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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 883 

To establish the National Office of New Americans, to reduce obstacles 

to United States citizenship, to support the integration of immigrants 

into the social, cultural, economic, and civic life of the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 21, 2023 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To establish the National Office of New Americans, to reduce 

obstacles to United States citizenship, to support the 

integration of immigrants into the social, cultural, economic, and civic life of the United States, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘New Deal for New Americans Act of 2023’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—NEW AMERICANS AND INTEGRATION 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. National Office of New Americans. 

Sec. 103. Federal Initiative on New Americans. 

TITLE II—PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP, INTEGRATION, 

AND PROSPERITY 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. Sense of Congress on access to legal counsel. 

Sec. 203. Legal Services and Immigration Assistance grant program. 

Sec. 204. English as a Gateway to Integration grant program. 

Sec. 205. Workforce Development and Shared Prosperity grant program. 

Sec. 206. Department of Homeland Security grants. 

Sec. 207. United States Citizenship and Integration Foundation. 

Sec. 208. Pilot program to promote immigrant integration at State and local 

levels. 

Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations for Foundation and pilot program. 

TITLE III—REDUCING BARRIERS TO CITIZENSHIP 

Sec. 301. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 302. Immigration service fees. 

Sec. 303. Waiver of English requirement for senior new Americans. 

Sec. 304. Reduce financial obstacles to naturalization. 

Sec. 305. Naturalization for certain United States high school graduates. 

Sec. 306. Family integration. 

Sec. 307. Revision of grounds for deportation. 

Sec. 308. Waiver to ensure access to citizenship. 

Sec. 309. Naturalization ceremonies. 

Sec. 310. Proud to Be a United States Citizen Program. 

Sec. 311. Mission of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

Sec. 312. Automatic registration of eligible individuals. 

Sec. 313. Department of Homeland Security assistance in registration. 

Sec. 314. Voter protection and security in automatic registration. 

Sec. 315. Effective date. 

TITLE IV—REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND INTEGRATION 

Sec. 401. Definition of Secretary. 

Sec. 402. Minimum number of refugees to be admitted. 

Sec. 403. Pre-arrival English language and work orientation training for approved refugee applicants. 

Sec. 404. Update of reception and placement grants. 

Sec. 405. Case management grant program. 

Sec. 406. Increase in cash payments. 

TITLE V—PROTECTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS 

Sec. 501. Personally identifiable information. 

Sec. 502. Voluntary participation in integration and inclusion activities. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) IMMIGRANT.—The term ‘‘immigrant’’ 

4 means an individual who— 

5 (A) is not a citizen or national of the 

6 United States; 

7 (B) is present in the United States; and 

8 (C)(i) is in any status under the immigra9 tion laws; or 

10 (ii)(I) is not in any status under the immi11 gration laws; and 

12 (II) intends to resident permanently in the 

13 United States. 

14 (2) IMMIGRATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘immigra15 tion laws’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

16 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

17 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 

18 (3) REFUGEE.—The term ‘‘refugee’’ has the 

19 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Im20 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 

21 TITLE I—NEW AMERICANS AND 

22 INTEGRATION 

23 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this title: 


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1 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

2 the Director of the National Office of New Ameri3 cans. 

4 (2) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

5 agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ 

6 in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 

7 (3) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the 

8 National Office of New Americans established by 

9 section 102(a). 

10 SEC. 102. NATIONAL OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL OFFICE OF

12 NEW AMERICANS.—There is established within the Execu13 tive Office of the President an office to be known as the 

14 ‘‘National Office of New Americans’’. 

15 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Office are the 

16 following: 

17 (1) To welcome and support immigrants and 

18 refugees in the United States. 

19 (2) To promote and support immigrant and ref20 ugee integration into, and inclusion in, the social, 

21 cultural, economic, and civic life of the United 

22 States. 

23 (3) To ensure that the Federal Government and 

24 Federal agencies promote the pursuit of United 

25 States citizenship among immigrants and refugees. 


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1 (4) To ensure access to quality English lan2 guage learning programs that support the successful 

3 integration of immigrant adults, including by en4 hancing— 

5 (A) employment and career prospects and 

6 economic integration; and 

7 (B) social integration in local communities 

8 and participation in civic life, including engage9 ment with State and local governments, schools, 

10 and private and nonprofit community institu11 tions. 

12 (5) To improve access to workforce development 

13 programs, including by ensuring that such programs 

14 meet the demand and the unique language, training, 

15 and educational needs of immigrants and refugees. 

16 (6) To coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, 

17 and local entities to support the effective social, eco18 nomic, linguistic, and civic integration of immi19 grants, refugees, and the children of immigrants and 

20 refugees. 

21 (7) To provide advice and leadership to the 

22 President, Members of Congress, and other Federal 

23 Government officials on the challenges and opportu24 nities facing such entities with respect to immigrant 

25 and refugee integration. 


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1 (8) To evaluate the scale, quality, and effective2 ness of Federal Government efforts with respect to 

3 immigrant and refugee social and economic integra4 tion, including access to United States citizenship, 

5 English language learning, education, and workforce 

6 development programs. 

7 (9) To identify the anticipated effects of new 

8 Federal policies on existing integration efforts and 

9 advise the President on how to address potential in10 tegration needs and the effects of such policies. 

11 (10) With respect to immigrant and refugee in12 tegration efforts, to consult on a biannual basis with 

13 State and local government officials on challenges 

14 and opportunities presented by such efforts. 

15 (11) With respect to the activities described in 

16 paragraphs (8) through (10), to ensure the inclusion 

17 of the perspectives of immigrants and refugees. 

18 (12) With respect to the administration of the 

19 grant programs under title II, to consult with the 

20 applicable heads of Federal agencies. 

21 (13) To submit to the President and the appro22 priate committees of Congress a biannual report 

23 that describes the activities of the Office and the re24 sults of the consultation processes described in para25 graphs (10) through (12). 


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1 (c) DIRECTOR.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall be headed 

3 by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Presi4 dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen5 ate. 

6 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 

7 (A) establish policies, objectives, and prior8 ities for the Office with respect to immigrant 

9 and refugee integration; 

10 (B) with the assistance of the Deputy Di11 rector for Citizenship and Inclusion, the Deputy 

12 Director for Workforce and the Economy, the 

13 Deputy Director for Children’s Integration Suc14 cess, and the Associate Director of State and 

15 Local Affairs, carry out the purposes of the Of16 fice, as described in subsection (b); 

17 (C) serve as the Chair of the Federal Ini18 tiative for New Americans established under 

19 section 103; 

20 (D) make recommendations to the Presi21 dent on changes in the organization, manage22 ment, programs, and budget of the Federal 

23 agencies to promote the integration of immi24 grants and refugees; 


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1 (E) with respect to efforts to promote 

2 United States citizenship and the integration of 

3 immigrants and refugees, consult, support, and 

4 coordinate with State and local governments; 

5 and 

6 (F) serve as a member of the Domestic 

7 Policy Council and the National Economic 

8 Council. 

9 (3) POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR.—In carrying 

10 out the responsibilities under paragraph (2) and the 

11 purposes under subsection (b), the Director may— 

12 (A) select, appoint, employ, and fix com13 pensation of such officers and employees as 

14 may be necessary to carry out such responsibil15 ities and purposes; 

16 (B) with the concurrence of the head of 

17 the applicable Federal agency, direct the tem18 porary reassignment within the Federal Govern19 ment of personnel employed by such Federal 

20 agency; 

21 (C) use for administrative purposes, on a 

22 reimbursable basis, the available services, equip23 ment, personnel, and facilities of Federal, State, 

24 and local agencies; 


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1 (D) procure the services of experts and 

2 consultants, in accordance with section 3109 of 

3 title 5, United States Code (relating to appoint4 ments in the Federal service) at rates of com5 pensation for individuals not to exceed the daily 

6 equivalent of the rate of pay payable for level 

7 GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 

8 5332 of title 5, United States Code; 

9 (E) accept and use donations of property 

10 from Federal, State, and local government 

11 agencies; 

12 (F) use the mail in the same manner as 

13 other Federal agencies; and 

14 (G) monitor the implementation of immi15 grant and refugee integration-related activities 

16 of the Federal Government, including by— 

17 (i) conducting program and perform18 ance audits and evaluations of each Fed19 eral agency; and 

20 (ii) requesting assistance from the In21 spector General of the applicable Federal 

22 agency in such audits and evaluations. 

23 (d) DEPUTY DIRECTORS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office 

25 a Deputy Director for Citizenship and Inclusion, a 


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1 Deputy Director for Workforce and the Economy, 

2 and a Deputy Director for Children’s Integration 

3 and Success, each of whom shall be appointed by the 

4 President, in consultation with the Director. 

5 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

6 (A) DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CITIZENSHIP

7 AND INCLUSION.—The Deputy Director for 

8 Citizenship and Inclusion shall, among other 

9 duties as assigned by the Director, assist the 

10 Director in promoting— 

11 (i) inclusion of immigrants and refu12 gees in the social, economic, and civic life 

13 of their communities and the United 

14 States; and 

15 (ii) access to United States citizen16 ship. 

17 (B) DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR WORKFORCE

18 AND THE ECONOMY.—The Deputy Director for 

19 Workforce and the Economy shall, among other 

20 duties as assigned by the Director, assist the 

21 Director in— 

22 (i) promoting participation of immi23 grants and refugees in the United States 

24 workforce; and 


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1 (ii) increasing the contributions of im2 migrants and refugees to the United States 

3 economy. 

4 (C) DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CHILDREN’S

5 INTEGRATION SUCCESS.—The Deputy Director 

6 for Children’s Integration Success shall, among 

7 other duties as assigned by the Director, assist 

8 the Director in ensuring that Federal policies 

9 and programs intended to support the healthy 

10 development and educational success of children 

11 are effective in reaching and serving the chil12 dren of immigrant families. 

