114 HR 3750 IH: First Responders Passport Act of 2015 U.S. House of Representatives 2015-10-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3750 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Royce, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Marino, and Mr. Lowenthal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the First Responders Passport Act of 2015.

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Persons excused from payment of fees for execution and issuance of passports

(a)

In general

Subsection (a) of section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214), is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting after to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member; the following: from an individual who has contracted with the United States Government, including a volunteer, who is proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster as authorized by the Secretary;. (b)

Report

Not later than 90 days after the end of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the execution and issuance of passports to first responders under section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for such fiscal year.