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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7765 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program 

to use weapon screening technology at medical centers of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2024 

Mr. WILLIAMS of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 

a pilot program to use weapon screening technology at 

medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Security Screening 

5 Pilot Program Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO USE WEAPON SCREENING 

7 TECHNOLOGY AT MEDICAL CENTERS OF THE 

8 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot 

4 program to use weapon screening technology at the 

5 primary entrance of each medical center of the De6 partment of Veterans Affairs located in one VISN 

7 selected by the Secretary. 

8 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may omit from 

9 the pilot program a medical center located in the 

10 VISN selected if the Secretary— 

11 (A) determines that— 

12 (i) the Secretary already uses weapon 

13 screening technology at the primary en14 trance of such medical center; or 

15 (ii) the medical center has a staffing 

16 shortage that makes participation in the 

17 pilot program impracticable; and 

18 (B) submits to the Committees on Vet19 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep20 resentatives written notice of such omission be21 fore the Secretary carries out the pilot program. 

22 (b) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into an 

23 agreement with an entity to acquire weapon screening 

24 technology to carry out the pilot program. Any such agreeVerDate Sep 11 2014 16:01 Apr 06, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7765.IH H7765

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1 ment shall terminate not later than the day the pilot pro2 gram terminates. 

3 (c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi4 nate two years after the Secretary begins to carry out the 

5 pilot program. 

6 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the pilot 

7 program terminates, the Secretary, after consulting with 

8 the director of the VISN selected and the director of each 

9 medical center in such pilot program, shall submit to the 

10 Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House 

11 of Representatives a report on the pilot program. Such 

12 report shall include the following: 

13 (1) The determination of the Secretary of the 

14 usefulness and effectiveness of the weapon screening 

15 technology used. 

16 (2) The satisfaction, determined by surveys con17 ducted by the Secretary, with such pilot program, 

18 of— 

19 (A) veterans who visited each medical cen20 ter during such pilot program; 

21 (B) Department police officers; and 

22 (C) employees of the Department who 

23 worked at each such medical center during such 

24 pilot program. 


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1 (3) ) The determination of the Secretary wheth2 er— 

3 (A) existing policies regarding security 

4 screenings at medical centers of the Depart5 ment are appropriate; and 

6 (B) to update any such policy. 

7 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘primary entrance’’ means the 

9 entrance through which the most individuals pass on 

10 average per day. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘VISN’’ means a Veterans Inte12 grated Service Network. 

13 (3) The term ‘‘weapon screening technology’’ 

14 means technology designed to screen individuals for 

15 weapons and other dangerous or prohibited items. 

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