13 (e) BUREAU OF STATE AND LOCAL AFFAIRS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 

15 the Office a Bureau of State and Local Affairs. 

16 (2) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of State 

18 and Local Affairs shall be headed by an Asso19 ciate Director of State and Local Affairs, who 

20 shall be appointed by the President, in con21 sultation with the Director. 

22 (B) DUTIES.—The Associate Director of 

23 State and Local Affairs shall, among other du24 ties as assigned by the Director, assist the Di25 rector in coordinating the efforts of State and 


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1 local entities to support the economic, linguistic, 

2 and civic integration of immigrants, refugees, 

3 and the children of immigrants and refugees. 

4 (f) LIMITATION.—An individual may not serve as Di5 rector, Deputy Director for Citizenship and Inclusion, 

6 Deputy Director for Workforce and the Economy, Deputy 

7 Director for Children’s Integration Success, or Associate 

8 Director of State and Local Affairs while serving in any 

9 other position in the Federal Government. 

10 (g) ACCESS BY CONGRESS.—The establishment of 

11 the Office within the Executive Office of the President 

12 shall not affect access to the Office by a Member of Con13 gress or any member of a committee of the Senate or the 

14 House of Representatives, including access to— 

15 (1) any information, document, or study in the 

16 possession of, or conducted by or at the direction of, 

17 the Director; or 

18 (2) personnel of the Office. 

19 SEC. 103. FEDERAL INITIATIVE ON NEW AMERICANS. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

21 the confirmation of the Director of the Office, the Director 

22 shall establish within the Office a Federal Initiative on 

23 New Americans (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Initia24 tive’’). 

25 (b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Initiative are— 


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1 (1) to welcome and support immigrants and 

2 refugees in the United States; 

3 (2) to establish a coordinated Federal program 

4 to respond effectively to immigrant and refugee inte5 gration issues; and 

6 (3) to advise and assist the Director in identi7 fying and implementing the necessary policies to 

8 carry out such program. 

9 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Initiative shall be composed 

10 of— 

11 (1) the Director, who shall serve as chairperson; 

12 (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; 

13 (3) the Attorney General; 

14 (4) the Secretary of Commerce; 

15 (5) the Secretary of Labor; 

16 (6) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv17 ices; 

18 (7) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel19 opment; 

20 (8) the Secretary of Education; 

21 (9) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

22 (10) the Secretary of State; 

23 (11) the Director of the Office of Refugee Re24 settlement; 


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1 (12) the Director of the Small Business Admin2 istration; 

3 (13) the Director of the Office of Management 

4 and Budget; 

5 (14) the Director of the Bureau of Consumer 

6 Financial Protection; and 

7 (15) any other individual— 

8 (A) invited by the Director to participate; 

9 and 

10 (B) who occupies a position listed under 

11 level I or II of the Executive Schedule, as pro12 vided in sections 5312 and 5313 of title 5, 

13 United States Code. 

14 (d) DUTIES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Initiative shall meet at 

16 the call of the chairperson and perform such duties 

17 as the chairperson reasonably requires. 

18 (2) COORDINATED RESPONSE TO IMMIGRANT

19 AND REFUGEE ISSUES.—The Initiative shall join 

20 with Federal agencies in providing a coordinated 

21 Federal response to adequately address matters that 

22 affect the lives of immigrant and refugee families 

23 and local communities with growing immigrant and 

24 refugee populations, including access to— 

25 (A) English language learning; 


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1 (B) adult education and workforce train2 ing; 

3 (C) occupational licensure; 

4 (D) early childhood care and education; 

5 (E) elementary, secondary, and postsec6 ondary education; 

7 (F) health care; 

8 (G) naturalization; 

9 (H) civic engagement; 

10 (I) immigration assistance and legal serv11 ices; 

12 (J) economic development; 

13 (K) language access services; and 

14 (L) other services the Director identifies as 

15 aiding the integration of immigrants and refu16 gees into the social, cultural, economic, and 

17 civic life of the United States. 

18 (3) LIAISON WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 

20 Initiative shall serve as a liaison to the Federal 

21 agency of the member to ensure that the Fed22 eral agency coordinates with and responds to 

23 the recommendations of the Initiative in a time24 ly and meaningful manner. 


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1 (B) DUTIES OF A LIAISON.—The duties of 

2 each member as a Federal agency liaison in3 clude— 

4 (i) developing, for the applicable Fed5 eral agency, immigrant and refugee inte6 gration goals and indicators; 

7 (ii) implementing the biannual con8 sultation process described in section 

9 102(b)(10) by consulting with the State 

10 and local counterparts of the Federal agen11 cy; 

12 (iii) reporting to the Initiative on the 

13 progress made by the Federal agency in 

14 achieving the goals and indicators de15 scribed in clause (i); and 

16 (iv) upon request by the Director and 

17 subject to laws governing disclosure of in18 formation, providing such information as 

19 may be required to carry out the respon20 sibilities of the Director and the functions 

21 of the Office. 

22 (4) RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INITIATIVE.— 

23 Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 

24 Initiative becomes fully operational, and every 2 


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1 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Con2 gress a report that includes the following: 

3 (A) Findings from the consultation process 

4 described in section 102(b)(10), including a de5 scription of the immigrant and refugee integra6 tion opportunities offered by, and integration 

7 challenges facing, State and local governments. 

8 (B) An assessment of the effects of, and 

9 recommendations with respect to, pending legis10 lation and executive branch policy proposals. 

11 (C) A description of the possible effects of 

12 pending legislation and executive branch policy 

13 proposals on immigrant and refugee integra14 tion. 

15 (D) An identification of any Federal pro16 gram or policy that has a negative impact on 

17 immigrants, refugees, and local communities 

18 with growing immigrant and refugee popu19 lations, as compared to the general population, 

20 and recommendations for changes to any such 

21 program or policy. 

22 (E) Recommendations on legislative solu23 tions to better support the successful integra24 tion of immigrants and refugees and the chil25 dren of immigrants and refugees. 


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1 TITLE II—PROGRAMS TO PRO2 MOTE CITIZENSHIP, INTE3 GRATION, AND PROSPERITY 

4 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this title: 

6 (1) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

7 means the United States Citizenship and Integration 

8 Foundation established under section 207. 

9 (2) SERVICE AREA.—The term ‘‘service area’’ 

10 means the jurisdiction or geographical area in which 

11 an entity carries out activities using funds awarded 

12 under this title. 

13 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

14 the several States, the District of Columbia, the 

15 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 

16 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

17 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

18 SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO LEGAL 

19 COUNSEL. 

20 It is the sense of Congress that— 

21 (1) immigration law is so complex that it is 

22 nearly impossible, and therefore unjust, for immi23 grants to navigate the immigration system without 

24 legal assistance or represent themselves in immigra25 tion court; 


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1 (2) immigrants without legal counsel are far 

2 more likely, as compared to immigrants with legal 

3 counsel, to be denied immigration benefits or be de4 ported, which may result in dire consequences, in5 cluding— 

6 (A) the denial of lawful immigration status 

7 or United States citizenship; 

8 (B) loss of livelihood; 

9 (C) the separation of an immigrant from, 

10 or the inability of an immigrant to support, his 

11 or her family; 

12 (D) life-threatening danger in the country 

13 of origin of an immigrant; and 

14 (E) a long-term or permanent ban on reen15 tering the United States; and 

16 (3) consistent with the United States values of 

17 fairness and justice and the Fifth Amendment to the 

18 Constitution of the United States, which guarantees 

19 all individuals the due process of law, any individual 

20 subject to immigration proceedings or the appeal of 

21 a proceeding before an immigration judge or the At22 torney General should have the right to be rep23 resented by counsel, including Government-funded 

24 counsel, regardless of the ability of the individual to 

25 pay. 


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1 SEC. 203. LEGAL SERVICES AND IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE 

2 GRANT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting 

4 through the Director of the Executive Office for Immigra5 tion Review, in consultation with the Director of the Na6 tional Office of New Americans, shall award legal services 

7 and immigration assistance grants to eligible entities. 

8 (b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—An entity eligible to re9 ceive a grant under this section is a State or unit of local 

10 government, a Tribal government, a private organization, 

11 a community-based organization, or a nonprofit organiza12 tion that— 

13 (1) provides authorized direct legal assistance 

14 to immigrants; 

15 (2) in the case of an entity that has previously 

16 been awarded a grant under this section, uses 

17 matching funds from non-Federal sources, which 

18 may include in-kind contributions, equal to 25 per19 cent of the amount received under this section; 

20 (3) provides immigration education, outreach, 

21 and quality paralegal services to immigrants, in co22 ordination with immigration attorneys or representa23 tives accredited by the Recognition and Accredita24 tion Program of the Executive Office for Immigra25 tion Review; and 


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1 (4) submits to the Director of the Executive Of2 fice for Immigration Review an application at such 

3 time, in such manner, and containing such informa4 tion as the Director may reasonably require. 

5 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds awarded under this 

7 section shall be used to provide to eligible immi8 grants legal assistance relating to the immigration 

9 status of such immigrants, or related services, which 

10 may include— 

11 (A) outreach and education to identify and 

12 support immigrants in need of legal services; 

13 (B) liaison services to connect immigrants 

14 with trusted legal service providers, social serv15 ice organizations, and government representa16 tives; 

17 (C) screening to assess the eligibility of an 

18 immigrant for any status under the immigra19 tion laws; 

20 (D) completing applications for immigra21 tion benefits; 

22 (E) translation and interpretation services; 

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1 ployment, residence, family relationships, and 

2 tax payment; 

3 (G) completing applications for any waiver 

4 under the immigration laws for which an eligi5 ble immigrant and qualifying family members 

6 may be eligible; and 

7 (H) with respect to applications relating to 

8 United States citizenship, assistance with appli9 cation preparation and the naturalization proc10 ess, including preparation for the English and 

11 civics exams. 

