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<dc:title>119 HR 1682 IH: Benefits that Endure for Lifetimes Of Service Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-02-27</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 1682</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250227">February 27, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="E000300">Mr. Evans of Colorado</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="P000613">Mr. Panetta</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00">Committee on Natural Resources</committee-name>, and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HAG00">Agriculture</committee-name>, 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</action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">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.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H4848AF7E0A6B4A68892918F272F4F28A" style="OLC"><section id="HE45630BC194A4C828EFC760C0D99CDEF" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Benefits that Endure for Lifetimes Of Service Act</short-title></quote> or <quote><short-title>BELO’S Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H4E66803C7E3545A3AAB3F3AA9DA2D876"><enum>2.</enum><header>Lifetime passes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 805(b)(2) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6804">16 U.S.C. 6804(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA32D3FD42EEE40A4AB5C0A0CFD174C91" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="HEE9BBBA2F5784D0D883CBF86928AE7E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any individual who is a survivor entitled to—</text><clause id="H4CB0F2F8EAE443E8B725189701C33114"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a death gratuity under section 1475 of title 10, United States Code; or</text></clause><clause id="H26A19727E83F495894823E2D17EE6996"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>dependency and indemnity compensation under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/13">chapter 13</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></legis-body></bill> 

