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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7365 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        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--
        (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 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.
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