[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

119 STAT. 3578

Public Law 109-167
109th Congress

An Act


 
To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize the Secretary of
State to establish and collect a surcharge to cover the costs of meeting
the increased demand for passports as a result of actions taken to
comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004. <>

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Passport Services Enhancement Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO ESTABLISH AND COLLECT A
SURCHARGE TO COVER THE COSTS OF MEETING THE INCREASED DEMAND
FOR PASSPORTS.

Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``There shall be
collected and paid'' and inserting ``(a) There shall be
collected and paid''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(b)(1) The Secretary of State may by regulation establish and
collect a surcharge on applicable fees for the filing of each
application for a passport in order to cover the costs of meeting the
increased demand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply
with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note). Such surcharge
shall be in addition to the fees provided for in subsection (a) and in
addition to the surcharges or fees otherwise authorized by law and shall
be deposited as an offsetting collection to the appropriate Department
of State appropriation, to remain available until expended for the
purposes of meeting such costs.
``(2) <> The authority to collect the
surcharge provided under paragraph (1) may not be exercised after
September 30, 2010.

``(3) The Secretary of State shall ensure that, to the extent
practicable, the total cost of a passport application during fiscal
years 2006 and 2007, including the surcharge authorized under

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paragraph (1), shall not exceed the cost of the passport application as
of December 1, 2005.''.

Approved January 10, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4501:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
Dec. 18, considered and passed House.
Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.