[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 88 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4403. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1097. OUTDOOR RECREATION ACCESS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS AND 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior are encouraged to work with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on 
     ways to ensure veterans have access to the outdoors and to 
     outdoor programs as a part of the basic services provided to 
     veterans.
       (b) Inclusion of Information.--Each branch of the Armed 
     Forces is encouraged to include information about outdoor 
     recreation in the materials and counseling services provided 
     in the Transition Assistance Program, including--
       (1) the benefits of outdoor recreation for physical and 
     mental health;
       (2) maps of parks, trails, and other recreation sites 
     within 200 miles of military bases;
       (3) resources to access guided outdoor trips; and
       (4) information regarding the Public Land Corps of the 
     National Park Service.
       (c) Outdoor Recreation Program Attendance.--Each branch of 
     the Armed Forces is encouraged to permit members of the Armed 
     Forces on active duty status, at the discretion of the 
     commander of the member, to use not more than 7 days of a 
     Permissive Temporary Duty Assignment allotted to the member 
     to attend an outdoor recreation program following deployment.
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