[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR51.1]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 51--PASSPORTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 51.1  Definitions.

    The following definitions shall be applicable to this part:
    (a) United States means the continental United States, the State of 
Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto

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Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Canal Zone, American 
Samoa, Guam and any other islands or territory over which the United 
States exercises jurisdiction.
    (b) Department means the Department of State of the United States of 
America.
    (c) Secretary means the Secretary of State.
    (d) National means a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen 
owing permanent allegiance to the United States.
    (e) Passport means a travel document issued under the authority of 
the Secretary of State attesting to the identity and nationality of the 
bearer.
    (f) Passport Agent means a person designated by the Department to 
accept passport applications.
    (g) Passport Application means the application form for a United 
States passport, filled in, subscribed and executed as prescribed by the 
Secretary pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 213, and all documents, photos and 
statements submitted with the form or thereafter in support of the 
application. A person providing false information as part of a passport 
application, whether contemporaneously with the application form or at 
any other time, is subject to prosecution for passport fraud or perjury 
under all applicable criminal statutes, including but not limited to 18 
U.S.C. 1001, 1541, et seq. and 1621.
    (h) Passport Issuing Office means the Passport Office, a Passport 
Agency, a Passport Agent of the Department, or a Foreign Service Post 
authorized to issue passports.
    (i) Designated nationality examiner means a person designated under 
Sec. 50.1(g) of this subchapter.

[31 FR 13540, Oct. 20, 1966, as amended at 31 FR 14522, Nov. 11, 1966; 
61 FR 43312, Aug. 22, 1996; 66 FR 29906, June 4, 2001]