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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Community Learning 
Centers Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) a local public school often serves as a center for the 
        delivery of education and human resources for all members of a 
        community;
            (2) public schools, primarily in rural and inner city 
        communities, should collaborate with other public and nonprofit 
        agencies and organizations, local businesses, educational 
        entities (such as vocational and adult education programs, 
        school to work programs, community colleges, and universities), 
        recreational, cultural, and other community and human service 
        entities for the purpose of meeting the needs and expanding the 
        opportunities available to the residents of the communities 
        served by such schools;
            (3) by using school facilities, equipment, and resources, 
        communities can promote a more efficient use of public 
        education facilities, especially in rural and inner city areas 
        where limited financial resources have enhanced the necessity 
        for local public schools to become social service centers;
            (4) the high technology, global economy of the 21st century 
        will require lifelong learning to keep America's workforce 
        competitive and successful, local public schools should provide 
        centers for lifelong learning and educational opportunities for 
        individuals of all ages; and
            (5) 21st Century Community Learning Centers enable the 
        entire community to develop an education strategy that 
        addresses the educational needs of all members of local 
        communities.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION.

    (a) Grants by the Secretary.--The Secretary is authorized in 
accordance with the provisions of this subsection to make grants to 
rural and inner city schools or consortia thereof to plan, implement, 
or to expand projects that benefit the educational, health, social 
service, cultural, and recreational needs of a rural or inner city 
community.
            (1) No school or consortia thereof shall receive a grant 
        award of less than $50,000 in each fiscal year; and
            (2) such grant projects do not exceed a 3-year period.
    (b) Application.--To be eligible to receive funds under this Act, a 
school or consortia thereof shall submit an application to the 
Secretary of Education at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
may reasonably prescribe, that shall include--
            (1) a comprehensive local plan that enables such school to 
        serve as a center for the delivery of education and human 
        resources for members of a community; and
            (2) an initial evaluation of needs, available resources, 
        and goals and objectives for the proposed community education 
        program to determine programs that will be developed to address 
        these needs:
                    (A) A mechanism to disseminate information in a 
                manner that is understandable and accessible to the 
                community.
                    (B) Identification of Federal, State, and local 
                programs to be merged or coordinated so that public 
                resources may be maximized.
                    (C) A description of the collaborative efforts of 
                community-based organizations, related public agencies, 
                businesses, or other appropriate organizations.
                    (D) A description of how the school will assist as 
                a delivery center for existing and new services, 
                especially inter-active telecommunication used for 
                education and professional training.
                    (E) The establishment of a facility utilization 
                policy that specifically states rules and regulations 
                for building and equipment use and supervision 
                guidelines.
    (c) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to applications 
that offer a broad selection of services that address the needs of the 
community.

SEC. 4. USES OF FUNDS.

    (a) Authorized Programs.--Grants awarded under this Act may be used 
to plan, implement, or expand community learning centers which shall 
include not less than 4 of the following activities:
            (1) Literacy education programs.
            (2) Senior citizen programs.
            (3) Children's day care services.
            (4) Integrated education, health, social service, 
        recreational, or cultural programs.
            (5) Summer and weekend school programs in conjunction with 
        summer recreation programs.
            (6) Nutrition, health, and/or physical therapy.
            (7) Expanded library service hours to serve community 
        needs.
            (8) Telecommunications and technology education programs 
        for all ages.
            (9) Parenting skills education programs.
            (10) Support and training for child day care providers.
            (11) Employment counseling, training, and placement.
            (12) Services for students who withdraw from school before 
        graduating high school, regardless of age.
            (13) Services for individuals who are either physically or 
        mentally challenged.

SEC. 5. AWARD OF GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--In approving grants under this part, the Secretary 
shall assure an equitable distribution of assistance among the States, 
among urban and rural areas of the United States, and among urban and 
rural areas of a State.
    (b) Grant Period--Grants may be awarded for a period not to exceed 
3 years.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Community Learning Center'' means the 
        provision of educational, recreational, health, and social 
        service programs for residents of all ages of a local community 
        in public school buildings, primarily in rural and inner city 
        areas, operated by the local educational agency in conjunction 
        with local governmental agencies, businesses, vocational 
        education programs, community colleges, universities, and 
        cultural, recreational, and other community and human service 
        entities; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1996 through 1999.

