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Title 8 — Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-73not60

§1737 Tracking System for Stolen Passports

Title 8 › Chapter 15— ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM › Subchapter III— VISA ISSUANCE › § 1737

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Once the new law-enforcement and intelligence database is running, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State must put the ID number of any lost or stolen U.S. or foreign passport into that database within 72 hours of being notified. The Attorney General should also try to add passport ID numbers for losses or thefts that happened before the database existed. Until the new system is fully ready, the Attorney General must enter the same passport data into an existing immigration‑screening system.

Full Legal Text

Title 8, §1737

Aliens and Nationality — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)Beginning with implementation under section 1722 of this title of the law enforcement and intelligence data system, not later than 72 hours after receiving notification of the loss or theft of a United States or foreign passport, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall enter into such system the corresponding identification number for the lost or stolen passport.
(2)To the extent practicable, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall enter into such system the corresponding identification numbers for the United States and foreign passports lost or stolen prior to the implementation of such system.
(b)Until such time as the law enforcement and intelligence data system described in section 1722 of this title is fully implemented, the Attorney General shall enter the data described in subsection (a) into an existing data system being used to determine the admissibility or deportability of aliens.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and

Transfer of Functions

For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Transfer of Functions

, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

8 U.S.C. § 1737

Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60