[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 617 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 617

    To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
              available at a discount to certain veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2007

   Mr. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
              available at a discount to certain veterans.

    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 ``Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS.

    Section 805(b) of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6804(b)), is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(3) Veterans discount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make the 
                National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
                available, at a cost of $10, to any veteran who was 
                separated from military service under conditions other 
                than dishonorable, if the veteran provides proof of the 
                status by presenting a DD214.
                    ``(B) Term.--A National Parks and Federal 
                Recreational Lands Pass issued under this paragraph 
                shall be valid for 1 year after the date of issuance of 
                the pass.''.
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