[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3997 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3997


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2018

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To waive the application fee for any special use permit for veterans 
demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Free Veterans from Fees Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE FOR VETERANS 
              DEMONSTRATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

    (a) Waiver.--The application fee for any special use permit solely 
for a veterans demonstration or special event at war memorials on 
Federal land shall be waived.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Demonstration; special event.--The terms 
        ``demonstration'' and ``special event'' have the meaning given 
        those terms in section 7.96 of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
            (2) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
            (3) Veterans demonstration or special event.--The term 
        ``veterans demonstration or special event'' means a 
        demonstration or special event whose primary purpose is to 
        commemorate, or honor either a group of people because of their 
        service as veterans or immediate family members of veterans.
            (4) War memorial.--The term ``war memorial'' means any 
        tangible object which has been erected or dedicated to 
        commemorate--
                    (A) war, conflict, victory, or peace;
                    (B) casualties who served in, were affected by, or 
                killed as a result of war, conflict, or peacekeeping; 
                or
                    (C) those who died as a result of accident or 
                disease while engaged in military service.
    (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any special use 
permit application submitted after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (d) Applicability of Existing Laws.--Permit applicants remain 
subject to all other laws, regulations, and policies regarding the 
application, issuance and execution of special use permits for a 
veterans demonstration or special event at war memorials on Federal 
land.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.