Sec. 7507. PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE, COURIER SERVICES, AND EXPIRATION DATES
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## SEC. 7507 PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE, COURIER SERVICES, AND EXPIRATION DATES ###
(a)Authority to Designate Additional Persons to Serve as Passport Agents Section 6109(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 213a(b)) is amended— ####
(1)by redesignating paragraph
(6)as paragraph (7); and ####
(2)by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following new paragraph: > > #### “(6) > > A United States citizen who, as determined by the Secretary, is employed by and provides services through a reputable, established company or institution and is commissioned or appointed as a notary or notary public or otherwise authorized to perform a notarization under the laws of a State, district, or territorial government.” > . ###
(b)Improvements Related to Hand-Carry Courier Services for Passport Applications and Passports ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to— #####
(A)facilitate an increase in the number of companies certified to provide hand-carry courier services; #####
(B)increase the daily maximum number of applications for United States passports, by type, that such companies may submit to a passport agency of the Department (commonly referred to as “meeting slots”) as part of the hand-carry courier services of such company; and #####
(C)facilitate citizens’ awareness of the tools applicants may use to locate companies certified to provide hand-carry courier services, including adding contact information in the form of a weblink, phone number, or physical office address to the online list of registered courier companies. ####
(2)Hand-carry courier service defined In this section, the term “**hand-carry courier service**” includes— #####
(A)the transport of applications for United States passports to a passport agency of the Department for processing; and #####
(B)the retrieval of newly issued United States passports for delivery, directly or indirectly, to the passport holder. ###
(c)Revision to Date of Expiration of United States Passports The Secretary may take such actions as may be necessary to provide for the date of expiration of each United States passport issued or renewed on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to be the same date as the date of birth of the applicant or holder of the passport.
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PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE, COURIER SERVICES, AND EXPIRATION DATES
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