United States nationals be allowed to become United 
States citizens by more expeditious means. 
(b) NATURALIZATION OF CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF 
AMERICAN SAMOA.—Section 325 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1436) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 325. NATIONALS BUT NOT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED 
STATES; RESIDENCE WITHIN OUTLYING POS-
SESSIONS. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR NATURALIZATION.—A person 
not a citizen who owes permanent allegiance to the United 
States, and who is otherwise qualified, may— 
‘‘(1) if the person becomes a resident of any 
State, be naturalized upon compliance with the ap-
plicable requirements of this title, except that in ap-
plications for naturalization filed under the provi-
sions of this section, residence and physical presence 
within the United States within the meaning of this 
title shall include residence and physical presence 
within any of the outlying possessions of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(2) if the person has continuously resided in 
any State or outlying possession of the United 
States from birth to the date of approval of the ap-
plication, be naturalized upon compliance with the 
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applicable requirements of this title other than sec-
tions 312 and 337(a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 316(a). 
‘‘(b) JURISDICTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
that applications, interviews, filings, oaths, cere-
monies, or other proceedings under this title, to the 
extent applicable, are available in an outlying posses-
sion of the United States with respect to— 
‘‘(A) any applicant for naturalization 
under subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(B) any applicant for naturalization 
under section 328 or 329 who is a resident of 
an outlying possession of the United States; or 
‘‘(C) 
any 
child 
described 
in 
section 
322(a)(5)(B) for whom an application is made 
under section 322. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including sections 310(c) and 
336(b), no court shall have jurisdiction over any ap-
plication for naturalization filed by or on behalf of 
a resident of an outlying possession of the United 
States. 
‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—In determining eligibility for 
naturalization under subsection (a)(2)— 
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‘‘(1) absence from any State or outlying posses-
sion of the United States for a continuous period of 
more than 180 days shall break the continuity of 
such residence, unless the person establishes to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
that the person did not abandon such person’s resi-
dence during such period; 
‘‘(2) in conducting the investigation and exam-
ination of the person under sections 332(a) and 335, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security may in the dis-
cretion of the Secretary waive a personal interview 
of the person; and 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the 
discretion of the Secretary, may impose a reduced 
fee for an application for naturalization under such 
subsection compared to other applications for natu-
ralization, taking into account the relative costs of 
processing an application for naturalization under 
such subsection.’’. 
(c) CHILDREN RESIDING IN AMERICAN SAMOA.— 
Section 322(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1433(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) The child— 
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‘‘(A) is temporarily present in the United 
States pursuant to a lawful admission, and is 
maintaining such lawful status; or 
‘‘(B) is present and resides in an outlying 
possession of the United States’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING POLITICAL STA-
TUS EDUCATION IN AMERICAN SAMOA. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of 
the Interior may provide technical assistance to the Gov-
ernment of American Samoa under section 601(a) of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for cer-
tain insular areas of the United States, and for other pur-
poses’’, approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 
1469d(a)), for public education regarding political status 
options only if the political status options are consistent 
with the Constitution of the United States. 
Æ 
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