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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 · Sec. 9714

Sec. 9714. RETURN OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS THROUGH UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CERTIFIED MAIL

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## SEC. 9714 RETURN OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS THROUGH UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CERTIFIED MAIL **[**[22 U.S.C. 213 note](/us/usc/t22/s213)**]** ###
(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a procedure that provides, to any individual applying for a new United States passport or to renew the United States passport of the individual by mail, the option to have supporting documents for the application returned to the individual by the United States Postal Service through certified mail. ###
(b)Cost ####
(1)Responsibility The cost of returning supporting documents to an individual as described in subsection
(a)shall be the responsibility of the individual. ####
(2)Fee The fee charged to the individual by the Secretary for returning supporting documents as described in subsection
(a)shall be the sum of— #####
(A)the retail price charged by the United States Postal Service for the service; and #####
(B)the estimated cost of processing the return of the supporting documents. ####
(3)Report Not later than 30 days after the establishment of the procedure required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that— #####
(A)details the costs included in the processing fee described in paragraph (2); and #####
(B)includes an estimate of the average cost per request.
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