The President's News Conference
12/10/1931
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These expenditures cannot be recovered; they must be met by the taxpayer now or in the future.
That the validity of a passport . . . shall be limited to a period of two years.
The Secretary of State may grant and issue passports, and cause passports to be granted, issued, and verified in foreign...
Provided further, That the charge for the issue of an original passport shall be $9.