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Union Calendar No. 691 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7365 
[Report No. 118–846, Part I] 
To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2024 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. 
BIGGS, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. SLOTKIN, 
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. KILMER, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. MILLS, 
Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. MAST, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
STEFANIK, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mrs. LESKO, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
STEUBE, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. LUNA, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CRANE, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. POSEY, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. 
DUNN of Florida, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CROW, Ms. CARAVEO, Ms. SALAZAR, 
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. SOTO, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
and Ms. LEE of Nevada 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 15, 2024] 
A BILL 
To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 
VET-
ERANS. 
(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 CER-
TAIN SEVERELY INJURED OR DISABLED VETERANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A veteran described in para-
graph (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 back-
ground check and other security requirements for par-
ticipation in the Program. 
‘‘(2) VETERANS
DESCRIBED.—A veteran de-
scribed in this paragraph is a veteran who— 
‘‘(A) is enrolled in the patient enrollment 
system of the Department of Veterans Affairs es-
tablished and operated under section 1705 of 
title 38, United States Code; 
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‘‘(B) has— 
‘‘(i) lost, or lost use of, a limb; 
‘‘(ii) become paralyzed or partially 
paralyzed; or 
‘‘(iii) incurred permanent blindness; 
and 
‘‘(C) as a result of a loss, paralyzation or 
partial paralyzation, or blindness described in 
subparagraph (B), requires the use of a wheel-
chair, 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 ap-
propriations and may not increase fees for enrollment 
in the PreCheck Program for such purpose.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION ON IMPLEMENTATION.—The Ad-
ministrator 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 sub-
section by not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
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(2) provide to Congress 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 AVAIL-
ABILITY 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 the Secretary provides to disabled vet-
erans effective outreach regarding Transportation Se-
curity Administration programs designed to improve 
the screening process for passengers with disabilities. 
(2) FURTHER
ENHANCEMENTS
TO
EASE
AIR 
TRAVEL FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS AND OTHER DIS-
ABLED 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 or-
ganizations and other relevant organizations, as 
appropriate, to assess the awareness of veterans 
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of relevant Transportation Security Administra-
tion programs; and 
(B) examine the need and feasibility of 
other measures to improve travel security proce-
dures 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 Adminis-
trator of Transportation Security Administration 
shall jointly provide to Congress a briefing on the sta-
tus of the implementation of paragraphs (1) and (2). 
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Union Calendar No. 691 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7365 
[Report No. 118–846, Part I] 
A BILL 
To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or 
disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
with an amendment 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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