12 (2) ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS.—An immigrant 

13 shall be eligible to receive the assistance described in 

14 paragraph (1) if the immigrant is seeking— 

15 (A) to become a lawful permanent resident 

16 or naturalized citizen of the United States; 

17 (B) to establish that he or she has derived 

18 or acquired United States citizenship; or 

19 (C) relief from removal and authorization 

20 to remain lawfully in the United States. 

21 (d) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of receiving a grant 

22 under this section, a participating entity shall— 

23 (1) submit to the Attorney General a certifi24 cation that the proposed uses of grant funds by the 

25 entity— 


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1 (A) are consistent with this section; and 

2 (B) meet the criteria determined by the 

3 Attorney General, in consultation with the Di4 rector of the National Office of New Americans; 

5 and 

6 (2) make a reasonable effort to estimate the 

7 number of immigrants who live in the service area. 

8 (e) ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.—Not later 

9 than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which 

10 an entity receives grant funds under this section, the enti11 ty shall submit to the Director of the Executive Office for 

12 Immigration Review the following: 

13 (1) A report that describes— 

14 (A) each activity carried out by the entity 

15 funded entirely or partially by the grant funds; 

16 (B) the service area; 

17 (C) the estimate made under subsection 

18 (d)(2); 

19 (D) the number of immigrants who re20 ceived legal assistance funded entirely or par21 tially by the grant funds; 

22 (E) a disaggregation of the costs of each 

23 service provided using the grant funds and the 

24 average per capita cost of providing the service; 

25 and 


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1 (F) the primary languages spoken in the 

2 service area. 

3 (2) An evaluation of any program of the entity 

4 for which grant funds were used, including— 

5 (A) an assessment of the effectiveness of 

6 the program; 

7 (B) recommendations for improving the 

8 program; 

9 (C) an assessment of whether the legal 

10 services needs of the service area have been 

11 met; and 

12 (D) in the case of an assessment under 

13 subparagraph (C) that such needs have not 

14 been met, a description of the additional assist15 ance required to meet such needs. 

16 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 2025. 

19 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) SERVICE AREA.—The term ‘‘service area’’ 

21 means the jurisdiction or geographical area in which 

22 an entity carries out activities using funds awarded 

23 under this section. 

24 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

25 the several States, the District of Columbia, the 


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1 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 

2 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

3 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

4 SEC. 204. ENGLISH AS A GATEWAY TO INTEGRATION GRANT 

5 PROGRAM. 

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Assistant Secretary for 

7 Career, Technical, and Adult Education at the Depart8 ment of Education and the Assistant Secretary for the Ad9 ministration for Children and Families at the Department 

10 of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section 

11 as the ‘‘Assistant Secretaries’’), in consultation with the 

12 Director of the National Office of New Americans, shall 

13 award English as a Gateway to Integration grants to eligi14 ble entities. 

15 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity eligible to receive a 

16 grant under this section is a State or unit of local govern17 ment, a Tribal government, a private organization, an edu18 cational institution, a community-based organization, or a 

19 nonprofit organization that— 

20 (1) in the case of any applicant that has pre21 viously received a grant under this section, uses 

22 matching funds from non-Federal sources, which 

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1 Gateway to Integration program to carry out such 

2 program; 

3 (2) submits to the Assistant Secretaries an ap4 plication at such time, in such manner, and con5 taining such information as the Assistant Secretaries 

6 may reasonably require, including— 

7 (A) a description of the target population 

8 to be served, including demographics, literacy 

9 levels, integration needs, and English language 

10 levels of the target population; and 

11 (B) the assessment and performance meas12 ures that the grant recipient plans to use to 

13 evaluate the integration and English language 

14 learning progress of students and overall suc15 cess of the instruction and program; 

16 (3) demonstrates collaboration with public and 

17 private entities to provide the instruction and assist18 ance described in subsection (c)(1); 

19 (4) provides integration-focused English lan20 guage programs that— 

21 (A) teach integration and English language 

22 skills to— 

23 (i) lower-educated individuals; 

24 (ii) limited English proficient (LEP) 

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1 (iii) parents and others who are care2 takers of young children; 

3 (B) support and promote the social, eco4 nomic, and civic integration of adult English 

5 language learners and their families; and 

6 (C) equip adult English language learners 

7 for ongoing independent study and learning be8 yond classroom or formal instruction; and 

9 (5)(A) is located in 1 of the 10 States with the 

10 highest rate of foreign-born residents; or 

11 (B) is located in an area that has experienced 

12 a large increase in the population of immigrants 

13 during the most recent 10-year period relative to 

14 past migration patterns, based on data compiled by 

15 the Office of Immigration Statistics or the United 

16 States Census Bureau. 

17 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds awarded under this 

19 section shall be used to provide English language 

20 and integration knowledge and skill instruction 

21 along with student guidance and navigation services 

22 to learners. Such instruction shall advance the inte23 gration of students in order to help them— 

24 (A) build their knowledge of United States 

25 history and civics; 


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1 (B) prepare for United States citizenship 

2 and the naturalization process; 

3 (C) gain digital literacy; 

4 (D) understand and support children’s suc5 cess within the early childhood, K–12, and post6 secondary education systems; 

7 (E) gain financial literacy; 

8 (F) build an understanding of the housing 

9 market and systems in the United States; 

10 (G) learn about and access the United 

11 States, State, and local health care systems; 

12 (H) prepare for a high school equivalency 

13 diploma or postsecondary training or education; 

14 and 

15 (I) prepare for and secure employment. 

16 (2) DESIGN OF PROGRAM.—Funds awarded 

17 under this section shall be used to support program 

18 designs that may include the following elements: 

19 (A) English language and integration 

20 knowledge and skill instruction in a classroom 

21 setting, along with associated guidance and 

22 navigation supports provided that such setting 

23 is in a geographic location accessible to the pop24 ulation served. 


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1 (B) English language and integration 

2 knowledge and skill instruction programs that 

3 may incorporate online and digital components, 

4 such as the use of mobile phones, computers, 

5 and blended or distance learning platforms. 

6 (C) Educational support and specialized 

7 instruction for adult English language learners 

8 with low levels of literacy in their first lan9 guage. 

10 (D) Two-generation approaches designed 

11 to support children’s school success and lift 

12 family integration trajectories. 

13 (d) CERTIFICATION.—In order to receive a payment 

14 under this section, a participating entity shall submit to 

15 the Assistant Secretaries a certification that the proposed 

16 uses of grant funds by the entity are consistent with this 

17 section and meet all necessary criteria determined by the 

18 Assistant Secretaries. 

19 (e) ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.—Not later 

20 than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which 

21 an entity receives grant funds under this section, the enti22 ty shall submit to the Assistant Secretaries the following: 

23 (1) A report that describes— 


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1 (A) the activities undertaken by the entity 

2 that were funded entirely or partially by the 

3 grant funds; 

4 (B) the service area; 

5 (C) the number of immigrants in the serv6 ice area; 

7 (D) the primary languages spoken in the 

8 service area; 

9 (E) the number of adult English language 

10 learners receiving assistance that was funded 

11 entirely or partially by grant funds received by 

12 the entity under this section; and 

13 (F) a breakdown of the costs of the pro14 gram services provided and the average per cap15 ita cost of providing such instruction. 

16 (2) An evaluation of any program of the entity 

17 using grant funds under this section, including— 

18 (A) an assessment of— 

19 (i) the effectiveness of such program 

20 and recommendations for improving the 

21 program; and 

22 (ii) whether the English language and 

23 integration knowledge and skill instruction 

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1 (B) in the case of an assessment under 

2 subparagraph (A)(ii) that such needs have not 

3 been met, a description of the additional assist4 ance required to meet such needs; and 

5 (C) the results of any assessment or eval6 uation of progress or success described in sub7 section (b)(2)(B). 

8 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER.— 

10 The term ‘‘adult English language learner’’ refers to 

11 an individual age 16 or older who is not enrolled in 

12 secondary school and who is limited English pro13 ficient. 

14 (2) ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER; LIMITED

15 ENGLISH PROFICIENT.—The terms ‘‘English lan16 guage learner’’ and ‘‘limited English proficient’’ de17 scribe an individual who does not speak English as 

18 their primary language and who has a limited ability 

19 to read, speak, write, or understand English. 

20 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

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1 SEC. 205. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND SHARED PROS2 PERITY GRANT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

4 United States— 

5 (1) that adults shall have equitable access to 

6 education and workforce programs that— 

7 (A) help them learn basic skills in reading, 

8 writing, mathematics, and the English lan9 guage; and 

10 (B) equip them with occupational skills 

11 needed to secure or advance in employment, fill 

12 employer needs, and support themselves and 

13 their families; 

14 (2) to strengthen the economy by helping adults 

15 with limited skills to attain recognized postsecondary 

16 credentials (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 

17 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); 

18 and 

19 (3) that workforce programs for adults with 

20 limited skills use a pre-apprenticeship or integrated 

21 education and training approach that allows adults 

22 to acquire basic skills while pursuing occupational or 

23 industry-specific training. 

24 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Assistant Secretary for 

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1 ployment and Training at the Department of Labor (re2 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Assistant Secretaries’’), 

3 in consultation with the Director of the National Office 

4 of New Americans, shall award Workforce Development 

5 and Shared Prosperity grants, on a competitive basis, to 

6 State, local, and Tribal governments or other qualifying 

7 entities described in subsection (c), in collaboration with 

8 State and local governments. 

9 (c) QUALIFYING ENTITIES.—Qualifying entities 

10 under this section may include— 

11 (1) an educational institution; 

12 (2) a private organization; 

13 (3) a community-based organization; or 

14 (4) a nonprofit organization. 