SOLUTION: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to rural and inner city schools or consortia for projects that benefit the educational, health, social security, cultural, and recreational needs of rural or inner city communities. 
Authorizes appropriations.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On August 17, 1998, two United States embassies in 
        Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, were destroyed 
        by simultaneously exploding bombs. The resulting explosions 
        killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve 
        Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United 
        States Foreign Service were killed in the attack.
            (2) The United States personnel in both Dar Es Salaam and 
        Nairobi showed leadership and personal courage in their 
        response to the attacks. Despite the havoc wrecked upon the 
        embassies, staff in both embassies provided rapid response in 
        locating and rescuing victims, providing emergency assistance, 
        and quickly restoring embassy operations during a crisis.
            (3) The bombs are believed to have been set by individuals 
        associated with Osama bin Laden, leader of a known 
        transnational terrorist organization. In February of 1998 Bin 
        Laden issued a directive to his followers that called for 
        attacks against American interests anywhere in the world.
            (4) Following the bombings, additional threats have been 
        made against United States diplomatic facilities.
            (5) A review board was convened following the bombings, as 
        required by Public Law 99-399. The panel was chaired by Admiral 
        William J. Crowe, United States Navy (Ret).
            (6) The conclusions of the Crowe panel are strikingly 
        similar to those stated by the Inman Commission, which issued 
        an extensive embassy security report more than 14 years ago.
            (7) Admiral Crowe's panel issued a report setting out the 
        following two striking problems:
                    (A) The United States has devoted inadequate 
                resources towards security against terrorist attacks.
                    (B) The United States Government places too low a 
                priority on security concerns. The result has been a 
                failure to take adequate steps to prevent tragedies 
                such as the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
            (8) The Crowe panel found that there was an institutional 
        failure on the part of the Department of State and embassies 
        under its direction, to recognize threats posed by 
        transnational terrorism and vehicular bombs.
            (9) Responsibility for obtaining adequate resources for 
        security programs is widely shared throughout the United States 
        Government, including Congress. Unless the vulnerabilities 
        identified in the Crowe report are addressed in a sustained and 
        financially realistic manner, the lives and safety of United 
        States employees in diplomatic facilities will continue to be 
        at risk from further terrorist attacks.
            (10) Although service in the Foreign Service or other 
        Government positions in foreign countries can never be 
        completely without risk, the United States must ensure that the 
        risks are kept to a minimum.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``United States diplomatic facility'' means 
any embassy, chancery, legation, consulate or other office building or 
structure used by a United States diplomatic mission or consular post 
or by any agency of the United States.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of State may use funds available 
under the account established in subsection (b) for the purposes of 
constructing, or providing security upgrades to, United States 
diplomatic facilities in order to meet the security requirements set 
forth in section 6.
    (b) Establishment of Account.--There is established in the general 
fund of the Treasury of the United States an appropriations account for 
the Department of State which shall be known as the ``Embassy 
Construction and Security'' account.
    (c) Certification.--Prior to obligation of any amount from the 
Embassy Construction and Security account, the Secretary of State shall 
certify to Congress, in classified form, that construction or upgrading 
of the United States diplomatic facility is necessary to bring the 
United States into compliance with all applicable security 
requirements, including those requirements set forth in section 6.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of State under ``Embassy Construction and 
        Security''--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2000, $600,000,000;
                    (B) for fiscal year 2001, $600,000,000;
                    (C) for fiscal year 2002, $600,000,000;
                    (D) for fiscal year 2003, $600,000,000; and
                    (E) for fiscal year 2004, $600,000,000.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.

SEC. 5. OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a classified report to 
Congress containing an identification of those United States diplomatic 
facilities that are most vulnerable to terrorist attack and setting 
out, in tiers of 20, those facilities from the most to the least 
vulnerable to such an attack.
    (b) Priority of Rebuilding Efforts.--Funds in the Embassy 
Construction and Security account allocated for construction of new 
embassies shall be used to rebuild only those embassies in the top 
three tiers, as designated by the Secretary of State.
    (c) Advanced Congressional Notifications.--Prior to obligation of 
funds in the Embassy Construction and Security account, or the 
reprogramming of funds out of that account, the Secretary of State 
shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives in 
accordance with section 34(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706(a)), of the Secretary's intent to obligate 
or reprogram the funds, as the case may be.

SEC. 6. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.

