H. R. 7365 

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 

An Act 

To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other 

purposes. 

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 ‘‘Veterans Expedited TSA 

Screening Safe Travel Act’’ or the ‘‘VETS Safe Travel Act’’. 

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF PRECHECK PROGRAM TO CERTAIN 

SEVERELY INJURED OR DISABLED VETERANS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44927 of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY OF PRECHECK PROGRAM TO CERTAIN

SEVERELY INJURED OR DISABLED VETERANS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A veteran described in paragraph (2) 

is eligible for security screening under the PreCheck Program 

under section 44919 at no cost to the veteran if the veteran 

is able to meet the background check and other security requirements for participation in the Program. 

‘‘(2) VETERANS DESCRIBED.—A veteran described in this 

paragraph is a veteran who— 

‘‘(A) is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code; 

‘‘(B) has been determined by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to have a service-connected disability under section 

1110 or 1131 of such title, as the case may be, and such 

disability has been determined by such Secretary to have 

resulted in— 

‘‘(i) loss, or loss use of, an extremity; 

‘‘(ii) paralysis or partial paralysis; or 

‘‘(iii) permanent blindness; and 

‘‘(C) as a result of a loss, paralysis or partial paralysis, 

or blindness described in subparagraph (B), requires the 

use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other assistive 

device to aid with mobility. 

‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Administrator of the Transportation 

Security Administration shall carry out this subsection subject 

to the availability of appropriations and may not increase fees 

for enrollment in the PreCheck Program for such purpose.’’. 

(b) COORDINATION ON IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator of 

the Transportation Security Administration and the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs shall jointly— 
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(1) implement a process under which a veteran described 

in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of section 44927 of title 

49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), can receive 

the benefits under such subsection by not later than one year 

after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

(2) provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

Senate a briefing on the status of implementing the process 

required by paragraph (1) by not later than one year after 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(c) OUTREACH FOR DISABLED VETERANS ON AVAILABILITY OF

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.— 

(1) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 

the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall implement a process under which such Secretary 

provides to disabled veterans effective outreach regarding 

Transportation Security Administration programs designed to 

improve the screening process for passengers with disabilities. 

(2) FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS TO EASE AIR TRAVEL FOR

WOUNDED WARRIORS AND OTHER DISABLED VETERANS.—Notwithstanding subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), 

or any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

in coordination with the Administrator of the Transportation 

Security Administration, shall— 

(A) engage appropriate veterans service organizations 

and other relevant organizations, as appropriate, to assess 

the awareness of veterans of relevant Transportation Security Administration programs; and 

(B) examine the need and feasibility of other measures 

to improve travel security procedures for disabled veterans. 

(3) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs and the Administrator of the Transportation Security 

Administration shall jointly provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
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Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a briefing on the status of the 

implementation of paragraphs (1) and (2). 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.