15 (d) ELIGIBILITY.—A State, local, or Tribal govern16 ment or qualifying entity in collaboration with a State, 

17 local, or Tribal government is eligible to receive a grant 

18 under this section provided that the State, local, or Tribal 

19 government or entity— 

20 (1) supports and promotes the economic inte21 gration of immigrants; 

22 (2) has expertise in workforce development and 

23 adult education for the purpose of developing and 

24 implementing pre-apprenticeship programs or inte25 grated education and training programs; 


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1 (3) in carrying out the grant program, includes 

2 at least one entity— 

3 (A) with expertise in providing training in 

4 a workforce sector in which immigrant workers 

5 are heavily represented or in which there is a 

6 demonstrated need for immigrant workers to fill 

7 jobs; and 

8 (B) with expertise in providing adult basic 

9 education services to immigrants; 

10 (4) uses matching funds from non-Federal 

11 sources, which may include in-kind contributions, 

12 equal to 25 percent of the amount received from the 

13 Workforce Development and Shared Prosperity 

14 grants program to carry out such program; and 

15 (5) submits to the Assistant Secretaries an ap16 plication at such time, in such manner, and con17 taining such information as the Assistant Secretaries 

18 may reasonably require, including— 

19 (A) a description of the target population 

20 to be served, including demographics, and 

21 English proficiency, educational, and skill levels 

22 of the target population; 

23 (B) the specific integrated education and 

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1 (C) how the program will be designed and 

2 implemented by educators with expertise in 

3 adult education, English language instruction 

4 and occupational skills training; 

5 (D) the occupation or industry for which 

6 the program will prepare students for employ7 ment and the education and training progress 

8 or employer-recognized credentials the program 

9 is designed to support participants in achieving; 

10 (E) evidence of employer demand for the 

11 skills or occupational training offered by the 

12 grant program; 

13 (F) how the program will provide student 

14 support services including guidance counseling 

15 in order to promote student success; and 

16 (G) the assessment and performance meas17 ures that the grant recipient plans to use to 

18 evaluate— 

19 (i) the progress of adult learners in 

20 acquiring basic skills such as reading, writ21 ing, mathematics, and the English lan22 guage; and 

23 (ii) the success of the grant program 

24 in preparing students for employment and 


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1 in helping them find employment or ad2 vance in employment. 

3 (e) CERTIFICATION.—In order to receive a payment 

4 under this section, a participating entity shall submit to 

5 the Assistant Secretaries a certification that the proposed 

6 uses of grant funds by the entity are consistent with this 

7 section and meet all necessary criteria determined by the 

8 Assistant Secretaries in consultation with the Director of 

9 the National Office of New Americans. 

10 (f) ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.—Not later 

11 than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which 

12 an entity receives grant funds under this section, the enti13 ty shall submit to the Assistant Secretaries the following: 

14 (1) A report that describes— 

15 (A) the activities undertaken by the entity 

16 that were funded entirely or partially by the 

17 grant funds; 

18 (B) the service area; 

19 (C) the number of immigrants in the serv20 ice area; 

21 (D) the primary languages spoken in the 

22 service area; and 

23 (E) a breakdown of the costs of each of 

24 the services provided and the average per capita 

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1 (2) An evaluation of any program of the entity 

2 using grant funds under this section, including— 

3 (A) an assessment of— 

4 (i) the effectiveness of such program 

5 and recommendations for improving the 

6 program; and 

7 (ii) whether the adult education and 

8 workforce development needs of the service 

9 area have been met and if not, what fur10 ther assistance is required to meet such 

11 need; 

12 (B) in the case of an assessment under 

13 subparagraph (A)(ii) that such needs have not 

14 been met, a description of the additional assist15 ance required to meet such needs; and 

16 (C) the results of any assessment or eval17 uation of progress or success described in sub18 section (d)(5)(G). 

19 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) ADULT EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘adult edu21 cation’’ means academic instruction and education 

22 services below the postsecondary level that increase 

23 an individual’s ability to read, write, and speak 

24 English and perform mathematics or other activities 

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1 diploma or its recognized equivalent, transition to 

2 postsecondary education and training, or obtain em3 ployment. 

4 (2) INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING.— 

5 The term ‘‘integrated education and training’’ 

6 means instruction that provides adult education, lit7 eracy and English language activities concurrently 

8 and contextually with workforce preparation activi9 ties and workforce training for a specific occupation 

10 or occupational cluster for the purpose of edu11 cational and career advancement. 

12 (3) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 

13 term ‘‘pre-apprenticeship program’’ means a pro14 gram or set of services designed to prepare individ15 uals to enter and succeed in a registered apprentice16 ship program. 

17 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

18 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

19 $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 2025. 

20 SEC. 206. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS. 

21 (a) CONSIDERATION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—With 

22 respect to grants administered and awarded to public or 

23 private nonprofit organizations by the Secretary of Home24 land Security, unless otherwise required by law, in making 

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1 consider enrollment in or use by such organizations of the 

2 E-Verify Program described in section 403(a) of the Ille3 gal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

4 Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 

5 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to the Sec7 retary of Homeland Security for the Citizenship and Inte8 gration Grant Program of U.S. Citizenship and Immigra9 tion Services to award grants to public or private non10 profit organizations. 

11 SEC. 207. UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND INTEGRATION 

12 FOUNDATION. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 

14 Security, acting through the Director of U.S. Citizenship 

15 and Immigration Services and in coordination with the Di16 rector of the National Office of New Americans, shall es17 tablish a nonprofit corporation or a not-for-profit, public 

18 benefit, or similar entity, which shall be known as the 

19 ‘‘United States Citizenship and Integration Foundation’’. 

20 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation 

21 shall be— 

22 (1) to spur innovation in the promotion and ex23 pansion of citizenship preparation programs for indi24 viduals lawfully admitted for permanent residence 


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1 (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and 

2 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))); 

3 (2) to evaluate and identify best practices in 

4 citizenship promotion and preparation and to make 

5 recommendations to the Director of U.S. Citizenship 

6 and Immigration Services and the Director of the 

7 National Office for New Americans about how to 

8 bring such best practices to scale; 

9 (3) to support direct assistance for immigrants 

10 seeking lawful permanent resident status (within the 

11 meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

12 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)), or naturalization as a United 

13 States citizen; and 

14 (4) to support immigrant integration efforts in 

15 partnership with State and local entities. 

16 (c) GIFTS TO FOUNDATION.—To carry out the pur17 poses described in subsection (b), the Foundation may— 

18 (1) solicit, accept, and make gifts of money and 

19 other property, in accordance with section 501(c)(3) 

20 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

21 (2) engage in coordinated work with the De22 partment of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citi23 zenship and Immigration Services, and the National 

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1 (3) accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend 

2 any gift, devise, or bequest of real or personal prop3 erty made to the Foundation. 

4 (d) ACTIVITIES.—The Foundation shall carry out the 

5 purposes described in subsection (b) by— 

6 (1) making United States citizenship instruc7 tion and naturalization application services acces8 sible to low-income and other underserved lawful 

9 permanent resident populations; 

10 (2) developing, identifying, and sharing best 

11 practices in United States citizenship promotion and 

12 preparation; 

13 (3) supporting innovative and creative solutions 

14 to barriers faced by individuals seeking— 

15 (A) to become naturalized citizens of the 

16 United States; or 

17 (B) to obtain certificates of citizenship; 

18 (4) increasing the use of, and access to, tech19 nology in United States citizenship preparation pro20 grams; 

21 (5) engaging communities in the process of 

22 United States citizenship and civic integration; 

23 (6) fostering public education and awareness; 

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1 of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and 

2 the National Office of New Americans; and 

3 (8) awarding grants to State and local govern4 ments consistent with such purposes. 

5 (e) COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS.—To the extent con6 sistent with section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

7 Code of 1986, the Foundation shall have a council of di8 rectors (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Council’’), 

9 which shall be comprised of— 

10 (1) the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immi11 gration Services; 

12 (2) the Director of the National Office of New 

13 Americans; 

14 (3) the head of the Domestic Policy Council; 

15 and 

16 (4) 10 individuals from national private and 

17 public nonprofit organizations that promote and as18 sist lawful permanent residents with naturalization. 

19 (f) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall appoint an 

21 Executive Director of the Foundation, who shall 

22 oversee the daily operations of the Foundation. 

23 (2) POWERS.—The Executive Director shall 

24 carry out the purposes described in subsection (b) on 

25 behalf of the Foundation by— 


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1 (A) accepting, holding, administering, in2 vesting, and spending any gift, devise, or be3 quest of real or personal property made to the 

4 Foundation; 

5 (B) entering into contracts and other fi6 nancial assistance agreements with individuals, 

7 public and private organizations, professional 

8 societies, and government agencies to carry out 

9 the activities of the Foundation; 

10 (C) entering into such other contracts, 

11 leases, cooperative agreements, and other trans12 actions as the Executive Director considers ap13 propriate to carry out the activities of the 

14 Foundation; and 

15 (D) charging such fees for professional 

16 services provided by the Foundation as the Ex17 ecutive Director considers reasonable and ap18 propriate. 

19 (g) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu20 rity shall ensure that the Foundation is established and 

21 operational not later than 1 year after the date of the en22 actment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 208. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE IMMIGRANT INTE2 GRATION AT STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. 

3 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the Na4 tional Office of New Americans (referred to in this section 

5 as the ‘‘Director’’), in coordination with the Assistant Sec6 retary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education and the 

7 Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Edu8 cation at the Department of Education, the Assistant Sec9 retary for Employment and Training at the Department 

10 of Labor, the Assistant Secretary for the Administration 

11 of Children and Families at the Department of Health and 

12 Human Services, and the Chief of the Office of Citizenship 

13 at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall estab14 lish a pilot program to award grants, on a competitive 

15 basis, to State, local, and Tribal governments— 

16 (1) to establish new immigrant councils to carry 

17 out programs to integrate new immigrants; and 

18 (2) to carry out programs to integrate new im19 migrants. 

