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   SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

   This Act may be cited as the "Helping Heroes Fly Act".

   SEC. 2. OPERATIONS CENTER PROGRAM FOR SEVERELY INJURED OR DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND SEVERELY INJURED OR DISABLED VETERANS.

   (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following[struck: new section]:

   "Sec. 44927. Expedited screening for severely injured or[struck: disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans]

   Inserted: disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans

   "(a) Passenger Screening.--The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and organizations [struck: that advocate on behalf][inserted: identified by the Secretaries] of [struck: members of the Armed Forces ][inserted: Defense ]and [struck: veterans, including organizations ][inserted: Veteran Affairs ]that advocate on behalf of severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans, shall develop and implement a process to [inserted: support and ]facilitate the ease of travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces[struck: , ][inserted: and ]severely injured or disabled veterans[struck: , and their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants][inserted: through passenger screening]. [struck: Such][inserted: The] process shall be designed to [struck: protect][inserted: offer] the [struck: privacy of the ]individual [struck: being screened][inserted: private screening] to the maximum extent practicable.

   "(b) Operations Center.--As part of the process [struck: required ]under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall maintain an operations center to provide support and facilitate the movement of severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans through [inserted: passenger ]screening prior to boarding a passenger aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transportation.[struck: Such operations center shall be operational at all times.]

   "(c) Protocols.--The Assistant Secretary shall--

   "(1) establish and publish protocols, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and [struck: organizations that advocate on behalf of members of ]the [struck: Armed Forces and veterans, including ]organizations [struck: that advocate on behalf of severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans][inserted: identified under subsection (a)], under which a severely injured or disabled member of the Armed Forces or severely injured or disabled veteran, or the family member or other representative of such [struck: a ]member or veteran, may contact the operations center maintained under subsection (b) and request [inserted: the ]expedited [inserted: passenger ]screening services described in subsection (a) for [struck: the][inserted: that] member or veteran; and

   "(2) upon receipt of [struck: such ]a request[inserted: under paragraph (1)], require [struck: such][inserted: the] operations center to notify the appropriate Federal [struck: security director][inserted: Security Director] of the request [struck: to facilitate the ][inserted: for ]expedited passenger screening services[struck: ][inserted: , as ]described in subsection (a)[inserted: ,] for [struck: the][inserted: that] member or veteran.

   "(d) Training.--The Assistant Secretary shall integrate training on the protocols established under subsection (c) into the training provided to all employees who will [inserted: regularly ]provide the [inserted: passenger ]screening services described in subsection (a).

   "(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section [struck: affects ][inserted: shall affect ]the authority of the Assistant Secretary to require additional screening of a severely injured or disabled member of the Armed Forces, a severely injured or disabled veteran, or their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants, if intelligence, law enforcement, or other information indicates that additional screening is necessary.

   "(f) Report.--Not later than [struck: one][inserted: 1] year after the date of [struck: the ]enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Each [struck: such ]report shall include each of the following:

   "(1) Information on the training provided under subsection (d).

   "(2) Information on the consultations between the Assistant Secretary and [struck: organizations that advocate on behalf of members of ]the [struck: Armed Forces and veterans as described in ][inserted: organizations identified under ]subsection (a).

   "(3) The number of people who accessed the operations center during the period covered by the report.

   "(4) Such other information as the Assistant Secretary determines is appropriate.".

   (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of [struck: such ][inserted: subchapter I of ]chapter [inserted: 449 of title 49, United States Code, ]is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 44926 the following new item:

   "44927. Expedited screening for severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans.".

   Struck: Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2013.

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