117 HR 1772 IH: Passports for Purple Hearts Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-03-10 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1772IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 10, 2021Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Stefanik, and Mrs. Bustos) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of certain passport fees an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Passports for Purple Hearts Act.

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Exemption from certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart

Section 1 of the Act of June 1, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214; commonly referred to as the Passport Act of 1920), is amended—(1)in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by inserting from an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart; before or from an individual or individuals abroad; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:(c)In this section, the term passport includes a passport card..