§8502 Military Veterans Outdoor Recreation Liaisons

Summary

Each Secretary named in the law, including the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, must create a Military Veterans Outdoor Recreation Liaison job in their department within 1 year after January 4, 2025. The liaison must coordinate how this part is carried out. They must put into action recommendations from the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans (set up under section 203 of the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–214)). That includes finding ways for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Departments that manage Federal lands and waters, and partners to work together, removing barriers that stop veterans from using outdoor recreation for health and wellness, and helping use Federal lands and waters for wellness and therapeutic care. The liaison must also work with similar liaisons at other agencies and veterans groups and promote new ways to get veterans into outdoor recreation on Federal lands and waters.