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PUBLIC LAW 109–167—JAN. 10, 2006

Public Law 109–167 109th Congress An Act Jan. 10, 2006 [H.R. 4501]

Passport Services Enhancement Act of 2005. 22 USC 211a note.

To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize the Secretary of State to establish and collect a surcharge to cover the costs of meeting the increased demand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

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 ‘‘Passport Services Enhancement Act of 2005’’. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO ESTABLISH AND COLLECT A SURCHARGE TO COVER THE COSTS OF MEETING THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR PASSPORTS.

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VerDate 14-DEC-2004

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Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘There shall be collected and paid’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) There shall be collected and paid’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary of State may by regulation establish and collect a surcharge on applicable fees for the filing of each application for a passport in order to cover the costs of meeting the increased demand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note). Such surcharge shall be in addition to the fees provided for in subsection (a) and in addition to the surcharges or fees otherwise authorized by law and shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to the appropriate Department of State appropriation, to remain available until expended for the purposes of meeting such costs. ‘‘(2) The authority to collect the surcharge provided under paragraph (1) may not be exercised after September 30, 2010. ‘‘(3) The Secretary of State shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, the total cost of a passport application during fiscal years 2006 and 2007, including the surcharge authorized under

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