PUBLIC LAW 97-241—AUG. 24, 1982
96 STAT. 279
PASSPORT FEES AND PERIOD OF VALIDITY
SEC. 116. (a) The first sentence of section 1 under the heading "FEES FOR PASSPORTS AND visiis" of the Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214), is amended to read as follows: "There shall be collected and paid into the Treasury of the United States a fee, prescribed by the Secretary of State by regulation, for each passport issued and a fee, prescribed by the Secretary of State by regulation, for executing each application for a passport.". (b)(l) Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes", approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 217a), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. A passport shall be valid for a period often 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.". (2) The amendment made by this subsection applies with respect Effective date. to passports issued after the date of enactment of this Act. 22 USC 2i7a note.
DOCUMENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP
SEC. 117. The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by inserting the following new section 33 immediately after section 32 and by redesignating existing section 33 as section 22 USC 2651 34:
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"SEC. 33. The following documents shall have the same force and 22 USC 2705. effect as proof of United States citizenship as certificates of naturalization or of citizenship issued by the Attorney General or by a court having naturalization jurisdiction: "(1) A passport, during its period of validity (if such period is the maximum period authorized by law), issued by the Secretary of State to a citizen of the United States. "(2) The report, designated as a 'Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States', issued by a consular officer to document a citizen born abroad.". UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN VIENNA
SEC. 118. Section 2 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(h) The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a representative of the United States to the Vienna office of the United Nations with appropriate rank and status, who shall serve at the pleasure of the President and subject to the direction of the Secretary of State. Such individual shall, at the direction of the Secretary of State, represent the United States at the Vienna office of the United Nations and perform such other functions there in connection with the participation of the United States in international organizations as the Secretary of State from time to time may direct.".
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