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22 U.S.C. § 214a — Fees erroneously charged and paid; refund
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Whenever a fee is erroneously charged and paid for the issue of a passport to a person who is exempted from the payment of such a fee by [section 214 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section214&num=0&edition=prelim), the Department of State is authorized to refund to the person who paid such fee the amount thereof, and the money for that purpose is authorized to be appropriated.
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Whenever a fee is erroneously charged and paid for the issue of a passport to a person who is exempted from the payment of such a fee by [section 214 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section214&num=0&edition=prelim), the Department of State is authorized to refund to the person who paid such fee the amount thereof, and the money for that purpose is authorized to be appropriated.
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**(a)**
(1) There shall be collected and paid into the Treasury of the United States a fee, prescribed by the Secretary of State by regulation, for the filing of each application for a passport (including the cost of passport issuance and use) and a fee, prescribed by the Secretary of State by regulation, for executing each such application except that the Secretary of State may by regulation authorize State officials or the United States Postal Service to collect and retain the execution fee for each application for a passport accepted by such officials or by that Service. Such fees shall not be refundable, except as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no passport fee shall be collected from—
(A) an officer or employee of the United States proceeding abroad in the discharge of official duties, or from immediate family of such officer or employee;
(B) an American sailor who requires a passport in connection with assigned duties aboard an American flag-vessel;
(C) a widow, widower, child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member;
(D) an individual or individuals abroad, returning to the United States, when the Secretary determines that foregoing the collection of such fee is justified for humanitarian reasons or for law enforcement purposes;
(E) at the discretion of the Secretary, an individual who—
(i) is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the United States Government to participate in search, rescue, and other related disaster relief operations within a foreign country following a natural disaster; or
(ii) is required pursu
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**(a)** On September 30 of each year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Treasury trust fund receipt account “Unclaimed Moneys of Individuals Whose Whereabouts are Unknown” that part of the balance of a trust fund account named in section 1321(a)(1)–(82) of this title or an analogous trust fund established under [section 1321(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1321/b&num=0&edition=prelim) that has been in the fund for more than one year and represents money belonging to individuals whose whereabouts are unknown. Subsequent claims to the transferred funds shall be paid from the account “Unclaimed Moneys of Individuals Whose Whereabouts are Unknown”.
**(b)** Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, necessary amounts are appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments from—
(1) the Treasury trust fund receipt account “Unclaimed Moneys of Individuals Whose Whereabouts are Unknown”; and
(2) the United States Government account “Refund of Moneys Erroneously Received and Covered” and other collections erroneously deposited that are not properly chargeable to another appropriation.
**(c)**
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall hold in the Treasury trust fund receipt account “Unclaimed Moneys of Individuals Whose Whereabouts Are Unknown” the balance remaining after the final distribution of unclaimed Postal Savings System deposits under subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 13, 1971 (Public Law 92–117; 85 Stat. 337). The Secretary shall use the balance to pay claims for Postal Savings System deposits without regard to the State law or the law of other jurisdictions of deposit concerning the disposition of unclaimed or abandoned property.
(2) Necessar
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 214a
tion for a passport accepted by such officials or by that
Service.’’
EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES
Pub. L. 118–47, div. F, title VII, § 7068(a), Mar. 23, 2024,
138 Stat. 848, provided that: ‘‘Section 1(b)(1) of the Pass-
port Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be ap-
plied through fiscal year 2024 by substituting ‘the costs
of providing consular services’ for ‘such costs’.’’
Prior extensions were contained in the following
prior acts:
Pub. L. 117–328, div. K, title VII, § 7068(a), Dec. 29, 2022,
136 Stat. 5089.
Pub. L. 117–103, div. K, title VII, § 7069(a), Mar. 15,
2022, 136 Stat. 681.
Pub. L. 116–260, div. K, title VII, § 7069(a), Dec. 27, 2020,
134 Stat. 1812.
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SURCHARGE
Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCVIII, § 9802(a), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3924, provided that: ‘‘Section 1(b)(2) of the
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be
applied by striking ‘September 30, 2010’ and inserting
‘September 30, 2026’.’’
Prior extensions were contained in the following
prior acts:
Pub. L. 117–103, div. K, title VII, § 7034(l)(1), Mar. 15,
2022, 136 Stat. 623.
Pub. L. 116–260, div. K, title VII, § 7034(l)(1), Dec. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 1749.
Pub. L. 116–94, div. G, title VII, § 7034(l)(1), Dec. 20,
2019, 133 Stat. 2872.
Pub. L. 116–6, div. F, title VII, § 7034(m)(1), Feb. 15,
2019, 133 Stat. 326.
Pub. L. 115–141, div. K, title VII, § 7034(l)(1), Mar. 23,
2018, 132 Stat. 895.
Pub. L. 115–31, div. J, title VII, § 7034(k)(1), May 5,
2017, 131 Stat. 651.
Pub. L. 114–113, div. K, title VII, § 7034(k)(1), Dec. 18,
2015, 129 Stat. 2764.
Pub. L. 113–235, div. J, title VII, § 7034(l)(1), Dec. 16,
2014, 128 Stat. 2625.
Pub. L. 113–76, div.
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