U.S. Passports: Denial and Review. H.R. 9991

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Page 16 - charges against him and of the time and place at which the proceedings will be held ; "(2) the applicant shall have the privilege of being advised, assisted, or represented (at no expense to the Government) by counsel authorized to practice in such proceedings; "(3) the applicant shall
Page 29 - authorize administrative recklessness. We can only repeat the warning of Mr. Justice Jackson in the Ellen Knauff case (338 US 536, 551) : "Security is like liberty in that many are the crimes committed in Its name. * * * In the name of security the police state justifies its arbitrary oppressions on evidence that is secret, because security might be prejudiced
Page 22 - a necessary safeguard of our democratic institutions. While Congress has the undoubted power to give, withhold, and restrict the jurisdiction of courts other than the Supreme Court, it must not so exercise that power as to deprive any person of life, liberty,
Page 16 - stenographers. Witnesses shall be present at the hearing only while actually giving testimony. "(g) Proceedings under this section shall be conducted in such manner as to protect from disclosure all information affecting the national security,
Page 16 - It shall be the duty of the special review officer to Insure the applicant of complete and fair consideration of his case. In determining whether there Is a preponderance of evidence supporting the denial of a passport,
Page 16 - submitted to the special review officer shall be considered as part of the evidence in each case without testimony or a ruling as to admissibility. Such files may not be examined by the applicant. "(i)
Page 16 - as the Secretary of State shall prescribe, which regulations shall include requirements that— "(1) the applicant shall be given notice, reasonable under all the circumstances, of the nature of
Page 15 - (2) The term 'special review officer' means any officer of the Department of State whom the Secretary of State deems specifically qualified to conduct proceedings, proscribed by this section and who is selected and designated by the Secretary of State, individually or by regulation, to conduct such proceedings. Such special review officer shall
Page 15 - PASSPORT REVIEW PROCEDURE "SEC. 13. (a) As used in this section— "(1) The term 'applicant' means a citizen or national of the United States who has made application for a passport in accordance with section 1 of title IX of the act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 227 ; 22 USC 213). "(2) The term 'special review officer
Page 5 - has a passport withdrawn, canceled, or revoked, or has a passport restricted or limited, except in a manner applicable to all applicants, and who has complied with all regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State pursuant to this or any other Act, may submit to the Secretary of State a timely motion—

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