I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4949 
To establish the National Office of New Americans to support the integration 
of immigrants to the United States into the economic, social, cultural, 
and civic life of their local communities and the Nation, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2014 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the National Office of New Americans to sup-
port the integration of immigrants to the United States 
into the economic, social, cultural, and civic life of their 
local communities and the Nation, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘New American Success 
Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Findings and declaration of policy. 
TITLE I—CITIZENSHIP AND NEW AMERICANS 
Sec. 101. National Office of New Americans. 
Sec. 102. Task Force on New Americans. 
Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—GRANTS 
Sec. 201. Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grants. 
Sec. 202. Integration Success Grants. 
Sec. 203. Integration Success Fund. 
TITLE III—ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING 
Sec. 301. Waiver of English requirement for senior new Americans. 
TITLE IV—RULEMAKING 
Sec. 401. Rulemaking requirement. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) According to the Migration Policy Institute, 
there are 13,400,000 non-citizen residents in the 
United States with limited proficiency in English. 
(2) According to the Department of Homeland 
Security, approximately 1,100,000 legal immigrants 
enter the country annually. About half of these legal 
immigrants lack full proficiency in English. 
(3) According to the Migration Policy Institute, 
an estimated 70 percent of the unauthorized immi-
grant population ages 19 and older have limited pro-
ficiency in English. 
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(4) According to the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, more than two-thirds of the foreign-born popu-
lation does not have a postsecondary degree, and 
foreign-born adults are three times more likely to 
lack a high school diploma or equivalent than native- 
born adults. 
(5) According to the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, 19 of the 30 fastest growing occupations re-
quire workers with some form of postsecondary edu-
cation or training. 
(6) These statistics suggest that a lack of 
English proficiency and limited education serve as 
serious impediments to labor market success for im-
migrants. 
(7) A century ago, during the last great wave 
of immigration to this country, the public and pri-
vate sectors promoted the integration of newcomers 
through the Settlement House movement, the found-
ing of the modern public library system, the estab-
lishment of universal public education. 
(8) Although currently dozens of Federal and 
State programs support, and thousands of govern-
ment agencies and nonprofit organizations operate, 
programs that teach English, promote acquisition of 
workforce skills, provide citizenship assistance, and 
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otherwise promote the integration of immigrants and 
their children, such programs are often not coordi-
nated or aligned, limiting the capacity of such pro-
grams to identify and test promising practices, lever-
age resources, or bring effective interventions to 
scale. 
(9) It is in the national interest to facilitate the 
rapid acquisition of English language skills by immi-
grants to the United States and to otherwise pro-
mote the integration of immigrants and their chil-
dren into the mainstream of our economy and soci-
ety. 
(10) Empowering immigrants and their family 
members to effectively integrate into the mainstream 
of the economic, social, cultural, and civic life of 
their local communities and the Nation as a whole 
will ensure that United States immigration policies 
result in more productive and competitive local 
economies and more cohesive and harmonious com-
munities. 
(11) Data, policies, and programs relevant to 
immigrant integration crosscut the responsibilities of 
numerous Federal agencies as well as those of State 
and local governments and nongovernmental actors. 
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(12) The overlapping nature of integration 
issues and the lack of coordination of immigration 
policies and programs make it difficult for the Presi-
dent and Congress to understand and respond to 
pressing integration challenges and opportunities. 
(13) Improved coordination of integration goals, 
policies, and programs across sectors and levels of 
government would greatly enhance the ability of the 
Federal Government to create and maintain an im-
migration system that is more suited to modern 
times and benefits the interests of the Federal Gov-
ernment, communities with growing immigrant pop-
ulations, as well as immigrants and their family 
members. 
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to— 
(1) promote the civic, linguistic, and economic 
integration of immigrants and their young children 
into the United States; 
(2) establish national goals for integrating im-
migrants and their young children into the United 
States, and measure the degree to which such goals 
are met; 
(3) assess and coordinate Federal policies, regu-
lations, and programs related to the integration of 
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immigrants, including an assessment of Federal 
agency jurisdiction and budget concerns; 
(4) consult with State and local governments on 
integration challenges and opportunities for the pur-
pose of improving Federal integration policy and 
program efforts; 
(5) track the performance of Federal, State, 
and local integration initiatives, including measures 
of reach, effectiveness, and cost; and 
(6) engage stakeholders at different government 
and nongovernment levels to identify integration op-
portunities and challenges. 
TITLE I—CITIZENSHIP AND NEW 
AMERICANS 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL OFFICE OF NEW 
AMERICANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Executive Office of the President a National Office 
of New Americans (in this title referred to as the 
‘‘Office’’). 
