tablish a nonprofit corporation or a not-for-profit, public 
benefit, or similar entity, which shall be known as the 
‘‘United States Citizenship and Integration Foundation’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation 
shall be— 
(1) to spur innovation in the promotion and ex-
pansion of citizenship preparation programs for indi-
viduals lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
(as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))); 
(2) to evaluate and identify best practices in 
citizenship promotion and preparation and to make 
recommendations to the Director of U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services and the Director of the 
National Office for New Americans about how to 
bring such best practices to scale; 
(3) to support direct assistance for immigrants 
seeking lawful permanent resident status (within the 
meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)), or naturalization as a United 
States citizen; and 
(4) to support immigrant integration efforts in 
partnership with State and local entities. 
(c) GIFTS TO FOUNDATION.—To carry out the pur-
poses described in subsection (b), the Foundation may— 
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(1) solicit, accept, and make gifts of money and 
other property, in accordance with section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
(2) engage in coordinated work with the De-
partment of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services, and the National 
Office of New Americans; and 
(3) accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend 
any gift, devise, or bequest of real or personal prop-
erty made to the Foundation. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—The Foundation shall carry out the 
purposes described in subsection (b) by— 
(1) making United States citizenship instruc-
tion and naturalization application services acces-
sible to low-income and other underserved lawful 
permanent resident populations; 
(2) developing, identifying, and sharing best 
practices in United States citizenship promotion and 
preparation; 
(3) supporting innovative and creative solutions 
to barriers faced by individuals seeking— 
(A) to become naturalized citizens of the 
United States; or 
(B) to obtain certificates of citizenship; 
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(4) increasing the use of, and access to, tech-
nology in United States citizenship preparation pro-
grams; 
(5) engaging communities in the process of 
United States citizenship and civic integration; 
(6) fostering public education and awareness; 
(7) coordinating the immigrant integration ef-
forts of the Foundation with the integration efforts 
of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and 
the National Office of New Americans; and 
(8) awarding grants to State and local govern-
ments consistent with such purposes. 
(e) COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS.—To the extent con-
sistent with section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, the Foundation shall have a council of di-
rectors (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Council’’), 
which shall be comprised of— 
(1) the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services; 
(2) the Director of the National Office of New 
Americans; 
(3) the head of the Domestic Policy Council; 
and 
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(4) 10 individuals from national private and 
public nonprofit organizations that promote and as-
sist lawful permanent residents with naturalization. 
(f) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall appoint an 
Executive Director of the Foundation, who shall 
oversee the daily operations of the Foundation. 
(2) POWERS.—The Executive Director shall 
carry out the purposes described in subsection (b) on 
behalf of the Foundation by— 
(A) accepting, holding, administering, in-
vesting, and spending any gift, devise, or be-
quest of real or personal property made to the 
Foundation; 
(B) entering into contracts and other fi-
nancial assistance agreements with individuals, 
public and private organizations, professional 
societies, and government agencies to carry out 
the activities of the Foundation; 
(C) entering into such other contracts, 
leases, cooperative agreements, and other trans-
actions as the Executive Director considers ap-
propriate to carry out the activities of the 
Foundation; and 
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(D) charging such fees for professional 
services provided by the Foundation as the Ex-
ecutive Director considers reasonable and ap-
propriate. 
(g) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall ensure that the Foundation is established and 
operational not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 208. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE IMMIGRANT INTE-
GRATION AT STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the Na-
tional Office of New Americans (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Director’’), in coordination with the Assistant Sec-
retary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education and the 
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation at the Department of Education, the Assistant Sec-
retary for Employment and Training at the Department 
of Labor, the Assistant Secretary for the Administration 
of Children and Families at the Department of Health and 
Human Services, and the Chief of the Office of Citizenship 
at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall estab-
lish a pilot program to award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to State, local, and Tribal governments— 
(1) to establish new immigrant councils to carry 
out programs to integrate new immigrants; and 
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