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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2332
To amend the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 concerning
continued use of State legalization impact assistance grants for services
relating to naturalization.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 8, 1993
Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
concerning continued use of State legalization impact
assistance grants for services relating to naturalization.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENDING USE OF STATE LEGALIZATION IM-
PACT ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SERVICES
CONCERNING NATURALIZATION.
(a) EXTENDING PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PUB-
LIC EDUCATION CONCERNING NATURALIZATION.—Sec-
tion 204(j)(4) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act
of 1986 is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’,
(2) by inserting ‘‘(except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B))’’ after ‘‘but only’’, and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) The five-year limitation described in sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply for the purposes of
providing services described in subsections (c)(1)(C),
(c)(1)(F), and (c)(3)(D).’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL CITIZENSHIP OUTREACH ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 204(c)(1) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
‘‘(F) to make payments for public education
and outreach (including the provision of information
to individuals) to inform eligible legalized aliens re-
garding—
‘‘(i) the requirements of the Immigration
and Nationality Act regarding naturalization,
including the procedures to become a natural-
ized citizen of the United States,
‘‘(ii) the rights and responsibilities of citi-
zens, and
‘‘(iii) sources of assistance for such aliens
applying for naturalization, including edu-
cational, informational, and referral services,
except that nothing in this subparagraph may be
construed as authorizing the provision of any service
which would assume responsibility for an alien’s ap-
plication for naturalization and that at least 50 per-
cent of funds that a State uses for the purposes of
this subparagraph shall be expended for services
provided through private nonprofit organizations (in-
cluding community-based organizations of dem-
onstrated effectiveness).’’.
(c) LIMITATIONS
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Section
204(c)(2) of such Act is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) Of the total amount allotted to a State under
this section, a State may not use more than—
‘‘(i) 1 percent (or, if greater, $100,000) for
payments under paragraph (1)(F), and
‘‘(ii) 10 percent for payments under paragraph
(1)(C) for services furnished after September 30,
1993.’’.
(d) EXTENDING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section
204(b)(4) of such Act is amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting before
the period the following: ‘‘, except that funds shall
remain available until September 30, 1995, for pur-
poses of providing services described in subsections
(c)(1)(C), (c)(1)(F), and (c)(3)(D)’’,
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘1994’’
and inserting ‘‘1995,’’, and
(3) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘1995’’
and inserting ‘‘1996.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to reimbursements to
States for services furnished on or after June 1, 1993.
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