SEC. 310. PROUD TO BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 
2022, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish 
the ‘‘Proud to Be a United States Citizen Program’’ (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’) to promote 
United States citizenship. 
(b) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the 
Program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) develop outreach materials targeted to non-
citizens who have been lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence to encourage such aliens to apply to 
become citizens of the United States; 
(2) disseminate the outreach materials devel-
oped pursuant to paragraph (1) through public serv-
ice announcements, advertisements, and such other 
media as the Secretary determines is appropriate; 
(3) conduct outreach activities targeted to non-
citizens believed to be eligible to apply for natu-
ralization through communications by text, email 
and the United States postal service, including— 
(A) notifying individuals of their possible 
eligibility to apply for naturalization; 
(B) informing such individuals about the 
requirements and benefits of United States citi-
zenship; 
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(C) providing such individuals with par-
tially completed naturalization applications, 
using available data about such individuals and 
instructions about how to complete the applica-
tion; and 
(D) providing such individuals with infor-
mation about where to get free or low-cost as-
sistance to apply for naturalization and to pre-
pare for the required English and civics exams. 
SEC. 311. MISSION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES. 
Section 451 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 271) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Bureau of’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘U.S.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
(4), and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and 
(6), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) MISSION
STATEMENT.—The mission of 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is to se-
cure America’s promise as a Nation that welcomes 
immigrants and refugees by— 
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‘‘(A) providing accurate and useful infor-
mation to its customers; 
‘‘(B) granting humanitarian, immigration, 
and citizenship benefits; 
‘‘(C) promoting an awareness and under-
standing of citizenship; and 
‘‘(D) ensuring the integrity of the United 
States immigration system.’’. 
SEC. 312. AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF ELIGIBLE INDI-
VIDUALS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 313: 
(1) AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘automatic registration system’’ means a sys-
tem developed by a State that— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), registers all newly naturalized individuals 
to vote in elections for Federal office conducted 
in such State by transferring the information 
necessary for voter registration from the De-
partment of Homeland Security to the State 
voter registration database; and 
(B) excludes from registration— 
(i) any individual who affirmatively 
declines to be registered; and 
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(ii) any individual who is determined 
to be ineligible for registration. 
(2) NEWLY NATURALIZED CITIZEN.—The term 
‘‘newly naturalized citizen’’ means an individual 
who— 
(A) has an approved application for natu-
ralization as a United States citizen; 
(B) has taken the oath described in section 
337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1448); and 
(C) has received a certificate of naturaliza-
tion under section 338 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1449). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(b) AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR THE 
NEWLY NATURALIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief election official of 
each State shall establish and operate an automatic 
registration system for newly naturalized citizens to 
vote in elections for Federal office conducted in the 
State, in accordance with this section. 
(2) USE OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY RECORDS.—The chief election official of each 
State shall— 
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(A) upon receiving information from the 
Secretary about a newly naturalized citizen who 
has not declined voter registration— 
(i) ensure that such individual fulfills 
any local or State qualifications to register 
to vote relating to legal competency and 
past criminal convictions; and 
(ii) determine whether such individual 
is subject to privacy protections for victims 
of domestic violence or people with sen-
sitive or high-profile professions; 
(B) not later than 15 days after receiving 
information from the Secretary about an indi-
vidual pursuant to section 313, ensure that the 
individual is registered to vote in elections for 
Federal office conducted in the State unless the 
individual is disqualified from voting by reason 
of incompetency or past criminal conviction; 
(C) not later than 45 days after receiving 
information from the Secretary about an indi-
vidual pursuant to section 313, send written no-
tice to the individual, in addition to other 
means of notice established under this section, 
of the individual’s voter registration status; and 
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(D) exclude from all public availability or 
disclosure the voter registration records of any 
newly naturalized citizens who are protected by 
applicable State or local laws that prevent pub-
lication of the home address and other person-
ally identifying information about victims of do-
mestic violence and people with sensitive or 
high-profile professions. 
(c) CONTENTS
OF WRITTEN NOTICE
TO NEWLY 
REGISTERED
VOTERS.—The written notice required 
under subsection (b)(2)(C) shall— 
(1) indicate the individual has been registered 
to vote; 
(2) describe the substantive qualifications of an 
elector in the State, as listed in the mail voter reg-
istration application form for elections for Federal 
office prescribed pursuant to section 9 of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20508); 
(3) set forth the consequences for false registra-
tion; 
(4) instruct the individual to cancel his or her 
voter registration if he or she does not meet all of 
the qualifications referred to in paragraph (2); and 
(5) providing instructions for— 
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(A) cancelling voter registration, if nec-
essary pursuant to paragraph (4); and 
(B) correcting any erroneous information 
in the individual’s voter registration record. 
