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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2743
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 18, 2013
Mr. Nugent 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 make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands
Pass available at a discount to certain veterans.
1.
Veterans Eagle
Passport
(a)
Short
title
This Act may be cited
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, for 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 the life of the
veteran for whom it was
purchased.
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