,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,chabot 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4
 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,weber of
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1
 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,graves of           
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,posey1  
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1
 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1     
,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and 
,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,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 from an individual who is    
operating under a contract1 grant1 or   
cooperative agreement with the ,united  
,states ,government1 including a        
volunteer1 who is proceeding abroad to  
aid a foreign country suffering from a  
natural disaster as determined by the   
,secretary24  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