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 require-
ments 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 oper-
ated 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 Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental 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 Administra-
tion 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.—Notwith-
standing 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 Secu-
rity 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 Home-
land 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 Vet-
erans’ 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.