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Union Calendar No. 79 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1029 
[Report No. 117–106] 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2021 
Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. KIND, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. SLOTKIN, 
Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. NORMAN, 
Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. STEW-
ART, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. MEUSER, Mrs. CAMMACK, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
JULY 26, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RICE 
of South Carolina, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, and Mr. TAYLOR 
JULY 26, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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A BILL 
To Waive the application fee for any special use permit 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 memo-
rials 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
ENVI-
RONS.—The term ‘‘the District of Columbia and its 
environs’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 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. 
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(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 memo-
rial’’ 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 ap-
plicants 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. 
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Union Calendar No. 79 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1029 
[Report No. 117–106] 
A BILL 
To Waive the application fee for any special use 
permit for veterans’ special events at war memo-
rials on land administered by the National Park 
Service in the District of Columbia and its envi-
rons, and for other purposes. 
JULY 26, 2021 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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