Honor Flight Act

Bill: 113-s-2671
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2014-07-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Monuments and memorials

Transportation safety and security

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Honor Flight Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on an Honor Flight Network charter flight or that of another organization to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor their service.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2671 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2014 Mr. Toomey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor their service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor Flight Act . 2. Honor Flight Program (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44928. Honor Flight Program (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall establish, in collaboration with the Honor Flight Network or other not-for-profit organization that honors veterans, a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on a flight in charter air transportation of the Honor Flight Network or such other organization to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor the service of such veterans. (b) Veteran defined In this section, the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 44927 the following: 44928. Honor Flight Program. .