(d) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS YOUNGER THAN 
18 YEARS OF AGE.—A State may not refuse to register 
a newly naturalized citizen under this section on the 
grounds that the individual is younger than 18 years of 
age on the date on which the Secretary receives informa-
tion with respect to the individual if the individual is at 
least 16 years of age on such date. 
SEC. 313. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ASSIST-
ANCE IN REGISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) assist the chief election official of each 
State to carry out the functions set forth in section 
312(b) in accordance with this section; and 
(2) provide each individual approved for natu-
ralization with a document that— 
(A) informs the individual of— 
(i) the substantive qualifications of an 
elector in the State, as set forth in the 
mail voter registration application form for 
elections for Federal office prescribed pur-
suant to section 9 of the National Voter 
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Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20508); and 
(ii) the consequences of false voter 
registration; 
(B) instructs the individual to decline to 
register to vote if the individual does not meet 
all of the qualifications referred to in subpara-
graph (A)(i); 
(C) informs the individual that— 
(i) voter registration is voluntary; and 
(ii) registering to voter or declining to 
register to vote— 
(I) will not affect the individual’s 
citizenship status; 
(II) will not affect the availability 
of services or benefits to which the in-
dividual is entitled; and 
(III) will not be used for other 
purposes; 
(D) informs the individual that affiliation 
or enrollment with a political party may be re-
quired to participate in an election to select the 
party’s candidate in an election for Federal of-
fice; 
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(E) provides any individual who accepts 
voter registration the option of affiliating or en-
rolling with a political party; 
(F) informs the individual that he or she 
will not be registered to vote if he or she— 
(i) signs the document; 
(ii) does not take the oath of alle-
giance to the United States required for 
naturalization under section 337 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1448); and 
(iii) is not issued a certificate of natu-
ralization; 
(G) instructs any individual who accepts 
voter registration to provide his or her residen-
tial address or coordinates if different from his 
or her mailing address on file with U.S. Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services; 
(H) directs individuals to— 
(i) sign in a designated space to de-
cline voter registration; or 
(ii) sign in a different designated 
space to attest that the individual— 
(I) affirms that information pro-
vided on the document is true and 
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complete to the best of the individ-
ual’s knowledge; 
(II) will fulfill nationally applica-
ble age, citizenship, and residency re-
quirements to vote upon the individ-
ual’s naturalization; and 
(III) accepts voter registration if 
determined by State election officials 
to be eligible to register in the individ-
ual’s State and municipality of resi-
dence; and 
(I) provides a phone number and other 
widely accessible means of contacting U.S. Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services with ques-
tions about, or for assistance with, completing 
sections of the document concerning automatic 
voter registration, as set forth in subsection (d). 
(b) INSTRUCTIONS ON AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION.— 
The Secretary shall require each individual approved for 
naturalization to sign and submit to the Secretary the doc-
ument received pursuant to subsection (a)(2) at the time 
he or she takes the oath described in section 337 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448) to ac-
knowledge that he or she understands the information 
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contained in the document and will comply with the appli-
cable requirement. 
(c) INFORMATION SUBMISSION.—Not later than 15 
days after a newly naturalized citizen submits a signed 
document to the Secretary in accordance with subsection 
(b), unless the individual declines to be registered to vote 
when signing the document, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate State election official, in a format compat-
ible with the statewide voter database maintained under 
section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
U.S.C. 21083) to the extent possible— 
(1) the individual’s given names and surnames; 
(2) the individual’s date of birth; 
(3) the individual’s residential address or co-
ordinates; 
(4) confirmation that the individual is a citizen 
of the United States; 
(5) the date on which the individual was sworn 
in as a United States citizen; 
(6) the individual’s signature in electronic form, 
if available; and 
(7) information regarding the individual’s affili-
ation or enrollment with a political party, if the indi-
vidual provides such information. 
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(d) REGISTRATION
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) publish information about, and instructions 
for, accepting or declining automatic voter registra-
tion for newly naturalized citizens— 
(A) on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services website; and 
(B) in materials routinely provided to ap-
proved applicants for United States citizenship; 
and 
(2) create a telephonic hotline staffed by live 
operators to provide assistance with registration to 
approved applicants for United States citizenship. 
SEC. 314. VOTER PROTECTION AND SECURITY IN AUTO-
MATIC REGISTRATION. 
