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Timestamp: 2019-06-24 21:30:30
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1448', '§337', '§18', '§407', '§102', '§305', '§1', '§102', '§407', '§2', '§647']

[USC04] 8 USC 1448: Oath of renunciation and allegiance
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8 USC 1448: Oath of renunciation and allegiance Text contains those laws in effect on June 23, 2019
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, §337, 66 Stat. 258 ; Pub. L. 97–116, §18(o), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1621 ; Pub. L. 101–649, title IV, §407(c)(18), (d)(15), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5041 , 5044; Pub. L. 102–232, title I, §102(b)(2), title III, §305(i), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1736 , 1750; Pub. L. 106–448, §1, Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1939 .)
2000-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–448 inserted at end "The Attorney General may waive the taking of the oath by a person if in the opinion of the Attorney General the person is unable to understand, or to communicate an understanding of, its meaning because of a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment. If the Attorney General waives the taking of the oath by a person under the preceding sentence, the person shall be considered to have met the requirements of section 1427(a)(3) of this title with respect to attachment to the principles of the Constitution and well disposition to the good order and happiness of the United States."
1991-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–232, §102(b)(2), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "If the applicant is prevented by sickness or other disability from attending a public ceremony, the oath required to be taken by subsection (a) of this section may be taken at such place as the Attorney General may designate under section 1445(e) of this title."
1990-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–649, §407(c)(18), (d)(15)(A), substituted "applied" for "petitioned" and "applicant" for "petitioner" in first sentence, "in a public ceremony before the Attorney General or a court with jurisdiction under section 1421(b) of this title" for "in open court", "Attorney General" for "naturalization court" wherever appearing in second and fourth sentences, and "Attorney General" for "court" before "the child" in fourth sentence.
1981-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–116 substituted "section 1433" for "section 1433 or 1434".
Pub. L. 106–448, §2, Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1939 , provided that: "The amendment made by section 1 [amending this section] shall apply to persons applying for naturalization before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 6, 2000]."
Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, §647, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–710 , provided that:
"(a) In General.-The Attorney General shall make available funds under this section, in each of fiscal years 1997 through 2001, to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization or to other public or private nonprofit entities to support demonstration projects under this section at 10 sites throughout the United States. Each such project shall be designed to provide for the administration of the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1448(a)] on a business day around Independence Day to approximately 500 people whose application for naturalization has been approved. Each project shall provide for appropriate outreach and ceremonial and celebratory activities.
"(b) Selection of Sites.-The Attorney General shall, in the Attorney General's discretion, select diverse locations for sites on the basis of the number of naturalization applicants living in proximity to each site and the degree of local community participation and support in the project to be held at the site. Not more than 2 sites may be located in the same State. The Attorney General shall consider changing the sites selected from year to year.
"(c) Amounts Available; Use of Funds.-
"(1) Amount.-The amount made available under this section with respect to any single site for a year shall not exceed $5,000.
"(2) Use.-Funds made available under this section may be used only to cover expenses incurred in carrying out oath administration ceremonies at the demonstration sites under subsection (a), including expenses for-
"(3) Availability of funds.-Funds that are otherwise available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service to carry out naturalization activities shall be available, to the extent provided in appropriation Acts, to carry out this section.
"(d) Application.-In the case of an entity other than the Immigration and Naturalization Service seeking to conduct a demonstration project under this section, no amounts may be made available to the entity under this section unless an appropriate application has been made to, and approved by, the Attorney General, in a form and manner specified by the Attorney General."