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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2681 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization 

for certain high school graduates. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 3, 2009 

Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 

for naturalization for certain high school graduates. 

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— 

5 (1) the ‘‘People Resolved to Obtain an Under6 standing of Democracy Act’’; or 

7 (2) the ‘‘P.R.O.U.D. Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATURALIZATION FOR CERTAIN U.S. HIGH SCHOOL 

2 GRADUATES. 

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

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

5 inserting after section 320 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 321. CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN U.S. HIGH SCHOOL 

7 GRADUATES. 

8 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS DEEMED SATISFIED.—In the 

9 case of an alien described in subsection (b), the alien shall 

10 be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of— 

11 ‘‘(1) section 312(a); and 

12 ‘‘(2) section 316(a), if the alien sustains the 

13 burden of establishing that the alien has been a per14 son of good moral character during the 6-year period 

15 preceding the date on which the alien submits the 

16 application described in subsection (c). 

17 ‘‘(b) PROVISIONS WAIVED.—In the case of an alien 

18 described in subsection (b), the alien shall be eligible for 

19 naturalization under this title without regard to the fol20 lowing provisions: 

21 ‘‘(1) Section 318. 

22 ‘‘(2) The second sentence of section 334(b). 

23 ‘‘(c) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 

24 this subsection if the alien is under 25 years of age on 

25 the date on which the alien submits an application for nat26 uralization under section 334 that contains the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Transcripts from public or private schools 

2 in the United States that demonstrate the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) The alien completed grades 6 through 

4 12 in the United States and was graduated 

5 with a high school diploma. 

6 ‘‘(B) The alien completed a curriculum 

7 that reflects knowledge of United States his8 tory, Government, and civics. 

9 ‘‘(2) A copy of the alien’s high school diploma. 

10 ‘‘(d) REDUCED FEE.—The Secretary of Homeland 

11 Security shall reduce the naturalization application fee for 

12 an alien described in subsection (b) by 50 percent.’’. 

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

14 for the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by 

15 inserting after the item relating to section 320 the fol16 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 321. Citizenship for certain U.S. high school graduates.’’. 

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

18 Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

19 Act and shall apply to applicants for naturalization who 

20 apply for naturalization on or after such date. 

21 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Se22 curity shall promulgate regulations to carry out this Act 

23 and the amendments made by this Act not later than 180 

24 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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