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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4949 

To establish the National Office of New Americans to support the integration 

of immigrants to the United States into the economic, social, cultural, 

and civic life of their local communities and the Nation, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2014 

Mr. CA ́RDENAS (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to 

be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To establish the National Office of New Americans to support the integration of immigrants to the United States 

into the economic, social, cultural, and civic life of their 

local communities and the Nation, 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 ‘‘New American Success 

5 Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Findings and declaration of policy. 

TITLE I—CITIZENSHIP AND NEW AMERICANS 

Sec. 101. National Office of New Americans. 

Sec. 102. Task Force on New Americans. 

Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—GRANTS 

Sec. 201. Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grants. 

Sec. 202. Integration Success Grants. 

Sec. 203. Integration Success Fund. 

TITLE III—ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING 

Sec. 301. Waiver of English requirement for senior new Americans. 

TITLE IV—RULEMAKING 

Sec. 401. Rulemaking requirement. 

3 SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find5 ings: 

6 (1) According to the Migration Policy Institute, 

7 there are 13,400,000 non-citizen residents in the 

8 United States with limited proficiency in English. 

9 (2) According to the Department of Homeland 

10 Security, approximately 1,100,000 legal immigrants 

11 enter the country annually. About half of these legal 

12 immigrants lack full proficiency in English. 

13 (3) According to the Migration Policy Institute, 

14 an estimated 70 percent of the unauthorized immi15 grant population ages 19 and older have limited pro16 ficiency in English. 


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1 (4) According to the Bureau of Labor Statis2 tics, more than two-thirds of the foreign-born popu3 lation does not have a postsecondary degree, and 

4 foreign-born adults are three times more likely to 

5 lack a high school diploma or equivalent than native6 born adults. 

7 (5) According to the Bureau of Labor Statis8 tics, 19 of the 30 fastest growing occupations re9 quire workers with some form of postsecondary edu10 cation or training. 

11 (6) These statistics suggest that a lack of 

12 English proficiency and limited education serve as 

13 serious impediments to labor market success for im14 migrants. 

15 (7) A century ago, during the last great wave 

16 of immigration to this country, the public and pri17 vate sectors promoted the integration of newcomers 

18 through the Settlement House movement, the found19 ing of the modern public library system, the estab20 lishment of universal public education. 

21 (8) Although currently dozens of Federal and 

22 State programs support, and thousands of govern23 ment agencies and nonprofit organizations operate, 

24 programs that teach English, promote acquisition of 

25 workforce skills, provide citizenship assistance, and 


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1 otherwise promote the integration of immigrants and 

2 their children, such programs are often not coordi3 nated or aligned, limiting the capacity of such pro4 grams to identify and test promising practices, lever5 age resources, or bring effective interventions to 

6 scale. 

7 (9) It is in the national interest to facilitate the 

8 rapid acquisition of English language skills by immi9 grants to the United States and to otherwise pro10 mote the integration of immigrants and their chil11 dren into the mainstream of our economy and soci12 ety. 

13 (10) Empowering immigrants and their family 

14 members to effectively integrate into the mainstream 

15 of the economic, social, cultural, and civic life of 

16 their local communities and the Nation as a whole 

17 will ensure that United States immigration policies 

18 result in more productive and competitive local 

19 economies and more cohesive and harmonious com20 munities. 

21 (11) Data, policies, and programs relevant to 

22 immigrant integration crosscut the responsibilities of 

23 numerous Federal agencies as well as those of State 

24 and local governments and nongovernmental actors. 


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1 (12) The overlapping nature of integration 

2 issues and the lack of coordination of immigration 

3 policies and programs make it difficult for the Presi4 dent and Congress to understand and respond to 

5 pressing integration challenges and opportunities. 

6 (13) Improved coordination of integration goals, 

7 policies, and programs across sectors and levels of 

8 government would greatly enhance the ability of the 

9 Federal Government to create and maintain an im10 migration system that is more suited to modern 

11 times and benefits the interests of the Federal Gov12 ernment, communities with growing immigrant pop13 ulations, as well as immigrants and their family 

14 members. 

