,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjba,mr4   
,oss(f introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to submit a 
plan to elim9ate ! backlog ( passport   
applications due to ! ,,covid-#ai       
p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,passport ,backlog ,elim9ation ,act4    
#b4 ,plan to elim9ate passport          
application backlog  7a7 ,def9$ t]m ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m appropriate          
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,homel&   
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate2  7#c7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7#d7 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7b7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,octob] #cj1 #bjba1 or
 #cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is

 ,act1 :i*ev] is lat]1 aft] consultation
 ) ! appropriate congressional          
committees1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all    
submit a plan to ! appropriate          
congressional committees1 conta9+ !     
actionable /rategies describ$ 9         
subsection 7c71 to ensure t ! 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  7c7 ,actionable        
/rategies ,! actionable /rategies       
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are-- 7#a7    
elim9at+ ! backlog ( at lea/ #a1djj1jjj 
passport applications2  7#b7 e/abli%+ a 
timel9e = ! elim9ation ( su* backlog2   
7#c7 ensur+ t-- 7,a7 ! expect$ process+ 
"t = r\t9e passport applications is     
betwe5 #f & #h weeks2  7,b7 ! expect$   
process+ "t = exp$it$ passport          
applications is betwe5 #b to #c weeks2 &
  7,c7 ! expect$ process+ "t = exp$it$  
passport applications = ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 p]sonnel is n m ?an #h bus9ess days2   

7#d7 ensur+ ! safety ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate
 p]sonnel & cu/om]s & compliance ) all  
applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local heal? 
& social di/anc+ guidel9es2 &  7#e7 (f]+
 exp$it$ s]vice = applicants requir+ a  
passport = purposes relat$ to _!        
employm5t4  7d7 ,implem5tation ,n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] ! submission ( ! plan 
requir$ "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate %all beg9 implem5t+ ! plan to    
elim9ate ! backlog ( passport           
applications due to ! ,,covid-#ai       
p&emic4  7e7 ,inspector ,g5]al audit ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate %all submit to ! 
appropriate congressional committees !  
results ( an audit analyz+-- 7#a7 !     
elim9ation ( ! passport application     
backlog requir$ by ! plan submitt$      
pursuant to subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ef=ts to c>ry out ! 
actionable /rategies describ$ 9         
subsection 7c74  #c4 ,t]m9ation (       
requirem5ts ,! requirem5ts "u ?is ,act  

%all t]m9ate on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjba1   
if1 on su* date-- 7#a7 all ( ! passport 
applications receiv$ be=e ,june #ae1    
#bjba1 h be5 process$2 &  7#b7 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate has resum$ accept+    
passport applications = r\t9e & exp$it$ 
process+4