,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bc1 #bjbd,ms4 
,c>aveo 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,c>t] (        
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize !   
process+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates passport       
applications submitt$ at 9-p]son        
appo9tm5ts at passport ag5cies or ?r\gh 
! mail1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,passport ,process+ ,effici5cy ,act4    
#b4 ,priority ( process+ ( passport     
applications at 9-p]son appo9tm5ts at   
passport ag5cies & ?r\gh ! mail ,!      
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all prioritize !     
process+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates passport       
applications submitt$ by individuals at 
9-p]son appo9tm5ts at passport ag5cies  
or ?r\gh ! mail ov] applications        
transmitt$ by ?ird-p>ty passport c\ri]s4
  #c4 ,reports  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !         

,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t 
includes-- 7#a7 data illu/rat+ !        
allocations ( slots to ?ird-p>ty c\ri]s 
by ea* passport ag5cy on a ye>ly basis1 
disaggregat$ by passport ag5cy2  7#b7   
data illu/rat+ ! *anges made to ! numb] 
( su* allocations ( slots to ?ird-p>ty  
c\ri]s by ea* passport ag5cy1           
disaggregat$ by passport ag5cy1 dur+ !  
report+ p]iod2 &  7#c7 an explanation   
detail+ h[ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate decid$ on
 ! allocation ( slots to ?ird-p>ty      
c\ri]s & any adju/m5ts !reto dur+ !     
report+ p]iod4  7b7 ,report relat+ to   
citations ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually
 !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives a report t includes--   
7#a7 all citations aga9/ ?ird-p>ty      

passport c\ri]s by ea* passport ag5cy2 &
  7#b7 = ea* citation li/$ "u p>agraph  
7#a71 a description ( ! p5alty impos$   
aga9/ ! c\ri] involv$ & a notation      
indicat+ ! passport ag5cy t issu$ !     
citation & ! p5alty4  7c7 ,citation     
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m citation    
means any violation ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate's ,national ,h&-,c>ry ,proc$ures =
 ,passport ,applications & ,complet$    
,passports1 or any regulations or o!r   
measures relat$ to or succe$+ ^!        
proc$ures1 record$ by a passport ag5cy4 
#d4 ,website  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate %all publi% & ma9ta9 on !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's website a section = 
individuals to submit compla9ts aga9/   
?ird-p>ty c\ri]s & an aggregat$ summ>y (
 su* compla9ts4  7b7 ,matt]s ,to be     
includ$ ,! aggregat$ summ>y requir$ by  
subsection 7a7 %all include-- 7#a7 ! mo/
 frequ5t & ! mo/ sev]e compla9ts        
submitt$ pursuant to su* subsection2 &  
7#b7 a description ( /eps ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate has tak51 is tak+1 or int5ds to   

take to rem$iate su* compla9ts4  #e4    
,?ird-p>ty passport c\ri]s & ?ird-p>ty  
c\ri]s def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]ms        
?ird-p>ty passport c\ri]s & ?ird-p>ty   
c\ri]s mean a private-sector entity t   
*>ges a passport applicant a s]vice fee 
= h& deliv]+ 8 or h] passport           
application to a dome/ic ,unit$ ,/ates  
passport ag5cy & retriev+ ! complet$    
passport or relat$ docum5ts on behalf ( 
! applicant4