(I) by striking ‘‘section 231’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 231 and 244’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) the extent to which integrated 
English literacy, U.S. history, and civics 
education programs carried out under sec-
tion 244 lead participants in such pro-
grams to increase their civic participation 
and, if applicable, lead such participants to 
become United States citizens;’’. 
(f) INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY, U.S. HISTORY, 
AND CIVICS EDUCATION.—Chapter 4 of subtitle A of the 
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 
9251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY, U.S. HISTORY, 
AND CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From funds appro-
priated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award 
grants to States, from allocations under subsection (b), 
for integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics 
education programs. 
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‘‘(b) ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
from the amount appropriated under subsection (c) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate— 
‘‘(A) 65 percent of such amount to States 
on the basis of a State’s need for integrated 
English, U.S. history, and civics education pro-
grams, as determined by calculating each 
State’s share of a 10-year average of the data 
compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics 
of the Department of Homeland Security, for 
immigrants admitted for lawful permanent resi-
dence for the 10 most recent years; and 
‘‘(B) 35 percent of such amount to the 
States on the basis of whether the State experi-
enced growth, as measured by the average of 
the 3 most recent years for which data compiled 
by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the 
Department of Homeland Security are avail-
able, for immigrants admitted for lawful perma-
nent residence. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM.—No State shall receive an allo-
cation under paragraph (1) in an amount that is less 
than $60,000. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, 
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $300,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2017.’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER. 
(a) ADULT EDUCATION
AND FAMILY LITERACY 
ACT.—The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 
U.S.C. 9201 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 203(6) (20 U.S.C. 9202(6)), by 
striking ‘‘individuals of limited English proficiency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘English language learners’’; 
(2) in section 203 (20 U.S.C. 9202)— 
(A) in paragraph (10)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘INDIVIDUAL
OF
LIMITED
ENGLISH 
PROFICIENCY’’ and inserting ‘‘ENGLISH 
LANGUAGE LEARNER’’; and 
(ii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘individual of lim-
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ited English proficiency’’ and inserting 
‘‘English language learner’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), 
(8), (9), and (10), as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), 
(10), and (6), respectively; 
(3) in section 224(b)(10)(D) (20 U.S.C. 
9224(b)(10)(D)), by striking ‘‘individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency’’ and inserting ‘‘English lan-
guage learners’’; and 
(4) 
in 
section 
243(2)(D)(ii) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
9253(2)(D)(ii)), by striking ‘‘individuals with limited 
English proficiency who are adults’’ and inserting 
‘‘adult English language learners’’. 
(b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT 
OF 1965.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 9101(25) of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801(25)) is amended by striking the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(25) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
LEARNER.—The 
term ‘English language learner’ means an indi-
vidual—’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
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U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to an individual who is limited 
English proficient shall be construed to refer to an 
English language learner. 
SEC. 103. RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 133(c)(2)(A) of the Edu-
cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9533(c)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘education and’’ 
before ‘‘literacy’’. 
(b) NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CEN-
TER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
shall direct the Commissioner for Education Re-
search of the National Center for Education Re-
search established pursuant to section 131 of the 
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9531) to establish a national research and develop-
ment center for adult education and literacy as de-
scribed in section 133(c)(2)(A) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 9533(c)(2)(A)) (as amended by subsection 
(a)). 
(2) 
PROVISION
FOR
EXPANSION
OF
RE-
SEARCH.—If, as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Commissioner has established a center for 
adult 
literacy 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
133(c)(2)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform Act 
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of 2002, the Commissioner shall expand the topic of 
research of such center to include adult education, 
in accordance with the amendment made by sub-
section (a). 
TITLE II—SUPPORTING ENGLISH 
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND 
ADULT EDUCATION IN THE 
WORKFORCE 
SEC. 201. PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR BUSINESS LEADER-
SHIP IN PROMOTING UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Pres-
idential Award for Business Leadership in Promoting 
United States Citizenship (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Presidential Citizenship Award’’), which shall be 
awarded to companies and other organizations that make 
extraordinary efforts in assisting their employees and 
members to learn English and increase their under-
standing of United States history and civics. 
(b) SELECTION AND PRESENTATION OF AWARD.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The President shall periodi-
cally award the Presidential Citizenship Award to 
large and small companies and other organizations 
described in subsection (a) after reviewing rec-
ommendations to the President with respect to such 
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(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
Immigrant Integration’’ after ‘‘Office of Citi-
zenship’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 
Immigrant Integration’’ after ‘‘Office of Citi-
zenship’’. 
(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the Office of Citizenship within 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Office of Citizen-
ship and Immigrant Integration’’. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—Section 451(f)(2) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271(f)(2)), as amended 
by subsection (a)(2)(C), is further amended by striking 
‘‘for promoting’’ and all that follows through the period 
and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(A) establishing national goals for intro-
ducing new Americans into the United States 
and measuring the degree to which such goals 
are met; 
‘‘(B) assessing and coordinating Federal 
policies, regulations, task forces, and commis-
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sions related to introducing immigrants into the 
United States; 
‘‘(C) continuing with the efforts of the 
Task Force on New Americans established 
under Executive Order No. 13404 to facilitate 
a dialogue among Federal agencies, make rec-
ommendations to the President of the United 
States, and follow through with initiatives ad-
ministered by the Task Force under the author-
ity of such Executive order; 
‘‘(D) serving as a liaison and intermediary 
with State and local governments and other en-
tities to assist in establishing local goals, task 
forces, and councils to assist in introducing im-
migrants to the United States; 
‘‘(E) coordinating with other Federal agen-
cies to provide information to State and local 
governments on the demand for English acqui-
sition programs and best practices in place on 
the Federal and State level for aliens who have 
recently arrived in the United States; 
‘‘(F) assisting States in coordinating ac-
tivities with the grant program carried out 
under title III of the Strengthen and Unite 
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Communities 
with 
Civics 
Education 
and 
English Development Act of 2013; and 
‘‘(G) promoting instruction and training on 
citizenship responsibilities for aliens interested 
in becoming naturalized citizens of the United 
States, including the development of edu-
cational materials for such aliens.’’. 
(c) DONATIONS.—Section 451(f) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271(f)), as amended by 
this section, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) DONATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) ACCEPTANCE
OF
DONATIONS.—The 
Chief of the Office of Citizenship and Immi-
grant Integration may accept monetary and in- 
kind donations to support the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) DEDICATION
OF
FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law— 
‘‘(i) any funds donated to the Office 
of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration 
to support the activities described in para-
graph (2) shall be deposited entirely into 
an account established for such purpose; 
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‘‘(ii) the funds contained in such ac-
count shall be used solely to support such 
activities; and 
‘‘(iii) funds that were not donated for 
the exclusive purpose of supporting such 
activities may not be deposited into such 
account.’’. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Chief of the Office 
of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration shall submit a 
biennial report to the authorizing Committees in Congress 
that describes the activities of the office. 
SEC. 302. GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE GRANTS.—Subject to 
subsections (c) and (d), the Chief of the Office of Citizen-
ship and Immigrant Integration is authorized to provide 
competitive grants to States to form State New American 
Councils as described in subsection (b) to carry out activi-
ties described in section 303. 
(b) STATE NEW AMERICAN COUNCILS.—A State 
New American Council shall consist of not less than 15 
and not more than 19 individuals from the State and shall 
include, to the extent practicable, representatives from the 
following sectors: 
(1) Business. 
(2) Faith-based organizations. 
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(3) Civic organizations. 
(4) Philanthropic leaders. 
(5) Nonprofit organizations, including those 
with experience working with immigrant commu-
nities. 
(6) Representatives from key education stake-
holders, such as State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, community colleges, teachers, 
or organizations representing teachers and other em-
ployees. 
(7) Representatives of State adult education of-
fices. 
(8) Representatives of State or local public li-
braries. 
(9) Representatives of statewide or local govern-
ment officials. 
(c) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO GRANT.—The Chief of the 
Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration 
may award a grant under subsection (a) to a State 
without requiring the State to form a State New 
American Council if the Chief determines that the 
State is carrying out similar statewide initiatives to 
introduce immigrants into the State and into the 
United States. 
