[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5565 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5565

 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide free 
  admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for children 17 
  years of age and younger on their birthday, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2016

  Mr. Kildee 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 free 
  admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for children 17 
  years of age and younger on their birthday, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. FREE ADMISSION TO FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS AND WATERS FOR 
              YOUTH ON BIRTHDAYS.

    Section 805(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6804(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Free admission for youth on birthdays.--The Secretary 
        shall provide for a free admission day to Federal recreational 
        lands and waters to any United States citizen or person 
        domiciled in the United States who is 17 years of age or 
        younger, and to family members who accompany that citizen or 
        person, on the birthday of that citizen or person, if the 
        citizen or person provides adequate proof of such age and such 
        citizenship or residency.''.
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