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Section 107
not really, it is only years late and hundreds of millions of dollars over original estimates - business as usual, nothing to see here.....

One might almost think that somewhere, someone is embarrassed about this and that's why the transition is happening with very little fanfare.
BTW, I received my very first US passport today and unsurprisingly, it's the old design. Based on the post above, I expect that will be the case for the majority of applicants for a few months still.