Sec. 4. Standards for passport issuance process
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In administering and modernizing the passport issuance process, the Assistant Secretary shall evaluate the performance of such process against the following criteria: To maintain a service standard of processing a routine new or renewal adult passport application from document submission until mailing of final documents in an expeditious and reliable timeframe. To maintain affordable passport fees and surcharges. To ensure world-class technical, security, and cybersecurity standards for United States passports and the passport issuance process.
To minimize downtime for the Travel Document Issuance System. To minimize the suspense rate resulting from typographical, clerical, or picture-based errors, including by enabling such suspensions to be resolved electronically. To provide a streamlined customer experience for passport applicants. To provide reasonably convenient passport services to United States citizens and nationals living a significant distance from a passport agency, particularly residents in a significant population center more than a 5-hour drive from a passport agency.