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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2884 
To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States 
citizenship, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2007 
Mr. CUMMINGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United 
States citizenship, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kendell Frederick Citi-
zenship Assistance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR FINGERPRINTS 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
regulation, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall use 
the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time the 
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individual enlists in the Armed Forces to satisfy any re-
quirement for fingerprints as part of an application for 
naturalization if the individual— 
(1) may be naturalized pursuant to section 328 
or 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1439 or 1440); 
(2) was fingerprinted in accordance with the re-
quirements of the Department of Defense at the 
time the individual enlisted in the Armed Forces; 
and 
(3) submits an application for naturalization 
not later than 24 months after the date the indi-
vidual enlisted in the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON NATURALIZATION 
TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) establish a dedicated toll free telephone 
service available only to members of the Armed 
Forces and the families of such members to provide 
information related to naturalization pursuant to 
section 328 or 329 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439 or 1440), including the sta-
tus of an application for such naturalization; 
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(2) ensure that the telephone service required 
by paragraph (1) is operated by employees of the 
Department of Homeland Security who— 
(A) have received specialized training on 
the naturalization process for members of the 
Armed Forces and the families of such mem-
bers; and 
(B) are physically located in the same unit 
as the military processing unit that adjudicates 
applications for naturalization pursuant to such 
section 328 or 329; and 
(3) implement a quality control program to 
monitor, on a regular basis, the accuracy and quality 
of information provided by the employees who oper-
ate the telephone service required by paragraph (1), 
including the breadth of the knowledge related to the 
naturalization process of such employees. 
SEC. 4. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON NATURALIZATION 
TO THE PUBLIC. 
Not later than 30 days after the date that a modifica-
tion to any law or regulation related to the naturalization 
process becomes effective, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall update the appropriate application form for 
naturalization, the instructions and guidebook for obtain-
ing naturalization, and the Internet website maintained by 
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the Secretary of Homeland Security to reflect such modi-
fication. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS. 
(a) ADJUDICATION PROCESS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
entire process for the adjudication of an application for 
naturalization filed pursuant to section 328 or 329 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439 or 
1440), including the process that begins at the time the 
application is mailed to, or received by, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, regardless of whether the Secretary 
determines that such application is complete, through the 
final disposition of such application. Such report shall in-
clude a description of— 
(1) the methods of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Secretary of Defense to prepare, 
handle, and adjudicate such applications; 
(2) the effectiveness of the chain of authority, 
supervision, and training of employees of the Gov-
ernment or of other entities, including contract em-
ployees, who have any role in such process or adju-
dication; and 
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(3) the ability of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity and the Secretary of Defense to use tech-
nology to facilitate or accomplish any aspect of such 
process or adjudication. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the imple-
mentation of this Act by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Secretary of Defense, including 
studying any technology that may be used to im-
prove the efficiency of the naturalization process for 
members of the Armed Forces. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date that the Comptroller General submits the 
report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the study required by 
paragraph (1). The report shall include any rec-
ommendations of the Comptroller General for im-
proving the implementation of this Act by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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