Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021

In general— Notwithstanding the limitation described in section 2 of the Act of July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 217a), the Secretary of State shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish an expedited procedure to permit individuals who wish to use their United States passport that expired at any time during the COVID–19 emergency or are scheduled to expire by March 31, 2022, to receive a notation or other marker to be affixed to such passport to indicate a renewal or extension, as the case may be, of such validity through July 31, 2022.

International cooperation— The Secretary of State shall make every effort to inform appropriate foreign counterparts of the renewal or extension, as the case may be, of the period of validity of an otherwise expired or expiring passport under subsection (a).

Treatment— The Secretary of Homeland Security shall treat a passport with a renewed or extended period of validity under subsection (a) as if such passport is valid through July 31, 2022, for purposes of immigration and border controls.

Termination— The authority provided to the Secretary of State by subsection (a) shall expire on January 31, 2022.

Rule of construction— Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed as affecting in any manner the procedure through which an individual submits an application to renew a passport as in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.