[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 992 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 992

  To waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected 
disability rated at 50 percent or more who apply to participate in the 
Transportation Security Administration's Pre3<SUP>TM</SUP> program, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2015

    Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
Security, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected 
disability rated at 50 percent or more who apply to participate in the 
Transportation Security Administration's Pre3<SUP>TM</SUP> program, 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 Air Travel Streamlining Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF APPLICATION FEE FOR VETERANS APPLYING FOR TSA 
              PRE3<SUP>TM</SUP>.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall waive the 
application fee for veterans with a service-connected disability rated 
at 50 percent or more who apply to participate in the TSA's 
Pre3<SUP>TM</SUP> program.
    (b) Establishment of Verification System.--Not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the TSA and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a 
system to verify whether a veteran's disability is service-connected 
and such veteran's disability rating for veterans who apply to 
participate in the TSA's Pre3<SUP>TM</SUP> program.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed as 
in any way affecting the requirements for veterans described in this 
Act to otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for participation in 
the TSA's Pre3<SUP>TM</SUP> program.
    (d) Definitions.--The terms ``veteran'', ``service-connected'', and 
``disability'' have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of 
title 38, United States Code.
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