Biometric passport extension bill passes.

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A biometric passport is a combined paper and electronic identity document that uses biometrics to authenticate the citizenship of travellers. extension bill passes. The House voted in favor of extending by one year the deadline for biometric bi·o·met·rics
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The statistical study of biological phenomena.

bi , or machine-readable, passports for visitors traveling to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. under the Visa Waiver Program The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is a program of the United States of America which allows citizens of specific countries to travel to the US for tourism or business for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa. . The bill responds to reports from most of the 27 Visa Waiver Program countries, which include Britain, France, and Japan, that the technological challenges of producing biometric passports hindered them from meeting the previous deadline of October 26, 2004. A Senate version of the bill has been introduced that would extend the deadline until November 2006.

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Publication:	Association Management
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Jul 1, 2004
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