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118TH CONGRESS REPT. 118-845
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1
MILITARY FAMILIES NATIONAL PARKS ACCESS
ENHANCEMENT ACT
DECEMBER 10, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 9516]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 9516) to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhance-
ment Act to provide for lifetime National Parks and Federal Rec-
reational Lands Passes for family members of members of the
Armed Forces who lost their lives while serving their country, hav-
ing considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amend-
ment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Military Families National Parks Access Enhance-
ment 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 who is a survivor entitled to-
(i) a death gratuity under section 1475 of title 10, United States
Code; or
(ii) dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of
title 38, United States Code..
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 9516 is to amend the Federal Lands Recre-
ation 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 coun-
try.
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