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22 U.S.C. § 214 — Fees for execution and issuance of passports; persons excused from payment
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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)**
(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 pursuant to such contract, grant, or cooperative agreement to be available to travel abroad to assist in search, rescue, or other related disaster relief efforts immediately upon notice from the United States Government.
(3) No execution fee shall be collected for an application made before a Federal official by a person excused from payment of the passport fee under this section.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulation establish and collect a surcharge on applicable fees for the filing of each application for a passport in order to cover the costs of meeting the increased demand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; [8 U.S.C. 1185](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1185&num=0&edition=prelim) note). Such surcharge shall be in addition to the fees provided for in subsection (a) and in addition to the surcharges or fees otherwise authorized by law and shall be deposited in the Consular and Border Security Programs account, to remain available until expended for the purposes of meeting such costs.11 See Extension of Consular Fees note below.
(2) The authority to collect the surcharge provided under paragraph (1) may not be exercised after September 30, 2010.22 See Extension of Authority To Collect Surcharge note below.
(3) The Secretary of State shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, the total cost of a passport application during fiscal years 2006 and 2007, including the surcharge authorized under paragraph (1), shall not exceed the cost of the passport application as of December 1, 2005.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act June 4, 1920, ch. 223, § 4, 41 Stat. 751, authorized return of fees on refusal to visé.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
For effective date of repeal, see section 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 233(c)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note under [section 214 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section214&num=0&edition=prelim).
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A passport shall be valid for a period of ten years from the date of issue, except that the Secretary of State may limit the validity of a passport to a period of less than ten years in an individual case or on a general basis pursuant to regulation.
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**(a) Restrictions and prohibitions** Unless otherwise ordered by the President, it shall be unlawful—
(1) for any alien to depart from or enter or attempt to depart from or enter the United States except under such reasonable rules, regulations, and orders, and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President may prescribe;
(2) for any person to transport or attempt to transport from or into the United States another person with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the departure or entry of such other person is forbidden by this section;
(3) for any person knowingly to make any false statement in an application for permission to depart from or enter the United States with intent to induce or secure the granting of such permission either for himself or for another;
(4) for any person knowingly to furnish or attempt to furnish or assist in furnishing to another a permit or evidence of permission to depart or enter not issued and designed for such other person’s use;
(5) for any person knowingly to use or attempt to use any permit or evidence of permission to depart or enter not issued and designed for his use;
(6) for any person to forge, counterfeit, mutilate, or alter, or cause or procure to be forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered, any permit or evidence of permission to depart from or enter the United States;
(7) for any person knowingly to use or attempt to use or furnish to another for use any false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered permit, or evidence of permission, or any permit or evidence of permission which, though originally valid, has become or been made void or invalid.
**(b) Citizens** Except as otherwise provided by the President and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President may authorize an
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The Secretary of State may grant and issue passports, and cause passports to be granted, issued, and verified in foreign countries by diplomatic and consular officers of the United States, and by such other employees of the Department of State who are citizens of the United States as the Secretary of State may designate, and by the chief or other executive officer of the insular possessions of the United States, and through the use of Department of State electronic systems, under such rules as the President shall designate and prescribe for and on behalf of the United States, and no other entity shall grant, issue, or verify such passports. Unless authorized by law, a passport may not be designated as restricted for travel to or for use in any country other than a country with which the United States is at war, where armed hostilities are in progress, or where there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of United States travellers.
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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) Persons eligible; terms and conditions of service; Federal employee status; racial, sex, religious, or color discrimination** The President may enroll in the Peace Corps for service abroad qualified citizens and nationals of the United States (referred to in this chapter as “volunteers”). The terms and conditions of the enrollment, training (including training under [section 2507a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507a&num=0&edition=prelim)), compensation, hours of work, benefits, leave, termination, and all other terms and conditions of the service of volunteers shall be exclusively those set forth in this chapter and those consistent therewith which the President may prescribe; and, except as provided in this chapter, volunteers shall not be deemed officers or employees or otherwise in the service or employment of, or holding office under, the United States for any purpose. In carrying out this subsection, there shall be no discrimination against any person on account of race, sex, creed, or color.