(2) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.—There shall 
be at the head of the Office a Director appointed by 
the President (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Direc-
tor’’). The President is authorized to appoint a Dep-
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uty Director and such Assistant Directors as the 
President determines to be necessary. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Office are— 
(1) to oversee and coordinate the efforts of 
Federal, State, and local entities to ensure the effec-
tive economic, linguistic, and civic integration of im-
migrants and their children; 
(2) to provide advice and leadership to the 
President, Congress, and other Federal Government 
officials on the challenges and opportunities facing 
such entities with regards to immigrant integration; 
(3) to establish national goals for immigrant in-
tegration and measure the degree to which such 
goals are met; 
(4) to serve as a member of the Domestic Pol-
icy Council; 
(5) to cooperate closely with the Office of Man-
agement and Budget and other relevant executive 
agencies and departments to analyze the impact of 
immigration policies and of immigrant integration 
efforts on the Federal budget; 
(6) to evaluate the scale, quality, and effective-
ness of Federal Government efforts concerning im-
migrant integration; 
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(7) to identify the anticipated effects of new 
Federal immigration policies on existing integration 
efforts and advise the President on how to address 
any potential integration needs or impacts resulting 
from such policies; 
(8) to consult on a biannual basis with State 
and local government officials on the immigrant in-
tegration challenges and opportunities facing State 
and units of local government; 
(9) to consult with the Secretaries and Direc-
tors identified in title II on the administration of the 
grant programs established by such title; and 
(10) to submit to the President and the appro-
priate congressional committees a biannual report 
that describes the activities of the Office and the re-
sults of the consultation process provided in para-
graph (8). 
(c) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The Office 
shall begin operating not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 102. TASK FORCE ON NEW AMERICANS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
within the Office of New Americans a Task Force on 
New Americans. 
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(2) DEADLINE
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Task Force shall be fully operational not later than 
18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Task Force 
are— 
(1) to establish a coordinated Federal program 
to respond effectively to immigrant integration 
issues; and 
(2) to advise and assist the Director in identi-
fying and implementing the necessary policies to 
carry out such program. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be com-
prised of— 
(1) the Director, who shall serve as Chair of the 
Task Force; 
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(3) the Attorney General; 
(4) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(5) the Secretary of Labor; 
(6) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices; 
(7) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment; 
(8) the Secretary of Education; 
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(9) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(10) the Director of the Small Business Admin-
istration; 
(11) the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget; 
(12) the Director of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection; and 
(13) any other individual the Director of the 
National Office of New Americans invites to partici-
pate who occupies a position listed under level I or 
II of the Executive Schedule, as provided in sections 
5312 and 5313 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall meet 
at the call of the Chair and perform such duties as 
the Chair reasonably requires. 
(2) COORDINATED
RESPONSE
TO
IMMIGRANT 
ISSUES.—The Task Force shall work with executive 
agencies and departments to provide a coordinated 
Federal response to adequately address issues that 
affect the lives of new immigrants and local commu-
nities with growing immigrant populations, includ-
ing— 
(A) early childhood care and education; 
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(B) elementary, secondary and postsec-
ondary education; 
(C) adult education and workforce train-
ing; 
(D) health care; 
(E) naturalization; and 
(F) economic development. 
(3) LIAISON WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Task Force shall serve as a liaison to the re-
spective agency of the member to ensure that 
the agency participates in the activities of the 
Task Force in a timely and meaningful manner. 
(B) DUTIES OF A LIAISON.—The duties of 
each member as an agency liaison include— 
(i) creating immigrant integration 
goals within the agency; 
(ii) creating immigration integration 
indicators within the agency; 
(iii) implementing the biannual con-
sultation process described in section 
101(b)(8) by consulting with the State and 
local counterparts of the agency; and 
(iv) reporting to the Task Force on 
the progress made by the agency in achiev-
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ing the goals and indicators described in 
clauses (i) and (ii). 
(4) 
RECOMMENDATIONS
OF
THE
TASK 
FORCE.— 
(A) REPORT.—The Director of the Task 
Force shall submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes the following: 
(i) Findings from the consultation 
process described in section 101(b)(8), in-
cluding a description of the immigrant in-
tegration challenges and opportunities fac-
ing States and units of local government. 
(ii) Recommendations on the effects 
of pending legislation and executive branch 
policy proposals related to immigration. 
(iii) Suggestions for changes to Fed-
eral programs or policies that have a nega-
tive impact on new immigrants and local 
communities with growing immigrant pop-
ulations, in comparison to the general pop-
ulation. 
(iv) Recommendations on legislative 
solutions to promote immigrant integra-
tion. 
