The REPLACE Act would automatically waive fees for replacing critical documents like passports and licenses for people whose documents are destroyed in major disasters. Under current law, disaster victims must pay to replace these essential identification documents; this bill requires the President to waive those fees for individuals and households affected by federally declared disasters that receive federal disaster assistance. The State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would be required to publicly announce the availability of these fee waivers on their websites. Both agencies must submit annual reports to Congress documenting how many fee waivers they granted and the costs associated with the program. The bill does not specify funding amounts, as the fee waivers would reduce revenue rather than require new appropriations.
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