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House Bill 5969
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Improving Travel for Families Act
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Passed House on Mar 5, 2024
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H. R. 5969 (Referred-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5969

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 6, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to revise certain regulations to permit certain children to accompany their parents or legal guardians through Global Entry airport lanes, 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 “Improving Travel for Families Act”.

SEC. 2. Extension of Global Entry to certain children.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall revise section 235.12 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, to permit a child who is 10 years old or younger who is not a member of Global Entry in accordance with such section and who is traveling with such child’s parent or legal guardian who is a member of Global Entry in accordance with such section to accompany such parent or legal guardian through a Global Entry lane upon arrival at an international airport in the United States.

(b) Appointments.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may be necessary to permit a parent or legal guardian of up to four children described in subsection (a) who is applying for membership in Global Entry on behalf of such children to schedule a single appointment for an interview relating to such membership for all such children.

Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 2024.

    Attest:kevin f. mccumber,   
    Clerk.