VETS Safe Travel Act Signed into Law
A bill that I authored, the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act, was recently signed into law. The legislation will provide veterans with service-connected disabilities with expedited screening under the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck program.
TSA PreCheck is already offered to active duty, reserves, and National Guard service members at no cost. The VETS Safe Travel Act will expand this program to include veterans who are amputees, paralyzed, or blind. Passing through airport security with prosthetics, wheelchairs, or other mobility aids presents a challenge to these individuals when traveling.
Airports can be a dreaded experience for veterans with service-connected disabilities because of the invasive screenings they may endure at security checkpoints. This new law will provide dignified travel to thousands of wounded warriors by ensuring PreCheck benefits are easily available to them.
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