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22 U.S.C. § 213a

Authority to designate additional passport acceptance agents

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 213a, Authority to designate additional passport acceptance agents, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/454977
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The Secretary may designate any person described in subsection (b) that meets such other requirements as the Secretary may prescribe pursuant to regulations to serve as a passport acceptance agent, unless the Secretary withdraws such authorization on a case-by-case basis with respect to a given person. A person described in this subsection is any of the following: The Secretary shall prescribe or revise such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this division.

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