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134 STAT. 996
PUBLIC LAW 116–205—DEC. 3, 2020
Public Law 116–205
116th Congress
An Act
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,
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.
Wounded
Veterans
Recreation Act.
16 USC 6801
note.
Dec. 3, 2020
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134 STAT. 997
PUBLIC LAW 116–205—DEC. 3, 2020
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 327:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
June 22, considered and passed Senate.
Nov. 16, considered and passed House.
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‘‘(B) Any veteran who has been found to have a service-
connected disability under title 38, United States Code.’’.
Approved December 3, 2020.
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