Text of Senate Amendment 6179

On 2026-06-24, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6179" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6179

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3368-S3369] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6179. Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself and Mr. McCormick) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following: SEC. 10___. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO COLLECT AND RETAIN FEES FOR ACCEPTANCE AND EXECUTION OF PASSPORT APPLICATIONS. (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) The Secretary of State may authorize a public library that is organized as a nongovernmental organization, a nonprofit, [[Page S3369]] charitable organization, or a trust to serve as a passport acceptance facility and to collect and retain the execution fee for a passport accepted by such public library if such library is in compliance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State for the acceptance and execution of passport applications.''. (b) Authorization of Public Libraries Which Previously Served as Passport Acceptance Facilities.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall authorize any public library to serve as a passport acceptance facility and to collect and retain an execution fee for a passport accepted by such library, if, before the date of the enactment of this Act, such public library-- (A) served as a passport acceptance facility; and (B) was in compliance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State for the acceptance and execution of passport applications. (2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report that includes-- (A) documentation of the Secretary's compliance with the requirements described in paragraph (1); or (B) if the Secretary is not in compliance with such requirements, an explanation for such noncompliance. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a)(1) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(a)(1)), is amended-- (1) by striking ``State officials or the United States Postal Service'' and inserting ``a State, a local government, the United States Postal Service, or a public library that meets the requirements described in paragraph (4)''; and (2) by striking ``by such officials or by that Service.'' and inserting ``by such State, local government, Postal Service, or public library.''. ______