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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 5340 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide the United States Government with additional tools to deter state and non-state actors from wrongfully det... · Sec. 106

Sec. 106. Privacy Act written consent and passport renewals

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Section 6103 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118–31 ; 22 U.S.C. 211a note) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking should and inserting shall . Section 1 of title IX of the Act of June 15, 1917 ( 22 U.S.C. 213 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Each passport application made available to potential applicants (DS–11) and each passport renewal application made available to current passport holders (DS–82) shall include a form that, if completed, indicates the applicant's consent for the disclosure of information otherwise protected under section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the .
Privacy Act of 1974 ) in the event such applicant is determined to be unlawfully or wrongfully detained by a foreign government. Declining to complete such form shall not impact the issuance of a passport to a qualified applicant or diplomatic efforts to secure the release of a United States national from the custody of a foreign government or entity.
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