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Union Calendar No. 332 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5969 
[Report No. 118–403, Part I] 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to revise certain regulations 
to permit certain children to accompany their parents or legal guardians 
through Global Entry airport lanes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2023 
Mr. LUTTRELL introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MARCH 1, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GREEN of Tennessee and Mr. IVEY 
MARCH 1, 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] 
MARCH 1, 2024 
Committee on Ways and Means 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 October 17, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to revise cer-
tain regulations to permit certain children to accompany 
their parents or legal guardians through Global Entry 
airport lanes, 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 ‘‘Improving Travel for 
Families Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL ENTRY TO CERTAIN CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall revise section 235.12 of title 8, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to permit a child who is 10 years old or young-
er who is not a member of Global Entry in accordance with 
such section and who is traveling with such child’s parent 
or legal guardian who is a member of Global Entry in ac-
cordance with such section to accompany such parent or 
legal guardian through a Global Entry lane upon arrival 
at an international airport in the United States. 
(b) APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall take such actions as may be necessary to permit 
a parent or legal guardian of up to four children described 
in subsection (a) who is applying for membership in Global 
Entry on behalf of such children to schedule a single ap-
pointment for an interview relating to such membership for 
all such children. 
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Union Calendar No. 332 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5969 
[Report No. 118–403, Part I] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to re-
vise certain regulations to permit certain children 
to accompany their parents or legal guardians 
through Global Entry airport lanes, and for other 
purposes. 
MARCH 1, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
with an amendment 
MARCH 1, 2024 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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