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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2332

To amend the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 concerning

continued use of State legalization impact assistance grants for services

relating to naturalization.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 8, 1993

Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

concerning continued use of State legalization impact

assistance grants for services relating to naturalization.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. EXTENDING USE OF STATE LEGALIZATION IM4 PACT ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SERVICES

5 CONCERNING NATURALIZATION.

6 (a) EXTENDING PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PUB7 LIC EDUCATION CONCERNING NATURALIZATION.—Sec8 tion 204(j)(4) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act

9 of 1986 is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’,

2 (2) by inserting ‘‘(except as provided in sub3 paragraph (B))’’ after ‘‘but only’’, and

4 (3) by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(B) The five-year limitation described in sub6 paragraph (A) shall not apply for the purposes of

7 providing services described in subsections (c)(1)(C),

8 (c)(1)(F), and (c)(3)(D).’’.

9 (b) ADDITIONAL CITIZENSHIP OUTREACH ACTIVI10 TIES.—Section 204(c)(1) of such Act is amended—

11 (1) by striking the period at the end of sub12 paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and

13 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the

14 following:

15 ‘‘(F) to make payments for public education

16 and outreach (including the provision of information

17 to individuals) to inform eligible legalized aliens re18 garding—

19 ‘‘(i) the requirements of the Immigration

20 and Nationality Act regarding naturalization,

21 including the procedures to become a natural22 ized citizen of the United States,

23 ‘‘(ii) the rights and responsibilities of citi24 zens, and
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1 ‘‘(iii) sources of assistance for such aliens

2 applying for naturalization, including edu3 cational, informational, and referral services,

4 except that nothing in this subparagraph may be

5 construed as authorizing the provision of any service

6 which would assume responsibility for an alien’s ap7 plication for naturalization and that at least 50 per8 cent of funds that a State uses for the purposes of

9 this subparagraph shall be expended for services

10 provided through private nonprofit organizations (in11 cluding community-based organizations of dem12 onstrated effectiveness).’’.

13 (c) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section

14 204(c)(2) of such Act is amended by adding at the end

15 the following new subparagraph:

16 ‘‘(E) Of the total amount allotted to a State under

17 this section, a State may not use more than—

18 ‘‘(i) 1 percent (or, if greater, $100,000) for

19 payments under paragraph (1)(F), and

20 ‘‘(ii) 10 percent for payments under paragraph

21 (1)(C) for services furnished after September 30,

22 1993.’’.

23 (d) EXTENDING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section

24 204(b)(4) of such Act is amended—
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1 (1) in the second sentence, by inserting before

2 the period the following: ‘‘, except that funds shall

3 remain available until September 30, 1995, for pur4 poses of providing services described in subsections

5 (c)(1)(C), (c)(1)(F), and (c)(3)(D)’’,

6 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘1994’’

7 and inserting ‘‘1995,’’, and

8 (3) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘1995’’

9 and inserting ‘‘1996.’’.

10 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

11 this section shall apply with respect to reimbursements to

12 States for services furnished on or after June 1, 1993.

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