#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bbbi  ,,an ,,act  ,to waive the    
passport fees for first responders      
proceeding abroad to aid a foreign      
country suffering from a natural        
disaster4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,first ,responders  
,passport ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,passports
 for first responders  7a7 ,in general  
,subsection 7a7 of section #a of the    
,act of ,june #d1 #aibj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bad2 #da ,stat4 #gej2 commonly referred
 to as the ,passport ,act of #aibj71 is 
amended1 in the third sentence1 by      
inserting after to attend a funeral or  
memorial service for such member2 the   
following3 at the discretion of the     
,secretary1 from an individual1         
including a volunteer1 who is operating 
under a contract1 grant1 or cooperative 
agreement with the ,united ,states      
,government to proceed abroad within the
 first #g days after a natural disaster 
to aid a foreign country suffering from 
such natural disaster24  7b7 ,report    

,not later than #ij days after the end  
of the first full fiscal year after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the 
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report on the number of      
waivers of fees for the execution and   
issuance of passports to first          
responders under section #a of the ,act 
of ,june #d1 #aibj1 as amended by       
subsection 7a7 of this section1 for such
 fiscal year4  #c4 ,determination of    
budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects
 of this ,act1 for the purpose of       
complying with the ,statutory           
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   

submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,september #bd1 #bjai4;,clerk4