,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #b1 #bjbd ,mr4   
,ma/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?    
,c>ol9a1 & ,ms4 ,salaz>7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,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  7a7 ,au?ority ,to designate ,!   
,secret>y ( ,/ate may designate any     
p]son describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 t meets 
su* o!r requirem5ts z ! ,secret>y may   
prescribe "u regulations to s]ve z a    
passport acceptance ag5t1 unless !      
,secret>y )draws su* au?orization on a  
case-by-case basis ) respect to a giv5  
p]son4  7b7 ,au?oriz$ p]sons ,a p]son   
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is any ( !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,an employee ( ! cl]k (   
any ,f$]al c\rt4  7#b7 ,an employee ( ! 

cl]k ( any ,/ate c\rt ( record4  7#c7 ,a
 po/al employee at a ,unit$ ,/ates po/  
(fice t has be5 select$ to accept       
passport applications4  7#d7 ,an        
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se at a   
milit>y in/allation t has be5 au?oriz$  
to accept passport applications4  7#e7  
,an employee ( a ,f$]al dep>tm5t or     
ag5cy t has be5 select$ to accept       
passport applications4  7#f7 ,any p]son 
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 ,/ate or   
t]ritorial gov]nm5t4  7#g7 ,any o!r     
p]son specifically designat$ by !       
,secret>y4  7c7 ,regulations ,!         
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all prescribe or     
revise su* regulations z may be necess>y
 to c>ry out ?is ,act4  #b4 ,improvem5ts
 relat+ to h&-c>ry c\ri] s]vices =      
passport applications & passports  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all take 
su* /eps 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 passports1 by 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 includes--  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   
,revision to date ( expiration ( ,unit$ 
,/ates passports ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
%all take su* actions z may be necess>y 
to provide = ! date ( expiration ( ea*  
,unit$ ,/ates passport issu$ or r5ew$ on
 or aft] ! date t is #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act to be !    
same date z ! date ( bir? ( ! applicant 
or hold] ( ! passport4