and approve any such submission that the 
Secretary finds adequately meets the eligibility 
criteria specified in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than three years 
after the date of the enactment of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization 
Act of 2014, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
status report on the stewardship program, in-
cluding the number of participating sites, total 
amount of the credits granted, and suggestions 
for revising the program. 
‘‘(8) DISCLOSURE OF FEES.—A holder of a spe-
cial recreation permit may inform its customers of 
the various fees charged by the Secretary under this 
title.’’. 
(h) ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS.—Section 803 (16 
U.S.C. 6802) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections: 
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‘‘(i) NOTICE OF RECREATIONAL FEES AND RECRE-
ATION PASSES.—The Secretary shall post clear notice of 
any fee and available recreation passes at appropriate lo-
cations at each site of Federal recreational lands and 
waters for which any fee is charged. The Secretary shall 
include such notice in publications distributed at the unit 
and on agency websites. 
‘‘(j) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall use technology and automation 
to increase accountability, efficiency, and the convenience 
of paying recreation fees. 
‘‘(k) VISITOR CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall not enter into agreements 
for the operation of a visitor center with private for- 
profit or non-profit organizations that intend to 
charge a fee for visitors to access a visitor center or 
a basic visitor center exhibit. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in paragraph (1) 
prohibits the Secretary from— 
‘‘(A) charging a recreation fee at a visitor 
or interpretative center as otherwise provided 
for in this title; or 
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‘‘(B) entering into a fee management 
agreement for the collection of the recreation 
fee. 
‘‘(l) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF CERTAIN NEW 
OR INCREASED FEES.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION
OF
LIST
OF
EXISTING 
FEES.—Within six months after the date of the en-
actment of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhance-
ment Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) compile a comprehensive list of all 
fees (except special recreation permit fees) 
charged at Federal recreational lands and 
waters by Federal land management agencies 
as of the date of the enactment of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization 
Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(B) submit this list to the Committee on 
Natural Resources and the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON NEW FEES OR FEE IN-
CREASES.—Except as provided in paragraphs (3), 
(4), and (5), the Secretaries may not increase or im-
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pose any new entrance fees, day use fees, or amenity 
fees. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED FEE SCHED-
ULE.—By June 1 of each year, the Secretaries shall 
propose a single schedule of any new or increased 
entrance fees, day use fees, or amenity fees and 
transmit this schedule to the Committee on Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 
No new or increased entrance fee, day use fee, or 
amenity fee may be imposed unless approved by Act 
of Congress. 
‘‘(5) EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.—If the Secre-
taries determine that recreational opportunities on 
Federal recreational lands and waters would be se-
verely curtailed or that an emergency affecting 
human health or unforeseen events exists, the Secre-
taries may transmit proposed selective new or in-
creased entrance fees, day use fees, or amenity fees 
to the Committee on Natural Resources and the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
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ural Resources of the Senate for approval by Act of 
Congress. 
‘‘(m) GRANDFATHERING EXISTING PERMITS.—Any 
special recreation permit issued under this title before the 
date of the enactment of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Modernization Act of 2014 shall continue— 
‘‘(1) to be managed pursuant to this section, as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Mod-
ernization Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(2) to be valid and remain in effect, under its 
terms and notwithstanding section 810, until the 
permit expires, is revoked, or is suspended according 
to the terms of the permit. 
‘‘(n) DISCOUNTED OR FREE ADMISSION DAYS OR 
USE.—The Secretary may provide free admission or use 
days of Federal recreational lands and waters. The Sec-
retary shall not establish any additional discounts except 
as provided in this title or by another provision of law.’’. 
(i) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 803(d) (16 
U.S.C. 6802(d)) is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
title’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated 
by subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘part of the 
Federal-aid System’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal-aid 
highway’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’. 