**(b) Living allowances, travel, leave and related items; transfers of supplies and equipment** Volunteers shall be provided with such living, travel, and leave allowances, and such housing, transportation, supplies, equipment, subsistence, and clothing as the President may determine to be necessary for their maintenance and to insure their health and their capacity to serve effectively. Supplies or equipment provided volunteers to insure their capacity to serve effectively may be transferred to the government or to other entities of the country or area with which they have been serving, when no longer necessary for such purpose, and when such transfers would further the purposes of this chapter. Transportatio
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There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the “Department of State”, and a Secretary of State, who shall be the head thereof.
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(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding [section 214 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section214&num=0&edition=prelim) or any other provision of law, the President, in consultation with the Governor of a State, may provide a waiver under this subsection to an individual or household described in [section 5174(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5174/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim) for the following document replacement fees:
(A) The passport application fee for individuals who lost their United States passport in a major disaster within the preceding three calendar years.
(B) The file search fee for a United States passport.
(C) The Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa form (Form I–193) fee.
(D) The Permanent Resident Card replacement form (Form I–90) filing fee.
(E) The Declaration of Intention form (Form N–300) filing fee.
(F) The Naturalization/Citizenship Document replacement form (Form N–565) filing fee.
(G) The Employment Authorization form (Form I–765) filing fee.
(H) The biometric service fee.
(2) **Exemption from form requirement** — The authority of the President to waive fees under subparagraphs (C) through (H) of paragraph (1) applies regardless of whether the individual or household qualifies for a Form I–912 Request for Fee Waiver, or any successor thereto.
(3) **Exemption from assistance maximum** — The assistance limit in [section 5174(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5174/h&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to any fee waived under this subsection.
(4) **Report** — Not later than 365 days after October 5, 2018, the Administrator and the head of any other
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**(a) Separate fund** There is established in the Treasury a separate fund to be known as the “Consular and Border Security Programs” account into which the following fees shall be deposited for the purposes of the consular and border security programs.
**(b) to (g) Omitted**
**(h) Transfer of funds**
(1) The unobligated balances of amounts available from fees referenced under this section may be transferred to the Consular and Border Security Programs account.
(2) Funds deposited in or transferred to the Consular and Border Security Programs account may be transferred between funds appropriated under the heading “Administration of Foreign Affairs”.
(3) The transfer authorities in this section shall be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of State.
**(i) Effective date** The amendments made by this section shall take effect no later than October 1, 2018, and shall be implemented in a manner that ensures the fees collected, transferred, and used in fiscal year 2019 can be readily tracked.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 214
1 See Extension of Consular Fees note below.
2 See Extension of Authority To Collect Surcharge note below.
requirements as the Secretary may prescribe
pursuant to regulations to serve as a passport
acceptance agent, unless the Secretary with-
draws such authorization on a case-by-case basis
with respect to a given person.
(b) Authorized persons
A person described in this subsection is any of
the following:
(1) An employee of the clerk of any Federal
court.
(2) An employee of the clerk of any State
court of record.
(3) A postal employee at a United States
post office that has been selected to accept
passport applications.
(4) An employee of the Department of De-
fense at a military installation that has been
authorized to accept passport applications.
(5) An employee of a Federal department or
agency that has been selected to accept pass-
port applications.
(6) A United States citizen who, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, is employed by and
provides services through a reputable, estab-
lished company or institution and is commis-
sioned or appointed as a notary or notary pub-
lic or otherwise authorized to perform a nota-
rization under the laws of a State, district, or
territorial government.
(7) Any other person specifically designated
by the Secretary.
(c) Regulations
The Secretary shall prescribe or revise such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out
this division.
(Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXI, § 6109, Dec. 22,
2023, 137 Stat. 967; Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title
LXXV, § 7507(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2547.)
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This division, referred to in subsec. (c), is div. F of
Pub. L. 118–31, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 963, known as the
Departm
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