#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #agjb  ,,an ,,act  ,waive the       
application fee for any special use     
permit for veterans' special events at  
war memorials on land administered by   
the ,national ,park ,service in the     
,district of ,columbia and its environs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,free ,veterans from ,fees ,act4  #b4   
,waiver of special use permit           
application fee for veterans' special   
events  7a7 ,waiver ,the application fee
 for any special use permit solely for a
 veterans' special event at war         
memorials on land administered by the   
,national ,park ,service in the         
,district of ,columbia and its environs 
shall be waived4  7b7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,district of         
,columbia and its environs ,the term the
 ,district of ,columbia and its environs
 has the meaning given that term in     
section #hijb7;a7 of title #dj1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,gold ,star        

,families ,the term ,gold ,star         
,families includes any individual       
described in section #c4b of ,department
 of ,defense ,instruction #acdh4cf4     
7#c7 ,special event ,the term special   
events has the meaning given that term  
in section #g4if of title #cf1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations4  7#d7 ,veteran   
,the term veteran has the meaning given 
that term in section #aja7b7 of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#e7       
,veterans' special event ,the term      
veterans' special event means a special 
event of which the majority of attendees
 are veterans or ,gold ,star ,families4 
7#f7 ,war memorial ,the term war        
memorial means any memorial or monument 
which has been erected or dedicated to  
commemorate a military unit1 military   
group1 war1 conflict1 victory1 or peace4
  7c7 ,applicability ,this section shall
 apply to any special use permit        
application submitted after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  7d7        
,applicability of existing laws ,permit 

applicants remain subject to all other  
laws1 regulations1 and policies         
regarding the application1 issuance and 
execution of special use permits for a  
veterans' special event at war memorials
 on land administered by the ,national  
,park ,service in the ,district of      
,columbia and its environs4  ,passed the
 ,house of ,representatives ,september  
#ba1 #bjbj4;,clerk4