Chapter 4, Section 214, Subsection (b) · 22 U.S.C. Chapter 4

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(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 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.1

(2)The authority to collect the surcharge provided under paragraph (1) may not be exercised after December 11, 2026.

(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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covered period
means the period beginning on the date on which an individual is convicted of a violation of section 2423 of title 18 and ending on the later of—
covered sex offender
means an individual who—
imprisonment
means being confined in or otherwise restricted to a jail, prison, half-way house, treatment facility, or another institution, on a full or part-time basis, pursuant to the sentence imposed as the result of a criminal conviction.
passport
means a passport book or passport card.
unique identifier
means any visual designation affixed to a conspicuous location on the passport indicating that the individual is a covered sex offender;