    (a) Description of Requirements.--The following security 
requirements shall apply with respect to United States diplomatic 
facilities:
            (1) Threat assessments.--
                    (A) The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) of each United 
                States mission shall address threats from large 
                vehicular bombs and transnational terrorism.
                    (B) The ``Composite Threat List'' shall contain a 
                section that addresses acts of international terrorism 
                against United States diplomatic facilities based on 
                criteria for identifying threats that emphasize the 
                threat of transnational terrorism and includes such 
                other criteria as the physical security environment, 
                host government support, and cultural realities.
            (2) Site selection.--
                    (A) In selecting sites for new United States 
                diplomatic facilities abroad, all United States 
                Government agencies (except military installations) 
                shall be located on the same compound.
                    (B) The Secretary of State and the relevant agency 
                head may waive subparagraph (A) if the Secretary and 
                the agency head jointly certify to Congress that 
                security requirements so permit.
                    (C) Any waiver under this paragraph shall be 
                exercised only in accordance with the procedures 
                applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 
                34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
                1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706).
            (3) Perimeter distance.--Each newly constructed or acquired 
        United States diplomatic facility shall be sited not less than 
        100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the 
        facility is situated.
            (4) Crisis management training.--
                    (A) The appropriate personnel of the Department of 
                State shall undertake crisis management training for 
                mass casualty and mass destruction incidents relating 
                to diplomatic facilities which are designed to bring 
                about a rapid response to such incidents from 
                Department of State headquarters in Washington, D.C.
                    (B) A program of appropriate instruction in crisis 
                management shall be provided to personnel at United 
                States diplomatic facilities abroad.
            (5) Foreign emergency support team.--The Foreign Emergency 
        Support Team (FEST) of the Department of State shall receive 
        sufficient support from the Department, including--
                    (A) conducting routine training exercises through 
                the FEST;
                    (B) providing personnel identified to serve on the 
                FEST as a collateral duty;
                    (C) providing personnel to assist in medical 
                relief, public affairs, engineering, and building 
                safety; and
                    (D) providing such additional support as may be 
                necessary to enable the FEST to provide support in a 
                post-crisis environment involving mass casualties and 
                physical damage.
            (6) Rapid response procedures.--The Secretary of State 
        shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
        Secretary of Defense setting out rapid response procedures for 
        mobilization of personnel and equipment of their respective 
        departments to provide more effective assistance in times of 
        emergency with respect to United States diplomatic facilities.
            (7) Storage of emergency equipment and records.--All United 
        States diplomatic missions shall have emergency equipment and 
        records stored at a secure off-site facility.
    (b) Review and Revision by the Secretary of State.--The Secretary 
of State shall review and revise security requirements in effect for 
United States diplomatic facilities as of the date of enactment of this 
Act to ensure their compliance with the security requirements described 
in subsection (a).

SEC. 7. CLOSURE OF VULNERABLE POSTS.

    (a) Review.--The Secretary of State shall review the findings of 
the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
        Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress in 
        classified form setting forth the results of the review 
        conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements of the report.--The report shall--
                    (A) specify whether any United States diplomatic 
                facility should be closed because--
                            (i) the facility is high vulnerability and 
                        subject to threat of terrorist attack; and
                            (ii) adequate security enhancements cannot 
                        be provided to the facility; and
                    (B) identify plans to provide secure premises for 
                permanent use by the United States diplomatic mission, 
                whether in country or in a regional United States 
                diplomatic facility, or for temporary occupancy pending 
                construction of new buildings.

SEC. 8. CURRENT AND PROJECTED ROLE AND FUNCTION OF EACH UNITED STATES 
              DIPLOMATIC FACILITY.

    Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to Congress, in classified and unclassified form, on the role 
and function of each United States diplomatic facility through 2010. 
The report shall describe--
            (1) the potential for reduction or transfer of personnel 
        and equipment if technology is adequately exploited for maximum 
        efficiencies;
            (2) the balance between the cost of maintaining a secure 
        United States diplomatic facility and the benefit of a United 
        States presence;
            (3) the potential for relying on regional United States 
        diplomatic facilities in certain parts of the world; and
            (4) necessary upgrades, in order of importance, for such 
        facilities.

SEC. 9. OVERSEAS SERVICE STAR.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by 
inserting after section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2708) the following new section:

``SEC. 36A. THE OVERSEAS SERVICE STAR.

