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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2097 

To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States 

citizenship, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 14, 2005 

Ms. MIKULSKI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United 

States citizenship, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kendell Frederick Citi5 zenship Assistance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR FINGERPRINTS 

7 FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 

9 regulation, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall use 

10 the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time the 
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1 individual enlists in the Armed Forces to satisfy any re2 quirement for fingerprints as part of an application for 

3 naturalization if the individual— 

4 (1) may be naturalized as provided in section 

5 328 or 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

6 (8 U.S.C. 1439 or 1440); 

7 (2) was fingerprinted in accordance with the re8 quirements of the Department of Defense at the 

9 time the individual enlisted in the Armed Forces; 

10 and 

11 (3) submits an application for naturalization 

12 not later than 12 months after the date the indi13 vidual enlisted in the Armed Forces. 

14 SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON NATURALIZATION. 

15 (a) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.— 

16 (1) CITIZENSHIP ADVOCATE.—The Secretary of 

17 Defense shall establish the position of Citizenship 

18 Advocate at each Military Entry Processing Station 

19 to provide information on the naturalization process 

20 for members of the Armed Forces to such members. 

21 An individual appointed as a Citizenship Advocate 

22 may be a civilian. 

23 (2) WRITTEN MATERIALS.—The Secretary of 

24 Defense shall ensure that written information de25 scribing the naturalization process for members of 
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1 the Armed Forces is provided to each individual who 

2 is not a citizen of the United States at the time that 

3 the individual enlists in the Armed Forces. 

4 (b) OTHER INFORMATION.—Not later than 30 days 

5 after the date that a modification to the law or regulations 

6 related to the naturalization process becomes effective, the 

7 Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the appro8 priate application form for naturalization, the instructions 

9 and guidebook for obtaining naturalization, and the Inter10 net website maintained by the Secretary of Homeland Se11 curity to reflect such modification. 

12 SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT. 

13 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

14 States shall conduct a study on the implementation of this 

15 Act by Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary 

16 of Defense, including studying any technology that may 

17 be used to improve the efficiency of the naturalization 

18 process for members of the Armed Forces. 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 

21 the United States shall submit to Congress a report on 

22 the study required by subsection (a). The report shall in23 clude any recommendations of the Comptroller General for 
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1 improving the implementation of this Act by the Secretary 

2 of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense. 

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