[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 491 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 491

    To prohibit the imposition of a fee for waiver of the passport 
 requirement for citizens in the case of reported theft or destruction.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 1993

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the imposition of a fee for waiver of the passport 
 requirement for citizens in the case of reported theft or destruction.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NO FEE FOR WAIVER OF PASSPORT REQUIREMENT IN CASE OF 
              REPORTED THEFT OR DESTRUCTION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State may not impose any fee for 
the waiver, under section 53.2(h) of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations, of the passport requirement for a citizen of the United 
States under section 215 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1185) if the citizen has reported the theft or destruction of 
the passport to the State Department (either in the United States or 
abroad) or to the local police.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to waivers granted 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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