20 (b) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a grant 

21 under this section, a State, local, or Tribal government 

22 may submit an application to the Director at such time, 

23 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

24 Director may reasonably require, including— 

25 (1) a proposal to carry out 1 or more activities 

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1 (2) the number of new immigrants who live in 

2 the jurisdiction of the applicant; and 

3 (3) a description of the challenges presented by 

4 introducing and integrating new immigrants into the 

5 State, local, or Tribal community, as applicable. 

6 (c) ACTIVITIES.—A grant awarded under this section 

7 may be used— 

8 (1) to form a new immigrant council, which 

9 shall— 

10 (A) consist of not fewer than 15 and not 

11 more than 19 representatives of the State, 

12 local, or Tribal government, as applicable; 

13 (B) include, to the extent practicable, rep14 resentatives from— 

15 (i) the business community; 

16 (ii) faith-based organizations; 

17 (iii) civic organizations; 

18 (iv) philanthropic organizations; 

19 (v) nonprofit organizations, including 

20 nonprofit organizations with legal and ad21 vocacy experience working with immigrant 

22 communities; 

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1 cational agencies, community colleges, and 

2 teachers; 

3 (vii) State, local, or Tribal economic 

4 development agencies; 

5 (viii) State, local, or Tribal health and 

6 human services agencies; 

7 (ix) State, local, or Tribal early child8 hood coordinating councils; and 

9 (x) State, local, or Tribal public li10 braries; and 

11 (C) meet not less frequently than once 

12 each quarter; 

13 (2) to provide subgrants to local communities, 

14 units of local government, Tribal governments, and 

15 nonprofit organizations (including veterans and civic 

16 organizations); 

17 (3) to develop, implement, expand, or enhance 

18 a comprehensive plan to introduce and integrate new 

19 immigrants into the applicable State by— 

20 (A) supporting English language and inte21 gration knowledge and skills development; 

22 (B) engaging with immigrant parents and 

23 other primary caretakers to support the healthy 

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1 (C) improving and expanding access to 

2 workforce training programs; 

3 (D) teaching United States history, civics, 

4 and citizenship rights and responsibilities; 

5 (E) improving financial literacy; and 

6 (F) focusing on other key areas of impor7 tance with respect to integration into the social, 

8 cultural, economic, and civic life of the United 

9 States; and 

10 (4) to engage receiving communities in the citi11 zenship and civic integration process by— 

12 (A) increasing local service capacity; 

13 (B) building meaningful connections be14 tween newer immigrants and long-time resi15 dents; 

16 (C) publicizing the contributions of receiv17 ing communities and new immigrants; and 

18 (D) engaging leaders from all sectors of re19 ceiving communities. 

20 (d) REPORTING AND EVALUATION.— 

21 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 

22 after the end of each fiscal year for which an entity 

23 receives a grant under this section, the entity shall 

24 submit to the Director an annual report that de25 scribes— 


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1 (A) each activity carried out by the grant 

2 recipient using grant funds; 

3 (B) the service; 

4 (C) the number of new immigrants in the 

5 service area; and 

6 (D) the primary languages spoken in the 

7 service area. 

8 (2) ANNUAL EVALUATION.—Not later than 90 

9 days after the end of each fiscal year for which an 

10 entity receives a grant under this section, the Direc11 tor shall conduct an annual evaluation of the grant 

12 program established under this section— 

13 (A) to assess and improve the effectiveness 

14 of the grant program; 

15 (B) to assess the future needs of— 

16 (i) new immigrants; and 

17 (ii) with respect to immigrant integra18 tion, State, local, and Tribal governments; 

19 and 

20 (C) to ensure that grant recipients and 

21 subgrantees use grant funds in accordance with 

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1 SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

2 FOUNDATION AND PILOT PROGRAM. 

3 There are authorized to be appropriated for the first 

4 2 fiscal years after the date of the enactment of this Act 

5 such sums as may be necessary to establish the Founda6 tion and the pilot program described in section 208. Such 

7 amounts may be invested and any amounts resulting from 

8 such investments shall remain available for the operations 

9 of the Foundation and such pilot program without further 

10 appropriation. 

11 TITLE III—REDUCING BARRIERS 

12 TO CITIZENSHIP 

13 SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

14 It is the sense of Congress that— 

15 (1) the naturalization of immigrants— 

16 (A) brings civic, economic, and social bene17 fits to the United States; 

18 (B) enhances the richness and diversity of 

19 the United States; and 

20 (C) strengthens the United States; 

21 (2) millions of immigrants are eligible for natu22 ralization but cannot access citizenship due a variety 

23 of reasons, including cost barriers, language access, 

24 and a lack of legal services and information; 

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1 prives the United States and the people of the 

2 United States of civic, economic, and social benefits; 

3 and 

4 (4) consistent with the process for naturaliza5 tion established by the Constitution of the United 

6 States, codified by statute, and strengthened by reg7 ulations, the Federal Government, in coordination 

8 with State and local governments, community-based 

9 organizations, and other stakeholders, should estab10 lish policies and programs to encourage eligible im11 migrants to apply for naturalization and to facilitate 

12 the naturalization process, with the objective of help13 ing 2,000,000 new Americans naturalize by the end 

14 of 2024. 

15 SEC. 302. IMMIGRATION SERVICE FEES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 286(m) of the Immigra17 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)) is amended 

18 to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(m) IMMIGRATION SERVICE FEES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para21 graph (2), all fees designated by the Secretary of 

22 Homeland Security in regulations as ‘immigration 

23 adjudication fees’ shall be deposited as offsetting re24 ceipts into the ‘Immigration Examinations Fee Ac25 count’ in the Treasury of the United States, whether 


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1 such fees are collected directly by the Secretary or 

2 through clerks of courts. 

3 ‘‘(2) GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) GUAM.—All fees described in para5 graph (1) that are received by the Secretary of 

6 Homeland Security from applicants residing in 

7 Guam shall be remitted to the Department of 

8 Revenue and Taxation of Guam. 

9 ‘‘(B) VIRGIN ISLANDS.—All fees described 

10 in paragraph (1) that are received by the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security from applicants 

12 residing in the United States Virgin Islands 

13 shall be remitted to the Treasury Division of 

14 the United States Virgin Islands. 

15 ‘‘(C) RESTRICTIONS.—All fees remitted 

16 pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) may not 

17 be expended for costs associated with— 

18 ‘‘(i) the civil revocation of naturaliza19 tion; 

20 ‘‘(ii) Operation Second Look; 

21 ‘‘(iii) Operation Janus; 

22 ‘‘(iv) any activities or operations con23 ducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs 

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1 Investigations) or U.S. Customs and Bor2 der Protection; or 

3 ‘‘(v) any other activity or operation 

4 that is not directly related to immigration 

5 adjudications. 

6 ‘‘(3) FEES FOR ADJUDICATION AND NATU7 RALIZATION SERVICES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara9 graph (B), the Secretary of Homeland Security 

10 may set fees for providing adjudication and nat11 uralization services at a level that will— 

12 ‘‘(i) ensure recovery of the full costs 

13 of providing such services, or a portion of 

14 such services, including the costs of natu15 ralization and similar services provided 

16 without charge to asylum applicants or 

17 other immigrants; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) recover the full cost of admin19 istering the collection of fees under this 

20 paragraph, or a portion of such adminis21 trative costs. 

22 ‘‘(B) REPORT REQUIREMENT BEFORE FEE

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1 1, 2019, before the date that is 60 days after 

2 the date on which the Secretary submits a re3 port to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

4 Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of 

5 the House of Representatives that— 

6 ‘‘(i) identifies the direct and indirect 

7 costs associated with providing adjudica8 tion and naturalization services; 

9 ‘‘(ii) distinguishes the costs referred 

10 to in clause (i) from immigration enforce11 ment and national security costs; 

12 ‘‘(iii) identifies the costs allocated for 

13 premium processing services to business 

14 customers, as prescribed under subsection 

15 (u); 

16 ‘‘(iv) describes the extent to which the 

17 fee prescribed in subsection (u) is set at a 

18 level that ensures full recovery of the costs 

19 referred to in clause (iii); 

20 ‘‘(v) identifies the amount of funding 

21 that is being allocated for the infrastruc22 ture improvements in the adjudications 

23 and customer-service processes prescribed 

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1 ‘‘(vi) contains information regarding 

2 the amount by which such fee will be in3 creased. 

4 ‘‘(C) ADJUDICATIONS DELAY AND BACK5 LOG REPORT.—The Secretary of Homeland Se6 curity shall submit a quarterly report to the 

7 congressional committees referred to in sub8 paragraph (B) that identifies each instance in 

9 which— 

10 ‘‘(i) the processing time of more than 

11 10 percent of adjudications in any single 

12 category of immigration benefits surpasses 

13 the agency’s stated processing goal as of 

14 January 1, 2019; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the processing time of more than 

16 5 percent of applications for legal perma17 nent residence surpasses 150 days; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) the processing time of more 

19 than 5 percent of applications for natu20 ralization surpasses 150 days. 

21 ‘‘(4) FEE WAIVERS FOR ADJUDICATION AND

22 NATURALIZATION SERVICES.— 

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1 150 percent of the Federal poverty line, no fee 

2 shall be charged or collected for— 

3 ‘‘(i) an application, petition, appeal, 

4 motion, or other service described in this 

5 subsection; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) the biometrics capture or back7 ground check associated with the items de8 scribed in clause (i). 

9 ‘‘(B) REDUCED FEE.—If an alien’s income 

10 is less than 250 percent of the Federal poverty 

11 line, not more than 50 percent of the applicable 

12 fee shall be charged or collected for an applica13 tion, petition, appeal, motion, or service de14 scribed in this subsection. 