(B) REPORTING DEADLINE.— 
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(i) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Except as 
provided in clause (ii), the Task Force 
shall submit a report required by subpara-
graph (A) not later than 18 months after 
the Task Force is fully operational and 
every two years thereafter. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Task Force is 
not required to submit a report described 
in clause (i) if the total number of aliens 
issued immigrant visas or granted perma-
nent residence under section 201 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151), including individuals subject and 
not subject to numerical limitations for ad-
mission, is less than 500,000 at any time 
during a period of two years ending on the 
required submission date of such report 
pursuant to clause (i). 
SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
In addition to any amounts otherwise made available 
to the Office, there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this title. 
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TITLE II—GRANTS 
SEC. 201. INITIAL ENTRY, ADJUSTMENT, AND CITIZENSHIP 
ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Director of Citizenship 
and Immigration Services, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the National Office of New Americans, shall award 
Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance 
grants to eligible entities. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity eligible to receive a 
grant under this section is a unit of local government, pri-
vate organization, community-based organization, or not- 
for-profit organization— 
(1) that provides authorized direct legal assist-
ance to immigrants to the United States; and 
(2) that submits to the Director of Citizenship 
and Immigration Services an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as such Director, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the National Office of New Americans, may 
reasonably require. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds awarded under this 
section may be used to provide to an eligible non-cit-
izen legal assistance relating to the immigration sta-
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tus of such non-citizen, or related services. Such as-
sistance may include— 
(A) screening to assess the eligibility of a 
prospective applicant seeking a change in immi-
gration status; 
(B) completing immigration applications; 
(C) gathering proof of identification, em-
ployment, residence, and tax payment; 
(D) gathering proof of relationships to eli-
gible family members; 
(E) applying for any waivers for which an 
applicant and qualifying family members may 
be eligible; and 
(F) advising an applicant on the rights and 
responsibilities of United States citizenship. 
(2) IMMIGRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.— 
A non-citizen is eligible to receive the assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (1) if such non-citizen is— 
(A) seeking to become a permanent resi-
dent or naturalized citizen; or 
(B) seeking relief from removal and au-
thorization to remain in the United States law-
fully and permanently. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, priority shall be given to— 
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(1) entities that demonstrate intent to use 
grant funds to serve individuals living in a State 
with a foreign-born population of not less than 5 
percent that has experienced an increase that is 
higher than the national average in the population 
of non-citizen residents during the most recent 10- 
year period, based on data compiled by the Office of 
Immigration Statistics or the United States Census 
Bureau, or units of local government located within 
such State; or 
(2) entities that demonstrate intent to use 
grant funds to serve individuals living in any of the 
10 States with the highest number of non-citizen 
residents, based on data compiled by the Office of 
Immigration Statistics or the United States Census 
Bureau, or units of local government located within 
such State. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—In order to receive a payment 
under this section, a participating entity shall submit to 
the Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services a 
certification that the proposed uses of grant funds by the 
entity are consistent with this section and meet all nec-
essary criteria determined by the Director of Citizenship 
and Immigration Services in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the National Office of New Americans. 
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(f) ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.—Not later 
than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which 
an entity receives grant funds under this section, the enti-
ty shall submit to the Director of Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services the following: 
(1) A report that describes— 
(A) the activities undertaken by the entity 
that were funded entirely or partially by the 
grant funds; 
(B) the geographic area or areas served by 
the grant funds; 
(C) an estimate of the number of non-citi-
zens living in the jurisdiction or service area of 
the entity, which demonstrates that the entity 
made a reasonable effort to determine such 
number; 
(D) the number of non-citizens receiving 
assistance that was funded entirely or partially 
by grant funds received by the entity; and 
(E) the primary languages spoken in the 
jurisdiction or service area of the entity. 
(2) An evaluation of any program of the entity 
using grant funds under this section, including an 
assessment of— 
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(A) the effectiveness of such program and 
recommendations for improving the program; 
(B) the future needs of immigrants to the 
United States; and 
(C) the future needs of States and units of 
local government related to immigrant integra-
tion. 
(g) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(h) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—This section shall be in ef-
fect for a period of 10 fiscal years beginning with fiscal 
year 2016. 
SEC. 202. INTEGRATION SUCCESS GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Di-
rector of the National Office of New Americans (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Director’’), may jointly provide 
grants on a competitive basis to improve the economic, lin-
guistic, and civic integration of immigrants and their chil-
dren. 