SEC. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
Section 804 (16 U.S.C. 6803) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) 
and inserting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) ENTRANCE FEES, DAY USE FEES, AND AMEN-
ITY FEES.—For entrance fees, day use fees and amenity 
fees, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) publish notice in the Federal Register of 
any unit newly subject to an entrance fee, day use 
fee, or amenity fee; 
‘‘(2) publish on the website recreation.gov or 
another similar interagency website, in local news-
papers, on agency websites, at proposed and estab-
lished collection points, on social media applications, 
and in publications distributed near the site for 
which the fee would be collected— 
‘‘(A) any proposed new or increased fee; 
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‘‘(B) the unit and agency proposing the 
new or increased fee; 
‘‘(C) the process by which to comment on 
the proposed new or increased fee; and 
‘‘(D) subject to paragraph (3), when the 
opportunity for comment closes; 
‘‘(3) allow at least 60 days public comment 
after publication of notice under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(4) at least 120 days before the implementa-
tion of the new or increased fee, publish notice of a 
decision to implement a new or increased fee in local 
newspapers, on the agency websites, at proposed and 
established collection points, on social media applica-
tions, and in publications distributed near the site 
for which the fee will be collected; and 
‘‘(5) not less frequently than every other year, 
solicit public comment for at least 60 days on how 
fee revenue should be expended at each unit. 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT FEES.—For spe-
cial recreation permit fees authorized by section 
803(h)(2)(A), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) if the fee is for reoccurring recreational 
uses for which standard fee rates can be established, 
follow, to the extent practicable and appropriate, the 
procedures in subsection (b); and 
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‘‘(2) if the fee is based on recovering the costs 
associated with issuing and managing the permit, es-
tablish guidelines for how fees will be established 
and publish the guidelines in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(d) NEW CONCESSION OPPORTUNITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall provide an opportunity for public involvement 
180 days before a new site or area, including a camp-
ground, is offered as a new concession opportunity on Fed-
eral recreational lands and waters under the jurisdiction 
of the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management by 
publishing a notice in the Federal Register and soliciting 
comments.’’. 
SEC. 6. RECREATION PASSES. 
(a) AMERICA
THE
BEAUTIFUL—THE
NATIONAL 
PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS.— 
Section 805(a) (16 U.S.C. 6804(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘be available to United 
States citizens and permanent residents and’’ 
before ‘‘cover’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘standard amenity recre-
ation fee’’ and inserting ‘‘day use fee’’ both 
places it appears; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘shall hold an annual’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may hold a’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for an year.’’ and all that 
follows through the end of the following sen-
tence and inserting a period; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretaries shall ad-
just the price of the National Parks and Federal 
Recreational Lands Pass once every three years to 
reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) over the same pe-
riod, rounding figures so as to increase or decrease 
the price in even five-dollar increments.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘standard 
amenity recreation fee’’ and inserting ‘‘day use fee’’; 
(5) in paragraph (9), by adding ‘‘or discount 
pass’’ after ‘‘pass’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) PASS USE STUDY.—The Secretaries shall 
conduct a study to evaluate how, where, and the ex-
tent to which the National Parks and Federal Rec-
reational Lands Pass is used and shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
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Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing 
the results of the study.’’. 
(b) DISCOUNTED
PASSES.—Section 805(b) (16 
U.S.C. 6804(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or is a vet-
eran with a service-connected disability, as defined 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code’’ be-
fore ‘‘, if the citizen or person’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) UNITED
STATES
ARMED
FORCES
DIS-
COUNT.—The Secretary may make an annual Na-
tional Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
available without charge to any member of the 
United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps, and Coast Guard if such person presents a 
Common Access card or similar identification as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) AMENITY FEE DISCOUNT.—The National 
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass made 
available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include 
an amenity fee discount as charged under section 
803(g)(1)(A). 
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‘‘(5) PROHIBITION
ON
OTHER
DISCOUNTED 
PASSES.—The Secretary may not establish any dis-
counted passes, except as provided in this section.’’. 
