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United States Government Accountability Office Report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of RepresentativesCONSULAR AFFAIRSApril 2022State May Be Unable to Cover Projected Costs if Revenues Do Not Quickly Rebound to Pre-Pandemic LevelsGAO-22-104424CONSULAR AFFAIRSState May Be Unable to Cover Projected Costs if Revenues Do Not Quickly Rebound to Pre-Pandemic LevelsApril 2022Highlights of /products/GAO-22-104424GAO-22-104424/products/GAO-22-104424, a report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of RepresentativesWhy GAO Did This StudyFrom fiscal years 2013 through 2019, consular fees fully funded consular operations, according to State documentation. However, the COVID- 19 pandemic caused State’s revenues from passport and visa fees to drop.GAO was asked to review consular fees. This report examines, among other things, how State managed the decline in consular fee revenues, projections regarding State’s ability to meet the targeted threshold in the future, and the extent to which State’s processes for estimating key data meet the key elements of economic analysis. GAO reviewed State documentation and data, modeled projections for the consular fees account, and interviewed State officials.What GAO RecommendsGAO recommends that State (1) assess what actions would allow it to cover future consular costs; (2) measure the statistical variability of unit costs; and (3) document its cost, demand, and revenue estimates. State did not concur with the first recommendation, indicating it believes the cost model output is sufficient for this purpose. State partially concurred with the other two recommendations, noting it uses a deterministic math model to calculate unit costs and it documents the process for cost estimates. GAO maintains that a plan to assess actions that could cover future costs would better position State to request statutory changes that align with actual needs. GAO also maintains that State should r