States, and follow through with initiatives ad-
ministered by the Task Force under the author-
ity of such Executive Order; 
‘‘(D) serving as a liaison and intermediary 
with State and local governments and other en-
tities to assist in establishing local goals, task 
forces, and councils to assist in introducing im-
migrants to the United States; 
‘‘(E) coordinating with other Federal agen-
cies to provide information to State and local 
governments on the demand for English acqui-
sition programs and best practices in place on 
the Federal and State level for aliens who have 
recently arrived in the United States; 
‘‘(F) assisting States in coordinating ac-
tivities with the grant program carried out 
under title III of the Strengthen and Unite 
Communities 
with 
Civics 
Education 
and 
English Development Act of 2011; and 
‘‘(G) promoting instruction and training on 
citizenship responsibilities for aliens interested 
in becoming naturalized citizens of the United 
States, including the development of edu-
cational materials for such aliens.’’. 
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(c) DONATIONS.—Section 451(f) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271(f)), as amended by 
this section, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) DONATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) ACCEPTANCE
OF
DONATIONS.—The 
Chief of the Office of Citizenship and Immi-
grant Integration may accept monetary and in- 
kind donations to support the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) DEDICATION
OF
FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law— 
‘‘(i) any funds donated to the Office 
of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration 
to support the activities described in para-
graph (2) shall be deposited entirely into 
an account established for such purpose; 
‘‘(ii) the funds contained in such ac-
count shall be used solely to support such 
activities; and 
‘‘(iii) funds that were not donated for 
the exclusive purpose of supporting such 
activities may not be deposited into such 
account.’’. 
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(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Chief of the Office 
of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration shall submit a 
biennial report to the authorizing Committees in Congress 
that describes the activities of the office. 
SEC. 302. GRANTS TO STATES. 
(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: 
(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 
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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 
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. 
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(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 
(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 
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