(c) SITE-SPECIFIC AGENCY PASSES.—Section 805(c) 
(16 U.S.C. 6804(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘standard 
amenity recreation fee’’ and inserting ‘‘day use fee’’. 
(d) DISCOUNTED
OR FREE ADMISSION DAYS
OR 
USE.—Section 805 (16 U.S.C. 6804) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(e) PASS AND DISCOUNT ACCEPTANCE BY CONCES-
SIONAIRES.—Section 805 (16 U.S.C. 6804) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) PASS AND DISCOUNT ACCEPTANCE BY CONCES-
SIONAIRES.— 
‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, and to the extent reimbursement is practical, 
the Secretary shall require concessionaires operating 
federally owned campgrounds and day use facilities 
on Federal recreational lands and waters to accept 
a recreational pass issued under this title or section 
4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
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1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a) for discounted or free 
use, as applicable. 
‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall reimburse a conces-
sionaire in part or in whole for acceptance under 
paragraph (1) of a recreational pass in an amount 
not to exceed the total land use or franchise fee due 
to the Federal Government.’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 805(a)(6)(B) 
(16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 6’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6805’’. 
SEC. 7. SPECIAL ACCOUNT. 
(a) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
REVENUES.—Section 
807(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 6806(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or area’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘80 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘90 percent’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary shall 
provide notice to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate whenever an allocation is being reduced.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 807 (16 
U.S.C. 6806) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
5(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6804(a)(7)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 5(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 6804(d)’’. 
SEC. 8. EXPENDITURES. 
(a) USE OF FEES AT SPECIFIC SITE OR AREA.—Sec-
tion 808(a) (16 U.S.C. 6807(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) shall be used to develop and enhance exist-
ing recreation opportunities; 
‘‘(3) shall directly benefit visitors to Federal 
recreational lands and waters;’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by para-
graph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘vis-
itor’’ before ‘‘health’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (E) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(E) capital construction costs associated 
with administering the recreation fee program; 
and’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FEES.—Section 808(b) 
(16 U.S.C. 6807(b)) is amended by striking the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, reducing or limiting 
visitor access, to remove or close facilities except when 
those facilities are being replaced or updated, and acquisi-
tion of lands and waters.’’. 
(c) OVERHEAD, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND COLLECTION 
COSTS CAP.—Subsection (c) of section 808 (16 U.S.C. 
6807) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) OVERHEAD, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND COLLEC-
TION COSTS CAP.— 
‘‘(1) 
OVERHEAD
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—The Secretary may not use more than five 
percent of total revenues collected annually under 
this title for overhead and administrative costs. 
‘‘(2) COLLECTION COSTS.—The Secretary may 
not spend more than 20 percent of total revenues 
collected annually under this title for all direct fee 
collection costs. 
‘‘(3) USE OF CERTAIN REVENUES.—Revenues 
from special recreation permits issued to recreation 
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service providers under subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
of section 803(h)(1) shall be used— 
‘‘(A) to partially offset the Secretary’s di-
rect cost of administering the permits; and 
‘‘(B) to improve and stream-line the per-
mitting process.’’. 
(d) NOTICE OF FEE PROJECTS.—Section 808 (16 
U.S.C. 6807) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NOTICE
OF FEE PROJECTS.—To the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall post clear notice of loca-
tions where work is performed using recreation fee or 
recreation pass revenues collected under this title.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 808 (16 
U.S.C. 6807) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5)(F), as redesignated by 
subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘section 6(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 6805(a)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
5(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6804(a)(7)’’; 
and 
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(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
5(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6804(d)’’. 
