SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE FBI LIAISON. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 451 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘United States’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) OFFICE OF THE FBI LIAISON.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be an Office of 
the FBI Liaison in United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Office of the FBI Liai-
son shall monitor the progress of the functions of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the natu-
ralization process to assist in the expeditious comple-
tion of all such functions pertaining to naturaliza-
tion applications filed by current or former members 
of the Armed Forces under section 328 or 329 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439 
and 1440). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Director of United States Citizen-
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ship and Immigration Services shall promulgate rules to 
carry out the amendment made by subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 3. DEADLINE FOR PROCESSING AND ADJUDICATING 
NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS FILED BY 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 328 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) Not later than 6 months after receiving each ap-
plication filed under subsection (a) or section 329(a), 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
shall— 
‘‘(1) process and adjudicate the application; or 
‘‘(2) provide the applicant with— 
‘‘(A) an explanation for its inability to 
meet the processing and adjudication deadline 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) an estimate of the date by which the 
application will be processed and adjudicated. 
‘‘(h) The Director of United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services shall notify the Attorney General of 
every application filed under subsection (a) or section 
329(a) that is not processed and adjudicated within 1 year 
after it was filed.’’. 
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(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit a report to Congress that contains 
the results of a study regarding the average length of time 
taken by United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices to process and adjudicate applications for naturaliza-
tion filed by members of the Armed Services. 
(c) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Director of United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall annu-
ally submit a report to Congress that sets forth, for each 
year, the average time between the date on which an appli-
cation is filed under section 328(a) or section 329(a) and 
the date on which the application is adjudicated. 
SEC. 4. SUNSET PROVISION. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act are 
repealed on the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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