15 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—If an 

16 alien is under financial hardship due to extraor17 dinary expenses or other circumstances affect18 ing his or her financial situation to the degree 

19 that he or she is unable to pay a fee, no fee 

20 shall be charged or collected for— 

21 ‘‘(i) an application, petition, appeal, 

22 motion, or other service described in this 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the biometrics capture or back2 ground check associated with the items de3 scribed in clause (i). 

4 ‘‘(D) NO FEE CHARGED FOR WAIVER RE5 QUEST.—No fee shall be charged for a fee waiv6 er or reduction request described in subpara7 graph (A), (B), or (C). 

8 ‘‘(E) NO WAIVER FOR CERTAIN FEES.— 

9 The fee for employment-based petitions and ap10 plications prescribed under subsection (u) may 

11 not be waived. 

12 ‘‘(F) MEANS-TESTED BENEFITS.—The 

13 Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider 

14 the receipt of means-tested benefits as a cri15 terion for the purpose of demonstrating eligi16 bility for a fee waiver or reduction under sub17 paragraph (A), (B), or (C). 

18 ‘‘(G) APPLICATION FOR FEE WAIVER.—An 

19 alien requesting a waiver or reduction of fees 

20 under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) may sub21 mit— 

22 ‘‘(i) a completed form, as prescribed 

23 by the Secretary; or 

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1 gration benefit request processed without 

2 payment of the required fee. 

3 ‘‘(H) FEDERAL POVERTY LINE DE4 FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘Federal 

5 poverty line’ has the meaning given the term 

6 ‘poverty line’ in section 673(2) of the Omnibus 

7 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 

8 9902(2)), including any revision required under 

9 such section applicable to a family of the size 

10 involved.’’. 

11 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con12 gress that— 

13 (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security should 

14 set fees under section 286(m)(3) of the Immigration 

15 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)(3)) at a 

16 level that ensures recovery of only the direct costs 

17 associated with the services described in such sec18 tion; and 

19 (2) Congress should appropriate to the Sec20 retary of Homeland Security such funds as may be 

21 necessary to pay for— 

22 (A) the indirect costs associated with the 

23 services described in such section; 

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1 (C) the costs of administering the System2 atic Alien Verification for Entitlements Pro3 gram (commonly known as ‘‘SAVE’’); 

4 (D) the adjudication of naturalization ap5 plications not covered in full by the fees paid by 

6 applicants; 

7 (E) the reduction or elimination of fees 

8 granted to fee waiver applicants; and 

9 (F) grants to public and private nonprofit 

10 organizations for the purposes of citizenship 

11 and training. 

12 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 286 of the 

13 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 

16 ‘‘Service’’ each place such term appears and insert17 ing ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’; 

18 (2) in subsections (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k), 

19 (l), (n), (o), (q), (t), and (u), by striking ‘‘Attorney 

20 General’’ each place such term appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 

22 (3) in subsection (k), (l), and (t), by striking 

23 ‘‘Immigration and Naturalization Service’’ each 

24 place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Department 

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1 (4) in subsection (r)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Depart3 ment of Justice’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of 

4 Homeland Security’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking 

6 ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place it appears and 

7 inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’. 

8 SEC. 303. WAIVER OF ENGLISH REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR 

9 NEW AMERICANS. 

10 Section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

11 (8 U.S.C. 1423) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 

12 inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(b) The requirements under subsection (a) shall not 

14 apply to any person who— 

15 ‘‘(1) is unable to comply with such require16 ments because of physical or mental disability, in17 cluding developmental or intellectual disability; or 

18 ‘‘(2) on the date on which the person’s applica19 tion for naturalization is filed under section 334— 

20 ‘‘(A) is older than 65 years of age; and 

21 ‘‘(B) has been living in the United States 

22 for periods totaling at least 5 years after being 

23 lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 

24 ‘‘(c) The requirement under subsection (a)(1) shall 

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1 person’s application for naturalization is filed under sec2 tion 334— 

3 ‘‘(1) is older than 50 years of age and has been 

4 living in the United States for periods totaling at 

5 least 20 years after being lawfully admitted for per6 manent residence; 

7 ‘‘(2) is older than 55 years of age and has been 

8 living in the United States for periods totaling at 

9 least 15 years after being lawfully admitted for per10 manent residence; or 

11 ‘‘(3) is older than 60 years of age and has been 

12 living in the United States for periods totaling at 

13 least 10 years after being lawfully admitted for per14 manent residence. 

15 ‘‘(d) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive, 

16 on a case-by-case basis, the requirement under subsection 

17 (a)(2) on behalf of any person who, on the date on which 

18 the person’s application for naturalization is filed under 

19 section 334— 

20 ‘‘(1) is older than 60 years of age; and 

21 ‘‘(2) has been living in the United States for 

22 periods totaling at least 10 years after being lawfully 

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1 SEC. 304. REDUCE FINANCIAL OBSTACLES TO NATURALIZA2 TION. 

3 Section 316 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

4 (8 U.S.C. 1427) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub6 section (g); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(f) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall im10 pose a fee in an amount not to exceed $50 for the consid11 eration of an application for naturalization. Nothing in 

12 this subsection may be construed to limit the authority 

13 of the Secretary to set adjudication fees for other benefit 

14 applications other than naturalization in accordance with 

15 section 286(m).’’. 

16 SEC. 305. NATURALIZATION FOR CERTAIN UNITED STATES 

17 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Immigration and 

19 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by 

20 inserting after section 320 the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 321. CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN UNITED STATES 

22 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. 

23 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS DEEMED SATISFIED.—An alien 

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1 ‘‘(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 

2 this subsection if the alien submits an application for nat3 uralization under section 334 that contains— 

4 ‘‘(1) transcripts from public or private schools 

5 in the United States demonstrating that the alien 

6 completed— 

7 ‘‘(A) grades 9 through 12 in the United 

8 States and was graduated with a high school di9 ploma; and 

10 ‘‘(B) a curriculum that reflects knowledge 

11 of United States history, government, and 

12 civics; and 

13 ‘‘(2) a copy of the alien’s high school diploma.’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

15 for the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 

16 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating 

17 to section 320 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 321. Citizenship for certain United States high school graduates.’’. 

18 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

19 section— 

20 (1) shall take effect on the date of the enact21 ment of this Act; and 

22 (2) shall apply to applicants for naturalization 

23 who apply for naturalization on or after such date. 

24 (d) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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1 land Security shall promulgate regulations to carry out the 

2 amendment made by subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 306. FAMILY INTEGRATION. 

4 Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Na5 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘21 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘18 years of 

7 age’’. 

8 SEC. 307. REVISION OF GROUNDS FOR DEPORTATION. 

9 Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

10 Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended by striking paragraph 

11 (5). 

12 SEC. 308. WAIVER TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CITIZENSHIP. 

13 The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 

14 et seq.) is amended— 

15 (1) in section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182)— 

16 (A) in subsection (a)(6)(C)— 

17 (i) in clause (ii)— 

18 (I) by inserting ‘‘and willfully’’ 

19 after ‘‘falsely’’ each place such term 

20 appears; and 

21 (II) in subclause (I), by striking 

22 ‘‘or any other Federal or State law’’; 

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1 (B) in subsection (i), by amending para2 graph (1) to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) The Attorney General or the Secretary of 

4 Homeland Security may, in the discretion of the At5 torney General or the Secretary, waive the applica6 tion of subsection (a)(6)(C)(ii) with respect to an 

7 immigrant who is the parent, spouse, son, or daugh8 ter of a United States citizen or of an alien lawfully 

9 admitted for permanent residence, or with respect to 

10 an alien granted classification under clause (iii) or 

11 (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A), if the Attorney General 

12 or the Secretary determines that the admission to 

13 the United States of such alien would not be con14 trary to the national welfare, safety, or security of 

15 the United States.’’; and 

16 (2) in section 237(a)(3)(D) (8 U.S.C. 

17 1227(a)(3)(D)), by inserting ‘‘and willfully’’ after 

18 ‘‘falsely’’ each place such term appears. 

19 SEC. 309. NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Office of Citizen21 ship of the External Affairs Directorate of U.S. Citizen22 ship and Immigration Services, in consultation with the 

23 Deputy Director for Citizenship and Inclusion of the Na24 tional Office of New Americans, the Director of the Na25 tional Park Service, the Archivist of the United States, 


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1 and other appropriate Federal officials, shall develop and 

2 implement a strategy to enhance the public awareness of 

3 naturalization ceremonies. 

4 (b) VENUES.—In developing a strategy under sub5 section (a), the Chief and the Deputy Director shall con6 sider the use of outstanding and historic locations as 

7 venues for select naturalization ceremonies. 

8 (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 

9 annually submit a report to Congress that describes— 

10 (1) the content of the strategy developed under 

11 subsection (a); and 

12 (2) the progress made towards the implementa13 tion of such strategy. 

14 SEC. 310. PROUD TO BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN PRO15 GRAM. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 

17 2024, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish 

18 the ‘‘Proud to Be a United States Citizen Program’’ (re19 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’) to promote 

20 United States citizenship. 

21 (b) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the 

22 Program, the Secretary shall— 

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1 nent residence to encourage such aliens to apply to 

2 become citizens of the United States; 

3 (2) disseminate the outreach materials devel4 oped pursuant to paragraph (1) through public serv5 ice announcements, advertisements, and such other 

6 media as the Secretary determines is appropriate; 

7 (3) conduct outreach activities targeted to non8 citizens believed to be eligible to apply for natu9 ralization through communications by text, email, 

10 and the United States postal service, including— 

11 (A) notifying individuals of their possible 

12 eligibility to apply for naturalization; 

13 (B) informing such individuals about the 

14 requirements and benefits of United States citi15 zenship; 

16 (C) providing such individuals with par17 tially completed naturalization applications, 

18 using available data about such individuals and 

19 instructions about how to complete the applica20 tion; and 

21 (D) providing such individuals with infor22 mation about where to get free or low-cost as23 sistance to apply for naturalization and to pre24 pare for the required English and civics exams. 