SEC. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 809 (16 U.S.C. 6808) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 809. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS.—The Secretaries 
shall develop and maintain cost accounting systems nec-
essary to accurately track, manage, and report fee receipts 
and expenditures at each unit. The Secretary may extend 
fee revenue to acquire and develop such systems as need-
ed, as a direct operating or administration cost allowed 
under section 808(c). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTING.—No later than May 1, 
2016, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall compile 
by each agency, broken down by unit, a separate account-
ing for the preceding fiscal year of— 
‘‘(1) total recreational fee revenue collected by 
type; 
‘‘(2) expenditures by project from these ac-
counts; 
‘‘(3) a description of how expenditure benefitted 
visitors to the unit; 
‘‘(4) any new fees established; and 
‘‘(5) any changes in existing fees. 
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‘‘(c) SUBMISSION.—No later than June 1 of each 
year, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) display all information required under this 
section prominently on each agency’s website and on 
the website identified in section 804(b)(2); and 
‘‘(2) provide notice of such information to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(d) AUDITS.—The Secretary shall develop a pro-
gram of regular audits at fee collection units to ensure 
accountability of funds collected under this title and all 
expenditures under this title.’’. 
SEC. 10. SUNSET PROVISION. 
Section 810 (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
title’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 
31, 2020’’. 
SEC. 11. VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) WAIVER OR DISCOUNT OF FEES; SITE-SPECIFIC 
AGENCY PASS.—Section 811(b) (16 U.S.C. 6810(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘standard amenity recreation fee, or 
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an expanded amenity recreation fee’’ and inserting ‘‘day 
use fee, or amenity fee’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 811 (16 
U.S.C. 6810) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 5(c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 6804(c)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 
5(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6804(a)(7)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 5(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 6804(d)’’. 
SEC. 12. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) REQUIRED PAYMENT.—Section 812 (16 U.S.C. 
6811) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and 
(d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person within a site or 
an area for which an entrance fee or day use fee is 
charged is required to pay the entrance fee or day 
use fee. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply to a person who— 
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‘‘(A) is using a valid National Parks and 
Federal Recreational Lands Pass; or 
‘‘(B) is a volunteer with a waiver or dis-
count of fees under section 811(b). 
‘‘(3) RECEIPT.—Upon payment of an entrance 
fee or day use fee by a person, the Secretary shall 
provide for the issuance to the person of a non-
transferable receipt or other form of proof of pay-
ment, valid for entry and reentry into the same site 
or area for a period of no less than one day.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 812 (16 
U.S.C. 6811) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘this title’’. 
SEC. 13. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED ADMISSION AND USE 
FEES. 
(a) REPEAL OF ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.—Section 
813(a) (16 U.S.C. 6812(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
(i) (except for paragraph (1)(C))’’ and inserting ‘‘(i), (l), 
(m), and (n) (except for paragraph (5))’’. 
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(b) TRANSITION.—Section 813 (16 U.S.C. 6812) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) TRANSITION.—The Secretaries may continue to 
collect recreational fees in existence on the date of the en-
actment of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Modernization Act of 2014 for up to 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of such Act during which time the 
Secretaries shall bring their relevant recreation fee struc-
tures into compliance with the amendments made by such 
Act.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 813 (16 
U.S.C. 6812) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 
5(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6804(a)(3)’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
5(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6804(a)(3)’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ both places 
it appears and inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 7’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 6806’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this title’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 5(a)(3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 6804(a)(3)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘this 
Act’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘this 
title’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘this 
Act’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘this 
title’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘this title’’. 
SEC. 14. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 814 (16 U.S.C. 6813) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) PASS ACCEPTANCE BY CONCESSIONAIRES.—A 
concession contract or permit for recreation services that 
is otherwise within the scope of an exemption from chapter 
67 of title 41, United States Code, shall not be outside 
the scope of that exemption because the concessionaire or 
recreation service provider accepts a recreation pass or 
provides a discount under section 803 of this title.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 814 (16 
U.S.C. 6813) is further amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this title’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 6(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 6805(a)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘August 
8, 1937’’ and inserting ‘‘August 28, 1937’’; and 
(3) in subsections (c) through (f), by striking 
‘‘this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘this 
title’’. 
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