I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2752 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2017 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. GARRETT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services Authorization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP 
AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 451 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 451. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN-
SHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department an agency to be known as United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP 
AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES.—There shall be at the head 
of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services a 
Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director 
shall— 
‘‘(1) have a minimum of five years of manage-
ment experience; 
‘‘(2) establish national immigration services 
policies and priorities; 
‘‘(3) meet regularly with the Citizenship and 
Immigration Services Ombudsman (established in 
section 452) to correct serious problems identified by 
such Ombudsman; 
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‘‘(d) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be in United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services a Deputy Di-
rector, who shall assist the Director in the management 
of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 
‘‘(e) CHIEF COUNSEL.—There shall be in United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services a Chief 
Counsel, who shall— 
‘‘(1) provide specialized legal advice, opinions, 
determinations, regulations, and any other assist-
ance to the Director with respect to legal matters af-
fecting United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services; 
‘‘(2) represent United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services in visa petition appeal pro-
ceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration 
Review; and 
‘‘(3) carry out other duties and powers pre-
scribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) CHIEF OF POLICY AND STRATEGY.—There shall 
be in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
a Chief of Policy and Strategy, who shall— 
‘‘(1) make policy recommendations and perform 
policy research and analysis on immigration services 
issues; 
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‘‘(2) coordinate immigration policy issues with 
other appropriate components and offices of the De-
partment; and 
‘‘(3) carry out other duties and powers pre-
scribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) OFFICE OF CITIZENSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
the Office of Citizenship. 
‘‘(2) CHIEF.—There shall be at the head of the 
Office of Citizenship a Chief, who shall report to the 
Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Chief of the Office of Citi-
zenship shall— 
‘‘(A) promote instruction and training on 
citizenship responsibilities, including the devel-
opment of education materials and develop ini-
tiatives to foster the civic integration of immi-
grants, for aliens interested in becoming natu-
ralized citizens of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(h) FRAUD DETECTION AND NATIONAL SECURITY 
DIRECTORATE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
a Fraud Detection and National Security Direc-
torate. 
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There shall be at 
the head of the Fraud Detection and National Secu-
rity Directorate an Associate Director, who shall re-
port to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Associate Director of the 
Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate 
shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure immigration benefits are not 
granted to individuals who— 
‘‘(i) pose a threat to national security 
or public safety; 
‘‘(ii) are known or suspected terror-
ists; or 
‘‘(iii) seek to defraud the immigration 
system of the United States; 
‘‘(B) conduct security and background in-
vestigations of applicants for immigration bene-
fits and develop systems and techniques for 
identifying immigration benefit fraud; 
‘‘(C) conduct targeted site visits in cases in 
which fraud is suspected; 
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‘‘(D) investigate and refer to U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, where ap-
propriate, incidents of suspected fraud, national 
security concerns, or other civil and criminal 
violations of immigration laws; and 
‘‘(E) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(i) FIELD OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
a Field Operations Directorate. 
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There shall be at 
the head of the Field Operations Directorate an As-
sociate Director, who shall report to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Associate Director of the 
Field Operations Directorate shall— 
‘‘(A) oversee the domestic regional offices, 
district offices, field offices, and field support 
offices of United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services; 
‘‘(B) adjudicate applications and petitions 
for immigration benefits; 
‘‘(C) interview applicants for immigration 
benefits; 
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‘‘(D) conduct security and background in-
vestigations of applicants for immigration bene-
fits and develop systems and techniques for 
identifying immigration benefit fraud; and 
‘‘(E) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(j) REFUGEE, ASYLUM, AND INTERNATIONAL OP-
ERATIONS DIRECTORATE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
a Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations 
Directorate. 
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There shall be at 
the head of the Refugee, Asylum, and International 
Operations Directorate an Associate Director, who 
shall report to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Associate Director of the 
Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Di-
rectorate shall— 
‘‘(A) adjudicate asylum and refugee appli-
cations; 
‘‘(B) conduct screenings on individuals 
seeking to enter the United States and mi-
grants interdicted at sea; 
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‘‘(C) adjudicate parole requests from indi-
viduals residing outside the United States for 
humanitarian or public benefit reasons; 
‘‘(D) perform other authorized functions of 
United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services outside the United States; 
‘‘(E) conduct security and background in-
vestigations of applicants for immigration bene-
fits and develop systems and techniques for 
identifying immigration benefit fraud; and 
‘‘(F) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(k) IMMIGRATION RECORD AND IDENTITY SERV-
ICES DIRECTORATE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
an Immigration Records and Identity Services Di-
rectorate. 
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There shall be at 
the head of the Immigration Records and Identity 
Services Directorate an Associate Director, who shall 
report to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Associate Director of the 
Immigration Records and Identity Services Direc-
torate shall— 
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‘‘(A) collect and disseminate biometric in-
formation to support the integrity of the immi-
gration system; 
‘‘(B) manage the employment verification 
system pursuant to 403(a) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), or suc-
cessor provision; 
‘‘(C) manage the automated system known 
as the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitle-
ments to assist Federal, State, and local benefit 
issuing agencies to determine the immigration 
status of benefit applicants; 
‘‘(D) provide appropriate information, in-
cluding immigration status and employment au-
thorization information, to relevant customers 
and stakeholders; and 
‘‘(E) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(l) 
SERVICE
CENTER
OPERATIONS
DIREC-
TORATE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
a Service Center Operations Directorate. 
