REPLACE Act

This bill, S 566 (the REPLACE Act), requires the President to waive fees for replacing critical documents (like passports or licenses) for individuals or households whose documents were destroyed in a major disaster where federal assistance is provided under the Stafford Act. It mandates that the President, after consulting with a state governor, must automatically provide these fee waivers to affected people. The Secretary of State and USCIS must publicly post information about these waivers online, and both agencies must annually report to Congress on the number of waivers granted and associated costs. This directly affects disaster survivors who lose essential identification documents, streamlining their access to replacements without fees.