(a) PROTECTIONS FOR ERRORS IN REGISTRATION.— 
An individual may not be prosecuted under any Federal 
or State law, adversely affected in any civil adjudication 
concerning immigration status or naturalization, or sub-
ject to an allegation in any legal proceeding that the indi-
vidual is not a citizen of the United States on the ground 
that the individual— 
(1) is not eligible to vote in elections for Fed-
eral office, but— 
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(A) was automatically registered to vote 
under this title; or 
(B) was automatically registered to vote 
under this title and subsequently voted without 
willful intent to do so unlawfully; 
(2) was automatically registered to vote under 
this title at an incorrect address; or 
(3) declined the opportunity to register to vote 
or did not make an affirmation of citizenship, in-
cluding through automatic registration, under this 
title. 
(b) LIMITS
ON USE
OF AUTOMATIC REGISTRA-
TION.—The automatic registration of any individual, an 
individual’s declination to register to vote, or an individ-
ual’s failure to make an affirmation of citizenship under 
this title may not be used as evidence against that indi-
vidual in any State or Federal law enforcement pro-
ceeding. An individual’s lack of knowledge or willfulness 
of such registration may be conclusively demonstrated by 
the individual’s testimony. 
(c) CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES’ PROTECTION OF IN-
FORMATION.—Nothing in this title may be construed to 
authorize the Department of Homeland Security to collect, 
retain, transmit, or publicly disclose, except to State elec-
tion officials, as authorized under this title— 
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(1) an individual’s decision to decline to register 
to vote or to not register to vote; 
(2) an individual’s decision to not affirm his or 
her citizenship; or 
(3) any information that a contributing agency 
transmits pursuant to section 313(c), except in pur-
suing the agency’s ordinary course of business. 
(d) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED.—State elec-
tion officials may not publicly disclose, with respect to any 
individual for whom any a State election official receives 
information from the Department of Homeland Security— 
(1) any information that is not necessary to 
voter registration; 
(2) any voter information otherwise shielded 
from disclosure under State law or section 8(a) of 
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 
U.S.C. 20507(a)); 
(3) any portion of the individual’s Social Secu-
rity number; 
(4) any portion of the individual’s motor vehicle 
driver’s license number; 
(5) the individual’s signature; 
(6) the individual’s telephone number; or 
(7) the individual’s email address. 
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SEC. 315. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Sections 312, 313, and 314 shall take effect on Janu-
ary 1, 2022. 
TITLE IV—REFUGEE RESETTLE-
MENT AND INTEGRATION 
SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of State. 
SEC. 402. MINIMUM NUMBER OF REFUGEES TO BE ADMIT-
TED. 
Section 207(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘as the President determines’’ the following: ‘‘(except that 
in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, such number may 
not be less than 125,000)’’. 
SEC. 403. PRE-ARRIVAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND WORK 
ORIENTATION 
TRAINING 
FOR 
APPROVED 
REFUGEE APPLICANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
overseas refugee training programs to offer to refugees de-
scribed in subsection (b) optional English-as-a-second-lan-
guage and work orientation training before departure for 
the United States. 
(b) REFUGEES DESCRIBED.—Refugees described in 
this subsection are refugees who have been— 
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(1) approved for admission to the United 
States; 
(2) conditionally approved for admission to the 
United States; or 
(3) selected at the discretion of the U.S. Ref-
ugee Admission Program. 
(c) DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.—In designing 
and implementing the programs referred to in subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consult with or enter into a con-
tract with 1 or more nongovernmental or international or-
ganizations that has— 
(1) direct affiliation with the United States ref-
ugee resettlement program; and 
(2) appropriate expertise in developing cur-
riculum and teaching English as a second language. 
(d) IMPACT ON PROCESSING TIMES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that training programs under this section— 
(1) are offered to refugees as strictly optional; 
(2) occur within applicable processing times; 
and 
(3) do not delay or prevent the departure for 
the United States of any refugee who has been ap-
proved for admission to the United States. 
(e) TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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(1) INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall ensure that training programs 
under this section are fully and consistently oper-
ational in not fewer than 3 refugee processing re-
gions. 
(2) ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress that such training programs are 
fully and consistently operational in not fewer than 
5 refugee processing regions. 
(f) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the imple-
mentation of this section that includes— 
(A) an assessment of— 
(i) the quality of English-as-a-second- 
language curricula and instruction; and 
(ii) the benefits to refugees of the 
work orientation and English-as-a-second- 
language training programs; and 
(B) recommendations on whether such pro-
grams should be continued, broadened, or modi-
fied. 
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