[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9516 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9516

 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for 
   lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for 
  family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives 
                      while serving their country.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2024

 Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer (for herself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Carl, 
 Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Graves of Louisiana) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for 
   lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for 
  family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives 
                      while serving their country.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Families National Parks 
Access Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. LIFETIME PASSES.

    Section 805(b)(2) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6804(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Any individual the Secretary determines for 
                purposes of this subparagraph is next-of-kin to a 
                member of the Armed Forces whose death entitles a 
                survivor to a death gratuity under section 1475 of 
                title 10, United States Code.''.
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