15 (b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

16 United States to— 

17 (1) promote the civic, linguistic, and economic 

18 integration of immigrants and their young children 

19 into the United States; 

20 (2) establish national goals for integrating im21 migrants and their young children into the United 

22 States, and measure the degree to which such goals 

23 are met; 

24 (3) assess and coordinate Federal policies, regu25 lations, and programs related to the integration of 


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1 immigrants, including an assessment of Federal 

2 agency jurisdiction and budget concerns; 

3 (4) consult with State and local governments on 

4 integration challenges and opportunities for the pur5 pose of improving Federal integration policy and 

6 program efforts; 

7 (5) track the performance of Federal, State, 

8 and local integration initiatives, including measures 

9 of reach, effectiveness, and cost; and 

10 (6) engage stakeholders at different government 

11 and nongovernment levels to identify integration op12 portunities and challenges. 

13 TITLE I—CITIZENSHIP AND NEW 

14 AMERICANS 

15 SEC. 101. NATIONAL OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL OFFICE OF NEW

17 AMERICANS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

19 Executive Office of the President a National Office 

20 of New Americans (in this title referred to as the 

21 ‘‘Office’’). 

22 (2) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.—There shall 

23 be at the head of the Office a Director appointed by 

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1 uty Director and such Assistant Directors as the 

2 President determines to be necessary. 

3 (b) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Office are— 

4 (1) to oversee and coordinate the efforts of 

5 Federal, State, and local entities to ensure the effec6 tive economic, linguistic, and civic integration of im7 migrants and their children; 

8 (2) to provide advice and leadership to the 

9 President, Congress, and other Federal Government 

10 officials on the challenges and opportunities facing 

11 such entities with regards to immigrant integration; 

12 (3) to establish national goals for immigrant in13 tegration and measure the degree to which such 

14 goals are met; 

15 (4) to serve as a member of the Domestic Pol16 icy Council; 

17 (5) to cooperate closely with the Office of Man18 agement and Budget and other relevant executive 

19 agencies and departments to analyze the impact of 

20 immigration policies and of immigrant integration 

21 efforts on the Federal budget; 

22 (6) to evaluate the scale, quality, and effective23 ness of Federal Government efforts concerning im24 migrant integration; 


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1 (7) to identify the anticipated effects of new 

2 Federal immigration policies on existing integration 

3 efforts and advise the President on how to address 

4 any potential integration needs or impacts resulting 

5 from such policies; 

6 (8) to consult on a biannual basis with State 

7 and local government officials on the immigrant in8 tegration challenges and opportunities facing State 

9 and units of local government; 

10 (9) to consult with the Secretaries and Direc11 tors identified in title II on the administration of the 

12 grant programs established by such title; and 

13 (10) to submit to the President and the appro14 priate congressional committees a biannual report 

15 that describes the activities of the Office and the re16 sults of the consultation process provided in para17 graph (8). 

18 (c) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The Office 

19 shall begin operating not later than one year after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 102. TASK FORCE ON NEW AMERICANS. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

24 within the Office of New Americans a Task Force on 

25 New Americans. 


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1 (2) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The 

2 Task Force shall be fully operational not later than 

3 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 (b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Task Force 

6 are— 

7 (1) to establish a coordinated Federal program 

8 to respond effectively to immigrant integration 

9 issues; and 

10 (2) to advise and assist the Director in identi11 fying and implementing the necessary policies to 

12 carry out such program. 

13 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be com14 prised of— 

15 (1) the Director, who shall serve as Chair of the 

16 Task Force; 

17 (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; 

18 (3) the Attorney General; 

19 (4) the Secretary of Commerce; 

20 (5) the Secretary of Labor; 

21 (6) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv22 ices; 

23 (7) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel24 opment; 

25 (8) the Secretary of Education; 


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1 (9) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

2 (10) the Director of the Small Business Admin3 istration; 

4 (11) the Director of the Office of Management 

5 and Budget; 

6 (12) the Director of the Bureau of Consumer 

7 Financial Protection; and 

8 (13) any other individual the Director of the 

9 National Office of New Americans invites to partici10 pate who occupies a position listed under level I or 

11 II of the Executive Schedule, as provided in sections 

12 5312 and 5313 of title 5, United States Code. 

13 (d) DUTIES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall meet 

15 at the call of the Chair and perform such duties as 

16 the Chair reasonably requires. 

17 (2) COORDINATED RESPONSE TO IMMIGRANT

18 ISSUES.—The Task Force shall work with executive 

19 agencies and departments to provide a coordinated 

20 Federal response to adequately address issues that 

21 affect the lives of new immigrants and local commu22 nities with growing immigrant populations, includ23 ing— 

24 (A) early childhood care and education; 


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1 (B) elementary, secondary and postsec2 ondary education; 

3 (C) adult education and workforce train4 ing; 

5 (D) health care; 

6 (E) naturalization; and 

7 (F) economic development. 

