II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2632 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 24, 2006 Mr. Dorgan (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Burns, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Jeffords, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow United States citizens under 18 years of age to travel to Canada without a passport, to develop a system to enable United States citizens to take 24-hour excursions to Canada without a passport, to limit the cost of passport cards or similar alternatives to passports to $20, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Common Sense Cross-Border Travel and Security Act of 2006.

2.

Travel to Canada without passport

Section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1)— (A)by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (A)

In general

The Secretary ; (B)by striking This plan and inserting the following: (B)

Implementation

The plan developed under this paragraph ; and (C)by adding at the end the following: (C)

Day passes

The plan developed under this paragraph shall include a system that would enable United States citizens to travel to Canada for a 24-hour period without a passport by completing an application for a day pass at any port of entry along the land border between the United States and Canada, and certifying that there was not sufficient time to apply for a passport before the excursion. The traveler shall not be charged a fee to acquire or use the day pass. ; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (3)

Minors

United States citizens who are less than 18 years of age, when accompanied by a parent or guardian, or designee thereof, shall not be required to present a passport when returning to the United States from Canada at any port of entry along the land border. .

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Limit on fees for travel documents

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or cost recovery requirement established by the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State may not charge a fee in an amount greater than $20 for any passport card or similar travel document issued pursuant to section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note).

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Acceptance of passport cards and day passes by Canada

The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall negotiate with the Government of Canada to ensure that passport cards and day passes issued by the Government of the United States for travel to Canada are accepted for such purpose by the Government of Canada.