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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 201 (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 6610.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:The legislation modernizes the system by which the StateDepartment processes passport applications.[Page H6208]
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H.R. 6610, Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59991
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on December 13, 2023
International Affairs
- Computers and information technology
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- Congressional oversight
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- Department of State
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- Employee hiring
2024-04-01T19:37:53Z
- Government studies and investigations
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- Performance measurement
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- Public contracts and procurement
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- Visas and passports
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International Affairs
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Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
This bill addresses issues related to the passport issuance process, including by providing the Department of State with emergency hiring authorities.
Under this bill, the State Department may hire additional personal services contractors to meet the exigent needs of the Bureau of Consular Affairs from FY2024 through FY2026. The State Department may have up to 100 such positions at any given time, and such positions may not be for longer than two years.
Furthermore, the bureau must award or expand contracts to implement certain information technology (IT) programs. Specifically, these contracts shall be to (1) provide a digital dashboard to congressional offices to track individual passport applications; (2) establish a program to provide automated messages and notifications to passport applicants, such as notifications of application errors; (3) establish a mobile application to allow passport applicants to communicate with the State Department and submit documents; (4) expand the online passport renewal system to also accommodate routine first-time adult passport applications; and (5) provide rules-based tools to screen online passport renewal applications with no changed biographical information against commercial databases.
The bureau must also solicit the private sector for proposals about commercially available technologies that may improve the passport issuance process.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must report to Congress a comprehensive review of the passport issuance process, including opportunities to enhance the process. The bureau must periodically report to Congress on its progress in implementing the GAO's recommendations.

Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
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Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
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Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
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Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
2024-05-24T13:34:50Z
Introduced in House
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Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
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To provide for the modernization of the passport issuance process, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:57:36Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Referred in Senate
2024-03-20T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr6610rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr6610rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2024-03-19T04:00:00Z
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- Introduced in House
2023-12-06T05:00:00Z
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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