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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 · Sec. 7706

Sec. 7706. PRIVACY ACT WAIVER AND PASSPORT RENEWALS

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## SEC. 7706 PRIVACY ACT WAIVER AND PASSPORT RENEWALS ###
(a)Requirement To Include Travel Advisory Information on United States Passports 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”. ###
(b)Inclusion of Privacy Act Written Consent Form in Passport Application 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 to 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 wrongfully detained by a foreign government. Declining to complete such form shall not affect 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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