President. that the Passport Office is big enough and important enough to have a separate status. and that the Secretary can designate a Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs as an auxiliary agency to the Passport Office. to perform whatever functions may be necessary in connection with the issuance of passports. Insofar as fees are concerned. I am informed that the State Department has had under consideration. practically ever since the Immigration and Nationality Act was amended in 1952. a bill which may be presented to Congress shortly. to increase the rate for passports from $9 to $15. and to extend the time of the original passport from 2 years to 3 years. with a 2year renewal privilege. That is what the State Department now has under consideration. and according to information developed b- the staff of the committee. is about ready to present to the Congress in the form of a bill for its consideration. What I am suggesting is that. instead of the $18 fee proposed in the bill. which I thought was rather excessiveand which is a subject I have discussed with otherswe reduce the fee to $15.
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