,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4  
,connolly 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,bur*ett1   
,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 & ,mr4 ,mfume7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
to submit a plan to elim9ate ! passport 
application backlog1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,passport ,backlog ,elim9ation ,act4  
#b4 ,plan to elim9ate passport          
application backlog  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 aft] consultation )
 ! appropriate congressional committees1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to su* 
committees a plan1 includ+ ! actionable 
/rategies describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 to 
ensure ! curr5t backlog ( passport      
applications due to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 is elim9at$ 9 a timely mann] 9 ord] to 
promote ! national security & economic  

int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7         
,actionable /rategies ,! actionable     
/rategies describ$ 9 ?is subsection are 
to-- 7#a7 elim9ate ! backlog ( at lea/  
#a4d million passport applications2     
7#b7 e/abli% a timel9e = ! elim9ation ( 
su* backlog2 &  7#c7 ensure-- 7,a7 t !  
expect$ process+ "t =-- 7i7 r\t9e       
passport applications is betwe5 six &   
eight weeks2  7ii7 exp$it$ passport     
applications is betwe5 two to ?ree      
weeks2 &  7iii7 exp$it$ passport        
applications = ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t p]sonnel
 is n m ?an eight bus9ess days2  7,b7 ! 
safety ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate p]sonnel &   
cu/om]s & compliance ) all applicable   
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local heal? & social   
di/anc+ guidel9es2 &  7,c7 ! ability =  
exp$it$ s]vice = applicants requir+ a   
passport = purposes relat$ to _!        
employm5t4  7c7 ,implem5tation ,n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] ! submission ( ! plan 
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
%all beg9 implem5tation ( ! plan to     
elim9ate ! backlog ( passport           

applications due to ! ,,covid-#ai       
p&emic4  7d7 ,inspector ,g5]al audit ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate %all submit to   
,congress an audit on ! elim9ation ( !  
passport application backlog requir$ by 
! plan requir$ "u subsection 7a71 & !   
,dep>tm5t's actionable /rategies        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7e7         
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & 
! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate4