SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE 
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. 
(a) NATURALIZATION AUTHORITY.—Section 310(b) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1421(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘COURT AUTHORITY’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, by a Member of, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con-
gress,’’ before ‘‘or by an eligible court’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘A 
Senator shall have the authority to administer 
such oath of allegiance only to individuals who 
reside in the State the Senator represents. In 
the case of a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives, including a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress, the Member 
shall have the authority to administer such oath 
of allegiance only to individuals who reside in 
the congressional district the Member rep-
resents.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS ON CONGRESSIONAL AU-
THORITY.—
‘‘(i) EXTENT
OF
AUTHORITY.—The 
authority under this section of a Member 
of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress is limited solely to the ad-
ministration of the oath of allegiance under 
section 337(a). 
‘‘(ii) PERIOD BEFORE ELECTIONS.—A 
Member of, or Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to, the Congress may not admin-
ister the oath of allegiance under section 
337(a) during the 90-day period which 
ends on the date of any election for Fed-
eral, State, or local office in which the 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner is a candidate. 
‘‘(iii) TIME
AND
PLACE
OF
CERE-
MONY.—A Member of, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress shall 
administer the oath of allegiance under 
section 337(a) only at such times and 
places as the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may designate.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or a Member of, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con-
gress’’ after ‘‘a court’’; 
(5) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 
subject to paragraph (1)(C)(ii), the Member of, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con-
gress’’ after ‘‘the court’’; 
(6) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress’’ before ‘‘such information’’; 
(7) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(II), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress’’ after ‘‘the court’’; and 
(8) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL’’ and 
inserting ‘‘TIMING OF EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘neither’’ after ‘‘Subject 
to subparagraph (C),’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘nor a Member of, or Del-
egate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con-
gress’’ after ‘‘the Attorney General’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘shall not administer’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall administer’’.
(b) OATH OF RENUNCIATION AND ALLEGIANCE.— 
Section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1448) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by in-
serting ‘‘, the Member of the House of Representa-
tives, including a Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to the Congress, who represents the congres-
sional district in which the individual resides, a Sen-
ator who represents the State in which the indi-
vidual resides,’’ before ‘‘or a court with jurisdiction’’; 
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(except to the extent that 
such section limits the authority of a Member 
of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
the Congress)’’ after ‘‘Notwithstanding section 
310(b)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, oath administration by 
the Member of the House of Representatives, 
including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to the Congress, who represents the congres-
sional district in which the individual resides or 
a Senator who represents the State in which 
the individual resides,’’ after ‘‘expedited judicial 
oath administration ceremony’’;
SEC. 2. REGULATORY AUTHORITY. 
Not later than the date that is 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall issue regulations implementing the amend-
ments made by this Act. 
SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each of sections 310, 337, 338, 
and 339 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1421, 1448, 1449, and 1450) is amended by striking ‘‘At-
torney General’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The amendment made by this sec-
tion shall not affect the authority of any officer or em-
ployee of the Executive Office of Immigration Review (in-
cluding immigration judges (as defined in section 
101(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act)) to ad-
minister the oath of allegiance under section 337(a). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4862 
AN ACT 
To permit Members of Congress to administer the 
oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization.