{"data":{"id":"us/22-u.s.c.-213a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 U.S.C. § 213a","heading":"Authority to designate additional passport acceptance agents","body":"(a) Authority to designateThe 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. (b) Authorized personsA person described in this subsection is any of the following:(1) An employee of the clerk of any Federal court. (2) An employee of the clerk of any State court of record. (3) A postal employee at a United States post office that has been selected to accept passport applications. (4) An employee of the Department of Defense at a military installation that has been authorized to accept passport applications. (5) An employee of a Federal department or agency that has been selected to accept passport applications. (6) A United States citizen who, as determined by the Secretary, is employed by and provides services through a reputable, established company or institution and is commissioned or appointed as a notary or notary public or otherwise authorized to perform a notarization under the laws of a State, district, or territorial government. (7) Any other person specifically designated by the Secretary. (c) RegulationsThe Secretary shall prescribe or revise such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this division.","path":["Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE","CHAPTER 4—PASSPORTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc22@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:55Z","sha256":"347b0ba769f623c16a1ad78931acbb3c7e32a61066b962e772457edc4f1278e4","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-u.s.c.-213","next":"us/22-u.s.c.-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}