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(i) an alien lawfully admitted for per-
manent residence in the United States by 
reason of having been allotted a visa under 
section 203(b) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); or 
(ii) an applicant for adjustment of 
status to that of an alien described in 
clause (i), and admissible to the United 
States for permanent residence. 
(d) APPLICATIONS FOR ASYLUM OR ADMISSION AS 
REFUGEE BY SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF 
ASYLEES AND REFUGEES.— 
(1) ASYLUM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who was, on 
August 29, 2005, the spouse or child of an indi-
vidual described in subparagraph (B), may have 
the alien’s eligibility to be granted asylum de-
termined under section 208(b)(3) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1158(b)(3)) as if such individual had not died. 
(B) PRINCIPALS
DESCRIBED.—An indi-
vidual is described in this subparagraph if the 
individual— 
(i) died as a consequence of a speci-
fied hurricane disaster; and
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(ii) before such death, was granted 
asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1158). 
(2) ADMISSION AS A REFUGEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who was, on 
August 29, 2005, the spouse or child of an indi-
vidual described in subparagraph (B), may have 
the alien’s eligibility to be admitted to the 
United States as a refugee determined under 
section 207(c)(2) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(2)) as if such 
individual had not died. 
(B) PRINCIPALS
DESCRIBED.—An indi-
vidual is described in this subparagraph if the 
individual— 
(i) died as a consequence of a speci-
fied hurricane disaster; and 
(ii) before such death, was admitted 
to the United States as a refugee under 
section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157). 
(e) WAIVER OF PUBLIC CHARGE GROUNDS.—In de-
termining the admissibility of any alien accorded an immi-
gration benefit under this section, the grounds for inad-
missibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of the Immigra-
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tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) shall not 
apply. 
SEC. 5. NATURALIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an applicant for 
naturalization who resided, on August 29, 2005, within 
a portion of a district of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services that was declared by the President to be affected 
by a specified hurricane disaster, the Secretary of Home-
land Security may administer the provisions of title III 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 
et seq.) without regard to any provision of such title other-
wise requiring residence to be maintained, or any other 
action to be taken, in any specific State or district of U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services. 
(b) COURT AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER OATHS.— 
Notwithstanding section 310(b)(1) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421(b)(1)), with respect 
to an applicant for naturalization described in subsection 
(a), an eligible court (as defined in section 310(b)(5) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1421(b)(5))) may administer the oath 
of allegiance under section 337(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1448(a)) to the applicant regardless of whether the appli-
cant is permanently residing within the jurisdiction of the 
court.