8 (3) LIAISON WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 

10 Task Force shall serve as a liaison to the re11 spective agency of the member to ensure that 

12 the agency participates in the activities of the 

13 Task Force in a timely and meaningful manner. 

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

15 each member as an agency liaison include— 

16 (i) creating immigrant integration 

17 goals within the agency; 

18 (ii) creating immigration integration 

19 indicators within the agency; 

20 (iii) implementing the biannual con21 sultation process described in section 

22 101(b)(8) by consulting with the State and 

23 local counterparts of the agency; and 

24 (iv) reporting to the Task Force on 

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1 ing the goals and indicators described in 

2 clauses (i) and (ii). 

3 (4) RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK

4 FORCE.— 

5 (A) REPORT.—The Director of the Task 

6 Force shall submit to Congress a report that in7 cludes the following: 

8 (i) Findings from the consultation 

9 process described in section 101(b)(8), in10 cluding a description of the immigrant in11 tegration challenges and opportunities fac12 ing States and units of local government. 

13 (ii) Recommendations on the effects 

14 of pending legislation and executive branch 

15 policy proposals related to immigration. 

16 (iii) Suggestions for changes to Fed17 eral programs or policies that have a nega18 tive impact on new immigrants and local 

19 communities with growing immigrant pop20 ulations, in comparison to the general pop21 ulation. 

22 (iv) Recommendations on legislative 

23 solutions to promote immigrant integra24 tion. 

25 (B) REPORTING DEADLINE.— 


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1 (i) REPORT REQUIRED.—Except as 

2 provided in clause (ii), the Task Force 

3 shall submit a report required by subpara4 graph (A) not later than 18 months after 

5 the Task Force is fully operational and 

6 every two years thereafter. 

7 (ii) EXCEPTION.—The Task Force is 

8 not required to submit a report described 

9 in clause (i) if the total number of aliens 

10 issued immigrant visas or granted perma11 nent residence under section 201 of the 

12 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

13 1151), including individuals subject and 

14 not subject to numerical limitations for ad15 mission, is less than 500,000 at any time 

16 during a period of two years ending on the 

17 required submission date of such report 

18 pursuant to clause (i). 

19 SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 In addition to any amounts otherwise made available 

21 to the Office, there are authorized to be appropriated such 

22 sums as may be necessary to carry out this title. 


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1 TITLE II—GRANTS 

2 SEC. 201. INITIAL ENTRY, ADJUSTMENT, AND CITIZENSHIP 

3 ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Director of Citizenship 

5 and Immigration Services, in consultation with the Direc6 tor of the National Office of New Americans, shall award 

7 Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance 

8 grants to eligible entities. 

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

10 grant under this section is a unit of local government, pri11 vate organization, community-based organization, or not12 for-profit organization— 

13 (1) that provides authorized direct legal assist14 ance to immigrants to the United States; and 

15 (2) that submits to the Director of Citizenship 

16 and Immigration Services an application at such 

17 time, in such manner, and containing such informa18 tion as such Director, in consultation with the Direc19 tor of the National Office of New Americans, may 

20 reasonably require. 

21 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

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

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1 tus of such non-citizen, or related services. Such as2 sistance may include— 

3 (A) screening to assess the eligibility of a 

4 prospective applicant seeking a change in immi5 gration status; 

6 (B) completing immigration applications; 

7 (C) gathering proof of identification, em8 ployment, residence, and tax payment; 

9 (D) gathering proof of relationships to eli10 gible family members; 

11 (E) applying for any waivers for which an 

12 applicant and qualifying family members may 

13 be eligible; and 

14 (F) advising an applicant on the rights and 

15 responsibilities of United States citizenship. 

16 (2) IMMIGRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.— 

17 A non-citizen is eligible to receive the assistance de18 scribed in paragraph (1) if such non-citizen is— 

19 (A) seeking to become a permanent resi20 dent or naturalized citizen; or 

21 (B) seeking relief from removal and au22 thorization to remain in the United States law23 fully and permanently. 