    ``(a) Authority.--The President, upon the recommendation of the 
Secretary, may award an overseas service star to any member of the 
Foreign Service or any other civilian employee of the Government of the 
United States who, after August 1, 1998, while employed at, or assigned 
permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas or while 
traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury 
or an illness (whether or not the wound, other injury, or illness 
resulted in death)--
            ``(1) as the person was performing official duties;
            ``(2) as the person was on the premises of a United States 
        mission abroad; or
            ``(3) by reason of the person's status as a United States 
        Government employee.
    ``(b) Cases Resulting From Unlawful Conduct.--Cases covered by 
subsection (a) include cases of wounds or other injuries incurred as a 
result of terrorist or military action, civil unrest, or criminal 
activities directed at any facility of the Government of the United 
States.
    ``(c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall prescribe the 
procedures for identifying and considering persons eligible for award 
of an overseas service star and for selecting the persons to be 
recommended for the award.
    ``(d) Award in the Event of Death.--If a person selected for award 
of an overseas service star dies before being presented the award, the 
award may be made and the star presented to the person's family or to 
the person's representative, as designated by the President.
    ``(e) Form of Award.--The Secretary shall prescribe the design of 
the overseas service star. The award may not include a stipend or any 
other cash payment.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) Any expenses incurred for awarding a person an 
        overseas service star may be paid out of appropriations 
        available at the time of the award for personnel of the 
        department or agency of the United States Government in which 
        the person was employed when the person incurred the wound, 
        injury, or illness upon which the award is based.
            ``(2) Limitation.--No funds may be made available under 
        this section for cash payments to recipients.''.

