orders, actions, programs, and policies, but does not apply 
to— 
‘‘(1) teaching of languages; 
‘‘(2) requirements under the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act; 
‘‘(3) actions, documents, or policies necessary 
for national security, international relations, trade, 
tourism, or commerce; 
‘‘(4) actions or documents that protect the pub-
lic health and safety; 
‘‘(5) actions or documents that facilitate the ac-
tivities of the Bureau of the Census in compiling any 
census of population; 
‘‘(6) actions that protect the rights of victims of 
crimes or criminal defendants; or 
‘‘(7) using terms of art or phrases from lan-
guages other than English. 
‘‘§ 164. Uniform English language rule for naturaliza-
tion 
‘‘(a) UNIFORM LANGUAGE TESTING STANDARD.—All 
citizens should be able to read and understand generally 
the English language text of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, the Constitution, and the laws of the United States 
made in pursuance of the Constitution. 
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‘‘(b) CEREMONIES.—All naturalization ceremonies 
shall be conducted in English. 
‘‘§ 165. Rules of construction 
‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to prohibit a Member of Congress or any 
officer or agent of the Federal Government, while 
performing official functions, from communicating 
unofficially through any medium with another per-
son in a language other than English (as long as of-
ficial functions are performed in English); 
‘‘(2) to limit the preservation or use of Native 
Alaskan or Native American languages (as defined 
in the Native American Languages Act); 
‘‘(3) to disparage any language or to discourage 
any person from learning or using a language; or 
‘‘(4) to be inconsistent with the Constitution of 
the United States. 
‘‘§ 166. Standing 
‘‘A person injured by a violation of this chapter may 
in a civil action (including an action under chapter 151 
of title 28) obtain appropriate relief.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
at the beginning of title 4, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to chapter 5 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘CHAPTER 6. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE’’. 
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(c) GENERAL
RULES
OF
CONSTRUCTION
FOR 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEXTS
OF
THE LAWS
OF
THE 
UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 8. General rules of construction for laws of the 
United States 
‘‘(a) English language requirements and workplace 
policies, whether in the public or private sector, shall be 
presumptively consistent with the laws of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(b) Any ambiguity in the English language text of 
the laws of the United States shall be resolved, in accord-
ance with the last two articles of the Bill of Rights, not 
to deny or disparage rights retained by the people, and 
to reserve powers to the States respectively, or to the peo-
ple.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 1, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 7 the following new item: 
‘‘8.
General Rules of Construction for Laws of the United States.’’. 
(d) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue for public no-
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tice and comment a proposed rule for uniform testing 
English language ability of candidates for naturalization, 
based upon the principles that— 
(1) all citizens should be able to read and un-
derstand generally the English language text of the 
Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and 
the laws of the United States which are made in 
pursuance thereof; and 
(2) any exceptions to this standard should be 
limited to extraordinary circumstances, such as asy-
lum. 
SEC. 6. ILLEGAL ALIENS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ALIEN REG-
ISTRATION.—Not later than six months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall establish in the Department of Homeland Se-
curity an Office of Alien Registration (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Office’’) that shall be responsible for 
managing the registration, adjustment, and citizenship 
process under this section of aliens who are unlawfully 
present in the United States. 
(b) REGISTRATION WITH OFFICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), if an alien who is unlawfully present in 
the United States can prove to the satisfaction of 
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the Secretary of Homeland Security, in accordance 
with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, that 
such alien was continuously physically present in the 
United States since the date of the introduction in 
the House of Representatives of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Crisis Response Act of 2006 (109th Congress), 
such alien may register with the Office under this 
section during the six-month period beginning on the 
date of the establishment of the Office. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON REGISTRATION OF CRIMI-
NAL ALIENS AND TERRORISTS.—The Secretary may 
not register an alien under this subsection unless the 
Secretary has verified, including by screening 
against an appropriate terrorist watchlist and 
through a criminal background check, that the alien 
is not inadmissible on any ground under paragraph 
(2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) (relating to inad-
missibility on criminal and related grounds activities 
and on security and related grounds, including ter-
rorism). 
(3) IDENTIFICATION CARDS PROVIDED.— 
(A) TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION CARD.— 
At the time of registration under this sub-
section, an alien shall be issued a temporary 
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identification card by the Office and shall pro-
vide the Office with information necessary for 
the issuance of a permanent identification card 
under subparagraph (B). 
(B) PERMANENT IDENTIFICATION CARD.— 
The Office shall, as expeditiously as practicable, 
mail to an alien who has registered under this 
section a permanent identification card. Such 
permanent identification cards shall be tamper- 
resistant and counterfeit-proof and shall feature 
a common machine-readable technology with de-
fined minimum data elements, including the fol-
lowing information: 
(i) The alien’s full legal name. 
(ii) The alien’s date of birth. 
(iii) The alien’s gender. 
(iv) A digital photograph of the alien. 
(v) The alien’s address of principal 
residence. 
(vi) The alien’s signature. 
(vii) Physical security features, similar 
to those in use for United States currency, 
designed to prevent tampering, counter-
feiting, or duplication of the identification 
card for fraudulent purposes. 
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(viii) A biometric component, such as 
a fingerprint or an iris scan. 
(4) FEES.—An alien shall pay to the Office a 
fee for the costs associated with— 
(A) registration of such an alien under this 
subsection; and 
(B) providing such an alien with such tem-
porary and permanent identification cards. 
(5) SURRENDER OF CARD.—At the time of the 
naturalization of an alien registered under this sub-
section, such an alien shall surrender to the Office 
the alien’s temporary and permanent identification 
cards. 
