Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act

Bill: 118-hr-6925
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2024-01-09
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Elementary and secondary education

Intergovernmental relations

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2024-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act</strong></p><p>This bill revises and permanently reauthorizes the Every Kid Outdoors Program, which provides passes for free access to federal lands and waters to certain students and accompanying individuals.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6925 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2024 Ms. Porter (for herself and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture , and Transportation and Infrastructure , 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 A BILL To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to permanently authorize the Every Kid Outdoors program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act . 2. Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116–9 ; 16 U.S.C. 6804 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking or home-schooled learner 10 and inserting or fifth grader or home-schooled learner who is 10 or 11 ; (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking during the period beginning on September 1 and ending on August 31 of the following year and inserting for a 12-month period that begins on a date determined by the Secretaries ; (3) in the heading for subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking in grade four ; and (4) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: (5) Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for use by the Secretaries in carrying out paragraph (3), $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to— (A) provide operational and staff support for the program, including coordination for the National Park Service to provide operational and staff support in carrying out the activities of the program; (B) promote the program and distribute resources related to the program to schools, youth-serving organizations, parents, and caregivers; (C) provide transportation services related to the program to schools and youth-serving organizations with the greatest financial needs; and (D) launch targeted outreach related to the program for underserved communities and children with disabilities. .