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(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity eligible to receive a 
grant under this section is a State, or a unit of local gov-
ernment working in partnership with a not-for-profit orga-
nization or community-based organization, that submits to 
the Secretaries an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretaries, 
in consultation with the Director, may reasonably require, 
which may include— 
(1) a proposal outlining the methods the entity 
intends to use to effectively carry out the activities 
funded by the grant; 
(2) a sociodemographic profile of non-citizens 
living within the jurisdiction or service area of the 
entity; and 
(3) a description of opportunities and chal-
lenges in improving the economic, linguistic, and 
civic integration of immigrants. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity awarded a grant 
under this section may use the grant funds— 
(1) to expand access to, and improve the quality 
of, programs supporting the economic advancement 
of immigrants in areas that include financial lit-
eracy, small business development, employment navi-
gation, and training opportunities; 
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(2) to expand programs that provide basic adult 
education and contextualized English language skills 
that improve the literacy, numeracy, workforce 
skills, and educational attainment of immigrants 
over the age of 18; 
(3) to expand access to programs that assist 
immigrants in obtaining recognized postsecondary 
credentials or employment, or in building measurable 
skills to lead to the attainment of an industry-recog-
nized credential or certificate; and 
(4) to educate immigrants about United States 
history, civics, citizenship rights and responsibilities, 
democracy, opportunities to engage in the civic life 
of their community, unit of local government, and 
State, and the navigation of local systems that sup-
port the economic, linguistic, and civic integration of 
individuals and families. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, priority shall be given to— 
(1) an entity that uses not less than ten percent 
of matching funds from non-Federal sources; 
(2) an entity that collaborates with at least one 
public or private entity to carry out a comprehensive 
plan to improve the coordination of relevant immi-
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grant integration services and accelerate the integra-
tion progress; and 
(3) a State— 
(A) that has a foreign born population of 
not less than 5 percent and that has experi-
enced an increase in non-citizen residents that 
is higher than the national average during the 
most recent 10-year period, based on data com-
piled by the Office of Immigration Statistics or 
the United States Census Bureau, or a unit of 
local government located within such State; or 
(B) that is one of the 10 States with the 
highest number of non-citizen residents, based 
on data compiled by the Office of Immigration 
Statistics or the United States Census Bureau, 
or a unit of local government located within 
such State. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—In order to receive a payment 
under this section, a participating entity shall provide the 
Secretaries with a certification that the proposed uses of 
grant funds by the entity are consistent with this section 
and meet all necessary criteria determined by the Secre-
taries in consultation with the Director. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.—Not later 
than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which 
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an entity receives a grant under this section, such entity 
shall submit to the Secretaries the following: 
(1) A report that describes— 
(A) the activities undertaken by the entity; 
(B) the geographic area or areas served by 
the grant funds; and 
(C) a description of the sociodemographic 
characteristics of individuals served by the 
grant funds; and 
(2) An evaluation of any program of the entity 
that receives grant funds, including an assessment 
of— 
(A) the effectiveness of such program and 
recommendations for improving the program; 
(B) the future needs of immigrants to the 
United States; and 
(C) the future needs of States and units of 
local government related to immigrant integra-
tion. 
(g) ANNUAL REPORT TO STATES.—The Director of 
the National Office of New Americans shall inform each 
State annually of the amount of funds available to such 
State under this section. 
(h) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 
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Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(i) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—This section shall be in ef-
fect for a period of 10 fiscal years beginning with fiscal 
year 2016. 
SEC. 203. INTEGRATION SUCCESS FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treas-
ury an account known as the ‘‘Integration Success Fund’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Integration Suc-
cess Fund such funds as may be necessary to carry out 
this title. 
(c) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Director 
of the National Office of New Americans may solicit, ac-
cept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of serv-
ices or property, both real and personal, for the purpose 
of awarding grants established under sections 201 and 
202. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds 
from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, 
or devises shall be deposited in the Integration Success 
Fund established by subsection (a) and shall be available 
for disbursement to eligible entities in accordance with this 
title. 
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TITLE III—ENGLISH LANGUAGE 
LEARNING 
SEC. 301. WAIVER OF ENGLISH REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR 
NEW AMERICANS. 
Section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1423) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) The requirements under subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any person who— 
‘‘(1) is unable to comply with such require-
ments because of physical or mental disability, in-
cluding developmental or intellectual disability; or 
‘‘(2) on the date on which the person’s applica-
tion for naturalization is filed under section 334— 
‘‘(A) is older than 65 years of age; and 
‘‘(B) has been living in the United States 
for periods totaling at least 5 years after being 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 
‘‘(c) The requirement under subsection (a)(1) shall 
not apply to any person who, on the date on which the 
person’s application for naturalization is filed under sec-
tion 334— 
‘‘(1) is older than 50 years of age and has been 
living in the United States for periods totaling at 
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Act shall promulgate regulations to carry out such provi-
sion. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL OFFICE
OF 
NEW AMERICANS.—For each provision of this Act for 
which the Director of the National Office of New Ameri-
cans is not the person responsible for carrying out such 
provision, the responsible person or persons shall consult 
with the Director in promulgating the regulations de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
Æ 
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