#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #hbcd  ,,an ,,act  ,to au?orize !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate to designate          
additional p]sons eligible to s]ve z    
passport acceptance ag5ts1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,au?ority ( ,secret>y (  
,/ate to designate additional p]sons    
eligible to s]ve z passport acceptance  
ag5ts ,section #faji7;b7 ( ! ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjbd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bac;a7b77 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#f7
 z p>agraph 7#g72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 p>agraph 7#e7 ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,a ,unit$
 ,/ates citiz5 :o1 z det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y1 is employ$ by & provides     
s]vices ?r\gh a reputable1 e/abli%$     
company or in/itution & is commission$  
or appo9t$ z a not>y or not>y public or 
o!rwise au?oriz$ to p]=m a not>ization  
"u ! laws ( a ,/ate1 di/rict1 or        
t]ritorial gov]nm5t4  4  #b4            
,improvem5ts relat+ to h&-c>ry c\ri]    
s]vices = passport applications &       
passports  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  

,/ate %all take su* actions z may be    
necess>y to-- 7#a7 facilitate an        
increase 9 ! numb] ( companies c]tifi$  
to provide h&-c>ry c\ri] s]vices2 &     
7#b7 increase ! daily maximum numb] (   
applications = ,unit$ ,/ates regul>     
passports1 by s]vice type1 t su*        
companies may submit to a passport ag5cy
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 7commonly ref]r$ 
to z meet+ slots7 z "p ( ! h&-c>ry c\ri]
 s]vices ( su* company4  7b7 ,h&-c>ry   
c\ri] s]vice def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 h&-c>ry c\ri] s]vice means--  7#a7 !   
transport ( applications = ,unit$ ,/ates
 passports to a passport ag5cy ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate = process+2 &  7#b7 ! 
retrieval ( newly issu$ ,unit$ ,/ates   
passports = deliv]y1 directly or        
indirectly1 to ! passport hold]4  #c4   
,date ( expiration ( ,unit$ ,/ates      
passports ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all take
 su* actions z may be necess>y to       
provide t ea* ,unit$ ,/ates regul>      
passport issu$ or r5ew$ on or aft] !    
date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     

enactm5t ( ?is ,act expires on ! same   
mon? & day ( ! mon? z ! date ( bir? ( ! 
individual associat$ ) su* passport4    
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
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