[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 327 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 342
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 327

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a 
  lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-
                         connected disability.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2019

Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                           December 17, 2019

              Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a 
  lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-
                         connected disability.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Veterans Recreation 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL PASSES FOR DISABLED 
              VETERANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6804(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Disability discount.--The Secretary shall 
        make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
        available, without charge and for the lifetime of the 
        passholder, to the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Any United States citizen or person 
                domiciled in the United States who has been medically 
                determined to be permanently disabled for purposes of 
                section 7(20)(A)(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                (29 U.S.C. 705(20)(A)(i)), if the citizen or person 
                provides adequate proof of the disability and such 
                citizenship or residency.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Any veteran who has been found to 
                have a compensable or noncompensable service-connected 
                disability under title 38, United States 
                Code.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Veterans Recreation Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL PASSES FOR DISABLED VETERANS.

    Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6804(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(2) Disability discount.--The Secretary shall make the 
        National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, 
        without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Any United States citizen or person domiciled 
                in the United States who has been medically determined 
                to be permanently disabled, within the meaning of the 
                term `disability' under section 3 of the Americans with 
                Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102), if the 
                citizen or person provides adequate proof of the 
                disability and such citizenship or residency.
                    ``(B) Any veteran who has been found to have a 
                service-connected disability under title 38, United 
                States Code.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 342

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 327

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a 
  lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-
                         connected disability.

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                           December 17, 2019

                       Reported with an amendment