IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3186 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To establish an Every Kid Outdoors program, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Every Kid Outdoors 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND AND WATERS.—The term 
‘‘Federal land and waters’’ means any Federal land 
or body of water under the jurisdiction of any of the 
Secretaries to which the public has access. 
(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the Every Kid Outdoors program established under 
section 3(a). 
(3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through— 
(i) the Director of the National Park 
Service; 
(ii) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service; 
(iii) the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(iv) the Commissioner of Reclamation; 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service; 
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(C) the Secretary of Commerce, acting 
through the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration; and 
(D) the Secretary of the Army, acting 
through the Chief of Engineers of the Corps of 
Engineers. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, Amer-
ican Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, 
and any other territory or possession of the United 
States. 
(5) STUDENT OR STUDENTS.—The term ‘‘stu-
dent’’ or ‘‘students’’ means any fourth grader or 
home-schooled learner 10 years of age residing in 
the United States, including any territory or posses-
sion of the United States. 
SEC. 3. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries shall jointly 
establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Every Kid Out-
doors program’’, to provide free access to Federal land and 
waters for students and accompanying individuals in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(b) ANNUAL PASSES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a student, 
the Secretaries shall issue a pass to the student, 
which allows access to Federal lands and waters for 
which access is subject to an entrance, standard 
amenity, or day use fee, free of charge for the stu-
dent and— 
(A) in the case of a per-vehicle fee area— 
(i) any passengers accompanying the 
student in a private, noncommercial vehi-
cle; or 
(ii) not more than three adults accom-
panying the student on bicycles; or 
(B) in the case of a per-person fee area, 
not more than three adults accompanying the 
student. 
(2) TERM.—A pass described in paragraph (1) 
shall be effective during the period beginning on 
September 1 and ending on August 31 of the fol-
lowing year. 
(3) PRESENCE OF A STUDENT IN GRADE FOUR 
REQUIRED.—A pass described in paragraph (1) shall 
be effective only if the student to which the pass was 
issued is present at the point of entry to the applica-
ble Federal land or water. 
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(c) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretaries— 
(1) may collaborate with State Park systems 
that opt to implement a complementary Every Kid 
Outdoors State park pass; 
(2) may coordinate with the Secretary of Edu-
cation to implement the program; 
(3) shall maintain a publicly available website 
with information about the program; 
(4) may provide visitor services for the pro-
gram; and 
(5) may support approved partners of the Fed-
eral land and waters by providing the partners with 
opportunities to participate in the program. 
(d) REPORTS.—The Secretary of the Interior, in co-
ordination with each Secretary, shall prepare a com-
prehensive report to Congress each year describing— 
(1) the implementation of the program; 
(2) the number and geographical distribution of 
students who participated in the program; and 
(3) the number of passes described in sub-
section (b)(1) that were distributed. 
(e) SUNSET.—The authorities provided in this Act, 
including the reporting requirement, shall expire on the 
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date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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