(c) EXPEDITED REMOVAL
AND CRIMINAL PEN-
ALTIES FOR NONREGISTERED ALIENS.— 
(1) EXPEDITED REMOVAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), notwithstanding any other 
provision of law— 
(i) any alien who— 
(I) is unlawfully present in the 
United States; 
(II) is not registered under sub-
section (b), or is so registered but or 
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has not satisfied the requirements of 
subsection (e); and 
(III) is apprehended in the 
United States at a location that is not 
along the international land or mari-
time borders of the United States; 
shall be immediately detained and pre-
sented before an immigration judge (as de-
fined in section 101(b)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(b)(4))); 
(ii) the name and fingerprints of such 
alien shall be added to an appropriate 
watch list maintained by the Department 
of Homeland Security concerning aliens 
who have been unlawfully present in the 
United States; and 
(iii) the judge shall order the alien im-
mediately removed from the United States 
without being released from detention and 
without further hearing or review in the 
same manner as an alien described in sub-
paragraph (A)(i) of section 235(a)(1) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(1)) is subject 
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to immediate removal from the United 
States under the provisions of such section. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of an alien 
who is eligible to register under subsection (b), 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply until after the 
last day of the six-month registration period 
provided under such subsection. 
(2) CRIMINAL
PENALTIES
FOR
SUBSEQUENT 
UNLAWFUL PRESENCE.—An alien who is removed 
from the United States under paragraph (1) and 
who is subsequently determined to be unlawfully 
present in the United States shall be imprisoned for 
not more than five years and fined in accordance 
with title 18, United States Code, and shall be re-
moved from the United States under such paragraph 
after having completed the term of imprisonment. 
(d) TEMPORARY RESIDENT STATUS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Upon registration under 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall adjust the status of such an alien to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence. 
(2) PERIOD
OF
VALIDITY.—Such temporary 
status shall be valid for a period of 15 months be-
ginning on the date of the adjustment but shall be 
extended during the pendency of an application for 
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adjustment to lawful permanent resident status 
under subsection (e)(1)(A). 
(3) TERMINATION OF STATUS AND REMOVAL 
FROM UNITED STATES.—The Secretary shall termi-
nate the status of an alien provided lawful tem-
porary residence under this section and remove such 
alien from the United States in accordance with sub-
section (c) in the same manner as an alien described 
in such subsection is subject to removal if— 
(A) the Secretary determines that such 
alien was in fact not eligible for registration 
under subsection (b); or 
(B) such alien— 
(i) commits an act that makes such 
alien inadmissible to the United States as 
an immigrant; or 
(ii) is convicted of any felony or three 
or more misdemeanors committed in the 
United States. 
(e) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT
TO
PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall adjust the status of an alien provided 
lawful temporary resident status under subsection 
(d) (which has not be terminated or subject to ter-
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mination under paragraph (3) of such subsection) to 
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent res-
idence if such alien satisfies the following require-
ments: 
(A) TIMELY
APPLICATION
AFTER
ONE 
YEAR’S RESIDENCE.—Such alien submits to the 
Office an application for such adjustment dur-
ing the three month period beginning with the 
twelfth month that begins after the date such 
alien was granted such temporary resident sta-
tus. 
(B) BASIC
CITIZENSHIP
SKILLS.—Such 
alien demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security that such alien 
satisfies the requirements of section 312(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1423(a)) (relating to an understanding of the 
English language, including an ability to read, 
write, and speak words in ordinary usage in the 
English language, and a knowledge and under-
standing of the fundamentals of the history, 
and of the principles and form of government, 
of the United States). 
(2) RELATION TO NATURALIZATION EXAMINA-
TION.—In accordance with regulations of the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security, an alien who has dem-
onstrated under paragraph (1)(B) that such alien 
satisfies the requirements of section 312(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(a)) 
may be considered to have satisfied the requirements 
of such section for purposes of becoming naturalized 
as a citizen of the United States under title III of 
such Act. 
(3) REMOVAL FROM UNITED STATES FOR FAIL-
URE TO ADJUST STATUS.—If an alien obtains lawful 
temporary resident status and does not satisfy the 
requirements of this subsection for adjustment to 
lawful permanent residence, such alien shall be re-
moved from the United States in accordance with 
subsection (c) in the same manner as an alien de-
scribed in such subsection is subject to removal. 
(f) EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each employer in the United 
States that employs an alien who is eligible for reg-
istration under subsection (b) and who is not other-
wise so registered shall register such alien with the 
Office under such subsection. 
(2) PENALTIES.—An employer that violates the 
requirement of paragraph (1) shall be fined by the 
Office in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for each 
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such alien with respect to whom such a violation oc-
curs. 
(g) PAYMENT OF TAXES.—Beginning on the date of 
an alien’s registration under subsection (b), such an alien 
shall be liable for the payment of all applicable Federal, 
State, and local taxes. 
(h) NATURALIZATION.—An alien who is registered 
with the Office under subsection (b) and whose status has 
been adjusted under subsection (e) to that of an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence is eligible for natu-
ralization under title III of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act if such an alien satisfies the requirements for 
otherwise applicable. 
SEC. 7. VISA TIGHTENING FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS. 
Visas issued to nonimmigrants under subparagraph 
(H)(ii) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) shall be tamper-re-
sistant and counterfeit-proof and shall contain a biometric 
component, such as a fingerprint or an iris scan, that is 
substantially similar to the biometric component required 
under section 6(b)(3)(B)(viii). 
Æ 
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