Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act”.
Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Recreation passes
Section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3385; 16 U.S.C. 6804) is amended—
in subsection (a)(4), by striking “age and disability discounted” and inserting “age discount and lifetime”; and
in subsection (b)—
in the heading, by striking “Discounted” and inserting “Free and discounted”;
in paragraph (2)—
in the heading, by striking “Disability discount” and inserting “Lifetime passes”; and
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B) Any veteran who provides adequate proof of military service as determined by the Secretary.
“(C) Any member of a Gold Star Family who meets the eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction).”
in paragraph (3)—
in the heading, by striking “Gold star families parks pass” and inserting “Annual passes”; and
by striking “members of” and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting “members of the Armed Forces and their dependents who provide adequate proof of eligibility for such pass as determined by the Secretary.”.