Summary

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to use passport revocation (rather than vague “restriction” or “limitation” language) when carrying out child-support–related passport actions, and to notify the individual of the intent to revoke. Allows the State Department to issue a temporary, short-term passport to someone who is abroad and needs to return to the United States on an emergency basis even if their passport has been revoked for child-support reasons. No new funding or broad program changes are included; the change is limited to how federal agencies apply and notify people about passport actions tied to child-support enforcement and to a narrow emergency return exception for revoked passports.

• Changes HHS child-support passport authority language to require passport revocation rather than using "restriction" or "limitation" terms.
• Requires HHS to notify individuals of the intent to revoke a passport for child-support reasons.
• Authorizes the State Department to issue a temporary, limited-duration passport for emergency return to the U.S. despite a child-support revocation.
• Does not create new spending, programs, or broad policy changes beyond passport actions and notifications.
• Focuses on clarifying agency procedures and providing a narrow humanitarian exception for returns from abroad.
• Applies to people subject to child-support enforcement actions that can trigger passport consequences.
• Places modest additional administrative requirements on HHS and the State Department (notice and temporary passport issuance).