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On the recordAugust 1, 2013
I further ask that the Pryor substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, and that any motions to reconsider be considered made, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1848) was agreed to, as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 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: ``Sec. 44927. Expedited screening for severely injured or 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 identified by the Secretaries of Defense and 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 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 and severely injured or disabled veterans thro…
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