24 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec25 tion, priority shall be given to— 


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1 (1) entities that demonstrate intent to use 

2 grant funds to serve individuals living in a State 

3 with a foreign-born population of not less than 5 

4 percent that has experienced an increase that is 

5 higher than the national average in the population 

6 of non-citizen residents during the most recent 10- 

7 year period, based on data compiled by the Office of 

8 Immigration Statistics or the United States Census 

9 Bureau, or units of local government located within 

10 such State; or 

11 (2) entities that demonstrate intent to use 

12 grant funds to serve individuals living in any of the 

13 10 States with the highest number of non-citizen 

14 residents, based on data compiled by the Office of 

15 Immigration Statistics or the United States Census 

16 Bureau, or units of local government located within 

17 such State. 

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

19 under this section, a participating entity shall submit to 

20 the Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services a 

21 certification that the proposed uses of grant funds by the 

22 entity are consistent with this section and meet all nec23 essary criteria determined by the Director of Citizenship 

24 and Immigration Services in consultation with the Direc25 tor of the National Office of New Americans. 


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

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

3 an entity receives grant funds under this section, the enti4 ty shall submit to the Director of Citizenship and Immi5 gration Services the following: 

6 (1) A report that describes— 

7 (A) the activities undertaken by the entity 

8 that were funded entirely or partially by the 

9 grant funds; 

10 (B) the geographic area or areas served by 

11 the grant funds; 

12 (C) an estimate of the number of non-citi13 zens living in the jurisdiction or service area of 

14 the entity, which demonstrates that the entity 

15 made a reasonable effort to determine such 

16 number; 

17 (D) the number of non-citizens receiving 

18 assistance that was funded entirely or partially 

19 by grant funds received by the entity; and 

20 (E) the primary languages spoken in the 

21 jurisdiction or service area of the entity. 

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

23 using grant funds under this section, including an 

24 assessment of— 


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1 (A) the effectiveness of such program and 

2 recommendations for improving the program; 

3 (B) the future needs of immigrants to the 

4 United States; and 

5 (C) the future needs of States and units of 

6 local government related to immigrant integra7 tion. 

8 (g) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

9 ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 

10 Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 

11 States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

12 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

13 (h) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—This section shall be in ef14 fect for a period of 10 fiscal years beginning with fiscal 

15 year 2016. 

16 SEC. 202. INTEGRATION SUCCESS GRANTS. 

17 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu18 cation, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of 

19 Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Di20 rector of the National Office of New Americans (in this 

21 section referred to as the ‘‘Director’’), may jointly provide 

22 grants on a competitive basis to improve the economic, lin23 guistic, and civic integration of immigrants and their chil24 dren. 


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

2 grant under this section is a State, or a unit of local gov3 ernment working in partnership with a not-for-profit orga4 nization or community-based organization, that submits to 

5 the Secretaries an application at such time, in such man6 ner, and containing such information as the Secretaries, 

7 in consultation with the Director, may reasonably require, 

8 which may include— 

9 (1) a proposal outlining the methods the entity 

10 intends to use to effectively carry out the activities 

11 funded by the grant; 

12 (2) a sociodemographic profile of non-citizens 

13 living within the jurisdiction or service area of the 

14 entity; and 

15 (3) a description of opportunities and chal16 lenges in improving the economic, linguistic, and 

17 civic integration of immigrants. 

18 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity awarded a grant 

19 under this section may use the grant funds— 

20 (1) to expand access to, and improve the quality 

21 of, programs supporting the economic advancement 

22 of immigrants in areas that include financial lit23 eracy, small business development, employment navi24 gation, and training opportunities; 


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1 (2) to expand programs that provide basic adult 

2 education and contextualized English language skills 

3 that improve the literacy, numeracy, workforce 

4 skills, and educational attainment of immigrants 

5 over the age of 18; 

6 (3) to expand access to programs that assist 

7 immigrants in obtaining recognized postsecondary 

8 credentials or employment, or in building measurable 

9 skills to lead to the attainment of an industry-recog10 nized credential or certificate; and 

11 (4) to educate immigrants about United States 

12 history, civics, citizenship rights and responsibilities, 

13 democracy, opportunities to engage in the civic life 

14 of their community, unit of local government, and 

15 State, and the navigation of local systems that sup16 port the economic, linguistic, and civic integration of 

17 individuals and families. 

