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(August 16, 2000; 65 Fed. Reg. 50121), is null and void 
and shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 502. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS FOR CER-
TAIN PURPOSES. 
No funds appropriated pursuant to any provision of 
law may be used to promulgate or enforce any executive 
order that creates an entitlement to services provided in 
any language other than English. 
SEC. 503. ENGLISH AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 4, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 6—LANGUAGE OF THE 
GOVERNMENT 
‘‘SEC. 161. DECLARATION OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGE. 
‘‘English shall be the official language of the Govern-
ment of the United States. 
‘‘SEC. 
162. 
OFFICIAL 
GOVERNMENT 
ACTIVITIES 
IN 
ENGLISH. 
‘‘The Government of the United States shall conduct 
its official business in English, including publications, in-
come tax forms, and informational materials. 
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‘‘SEC. 163. PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE ROLE OF 
THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE. 
‘‘The Government of the United States shall preserve 
and enhance the role of English as the official language 
of the United States. Unless specifically stated in applica-
ble law, no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to 
have the Government of the United States or any of its 
officials or representatives act, communicate, perform or 
provide services, or provide materials in any language 
other than English. If exceptions are made, such does not 
create a legal entitlement to additional services in that lan-
guage or any language other than English. If any forms 
are issued by the Federal Government in a language other 
than English (or such forms are completed in a language 
other than English), the English language version of the 
form is the sole authority for all legal purposes. 
‘‘SEC. 164. EXCEPTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This chapter shall not apply to 
the use of a language other than English— 
‘‘(1) for religious purposes; 
‘‘(2) for training in foreign languages for inter-
national communication; or 
‘‘(3) to programs in schools designed to encour-
age students to learn foreign languages. 
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This chapter does not prevent the Government of the 
United States from providing interpreters for persons over 
62 years of age. 
‘‘(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chap-
ters for title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘ ‘6. Language of the Government.’. 
SEC. 504. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR CERE-
MONIES FOR ADMISSION OF NEW CITIZENS. 
Section 337(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1448(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘All public ceremonies in 
which the oath of allegiance is administered pursuant to 
this section shall be conducted solely in the English lan-
guage.’’. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 601. CLARIFICATION OF RULES FOR DETERMINING IN-
SURED STATUS AND WORK RECORD FOR SO-
CIAL SECURITY BASED ON SERVICE OF NON-
CITIZENS WHILE NOT AUTHORIZED TO WORK 
IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY
FOR STATUS
AS INSURED INDI-
VIDUAL CONTINGENT UPON APPROPRIATE ASSIGNMENT 
OF
SOCIAL
SECURITY
ACCOUNT
NUMBER.—Section 
214(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 414(c)) is 
amended— 
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