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1 SEC. 311. MISSION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 

2 SERVICES. 

3 Section 451 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

4 (6 U.S.C. 271) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘Bureau of’’ each place such 

6 term appears and inserting ‘‘U.S.’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 

9 (4), and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and 

10 (6), respectively; and 

11 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(2) MISSION STATEMENT.—The mission of 

14 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is to se15 cure America’s promise as a Nation that welcomes 

16 immigrants and refugees by— 

17 ‘‘(A) providing accurate and useful infor18 mation to its customers; 

19 ‘‘(B) granting humanitarian, immigration, 

20 and citizenship benefits; 

21 ‘‘(C) promoting an awareness and under22 standing of citizenship; and 

23 ‘‘(D) ensuring the integrity of the United 

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1 SEC. 312. AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF ELIGIBLE INDI2 VIDUALS. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 313: 

4 (1) AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM.—The 

5 term ‘‘automatic registration system’’ means a sys6 tem developed by a State that— 

7 (A) except as provided in subparagraph 

8 (B), registers all newly naturalized individuals 

9 to vote in elections for Federal office conducted 

10 in such State by transferring the information 

11 necessary for voter registration from the De12 partment of Homeland Security to the State 

13 voter registration database; and 

14 (B) excludes from registration— 

15 (i) any individual who affirmatively 

16 declines to be registered; and 

17 (ii) any individual who is determined 

18 to be ineligible for registration. 

19 (2) NEWLY NATURALIZED CITIZEN.—The term 

20 ‘‘newly naturalized citizen’’ means an individual 

21 who— 

22 (A) has an approved application for natu23 ralization as a United States citizen; 

24 (B) has taken the oath described in section 

25 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

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1 (C) has received a certificate of naturaliza2 tion under section 338 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

3 1449). 

4 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

6 (b) AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR THE

7 NEWLY NATURALIZED.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The chief election official of 

9 each State shall establish and operate an automatic 

10 registration system for newly naturalized citizens to 

11 vote in elections for Federal office conducted in the 

12 State, in accordance with this section. 

13 (2) USE OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU14 RITY RECORDS.—The chief election official of each 

15 State shall— 

16 (A) upon receiving information from the 

17 Secretary about a newly naturalized citizen who 

18 has not declined voter registration— 

19 (i) ensure that such individual fulfills 

20 any local or State qualifications to register 

21 to vote relating to legal competency and 

22 past criminal convictions; and 

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1 of domestic violence or people with sen2 sitive or high-profile professions; 

3 (B) not later than 15 days after receiving 

4 information from the Secretary about an indi5 vidual pursuant to section 313, ensure that the 

6 individual is registered to vote in elections for 

7 Federal office conducted in the State unless the 

8 individual is disqualified from voting by reason 

9 of incompetency or past criminal conviction; 

10 (C) not later than 45 days after receiving 

11 information from the Secretary about an indi12 vidual pursuant to section 313, send written no13 tice to the individual, in addition to other 

14 means of notice established under this section, 

15 of the individual’s voter registration status; and 

16 (D) exclude from all public availability or 

17 disclosure the voter registration records of any 

18 newly naturalized citizens who are protected by 

19 applicable State or local laws that prevent pub20 lication of the home address and other person21 ally identifying information about victims of do22 mestic violence and people with sensitive or 

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1 (c) CONTENTS OF WRITTEN NOTICE TO NEWLY

2 REGISTERED VOTERS.—The written notice required 

3 under subsection (b)(2)(C) shall— 

4 (1) indicate the individual has been registered 

5 to vote; 

6 (2) describe the substantive qualifications of an 

7 elector in the State, as listed in the mail voter reg8 istration application form for elections for Federal 

9 office prescribed pursuant to section 9 of the Na10 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

11 20508); 

12 (3) set forth the consequences for false registra13 tion; 

14 (4) instruct the individual to cancel his or her 

15 voter registration if he or she does not meet all of 

16 the qualifications referred to in paragraph (2); and 

17 (5) providing instructions for— 

18 (A) cancelling voter registration, if nec19 essary pursuant to paragraph (4); and 

20 (B) correcting any erroneous information 

21 in the individual’s voter registration record. 

22 (d) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS YOUNGER THAN

23 18 YEARS OF AGE.—A State may not refuse to register 

24 a newly naturalized citizen under this section on the 

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1 age on the date on which the Secretary receives informa2 tion with respect to the individual if the individual is at 

3 least 16 years of age on such date. 

4 SEC. 313. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ASSIST5 ANCE IN REGISTRATION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

7 (1) assist the chief election official of each 

8 State to carry out the functions set forth in section 

9 312(b) in accordance with this section; and 

10 (2) provide each individual approved for natu11 ralization with a document that— 

12 (A) informs the individual of— 

13 (i) the substantive qualifications of an 

14 elector in the State, as set forth in the 

15 mail voter registration application form for 

16 elections for Federal office prescribed pur17 suant to section 9 of the National Voter 

18 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

19 20508); and 

20 (ii) the consequences of false voter 

21 registration; 

22 (B) instructs the individual to decline to 

23 register to vote if the individual does not meet 

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1 (C) informs the individual that— 

2 (i) voter registration is voluntary; and 

3 (ii) registering to voter or declining to 

4 register to vote— 

5 (I) will not affect the individual’s 

6 citizenship status; 

7 (II) will not affect the availability 

8 of services or benefits to which the in9 dividual is entitled; and 

10 (III) will not be used for other 

11 purposes; 

12 (D) informs the individual that affiliation 

13 or enrollment with a political party may be re14 quired to participate in an election to select the 

15 party’s candidate in an election for Federal of16 fice; 

17 (E) provides any individual who accepts 

18 voter registration the option of affiliating or en19 rolling with a political party; 

20 (F) informs the individual that he or she 

21 will not be registered to vote if he or she— 

22 (i) signs the document; 

23 (ii) does not take the oath of alle24 giance to the United States required for 

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1 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

2 1448); and 

3 (iii) is not issued a certificate of natu4 ralization; 

5 (G) instructs any individual who accepts 

6 voter registration to provide his or her residen7 tial address or coordinates if different from his 

8 or her mailing address on file with U.S. Citizen9 ship and Immigration Services; 

10 (H) directs individuals to— 

11 (i) sign in a designated space to de12 cline voter registration; or 

13 (ii) sign in a different designated 

14 space to attest that the individual— 

15 (I) affirms that information pro16 vided on the document is true and 

17 complete to the best of the individ18 ual’s knowledge; 

19 (II) will fulfill nationally applica20 ble age, citizenship, and residency re21 quirements to vote upon the individ22 ual’s naturalization; and 

23 (III) accepts voter registration if 

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1 ual’s State and municipality of resi2 dence; and 

3 (I) provides a phone number and other 

4 widely accessible means of contacting U.S. Citi5 zenship and Immigration Services with ques6 tions about, or for assistance with, completing 

7 sections of the document concerning automatic 

8 voter registration, as set forth in subsection (d). 

9 (b) INSTRUCTIONS ON AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION.— 

10 The Secretary shall require each individual approved for 

11 naturalization to sign and submit to the Secretary the doc12 ument received pursuant to subsection (a)(2) at the time 

13 he or she takes the oath described in section 337 of the 

14 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448) to ac15 knowledge that he or she understands the information 

16 contained in the document and will comply with the appli17 cable requirement. 

18 (c) INFORMATION SUBMISSION.—Not later than 15 

19 days after a newly naturalized citizen submits a signed 

20 document to the Secretary in accordance with subsection 

21 (b), unless the individual declines to be registered to vote 

22 when signing the document, the Secretary shall submit to 

23 the appropriate State election official, in a format compat24 ible with the statewide voter database maintained under 


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1 section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 

2 U.S.C. 21083) to the extent possible— 

3 (1) the individual’s given names and surnames; 

4 (2) the individual’s date of birth; 

5 (3) the individual’s residential address or co6 ordinates; 

7 (4) confirmation that the individual is a citizen 

8 of the United States; 

9 (5) the date on which the individual was sworn 

10 in as a United States citizen; 

11 (6) the individual’s signature in electronic form, 

12 if available; and 

13 (7) information regarding the individual’s affili14 ation or enrollment with a political party, if the indi15 vidual provides such information. 

16 (d) REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

17 shall— 

18 (1) publish information about, and instructions 

19 for, accepting or declining automatic voter registra20 tion for newly naturalized citizens— 

21 (A) on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigra22 tion Services website; and 

23 (B) in materials routinely provided to ap24 proved applicants for United States citizenship; 

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1 (2) create a telephonic hotline staffed by live 

2 operators to provide assistance with registration to 

3 approved applicants for United States citizenship. 

4 SEC. 314. VOTER PROTECTION AND SECURITY IN AUTO5 MATIC REGISTRATION. 

6 (a) PROTECTIONS FOR ERRORS IN REGISTRATION.— 

7 An individual may not be prosecuted under any Federal 

8 or State law, adversely affected in any civil adjudication 

9 concerning immigration status or naturalization, or sub10 ject to an allegation in any legal proceeding that the indi11 vidual is not a citizen of the United States on the ground 

12 that the individual— 

13 (1) is not eligible to vote in elections for Fed14 eral office, but— 

15 (A) was automatically registered to vote 

16 under this title; or 

17 (B) was automatically registered to vote 

18 under this title and subsequently voted without 

19 willful intent to do so unlawfully; 

20 (2) was automatically registered to vote under 

21 this title at an incorrect address; or 

22 (3) declined the opportunity to register to vote 

23 or did not make an affirmation of citizenship, in24 cluding through automatic registration, under this 

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1 (b) LIMITS ON USE OF AUTOMATIC REGISTRA2 TION.—The automatic registration of any individual, an 

3 individual’s declination to register to vote, or an individ4 ual’s failure to make an affirmation of citizenship under 

5 this title may not be used as evidence against that indi6 vidual in any State or Federal law enforcement pro7 ceeding. An individual’s lack of knowledge or willfulness 

8 of such registration may be conclusively demonstrated by 

9 the individual’s testimony. 