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(2) GUIDELINES.—The Chief shall establish 
guidelines for awarding grants to States described in 
paragraph (1). 
(d) GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—The Chief 
of the Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration 
may provide a grant under subsection (a) to a local gov-
ernment at the discretion of the Chief. 
(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall submit an applica-
tion to the Chief of the Office of Citizenship and Immi-
grant Integration at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Chief may reasonably re-
quire. Such application shall include— 
(1) if the applicant is a State seeking to form 
a State New American Council, an assurance that 
such State New American Council will meet the re-
quirements of subsection (b); 
(2) the number of immigrants in the State in 
which the applicant is located; 
(3) a description of the challenges in intro-
ducing new Americans in the State and local com-
munity; and 
(4) any other information that the Chief may 
reasonably require. 
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(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 
carry out this section for such Office, including the 
evaluation of funds distributed. 
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(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. 
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 
(a) MANDATORY
ACTIVITIES.—A grant awarded 
under section 302(a) shall be used— 
(1) to develop, implement, expand, or enhance 
a comprehensive plan to introduce new immigrants 
into the State, including the increase in English lit-
eracy, U.S. history, and civics education; 
(2) to provide subgrants to local communities 
as described in subsection (c); 
(3) if the grant is awarded to a State to form 
a State New American Council, to convene meetings 
of the State New American Council not less fre-
quently than once each quarter; 
(4) to disseminate best practices and other in-
formation compiled by the Office of Citizenship and 
Immigrant Integration that pertains to effective pro-
grams for English acquisition and civics education; 
and 
(5) to convene public hearings not less fre-
quently than once each year to report on the activi-
ties carried out by such grant. 
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(b) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A grant awarded 
under section 302(a) may be used— 
(1) to solicit and disseminate solutions and 
remedies to the challenges of introducing new Amer-
icans in the State or municipality in which the grant 
is awarded; 
(2) to provide technical assistance, training, or 
coordination for State or local agencies to improve 
programs to introduce new Americans into the 
United States, such as English literacy, U.S. his-
tory, and civics education; 
(3) to review and develop strategies to expand 
distance learning as a method of instruction for 
English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education 
and available technological programs that may sup-
plement or supplant quality classroom instruction; 
(4) to coordinate with entities of other States 
engaged in activities under this title or other activi-
ties to introduce new Americans into the State or 
community; and 
(5) to develop materials focused on preparation 
for the naturalization test, engage in outreach and 
educational activities on the naturalization process, 
and provide assistance to immigrants with the natu-
ralization application, where appropriate. 
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(c) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO AWARD.—A grant under 
section 302(a) shall be used to award subgrants to 
entities of local governments to assist communities 
with local efforts to introduce new Americans into 
the community. 
(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Subgrants shall 
be awarded under paragraph (1) to entities of local 
governments for use to carry out activities in accord-
ance with— 
(A) a comprehensive plan described in sub-
section (a)(1); and 
(B) any guidance provided by the Chief of 
the Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Inte-
gration. 
(3) SUBGRANT
AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
subgrant awarded under this subsection shall be not 
less than $100,000 and not more than $600,000 for 
a fiscal year. 
SEC. 304. REPORTING AND EVALUATION. 
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each entity awarded a grant 
under section 302(a) shall submit a report annually 
to the Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Integra-
tion that— 
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(A) describes the activities of the State 
New American Council and subgrant recipients 
and how these activities meet the goals of— 
(i) the Chief of the Office of Citizen-
ship and Immigrant Integration; and 
(ii) the comprehensive plan described 
in section 303(a)(1); and 
(B) describes the geographic areas being 
served, the number of immigrants in such 
areas, and the primary languages spoken there. 
(2) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The Chief of the 
Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration 
may set out other requirements as the Chief sees fit 
in order to— 
(A) impose accountability; and 
(B) measure the outcomes of the activities 
carried out with grants awarded under section 
302(a). 
(b) ANNUAL EVALUATION.—The Chief of the Office 
of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration shall conduct an 
annual evaluation of the grant program established under 
this title and use such evaluation— 
(1) to improve the effectiveness of programs 
carried out by the Chief; 
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