22 U.S.C. § 217a — Validity of passport; limitation of time

Page 16 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. K, title VII, § 7034(m)(1), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 515. Pub. L. 112–74, div. I, title VII, § 7034(m)(1), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1216. DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS FROM EXPEDITED PASSPORT PROCESSING Pub. L. 103–317, title V, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1760, as amended by Pub. L. 115–31, div. J, title VII, § 7081(g), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 716, provided in part ‘‘That here- after all receipts received from a new charge from expe- dited passport processing shall be deposited in this ac- count as an offsetting collection or in the Consular and Border Security Programs account and shall be avail- able until expended’’. INFORMATION FROM UNITED STATES PASSPORTS Pub. L. 101–604, title II, § 203(d), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3083, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provi- sion of law, to the extent provided in appropriation Acts, for each fiscal year not more than $5,000,000 in passport fees collected by the Department of State may be credited to a Department of State account. Amounts credited to such account shall be available only for the costs associated with the acquisition and production of machine-readable United States passports and visas and compatible reading equipment. Amounts credited to such account are authorized to remain available until expended.’’ § 214a. Fees erroneously charged and paid; re- fund 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, 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. (July 3, 1926, ch. 772, § 3, 44 Stat. 887.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CERTAIN APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS ABOLISHED Effective July 1, 1935, enumerated appropriation ac- counts appearing on the books of the Government were abolished and in lieu thereof there was established an account to be designated ‘‘Refund of Moneys Erro- neously Received and Covered.’’ See section 1322 of Title 31, Money and Finance. § 215. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act June 4, 1920, ch. 223, § 2, 41 Stat. 750, pro- vided for fees of $1 for each application for a visa and $9 for each visa. It was superseded by sections 2(h) and 7(h) of the Immigration Act of 1924 (act May 26, 1924, ch. 190, 43 Stat. 154, 157) which provided for fees in the same amounts. The 1924 Act was repealed by section 403(a)(23) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 279). See section 1351 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, and section 9701 of Title 31, Money and Finance. § 216. Repealed. Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 233(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–426 Section, act June 4, 1920, ch. 223, § 4, 41 Stat. 751, au- thorized return of fees on refusal to vise´. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 Ef- fective Date of 1999 Amendment note under section 214 of this title. § 217. Repealed. July 3, 1926, ch. 772, § 4, 44 Stat. 887 Section, act June 4, 1920, ch. 223, § 3, 41 Stat. 751, lim- ited time as to validity of passport or vise´. See section 217a of this title. § 217a. Validity of passport; limitation of time 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. (July 3, 1926, ch. 772, § 2, 44 Stat. 887; July 1, 1930, ch. 782, 46 Stat. 839; May 16, 1932, ch. 187, 47 Stat. 157; Pub. L. 86–267, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 552; Pub. L. 90–428, § 1, July 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 116(b)(1), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 279.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1982—Pub. L. 97–241 substituted provision that a pass- port be valid for a period of ten years from issuance and that the Secretary of State could limit the period to less than ten years in an individual case or on a general Page 17 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE §§ 223 to 229 basis by regulation for provision that a passport be lim- ited to a period of not more than five years, that the Secretary of State could limit the passport to a shorter period, and that a valid passport outstanding as of the effective date of Pub. L. 90–428 be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue, except where such passport was limited to a shorter period by the Sec- retary. 1968—Pub. L. 90–428 substituted provisions that pass- port be limited to a period of not more than five years, though the Secretary of State may limit it to a shorter period and provisions as to the length of validity of passports outstanding as of the effective date of Pub. L. 90–428 for provisions that a passport or passport visa be limited to a period of three years, that a passport be re- newed pursuant to regulations of the Secretary for a period not to exceed two years, provided that the final date of expiration not be more than five years from the original date of issue, that the Secretary be authorized to limit the validity of a passport, passport visa, or pe- riod of renewal of a passport to less than two years, and that the charge for the issue of an original passport be $9.00 and the charge for the renewal be $5.00. 1959—Pub. L. 86–267 substituted ‘‘three years’’ for ‘‘two years’’, and ‘‘five years’’ for ‘‘four years’’. 1932—Act May 16, 1932, among other changes, in- creased payment for renewals from $2 to $5, for issue of original passport from $5 to $9, and restored final expi- ration date of renewal passport to four years from six- year period. 1930—Act July 1, 1930, among other changes, provided for $2 payment for renewal of passport, $5 payment for issue of an original passport, and changed from four to six years the final expiration date of renewal passport. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 116(b)(2), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 279, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by this sub- section [amending this section] applies with respect to passports issued after the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 24, 1982].’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 90–428, § 4, July 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 446, provided that: ‘‘This Act [amending this section and sections 213 and 214 of this title] shall take effect on the thirtieth day following the date of its enactment [July 26, 1968].’’ REVISION TO DATE OF EXPIRATION OF UNITED STATES PASSPORTS Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXV, § 7507(c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2547, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary [of State] 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 [Dec. 23, 2024] to be the same date as the date of birth of the applicant or holder of the passport.’’ NOTIFICATION OF PASSPORT EXPIRATION Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXI, § 6110, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 968, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary [of State] shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that each individual holding a valid United States pass- port is notified of the upcoming expiration of such passport not later than one year before the date of such expiration.’’ § 218. Returns as to passports issued, etc. All persons who shall be authorized to grant, issue, or verify passports, shall make return of the same to the Secretary of State, in such man- ner and as often as he shall require; and such re- turns shall specify the names and all other par- ticulars of the persons to whom the same shall be granted, issued, or verified, as embraced in such passport. (R.S. § 4077.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 4077 derived from act May 30, 1866, ch. 102, 14 Stat. 54. §§ 219 to 222. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948 Section 219, R.S. § 4078; act June 14, 1902, ch. 1088, § 3, 32 Stat. 386, related to issuance of false passports. See section 1541 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Section 220, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title IX, § 2, 40 Stat. 227; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 7, 54 Stat. 80, related to false statements in application for passports. See sec- tion 1542 of Title 18. Section 221, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title IX, § 3, 40 Stat. 227; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 7, 54 Stat. 80, related to unlawful use of passports. See section 1544 of Title 18. Section 222, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title IX, § 4, 40 Stat. 227; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 7, 54 Stat. 80, related to forging or altering of passports. See section 1543 of Title 18. §§ 223 to 229. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 403(a)(15), (20), (43), 66 Stat. 279, 280 Section 223, acts May 22, 1918, ch. 81, § 1, 40 Stat. 559; June 21, 1941, ch. 210, § 1, 55 Stat. 252, related to wartime restrictions generally. See section 1185 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. Section 224, act May 22, 1918, ch. 81, § 2, 40 Stat. 559, related to requirement of passport for citizens during wartime restrictions. See section 1185 of Title 8. Section 225, acts May 22, 1918, ch. 81, § 3, 40 Stat. 559; June 21, 1941, ch. 210, § 2, 55 Stat. 253, related to penalty for violation of wartime restrictions. See section 1185 of Title 8. Section 226, acts May 22, 1918, ch. 81, § 4, 40 Stat. 559; June 21, 1941, ch. 210, § 2a, 55 Stat. 253, related to defini- tion of ‘‘United States’’ and ‘‘person’’ as used in war- time restriction. See section 1185 of Title 8. Section 226a, act May 22, 1918, ch. 81, § 5, as added June 21, 1941, ch. 210, § 3, 55 Stat 253, related to permit as guarantee of admission to the United States. See section 1185 of Title 8. Section 226b, act May 22, 1918, ch. 81, § 6, as added June 21, 1941, ch. 210, § 3, 55 Stat. 253, related to procla- mation, rule, etc., as bar to prosecution. See section 1185 of Title 8. Section 227, act Mar. 2, 1921, ch. 113, § 1, 41 Stat. 1217, related to continuation of regulations as to alien pass- port requirements. Sections 228 and 229, act June 20, 1941, ch. 209, §§ 1, 2, 55 Stat. 252, related to refusal of vise´s to aliens whose admission might endanger the public safety, and to rules and regulations governing this refusal. See sec- tion 1102 of Title 8. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS Joint Res. Mar. 31, 1953, ch. 13, § 1, 67 Stat. 18, pro- vided for the extension of certain emergency provisions (previously extended to April 1, 1953 by Joint Res. July 3, 1952, ch. 570, § 1(b), 66 Stat. 333) until July 1, 1953. Joint Res. Mar. 31, 1953, ch. 13, § 2, 67 Stat. 18, provided that the extension did not apply to the provisions of sections 223 to 226b of this title.