Us Code § 44927 - Expedited screening for severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans
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§ 44927. Expedited screening for severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans
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(b)
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(1) establish and publish protocols, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the organizations 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 member or veteran, may contact the operations center maintained under subsection (b) and request the expedited passenger screening services described in subsection (a) for that member or veteran; and
(2) upon receipt of a request under paragraph (1), require the operations center to notify the appropriate Federal Security Director of the request for expedited passenger screening services, as described in subsection (a), for that member or veteran.
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(1) Information on the training provided under subsection (d).
(2) Information on the consultations between the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and the 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 Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration determines is appropriate.
(Added Pub. L. 113–27, §2(a), Aug. 9, 2013, 127 Stat. 503; amended Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, §1991(d)(23), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3637.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–254, §1991(d)(23)(A), substituted "Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration" for "Assistant Secretary" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–254, §1991(d)(23)(B), substituted "Veterans Affairs that" for "Veteran Affairs that".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–254, §1991(d)(23)(C), substituted "Reports" for "Report" in heading and "Each year," for "Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter," in introductory provisions.
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