[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1354 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1354

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2009

 Mr. Rehberg 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 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. VETERANS EAGLE PASSPORT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Eagle 
Parks Pass Act''.
    (b) Veterans Eagle Parks Pass.--Section 805(b) of division J of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6804(b); 118 Stat. 
3386), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Veterans discount.--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 that status by presenting a 
        DD214. The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
        made available under this paragraph shall be valid for 1 year 
        from the date of issuance.''.
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