10 (c) CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES’ PROTECTION OF IN11 FORMATION.—Nothing in this title may be construed to 

12 authorize the Department of Homeland Security to collect, 

13 retain, transmit, or publicly disclose, except to State elec14 tion officials, as authorized under this title— 

15 (1) an individual’s decision to decline to register 

16 to vote or to not register to vote; 

17 (2) an individual’s decision to not affirm his or 

18 her citizenship; or 

19 (3) any information that a contributing agency 

20 transmits pursuant to section 313(c), except in pur21 suing the agency’s ordinary course of business. 

22 (d) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED.—State elec23 tion officials may not publicly disclose, with respect to any 

24 individual for whom any a State election official receives 

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1 (1) any information that is not necessary to 

2 voter registration; 

3 (2) any voter information otherwise shielded 

4 from disclosure under State law or section 8(a) of 

5 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

6 U.S.C. 20507(a)); 

7 (3) any portion of the individual’s Social Secu8 rity number; 

9 (4) any portion of the individual’s motor vehicle 

10 driver’s license number; 

11 (5) the individual’s signature; 

12 (6) the individual’s telephone number; or 

13 (7) the individual’s email address. 

14 SEC. 315. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

15 Sections 312, 313, and 314 shall take effect on Janu16 ary 1, 2024. 

17 TITLE IV—REFUGEE RESETTLE18 MENT AND INTEGRATION 

19 SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

20 In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec21 retary of State. 

22 SEC. 402. MINIMUM NUMBER OF REFUGEES TO BE ADMIT23 TED. 

24 Section 207(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 

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1 ‘‘as the President determines’’ the following: ‘‘(except that 

2 in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, such number may 

3 not be less than 125,000)’’. 

4 SEC. 403. PRE-ARRIVAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND WORK 

5 ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR APPROVED 

6 REFUGEE APPLICANTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

8 overseas refugee training programs to offer to refugees de9 scribed in subsection (b) optional English-as-a-second-lan10 guage and work orientation training before departure for 

11 the United States. 

12 (b) REFUGEES DESCRIBED.—Refugees described in 

13 this subsection are refugees who have been— 

14 (1) approved for admission to the United 

15 States; 

16 (2) conditionally approved for admission to the 

17 United States; or 

18 (3) selected at the discretion of the U.S. Ref19 ugee Admission Program. 

20 (c) DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.—In designing 

21 and implementing the programs referred to in subsection 

22 (a), the Secretary shall consult with or enter into a con23 tract with 1 or more nongovernmental or international or24 ganizations that has— 


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1 (1) direct affiliation with the United States ref2 ugee resettlement program; and 

3 (2) appropriate expertise in developing cur4 riculum and teaching English as a second language. 

5 (d) IMPACT ON PROCESSING TIMES.—The Secretary 

6 shall ensure that training programs under this section— 

7 (1) are offered to refugees as strictly optional; 

8 (2) occur within applicable processing times; 

9 and 

10 (3) do not delay or prevent the departure for 

11 the United States of any refugee who has been ap12 proved for admission to the United States. 

13 (e) TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 

14 (1) INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 

15 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

16 the Secretary shall ensure that training programs 

17 under this section are fully and consistently oper18 ational in not fewer than 3 refugee processing re19 gions. 

20 (2) ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 

21 than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate com23 mittees of Congress that such training programs are 

24 fully and consistently operational in not fewer than 

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1 (f) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 

2 (1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 

3 United States shall conduct a study on the imple4 mentation of this section that includes— 

5 (A) an assessment of— 

6 (i) the quality of English-as-a-second7 language curricula and instruction; and 

8 (ii) the benefits to refugees of the 

9 work orientation and English-as-a-second10 language training programs; and 

11 (B) recommendations on whether such pro12 grams should be continued, broadened, or modi13 fied. 

14 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

16 General shall submit to the appropriate committees 

17 of Congress a report on the findings of the study 

18 under paragraph (1). 

19 (g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec20 tion shall be construed to require a refugee to participate 

21 in a training program under this section as a precondition 

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1 SEC. 404. UPDATE OF RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT 

2 GRANTS. 

3 Beginning in fiscal year 2023, in setting the amount 

4 of reception and placement grants for refugees, the Sec5 retary shall ensure that— 

6 (1) the grant amount is adjusted to an amount 

7 that is adequate to provide for the anticipated initial 

8 resettlement needs of refugees and includes adjust9 ments for inflation and the cost of living; 

10 (2) the administrative portion of such grants 

11 provided at the beginning of the fiscal year to each 

12 national resettlement agency is sufficient to ensure 

13 adequate local and national capacity to serve the ini14 tial resettlement needs of the number of refugees the 

15 Secretary anticipates the agency will resettle during 

16 the fiscal year; and 

17 (3) additional amounts are provided to each na18 tional resettlement agency promptly upon the arrival 

19 of refugees that, exclusive of the amounts provided 

20 pursuant to paragraph (2), are sufficient to meet the 

21 anticipated initial resettlement needs of such refu22 gees and support local and national operational costs 

23 in excess of the amount described in paragraph (1). 

24 SEC. 405. CASE MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 

25 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 

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1 tlement agencies to operate a case management system for 

2 the purpose of offering case management to qualified indi3 viduals to assist in accessing any service, benefit, or assist4 ance for which qualified individuals are eligible provided 

5 by— 

6 (1) the Office of Refugee Resettlement; 

7 (2) any other Federal, State, or local agency; 

8 and 

9 (3) a private entity or a nonprofit organization. 

10 (b) PERIOD OF QUALIFICATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2), a qualified individual may receive case 

13 management services under this section during the 

14 period beginning on the date on which the qualified 

15 individual was determined to be eligible for resettle16 ment, acculturation, or subsistence services provided 

17 by the Office of Refugee Resettlement and ending on 

18 the date that is 1 year after the date on which the 

19 qualified individual ceases to be so eligible. 

20 (2) EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para22 graph (1), an individual described in subpara23 graph (B) may receive such case management 

24 services during the period beginning on the date 

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1 eligible for resettlement, acculturation, or sub2 sistence services provided by the Office of Ref3 ugee Resettlement and ending on the date that 

4 is 3 years after the date on which such indi5 vidual ceases to be so eligible. 

6 (B) EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—An 

7 individual described in this subparagraph is a 

8 qualified individual who— 

9 (i) is 65 years of age or older; 

10 (ii) has extraordinary resettlement or 

11 acculturation needs that impede the ability 

12 of the individual to achieve durable self13 sufficiency; 

14 (iii) is a refugee resettled from a situ15 ation of protracted displacement; 

16 (iv) is a member of a family caring for 

17 an unattached refugee minor; or 

18 (v) on the date on which the indi19 vidual was admitted to the United 

20 States— 

21 (I) had a disability or serious 

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1 (III) was part of a household 

2 headed by a single parent; or 

3 (IV) was a victim of a severe 

4 form of violence. 

5 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 

6 be construed as affecting the authority of the Director of 

7 the Office of Refugee Resettlement under section 

8 412(e)(7)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

9 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7)(A)) or of any other section of such Act 

10 to provide case management services to qualified individ11 uals who have been in the United States for longer than 

12 3 years. 

13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘quali15 fied individual’’ means an individual who was, at any 

16 time, eligible for resettlement, acculturation, or sub17 sistence services provided by the Office of Refugee 

18 Resettlement. 

19 (2) RESETTLEMENT, ACCULTURATION, OR SUB20 SISTENCE SERVICES.—The term ‘‘resettlement, ac21 culturation, or subsistence services’’ includes each of 

22 the services provided by the Office of Refugee Reset23 tlement to aliens (as defined in section 101(a) of the 

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1 1101(a))), except the case management services 

2 under this section. 

3 SEC. 406. INCREASE IN CASH PAYMENTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 412 of the Immigration 

5 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) Subject to the availability of funds, assist10 ance and social services for employment and health 

11 and living expenses under this section shall be avail12 able to refugees for a period of not less than 1 

13 year.’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end 

15 the following: ‘‘Subject to the availability of 

16 funds, such assistance and services shall be 

17 made available to refugees for a period of not 

18 less than 1 year.’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (e)(1)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘(1)(A)’’; and 

22 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(B) Subject to the availability of funds, such 

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1 beginning on the first day of the month in which a 

2 refugee enters the United States.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

4 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is the ear5 lier of— 

6 (1) the first day of the first fiscal year begin7 ning after the date of the enactment of this Act; or 

8 (2) the date on which a final rule is promul9 gated to implement such amendments. 

10 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec11 tion or in the amendments made by this section shall be 

12 construed as limiting or reducing assistance provided for 

13 a period that is more than 1 year. 

14 TITLE V—PROTECTIONS FOR 

15 IMMIGRANTS 

16 SEC. 501. PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. 

17 A recipient of a grant described in, or established 

18 under, this title may not be required, as a condition of 

19 receiving such a grant, to transmit the personally identifi20 able information of an immigrant, or a family member or 

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1 SEC. 502. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN INTEGRATION 

2 AND INCLUSION ACTIVITIES. 

3 The participation of an immigrant in any integration 

4 or inclusion activity under this Act shall be strictly vol5 untary. 

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