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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3643 

To amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by 

the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, 

interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or managerial 

capacity is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence 

in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 28, 2012 

Mr. TOOMEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period 

of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United 

States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in 

a security-related position in an executive or managerial 

capacity is to be counted as a period of residence and 

physical presence in the United States for purposes of 

qualifying for naturalization, 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. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO ABSENCE 

2 FROM THE UNITED STATES DUE TO CERTAIN 

3 EMPLOYMENT BY CHIEF OF MISSION OR 

4 ARMED FORCES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1059(e) of the National 

6 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 

7 1101 note) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(e) NATURALIZATION.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A period of absence from 

10 the United States described in paragraph (2)— 

11 ‘‘(A) shall not be considered to break any 

12 period for which continuous residence or phys13 ical presence in the United States is required 

14 for naturalization under title III of the Immi15 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et 

16 seq.); and 

17 ‘‘(B) shall be treated as a period of resi18 dence and physical presence in the United 

19 States for purposes of satisfying the require20 ments for naturalization under such title. 

21 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF ABSENCE DESCRIBED.—A pe22 riod of absence described in this paragraph is a pe23 riod of absence from the United States due to a per24 son’s employment by the Chief of Mission or United 

25 States Armed Forces, under contract with the Chief 

26 of Mission or United States Armed Forces, or by a 


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1 firm or corporation under contract with the Chief of 

2 Mission or United States Armed Forces, if— 

3 ‘‘(A) such employment involved supporting 

4 the Chief of Mission or United States Armed 

5 Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in a secu6 rity-related position in an executive or manage7 rial capacity; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the person spent at least a portion of 

9 the time outside of the United States working 

10 directly with the Chief of Mission or United 

11 States Armed Forces as a translator, inter12 preter, or in a security-related position in an 

13 executive or managerial capacity.’’. 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

15 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact16 ment of section 1059(e) of the National Defense Author17 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note). 

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