,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajadj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bd1 #bjbf,mrs4
 ,d+ell 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lawl]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,national ,p>k     
,s]vice to pursue options = ! provision 
( m9]al-bas$1 broad-spectrum sunscre5 or
 o!r protective me?ods at l[ or no co/ 9
 national p>ks1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,sunscre5 9 ,p>ks ,f9d+s ,act ( #bjbf or
 ! ,,spf ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,national ,canc] ,in/itute e/imates !re 
w be approximately #ajj1fdj new cases ( 
sk9 melanomas & #h1bij relat$ dea?s f   
sk9 canc] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjbd4    
7#b7 ,p ( all sk9 colors are at risk =  
sk9 canc]1 sk9 ag+1 & sunburn f sp5d+ "t
 9 ! sun4  7#c7 ,sunscre5 is mo/        
effective at protect+ aga9/ sk9 canc]   
rates :5 pair$ ) o!r protective me?ods1 
includ+-- 7,a7 limit+ "t 9 ! sun1       

specifically :5 rays are mo/ int5se2 &  
7,b7 we>+ protective clo?+ to cov]      
expos$ sk94  7#d7 ,! ,food & ,drug      
,adm9i/ration 7,,fda7 cont9ues to       
evaluate ! safety & efficacy ( sunscre5 
products4 ,accord+ to ! ,,fda1 only     
broad-spectrum sunscre5s ) a sun        
protection factor 7,,spf7 ( at lea/ #ae 
help to protect f sk9 canc] & e>ly ag+4 
7#e7 ,! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice recomm5ds
 t visitors apply nonnanotiz$1          
m9]al-bas$ sunscre5s1 :i* provide /rong 
sun protection ) few heal? conc]ns4     
7#f7 ,accord+ to ! #bjbj ,national ,c5t]
 = ,heal? ,/ati/ics ,national ,heal?    
,int]view ,survey1 ab\t #fi p]c5t (     
,am]icans us$ sunscre5 at lea/          
occasionally 9 #bjbj1 up f #fj p]c5t 9  
#bjjj4  7#g7 ,a #bjbb ,am]ican ,academy 
( ,d]matology survey f\nd t _m ,unit$   
,/ates adults h room = improvem5t 9 t]ms
 ( sun protection & f\nd ! foll[+3 7,a7 
#fg p]c5t incorrectly believ$ t ,,spf   
#cj sunscre5 (f]s twice z mu* protection
 z ,,spf #ae sunscre54  7,b7 #fe p]c5t  

said !y (t5 =get to reapply sunscre54   
7,c7 #dc p]c5t 7 unaw>e t %ade protects 
a p]son f ultraviolet 7,,uv7 rays4  7#h7
 ,"s ,/ates1 includ+ ,colorado1         
,p5nsylvania1 & ,rhode ,isl&1 h provid$ 
free sunscre5 /ations = visitors to     
,/ate p>ks4  7#i7 ,a #bjbb ,george      
,mason ,univ]sity report to ! ,national 
,p>k ,s]vice recomm5ds t national p>ks  
/ock sunscre5 & sun-protective ,,upf    
clo?+ 9 prom95t displays ) signage on   
recomm5d$ sun protection behaviors4  #c4
 ,report to ,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,national  
,p>k ,s]vice %all provide to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report outl9+ 
options = ! provision ( m9]al-bas$1     
broad-spectrum sunscre5 & o!r sun       
protection me?ods at l[ or no co/ 9     
national p>ks1 includ+-- 7#a7           
public-private p>tn]%ips2  7#b7         
p>tn]%ips ) nonpr(it organizations2     
7#c7 unobligat$ fund+ )9 ! ,national    

,p>k ,s]vice budget2 &  7#d7 any o!r    
option t c\ld support ! provision ( free
 m9]al-bas$ sunscre5 & o!r l[-co/       
protective me?ods to p>k visitors4  7b7 
,cont5t ( report ,! report requir$ "u   
subsection 7a7 %all address topics      
includ+--  7#a7 ! pot5tial environm5tal 
impacts ( any sunscre5 provid$ 9 !      
national p>ks2  7#b7 ! equitable        
usability ( sunscre5 provid$ = p>k      
visitors1 specifically ! ability (      
sunscre5 to bl5d ) all sk9 tones2 &     
7#c7 a plan = increas+ aw>5ess 9 ! p>ks 
reg>d+ ! importance ( sun protection to 
prev5t sk9 damage & sk9 canc]4  7c7     
,legislative recomm5dations ,! report   
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include  
recomm5dations = measures t ,congress c 
take to support ! ef=t = ! ,national    
,p>k ,s]vice to increase options = sun  
protection 9 national p>ks4