,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjba,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,scott  
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,risch1  
and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
waive the application fee for           
applications for special use permits 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   
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,member
 of a ,gold ,star ,family ,the term     
member of a ,gold ,star ,family means   
any individual that meets the           
eligibility requirements of section #c4b
 of ,department of ,defense ,instruction

 #acdh4cf 7or a successor instruction74 
7#b7 ,special events ,the term special  
events has the meaning given the term in
 section #g4if7;g77#a7 of title #cf1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a    
successor regulation74  7#c7 ,the       
,district of ,columbia and its environs 
,the term the ,district of ,columbia and
 its environs has the meaning given the 
term in section #hijb7;a7 of title #dj1 
,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,veteran   
,the term veteran has the meaning given 
the term in section #aja of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 ,veterans' 
special event ,the term veterans'       
special event means a special event at  
which the majority of attendees are     
veterans or members of ,gold ,star      
,families4  7#f7 ,war memorial ,the term
 war memorial means any memorial or     
monument that has been erected or       
dedicated to commemorate a military     
unit1 military group1 war1 conflict1    
victory1 or peace4  #c4 ,waiver of      
special use permit application fee for  

veterans' special events  7a7 ,waiver   
,the application fee for any application
 for a special use permit1 the sole     
purpose of which is to hold a veterans' 
special event at a war memorial on land 
administered by the ,national ,park     
,service in the ,district of ,columbia  
and its environs1 shall be waived4  7b7 
,applicability of existing laws         
,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 an     
applicant for a special use permit      
described in that subsection shall be   
subject to any other law 7including     
regulations7 or policy applicable to the
 application1 issuance1 or execution of 
the special use permit4  7c7            
,applicability ,this section shall apply
 to any special use permit application  
submitted after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4