[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR51.2] [Page 254] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 51_PASSPORTS--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 51.2 Passport issued to nationals only. (a) A United States passport shall be issued only to a national of the United States (22 U.S.C. 212). (b) Unless authorized by the Department no person shall bear more than one valid or potentially valid U.S. passport at any one time. [SD-165, 46 FR 2343, Jan. 9, 1981]