Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act

Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act - Makes the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5452 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5452

    To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
              available at a discount to certain veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2006

 Mr. Reynolds (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jones of 
North Carolina, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
  Ehlers, Mr. Souder, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Bishop of 
Utah, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
Brown of South Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hall, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
  Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Fossella, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Duncan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
              available at a discount to certain veterans.

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

SECTION 1. VETERANS EAGLE PASSPORT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be refered to as the ``Veterans 
Eagle Parks Pass Act''.
    (b) Veterans Eagle Parks Pass.--Section 805(b) of division J of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6804(b); 118 Stat. 
3386), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Veterans discount.--The Secretary shall make the 
        National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, 
        at a cost of $10, to any veteran who was separated from 
        military service under conditions other than dishonorable, if 
        the veteran provides proof of that status by presenting a 
        DD214. The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
        made available under this paragraph shall be valid for 1 year 
        from the date of issuance.''.
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