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House Bill 9516
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Military Families National Parks Access Enhancement Act
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Passed House on Dec 17, 2024
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H. R. 9516 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9516


To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives while serving their country.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 10, 2024

Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer (for herself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Carl, Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Graves of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives while serving their country.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Military Families National Parks Access Enhancement Act”.

SEC. 2. Lifetime passes.

Section 805(b)(2) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6804(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(D) Any individual the Secretary determines for purposes of this subparagraph is next-of-kin to a member of the Armed Forces whose death entitles a survivor to a death gratuity under section 1475 of title 10, United States Code.”.