Sec. 7217. STUDY ON ALLEGEDLY LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORTS

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## SEC. 7217 STUDY ON ALLEGEDLY LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORTS ###

(a)In General Not later than May 31, 2005, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit a report, containing the results of a study on the subjects described in subsection (b), to— ####

(1)the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; ####

(2)the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; ####

(3)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; ####

(4)the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives; ####

(5)the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and ####

(6)the Select Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives (or any successor committee). ###

(b)Contents The study referred to in subsection

(a)shall examine the feasibility, cost, potential benefits, and relative importance to the objectives of tracking suspected terrorists' travel, and apprehending suspected terrorists, of establishing a system, in coordination with other countries, through which border and visa issuance officials have access in real-time to information on newly issued passports to persons whose previous passports were allegedly lost or stolen. ###

(c)Incentives The study described in subsection

(b)shall make recommendations on incentives that might be offered to encourage foreign nations to participate in the initiatives described in subsection (b).