[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6328 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6328

    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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2012

  Ms. Hochul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
    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 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.''.
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