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(4) any other information that the Chief may 
reasonably require. 
(f) DURATION.—A grant awarded under subsection 
(a) shall be for a period of 5 years. 
(g) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to grant appli-
cations that— 
(1) use matching funds, from non-Federal 
sources, which may include in-kind contributions; 
and 
(2) demonstrate collaboration with private enti-
ties to achieve the goals of their comprehensive plan. 
(h) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.—Additional con-
sideration shall be given to grant applications submitted 
by States with a large increase in the population of immi-
grants over the previous 10 years relative to past migra-
tion patterns, based on data compiled by the Office of Im-
migration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(i) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant award-
ed under subsection (a) shall be not less than $500,000 
and not more than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
(j) RESERVATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL.—The Chief of the Office of Citi-
zenship and Immigrant Integration shall reserve not 
more than 1 percent of the amount appropriated to 
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carry out this section for such Office, including the 
evaluation of funds distributed. 
(2) STATES.—A State awarded a grant under 
subsection (a) may reserve not more than 10 percent 
of such grant amount for the creation and operation 
of the State New American Council. 
(k) FUNDING.—Fees and fines deposited in the Secu-
rity and Prosperity Account under section 286(w)(3)(B) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act may be used to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 619. INDEPENDENCE DAY CEREMONIES FOR OATHS 
OF ALLEGIANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall make available funds each fiscal year to the Di-
rector of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or to 
public or private nonprofit entities to support public cere-
monies for administering oaths of allegiance under section 
337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1448(a)) to legal immigrants whose applications for natu-
ralization have been approved. 
(b) CEREMONIES.—A ceremony conducted with funds 
under this section— 
(1) shall be held on a date that is on or near 
Independence Day; and 
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(2) shall include appropriate outreach, ceremo-
nial, and celebratory activities. 
(c) SELECTION OF SITES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall select the site for each ceremony con-
ducted with funds under this section. 
(2) SELECTION PROCESS.—In selecting a site 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity should consider— 
(A) the number of naturalization appli-
cants living in proximity to the site; and 
(B) the degree of participation in and sup-
port for the ceremony by the local community 
at the site. 
(d) AMOUNTS AVAILABLE; USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) AMOUNTS
AVAILABLE.—Amounts made 
available under this section for each ceremony shall 
not exceed $5,000. 
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this section may be used only for the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Costs of personnel of the Department 
of Homeland Security and the Federal judiciary 
(including travel and overtime expenses). 
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(B) Site rental, including audio equipment 
rental. 
(C) 
Logistical 
requirements, 
including 
sanitation. 
(D) Costs for printing brochures about the 
naturalization participants and the naturaliza-
tion process. 
(3) FUNDING.—Fees and fines deposited in the 
Security and Prosperity Account under section 
286(w)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act may be used to carry out this section. 
(e) APPLICATION.—No amount may be made avail-
able under this section to an entity that is not part of 
the Department of Homeland Security, for supporting a 
ceremony described in subsection (b), unless— 
(1) the entity submits an application to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in a form and manner 
specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
and 
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security ap-
proves the application. 
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