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[H.R. 6328 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.6328

                      One Hundred Twelfth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twelve


                                 An Act


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary 
    of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to 
transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to 
 local veterans organizations and other local charitable organizations, 
                         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 ``Clothe a Homeless Hero Act''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED CLOTHING RECOVERED AT AIRPORT SECURITY 
CHECKPOINTS.
    (a) In General.--Section 44945 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and clothing'' after 
    ``money'';
        (2) by inserting before the text the following: ``(a) 
    Disposition of Unclaimed Money.--''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Disposition of Unclaimed Clothing.--
        ``(1) In general.--In disposing of unclaimed clothing recovered 
    at any airport security checkpoint, the Assistant Secretary shall 
    make every reasonable effort, in consultation with the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs, to transfer the clothing to the local airport 
    authority or other local authorities for donation to charity, 
    including local veterans organizations or other local charitable 
    organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and 
    veteran families.
        ``(2) Agreements.--In implementing paragraph (1), the Assistant 
    Secretary may enter into agreements with airport authorities.
        ``(3) Other charitable arrangements.--Nothing in this 
    subsection shall prevent an airport or the Transportation Security 
    Administration from donating unclaimed clothing to a charitable 
    organization of their choosing.
        ``(4) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection shall create a 
    cost to the Government.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 449 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
such section and inserting the following:

``44945. Disposition of unclaimed money and clothing.''.


                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.