Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act

Bill: 117-s-2580
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-08-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Military operations and strategy

Military personnel and dependents

Parks, recreation areas, trails

User charges and fees

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>This bill makes the America the Beautiful-National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge, to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and Gold Star Families. The pass covers the entrance fee and standard amenity recreation fee for all federal recreational lands and waters.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2580 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2021 Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Boozman , Mr. Grassley , and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act . 2. Recreation passes Section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( Public Law 108–447 ; 118 Stat. 3385; 16 U.S.C. 6804 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking age and disability discounted and inserting age discount and lifetime ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the heading, by striking Discounted and inserting Free and discounted ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the heading, by striking Disability discount and inserting Lifetime passes ; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Any veteran who provides adequate proof of military service as determined by the Secretary. (C) Any member of a Gold Star Family who meets the eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction). ; and (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) in the heading, by striking Gold star families parks pass and inserting Annual passes ; and (ii) by striking members of and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting members of the Armed Forces and their dependents who provide adequate proof of eligibility for such pass as determined by the Secretary. .