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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 258
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees for medical
services provided in units of the National Park System, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 2019
Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself and Mr. TIPTON) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees
for medical services provided in units of the National
Park System, 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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SECTION 1. FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES.
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(a) FEES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may estab-
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lish and collect fees for medical services provided to per-
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sons in units of the National Park System or for medical
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services provided by National Park Service personnel out-
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side units of the National Park System.
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(b) NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL SERVICES FUND.—
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There is hereby established in the Treasury a fund to be
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known as the ‘‘National Park Medical Services Fund’’.
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The Fund shall consist of—
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(1) donations to the Fund; and
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(2) fees collected under subsection (a).
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(c) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—All amounts depos-
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ited into the Fund shall be available to the Secretary, to
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the extent provided in advance by Acts of appropriation,
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for the following in units of the National Park System:
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(1) Services listed in subsection (a).
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(2) Preparing needs assessments or other pro-
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grammatic analyses for medical facilities, equipment,
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vehicles, and other needs and costs of providing serv-
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ices listed in subsection (a).
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(3) Developing management plans for medical
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facilities, equipment, vehicles, and other needs and
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costs of services listed in subsection (a).
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(4) Training related to providing services listed
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in subsection (a).
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(5) Obtaining or improving medical facilities,
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equipment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of
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providing services listed in subsection (a).
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
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(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Na-
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tional Park Medical Services Fund established by
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subsection (b).
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
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the Secretary of the Interior.
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