18 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec19 tion, priority shall be given to— 

20 (1) an entity that uses not less than ten percent 

21 of matching funds from non-Federal sources; 

22 (2) an entity that collaborates with at least one 

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1 grant integration services and accelerate the integra2 tion progress; and 

3 (3) a State— 

4 (A) that has a foreign born population of 

5 not less than 5 percent and that has experi6 enced an increase in non-citizen residents that 

7 is higher than the national average during the 

8 most recent 10-year period, based on data com9 piled by the Office of Immigration Statistics or 

10 the United States Census Bureau, or a unit of 

11 local government located within such State; or 

12 (B) that is one of the 10 States with the 

13 highest number of non-citizen residents, based 

14 on data compiled by the Office of Immigration 

15 Statistics or the United States Census Bureau, 

16 or a unit of local government located within 

17 such State. 

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

19 under this section, a participating entity shall provide the 

20 Secretaries with a certification that the proposed uses of 

21 grant funds by the entity are consistent with this section 

22 and meet all necessary criteria determined by the Secre23 taries in consultation with the Director. 

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

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1 an entity receives a grant under this section, such entity 

2 shall submit to the Secretaries the following: 

3 (1) A report that describes— 

4 (A) the activities undertaken by the entity; 

5 (B) the geographic area or areas served by 

6 the grant funds; and 

7 (C) a description of the sociodemographic 

8 characteristics of individuals served by the 

9 grant funds; and 

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

11 that receives grant funds, including an assessment 

12 of— 

13 (A) the effectiveness of such program and 

14 recommendations for improving the program; 

15 (B) the future needs of immigrants to the 

16 United States; and 

17 (C) the future needs of States and units of 

18 local government related to immigrant integra19 tion. 

20 (g) ANNUAL REPORT TO STATES.—The Director of 

21 the National Office of New Americans shall inform each 

22 State annually of the amount of funds available to such 

23 State under this section. 

24 (h) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

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1 Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 

2 States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

3 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

4 (i) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—This section shall be in ef5 fect for a period of 10 fiscal years beginning with fiscal 

6 year 2016. 

7 SEC. 203. INTEGRATION SUCCESS FUND. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treas9 ury an account known as the ‘‘Integration Success Fund’’. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated to the Integration Suc12 cess Fund such funds as may be necessary to carry out 

13 this title. 

14 (c) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Director 

15 of the National Office of New Americans may solicit, ac16 cept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of serv17 ices or property, both real and personal, for the purpose 

18 of awarding grants established under sections 201 and 

19 202. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds 

20 from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, 

21 or devises shall be deposited in the Integration Success 

22 Fund established by subsection (a) and shall be available 

23 for disbursement to eligible entities in accordance with this 

24 title. 


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1 TITLE III—ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

2 LEARNING 

3 SEC. 301. WAIVER OF ENGLISH REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR 

4 NEW AMERICANS. 

5 Section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

6 (8 U.S.C. 1423) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 

7 inserting the following: 

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

9 apply to any person who— 

10 ‘‘(1) is unable to comply with such require11 ments because of physical or mental disability, in12 cluding developmental or intellectual disability; or 

13 ‘‘(2) on the date on which the person’s applica14 tion for naturalization is filed under section 334— 

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

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

17 for periods totaling at least 5 years after being 

18 lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 

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

20 not apply to any person who, on the date on which the 

21 person’s application for naturalization is filed under sec22 tion 334— 

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

24 living in the United States for periods totaling at 


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1 least 20 years after being lawfully admitted for per2 manent residence; 

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

4 living in the United States for periods totaling at 

5 least 15 years after being lawfully admitted for per6 manent residence; or 

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

8 living in the United States for periods totaling at 

9 least 10 years after being lawfully admitted for per10 manent residence. 

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

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

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

14 the person’s application for naturalization is filed under 

15 section 334— 

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

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

18 periods totaling at least 10 years after being lawfully 

19 admitted for permanent residence.’’. 

20 TITLE IV—RULEMAKING 

21 SEC. 401. RULEMAKING REQUIREMENT. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), not 

23 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

24 this Act, each person or persons responsible for carrying 

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•HR 4949 IH

1 Act shall promulgate regulations to carry out such provi2 sion. 

3 (b) CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL OFFICE OF

4 NEW AMERICANS.—For each provision of this Act for 

5 which the Director of the National Office of New Ameri6 cans is not the person responsible for carrying out such 

7 provision, the responsible person or persons shall consult 

8 with the Director in promulgating the regulations de9 scribed in subsection (a). 

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