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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1029
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To Waive the application fee for any special use permit
for veterans’ special events at war memorials on land
administered by the National Park Service in the District
of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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HR 1029 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Free Veterans from
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Fees Act’’.
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SEC. 2. WAIVER OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION
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FEE FOR VETERANS’ SPECIAL EVENTS.
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(a) WAIVER.—The application fee for any special use
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permit solely for a veterans’ special event at war memo-
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rials on land administered by the National Park Service
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in the District of Columbia and its environs shall be
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waived.
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
AND
ITS
ENVI-
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RONS.—The term ‘‘the District of Columbia and its
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environs’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
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tion 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code.
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(2) GOLD
STAR
FAMILIES.—The term ‘‘Gold
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Star Families’’ includes any individual described in
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section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction
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1348.36.
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(3)
SPECIAL
EVENT.—The
term
‘‘special
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events’’ has the meaning given that term in section
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7.96 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations.
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(4) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the
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meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title
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38, United States Code.
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(5) VETERANS’ SPECIAL
EVENT.—The term
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‘‘veterans’ special event’’ means a special event of
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which the majority of attendees are veterans or Gold
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Star Families.
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(6) WAR MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘war memo-
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rial’’ means any memorial or monument which has
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been erected or dedicated to commemorate a military
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unit, military group, war, conflict, victory, or peace.
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(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any
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special use permit application submitted after the date of
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the enactment of this Act.
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(d) APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING LAWS.—Permit ap-
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plicants remain subject to all other laws, regulations, and
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policies regarding the application, issuance and execution
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of special use permits for a veterans’ special event at war
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memorials on land administered by the National Park
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Service in the District of Columbia and its environs.
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Passed the House of Representatives October 19,
2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
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