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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45R. Employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education pro-
grams.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall promulgate regulations implementing 
the provisions of this section. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2009. 
SEC. 618. GRANTS TO STATES TO FORM NEW AMERICAN 
COUNCILS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE GRANTS.—Subject to 
subsections (c) and (d), the Chief of the Office of Citizen-
ship and Immigrant Integration is authorized to provide 
competitive grants to States to form State New American 
Councils as described in subsection (b) to carry out activi-
ties described in section 303. 
(b) STATE NEW AMERICAN COUNCILS.—A State 
New American Council shall consist of not less than 15 
and not more than 19 individuals from the State and shall 
include, to the extent practicable, representatives from the 
following sectors: 
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(1) Business. 
(2) Faith-based organizations. 
(3) Civic organizations. 
(4) Philanthropic leaders. 
(5) Nonprofit organizations, including those 
with experience working with immigrant commu-
nities. 
(6) Representatives from key education stake-
holders, such as State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, community colleges, teachers, 
or organizations representing teachers and other em-
ployees. 
(7) Representatives of State adult education of-
fices. 
(8) Representatives of State or local public li-
braries. 
(9) Representatives of statewide or local govern-
ment officials. 
(c) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO GRANT.—The Chief of the 
Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration 
may award a grant under subsection (a) to a State 
without requiring the State to form a State New 
American Council if the Chief determines that the 
State is carrying out similar statewide initiatives to 
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introduce immigrants into the State and into the 
United States. 
(2) GUIDELINES.—The Chief shall establish 
guidelines for awarding grants to States described in 
paragraph (1). 
(d) GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—The Chief 
of the Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration 
may provide a grant under subsection (a) to a local gov-
ernment at the discretion of the Chief. 
(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall submit an applica-
tion to the Chief of the Office of Citizenship and Immi-
grant Integration at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Chief may reasonably re-
quire. Such application shall include— 
(1) if the applicant is a State seeking to form 
a State New American Council, an assurance that 
such State New American Council will meet the re-
quirements of subsection (b); 
(2) the number of immigrants in the State in 
which the applicant is located; 
(3) a description of the challenges in intro-
ducing new Americans in the State and local com-
munity; and 
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(4) any other information that the Chief may 
reasonably require. 
(f) DURATION.—A grant awarded under subsection 
(a) shall be for a period of 5 years. 
(g) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to grant appli-
cations that— 
(1) use matching funds, from non-Federal 
sources, which may include in-kind contributions; 
and 
(2) demonstrate collaboration with private enti-
ties to achieve the goals of their comprehensive plan. 
(h) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.—Additional con-
sideration shall be given to grant applications submitted 
by States with a large increase in the population of immi-
grants over the previous 10 years relative to past migra-
tion patterns, based on data compiled by the Office of Im-
migration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(i) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant award-
ed under subsection (a) shall be not less than $500,000 
and not more than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
(j) RESERVATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL.—The Chief of the Office of Citi-
zenship and Immigrant Integration shall reserve not 
more than 1 percent of the amount appropriated to 
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carry out this section for such Office, including the 
evaluation of funds distributed. 
(2) STATES.—A State awarded a grant under 
subsection (a) may reserve not more than 10 percent 
of such grant amount for the creation and operation 
of the State New American Council. 
(k) FUNDING.—Fees and fines deposited in the Secu-
rity and Prosperity Account under section 286(w)(3)(B) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act may be used to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 619. INDEPENDENCE DAY CEREMONIES FOR OATHS 
OF ALLEGIANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall make available funds each fiscal year to the Di-
rector of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or to 
public or private nonprofit entities to support public cere-
monies for administering oaths of allegiance under section 
337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1448(a)) to legal immigrants whose applications for natu-
ralization have been approved. 
(b) CEREMONIES.—A ceremony conducted with funds 
under this section— 
(1) shall be held on a date that is on or near 
Independence Day; and 
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