,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,fetterman 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,mc,cormick7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,passport ,act of ,june #d1 #aibj1 to   
authorize certain public libraries to   
collect and retain a fee for the        
execution of a passport application4    
#a4 ,authorization of certain public    
libraries to collect and retain fees for
 acceptance and execution of passport   
applications  7a7  ,in general          
,subsection 7a7 of the ,passport ,act of
 ,june #d1 #aibj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4         
#bad7;a771 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#d7 ,the ,secretary
 of ,state may authorize a public       
library that is organized as a          
nongovernmental organization1 a         
nonprofit1 charitable organization1 or a
 trust to serve as a passport acceptance

 facility and to collect and retain the 
execution fee for a passport accepted by
 such public library if such library is 
in compliance with regulations          
prescribed by the ,secretary of ,state  
for the acceptance and execution of     
passport applications4  4  7b7          
,authorization of public libraries which
 previously served as passport          
acceptance facilities  7#a7 ,in general 
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,state shall authorize any
 public library to serve as a passport  
acceptance facility and to collect and  
retain an execution fee for a passport  
accepted by such library1 if1 before the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1    
such public library-- 7,a7 served as a  
passport acceptance facility2 and  7,b7 
was in compliance with the regulations  
prescribed by the ,secretary of ,state  
for the acceptance and execution of     
passport applications4  7#b7 ,report    
,not later than #cj days after the date 

of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 relevant congressional committees a    
report that includes-- 7,a7             
documentation of the ,secretary's       
compliance with the requirements        
described in paragraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 if
 the ,secretary is not in compliance    
with such requirements1 an explanation  
for such noncompliance4  7c7 ,conforming
 amendment ,subsection 7a77#a7 of the   
,passport ,act of ,june #d1 #aibj 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;a77#a771 is amended--   
7#a7 by striking ,state officials or the
 ,united ,states ,postal ,service and   
inserting a ,state1 a local government1 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service1 or
 a public library that meets the        
requirements described in paragraph     
7#d72 and  7#b7 by striking by such     
officials or by that ,service4 and      
inserting by such ,state1 local         
government1 ,postal ,service1 or public 
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