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6 USC § 271 - Establishment of Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
In general There shall be in the Department a bureau to be known as the “Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services”.
Director The head of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, who—
Functions The Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services—
In general Not later than 1 year after the effective date specified in section 455,
the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services shall design and implement a managerial rotation program under which employees of such bureau holding positions involving supervisory or managerial responsibility and classified, in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, as a GS–14 or above, shall—
Report Not later than 2 years after the effective date specified in section 455,
the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the implementation of such program.
Pilot initiatives for backlog elimination The Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services is authorized to implement innovative pilot initiatives to eliminate any remaining backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications, and to prevent any backlog in the processing of such applications from recurring, in accordance with section 1573
(a) of title 8. Such initiatives may include measures such as increasing personnel, transferring personnel to focus on areas with the largest potential for backlog, and streamlining paperwork.
Transfer of functions from Commissioner In accordance with subchapter XII of this chapter (relating to transition provisions), there are transferred from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services the following functions, and all personnel, infrastructure, and funding provided to the Commissioner in support of such functions immediately before the effective date specified in section 455: [1]
All other adjudications performed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service immediately before the effective date specified in section 455.
In general There shall be a position of Chief of Policy and Strategy for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Functions In consultation with Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel in field offices, the Chief of Policy and Strategy shall be responsible for—
In general There shall be a principal legal advisor to the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Functions The legal advisor shall be responsible for—
In general There shall be a Budget Officer for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
In general The Budget Officer shall be responsible for—
Chief of Office of Citizenship (1)
In general There shall be a position of Chief of the Office of Citizenship for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Functions The Chief of the Office of Citizenship for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be responsible for promoting instruction and training on citizenship responsibilities for aliens interested in becoming naturalized citizens of the United States, including the development of educational materials.
Office of the FBI Liaison (1)
In general There shall be an Office of the FBI Liaison in the Department of Homeland Security.
Functions The Office of the FBI Liaison shall monitor the progress of the functions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the naturalization process to assist in the expeditious completion of all such functions pertaining to naturalization applications filed by, or on behalf of—
current or former members of the Armed Forces under section 1439 or 1440 of title 8;
current spouses of United States citizens who are currently serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, who qualify for naturalization under section 1430
(b) of title 8, and surviving spouses and children who qualify for naturalization under section 1430
(d) of title 8; or
a deceased individual who is eligible for posthumous citizenship under section 1440–1 of title 8.
Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 451,Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2195; Pub. L. 110–382, § 2(a),Oct. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 4087.)
For termination of amendment by section 4 ofPub. L. 110–382, see Termination Date of 2008 Amendment note below.
2008—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 110–382, §§ 2(a), 4, temporarily added subsec. (g). See Termination Date of 2008 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 110–382, § 4,Oct. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 4089, provided that: “This Act [amending this section and section 1439 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1101 of Title 8] and the amendments made by this Act are repealed on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 9, 2008].”
Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 455,Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2200, provided that: “Notwithstanding section 4 [enacting provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this title], sections 451 through 456 [enacting this section and sections 272 to 275 of this title], and the amendments made by such sections, shall take effect on the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 [enacting section 251 of this title] takes effect.” [For date on which transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes effect, see section 251 of this title and Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan, Nov. 25, 2002, set out as a note under section 542 of this title.]
Pub. L. 110–382, § 2(b),Oct. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 4087, provided that: “Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 9, 2008], the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall promulgate rules to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section].”
[Pub. L. 110–382, § 4,Oct. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 4089, provided that section 2(b) ofPub. L. 110–382, set out as a note above, is repealed 5 years after Oct. 9, 2008.]