SOLUTION: Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 - Establishes within the Treasury an embassy construction and security account for the purpose of constructing, or providing security upgrades to, U.S. diplomatic facilities in order to meet specified security requirements, including that: (1) threat assessments such as the Emergency Action Plan and the Composite Threat List address threats to U.S. missions from large vehicular bombs and transnational terrorism; (2) in the selection of sites for new U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad, that all U.S. Government agencies (except military installations) be located on the same compound; (3) each newly constructed or acquired U.S. diplomatic facility be sited not less than 100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the facility is situated; (4) appropriate Department of State and U.S. diplomatic personnel undertake crisis management training for mass casualty and mass destruction incidents relating to diplomatic facilities; (5) there is adequate Department of State support for the Foreign Emergency Support Team; (6) the Secretary of State enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense setting out rapid response procedures for mobilization of personnel and equipment of their respective departments to provide more effective assistance in times of emergency with respect to U.S.  diplomatic facilities; and (7) all U.S. diplomatic missions have emergency equipment and records stored at a secure off-site facility. Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress an identification of U.S. diplomatic facilities that are most vulnerable to terrorist attack, setting out, in tiers of 20, those facilities from the most to the least vulnerable to such an attack. Requires account funds allocated for construction of new embassies to be used to rebuild only those embassies in the top three tiers. 
(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to review, and report to Congress on, the findings of the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel with respect to the closure of vulnerable U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. 
(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the role and function of each U.S. diplomatic facility through 2010. 
(Sec. 9) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the President to award an overseas service star to any member of the Foreign Service or any other civilian Government employee who while employed at, or assigned permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas, or while traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury or an illness (whether or not resulting in death): (1) as the person was performing official duties; (2) as the person was on the premises of a U.S. mission abroad; or (3) by reason of the person's status as a U.S. Government employee.  Specifies award requirements.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Kendell Frederick Citizenship 
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINGERPRINTS AND OTHER BIOMETRIC INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ``Privacy Act of 1974''), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the 
time the individual enlisted in the United States Armed Forces, or at 
the time the individual filed an application for adjustment of status, 
to satisfy any requirement for background and security checks in 
connection with an application for naturalization if--
        (1) the individual may be naturalized pursuant to section 328 
    or 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439, 
    1440);
        (2) the individual was fingerprinted and provided other 
    biometric information in accordance with the requirements of the 
    Department of Defense at the time the individual enlisted in the 
    United States Armed Forces;
        (3) the individual--
            (A) submitted an application for naturalization not later 
        than 24 months after the date on which the individual enlisted 
        in the United States Armed Forces; or
            (B) provided the required biometric information to the 
        Department of Homeland Security through a United States 
        Citizenship and Immigration Services Application Support Center 
        at the time of the individual's application for adjustment of 
        status if filed not later than 24 months after the date on 
        which the individual enlisted in the United States Armed 
        Forces; and
        (4) the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the 
    biometric information provided, including fingerprints, is 
    sufficient to conduct the required background and security checks 
    needed for the applicant's naturalization application.
    (b) More Timely and Effective Adjudication.--Nothing in this 
section precludes an individual described in subsection (a) from 
submitting a new set of biometric information, including fingerprints, 
to the Secretary of Homeland Security with an application for 
naturalization. If the Secretary determines that submitting a new set 
of biometric information, including fingerprints, would result in more 
timely and effective adjudication of the individual's naturalization 
application, the Secretary shall--
        (1) inform the individual of such determination; and
        (2) provide the individual with a description of how to submit 
    such biometric information, including fingerprints.
    (c) Cooperation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall determine the format 
of biometric information, including fingerprints, acceptable for usage 
under subsection (a). The Secretary of Defense, or any other official 
having custody of the biometric information, including fingerprints, 
referred to in subsection (a), shall--
        (1) make such prints available, without charge, to the 
    Secretary of Homeland Security for the purpose described in 
    subsection (a); and
        (2) otherwise cooperate with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
    to facilitate the processing of applications for naturalization 
    under subsection (a).
    (d) Electronic Transmission.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, implement procedures that will 
ensure the rapid electronic transmission of biometric information, 
including fingerprints, from existing repositories of such information 
needed for military personnel applying for naturalization as described 
in subsection (a) and that will safeguard privacy and civil liberties.
    (e) Centralization and Expedited Processing.--
        (1) Centralization.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
    centralize the data processing of all applications for 
    naturalization filed by members of the United States Armed Forces 
    on active duty serving abroad.
        (2) Expedited processing.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
    the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
    Director of National Intelligence shall take appropriate actions to 
    ensure that applications for naturalization by members of the 
    United States Armed Forces described in paragraph (1), and 
    associated background checks, receive expedited processing and are 
    adjudicated within 180 days of the receipt of responses to all 
    background checks.
SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON MILITARY NATURALIZATION.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the effective date of 
any modification to a regulation related to naturalization under 
section 328 or 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1439, 1440), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall make appropriate 
updates to the Internet sites maintained by the Secretary to reflect 
such modification.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, not later than 180 days after each 
effective date described in subsection (a), should make necessary 
updates to the appropriate application forms of the Department of 
Homeland Security.
SEC. 4. REPORTS.
    (a) Adjudication Process.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
    submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 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, 1440), including 
    the process that--
            (A) begins at the time the application is mailed to, or 
        received by, the Secretary, regardless of whether the Secretary 
        determines that such application is complete; and
            (B) ends on the date of the final disposition of such 
        application.
        (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
    include a description of--
            (A) the methods used by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        and the Secretary of Defense to prepare, handle, and adjudicate 
        such applications;
            (B) the effectiveness of the chain of authority, 
        supervision, and training of employees of the Federal 
        Government or of other entities, including contract employees, 
        who have any role in such process or adjudication; and
            (C) the ability of the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
        the Secretary of Defense to use technology to facilitate or 
        accomplish any aspect of such process or adjudication and to 
        safeguard privacy and civil liberties.
    (b) Implementation.--
        (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States and 
    the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall 
    conduct a study on the implementation of this Act by the Secretary 
    of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense, including an 
    assessment of any technology that may be used to improve the 
    efficiency of the naturalization process for members of the United 
    States Armed Forces and an assessment of the impact of this Act on 
    privacy and civil liberties.
        (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
    the Secretary of Homeland Security submits the report required 
    under subsection (a), the Comptroller General and the Inspector 
    General shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
    committees on the study required by paragraph (1) that includes 
    recommendations for improving the implementation of this Act.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
        (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
    of the Senate;
        (3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
        (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
    Representatives;
        (5) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
    Representatives; and
        (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
    Representatives.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

SOLUTION:
Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment or at the time of applying for (immigration) status adjustment to satisfy any naturalization background or security requirements if: (1) the individual may be naturalized under the Immigration and Nationality Act, was fingerprinted in accordance with Department of Defense (DOD) requirements, and submits a naturalization application within 24 months of enlistment or provides the required biometric information at the time of application for status adjustment if filed within 24 months after enlistment; and (2) the Secretary determines that the biometric information provided, including fingerprints, is sufficient to conduct the naturalization background and security checks.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine the format for biometric information, including fingerprints; (2) implement procedures for electronic transmission of biometric information that will safeguard privacy and civil liberties; and (3) provide for centralization of naturalization applications of active duty personnel serving abroad and such applications' expedited processing.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to update the appropriate Internet websites to reflect naturalization law changes.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should make necessary updates to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) application forms.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the adjudication of military service-related naturalization applications.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study and report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to implementation of this Act by the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense.