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This Act may be cited as the ''Passport and Travel Cost
Reimbursement Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of State has failed to anticipate the
increased level of demand for passports after implementing new
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative rules required by
Congress.
(2) This failure has cost United States citizens many
thousands of dollars in unused or cancelled transportation,
accommodation, and tour reservations.
(3) The Department's proposal to refund fees for failed
expedited processing provides insufficient relief to citizens
who lost large sums of money through no fault of their own.
(4) The United States Government has an obligation to deal
honestly and fairly with all individuals who come into contact
with it, and to remedy any hardship that arises as a result of
its negligence.

SEC. 3. REFUND OF PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall refund to an eligible
United States citizen the fee paid by such citizen in connection with a
properly completed and submitted application for a United States
passport if such citizen applied or applies for such passport at any
time between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2007, and the time for
processing of such passport with respect to such citizen took--
(1) 12 or more weeks in the case of a regular application;
or
(2) 3 or more weeks in the case of an expedited
application.
(b) Application for Refund.--To be eligible to receive a refund
under subsection (a), a United States citizen shall submit to the
Secretary an application for a refund at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.

SEC. 4. REFUND OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL COSTS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall refund to a United
States citizen eligible for a refund of a passport processing fee under
section 3 the cost incurred by such citizen for payment for an economy-
class or comparable ticket, subject to subsection (b), on an
international flight departing from a point in the United States if
such flight was or is scheduled to depart at any time between January
23, 2007, and December 31, 2007, and if such citizen was or is unable
to travel aboard such flight because such citizen was or is unable to
timely acquire a passport and such citizen missed or cancelled such
flight
(b) Reduction in Amount of Refund.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the travel cost
refund under subsection (a) by an amount equal to the amount
that the airline operating the flight on which such citizen was
scheduled to travel has refunded to such citizen as a result of
such citizen's inability to travel aboard such flight, in
accordance with the refund policies of such airline.
(2) Business-class or first-class ticket.--A citizen who
submits an application for a refund under this section shall be
limited to a refund in an amount equal to the cost of an
economy-class or comparable ticket for the international flight
on which such citizen was or is unable to travel, subject to
any reduction under paragraph (1).
(c) Information.--The Secretary shall request from airlines a list
of United States citizens who paid for tickets for international travel
with such airlines but who did not travel with such airlines during the
time period specified in subsection (a).
(d) Application for Refund.--To be eligible to receive a refund
under subsection (a), a United States citizen shall submit to the
Secretary an application for a refund at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

The Secretary of State is authorized to provide to a United States
citizen who is eligible for a refund under sections 3 and 4 assistance
if the Secretary determines that such citizen has suffered an
extraordinary financial hardship, such as any provable tour costs, as a
result of a delay in passport application processing times and missed
or cancelled international travel.

SEC. 6. CERTIFICATION.

The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State may
not implement the plan required under section 7209(b) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law
108-458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) with respect to the establishment of a
single implementation date for sea and land borders until such time as
such Secretaries have submitted to Congress in writing a certification
that the passport agencies of the Department of State are able to
process applications for passports with minimal disruption to the
travel plans of United States citizens.
Student:
Passport and Travel Cost Reimbursement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State to refund to a U.S. citizen, upon refund application: (1) passport processing fees for a passport applied for in 2007 if processing took 12 or more weeks for a regular application or three or more weeks for an expedited application; and (2) international air travel costs (economy or comparable, minus any airline refund) for U.S.-departing flights missed as a result of such processing delays.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide additional assistance for an extraordinary hardship.

Prohibits the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing a specified plan for a single implementation date for sea and land borders until they have certified to Congress that Department of State passport agencies are able to process passport applications with minimal disruption.