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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6198 

To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United 

States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification 

System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 

Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. OLSON, 

Mr. CHABOT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. GOHMERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen 

of the United States until such time as the Director 

of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department 

of Homeland Security, 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, 

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1 SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON THE NATURALIZATION OF 

2 ALIENS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi4 sion of law, no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of 

5 the United States under chapter 2 of title III of the Immi6 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) until 

7 such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Cus8 toms Enforcement completes the digitization of all remain9 ing paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the 

10 Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of 

11 the Department of Homeland Security. 

12 (b) PENDING APPLICATIONS.—Upon the completion 

13 of the requirement under subsection (a), the Secretary of 

14 Homeland Security shall, prior to naturalizing as a citizen 

15 of the United States an alien who has an application for 

16 naturalization pending on the date of the enactment of 

17 this Act, review the alien’s eligibility for naturalization 

18 using the updated Automated Biometric Identification 

19 System (IDENT). 

20 (c) REVOCATION OF NATURALIZATION.—Section 340 

21 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1451) 

22 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(i) In the case that an officer or employee of the 

24 Department of Homeland Security has good cause to be25 lieve that a naturalized citizen has illegally procured such 

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1 terial fact or by willful misrepresentation, including being 

2 subject to a final deportation order, whether under the 

3 current identity or under another identity of that indi4 vidual, such officer or employee shall prepare an affidavit 

5 described in subsection (a) and submit such affidavit to 

6 the appropriate United States attorney described in that 

7 subsection. Upon receipt of such an affidavit, such United 

8 States attorney shall institute the proceedings described 

9 in subsection (a).’’. 

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