REPLACE Act

This bill, the REPLACE Act (HR 9846), requires the President to waive fees for replacing critical documents like passports or licenses after a major disaster. It directly affects individuals and households in areas where the President has declared a major disaster under the Stafford Act and provided assistance for individuals and households, if their critical documents were destroyed. The bill mandates that the President, working with state governors, must provide these fee waivers and requires the State Department and USCIS to publicly post waiver availability and submit annual reports on the number of waivers granted and associated costs. The law amends existing disaster relief provisions to streamline this fee waiver process for disaster victims.