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‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There shall be at 
the head of the Service Center Operations Direc-
torate an Associate Director, who shall report to the 
Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Associate Director of the 
Service Center Operations Directorate shall— 
‘‘(A) oversee the adjudication of employ-
ment-based applications and petitions at United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
service centers; 
‘‘(B) conduct security and background in-
vestigations of applicants for immigration bene-
fits and develop systems and techniques for 
identifying immigration benefit fraud; 
‘‘(C) manage the employment creation visa 
program under section 203(b)(5) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1153(b)(5)); and 
‘‘(D) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(m) OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may estab-
lish such other Associate Directors, or other similar 
positions or officials, as the Secretary determines 
necessary to carry out the missions, duties, func-
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tions, and authorities of United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary exercises 
the authority provided pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate not 
later than 30 days before exercising such author-
ity.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(1) TREATMENT.—Section 451 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271), as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, shall be 
treated as if included in such Act as of the date of 
the enactment of such Act. In addition to the func-
tions, missions, duties, and authorities specified in 
such amended section 451, United States Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services shall continue to per-
form and carry out the functions, missions, duties, 
and authorities under section 451 of such Act as in 
existence on the day before such date of enactment 
(notwithstanding the treatment described in this 
paragraph). 
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(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the treatment described in paragraph 
(1), nothing in this Act may be construed as af-
fecting in any manner any rule or regulation 
issued or promulgated pursuant to any provi-
sion of law, including section 451 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271), as 
in existence on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and any such rule or 
regulation shall continue to have full force and 
effect on and after such date. 
(B) OTHER
ACTIONS.—Notwithstanding 
the treatment described in paragraph (1), noth-
ing in this Act may be construed as affecting in 
any manner any action, determination, policy, 
or decision pursuant to section 451 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271) 
as in existence on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and any such action, de-
termination, policy, or decision shall continue to 
have full force and effect on and after such 
date. 
(c) CONTINUATION IN OFFICE.— 
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(1) DIRECTOR.—The individual serving as Di-
rector of United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act may, notwithstanding the treatment pro-
vision under paragraph (1) of subsection (b), con-
tinue to serve as the Director of United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services on and after such 
date of enactment in accordance with section 451 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271), 
as amended by subsection (a) of this section, until 
the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which such individual is no 
longer eligible to serve as Director; or 
(B) the date on which a person nominated 
by the President to be the Director is confirmed 
by the Senate in accordance with such amended 
section 451. 
(2) OTHER POSITIONS.—The individuals serv-
ing as Chiefs, Associate Directors and other officers 
and officials under section 451 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271) on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act may, notwith-
standing the treatment provision under paragraph 
(1) of subsection (b), serve as the appropriate 
Chiefs, Assistant Directors and other officers and of-
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ficials under such section 451 as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section unless the Director of 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
determines that another individual should hold such 
position. 
(d) REFERENCES.— 
(1) TITLE 5.—Section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the 
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security’’. 
(2) OTHER
REFERENCES.—On and after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in 
any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regula-
tion, or delegation of authority to the ‘‘Director of 
the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices’’ or the ‘‘Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 
Services’’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
Director of United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services or United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services, respectively. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by amending the 
item relating to section 451 to read as follows: 
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‘‘Sec. 451. Establishment of United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices.’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E) of section 103(a) (6 
U.S.C. 113(a)), by striking ‘‘A Director of the Bu-
reau of Citizenship and Immigration Services’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A Director of United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services’’; 
(2) in section 452 (6 U.S.C. 272)— 
(A) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of sub-
section (b), by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (E) of 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Bureau of 
Citizenship and Immigration Services’’ 
each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector of the Bureau of Citizenship and 
Immigration Services’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
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rector of United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 
Services’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services’’; 
and 
(ii) paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 
of United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e), by 
striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services’’; 
(E) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BU-
REAU OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘UNITED 
STATES CITIZENSHIP
AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Director of the Bu-
reau of Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
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ices’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices’’; and 
(F) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Bureau of 
Citizenship and Immigration Services’’ 
each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 
Services’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services’’; 
(3) in section 453 (6 U.S.C. 273)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau of 
Citizenship and Immigration Services’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Director of United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services’’; 
(ii) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by 
striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship and 
Immigration Services’’ each place it ap-
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pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of 
Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘such bureau’’ 
and inserting ‘‘United States Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Bureau of 
Citizenship and Immigration Services’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services’’; 
(4) in section 454 (6 U.S.C. 274), by striking 
‘‘Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services’’; 
(5) in section 456 (6 U.S.C. 275) by striking 
‘‘Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Director of United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services’’; 
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(6) in subparagraph (A) of section 462(b)(2) (6 
U.S.C. 279(b)(2)), by striking ‘‘Director of the Bu-
reau of Citizenship and Immigration Services’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Director of United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services’’; 
(7) in subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 
476 (6 U.S.C. 296), by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services’’; and 
(8) in section 478 (6 U.S.C. 298)— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); 
(B) by striking the following: 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—One year after’’; 
(C) by inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—One year after’’; 
(D) by striking the following: 
‘‘(2) MATTER INCLUDED.—The report shall’’; 
(E) by inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) MATTER INCLUDED.—The report shall’’; and 
(F) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), re-
spectively. 
(g) REPEALS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 are repealed: 
(A) Section 459 (6 U.S.C. 276). 
(B) Section 460 (6 U.S.C. 277). 
(C) Section 461 (6 U.S.C. 278). 
(D) Section 472 (6 U.S.C. 292). 
(E) Section 473 (6 U.S.C. 293). 
(F) Section 474 (6 U.S.C. 294). 
(G) Section 475 (6 U.S.C. 295). 
(H) Section 477 (6 U.S.C. 297). 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 is amended by striking the items relat-
ing to the following sections: 
(A) Section 459. 
(B) Section 460. 
(C) Section 461. 
(D) Section 472. 
(E) Section 473. 
(F) Section 474. 
(G) Section 475. 
(H) Section 477. 
(h) EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE.—Section 454 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to read as 
follows: 
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