,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjba,mr4  
,good5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bab91 
,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 & ,mr4     
,web] ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit       
int]national travel by ! ,secret>y (    
,/ate until all passport ag5cies are    
fully reop5$1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,prohibition on c]ta9 travel & report   
relat+ to ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate passport    
process+ ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 no ,f$]al funds may be obligat$ or 
exp5d$ = ! travel exp5ses ( ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate to travel outside ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates until ea* ( ! foll[+ conditions  
are satisfi$3 7#a7 ,all passport ag5cies
 are fully reop5$4  7#b7 ,r\t9e passport
 s]vice takes less ?an eight weeks1 &   
exp$it$ passport s]vice takes less ?an  
six weeks4  7#c7 ,submits to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     

,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report t 
includes recomm5dations to improve      
passport s]vices & process+ times1      
includ+ in=mation relat+ to ,dep>tm5t ( 
,treasury-op]at$ ,citibank lockboxes1   
mod]niz+ passport process+1 & ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate guidel9es & protocols relat$ to 
! ,dep>tm5t's ,diplomacy ,/rong         
framework op]ations4