,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,serrano introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to permit ,members of ,congress to     
administer the oath of allegiance to    
applicants for naturalization4  #a4     
,congressional administration of the    
oath of allegiance  7a7 ,naturalization 
,authority ,section #caj7;b7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #adba7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 
in the subsection heading1 by striking  
,court ,authority and inserting         
,authority2  7#b7 in paragraph          
7#a77;,a7--  7,a7 by inserting 1 by a   
,member of1 or ,delegate or ,resident   
,commissioner to1 the ,congress1 before 
or by an eligible court2 and  7,b7 by   
adding at the end the following3 ,a     
,senator shall have the authority to    
administer such oath of allegiance only 
to individuals who reside in the ,state 

the ,senator represents4 ,in the case of
 a ,member of the ,house of             
,representatives1 including a ,delegate 
or ,resident ,commissioner to the       
,congress1 the ,member shall have the   
authority to administer such oath of    
allegiance only to individuals who      
reside in the congressional district the
 ,member represents42  7#c7 in paragraph
 7#a71 by adding at the end the         
following3  7,c7 ,limitations on        
,congressional authority  7i7 ,extent of
 authority ,the authority under this    
section of a ,member of1 or ,delegate or
 ,resident ,commissioner to1 the        
,congress is limited solely to the      
administration of the oath of allegiance
 under section #ccg7;a74  7ii7 ,period  
before elections ,a ,member of1 or      
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress may not administer the   
oath of allegiance under section        
#ccg7;a7 during the #ij-;day period     
which ends on the date of any election  
for ,federal1 ,state1 or local office in

 which the ,member1 ,delegate1 or       
,resident ,commissioner is a candidate4 
7iii7 ,time and place of ceremony ,a    
,member of1 or ,delegate or ,resident   
,commissioner to1 the ,congress shall   
administer the oath of allegiance under 
section #ccg7;a7 only at such times and 
places as the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security may designate4  2  7#d7 in    
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 in the matter      
preceding clause 7i71 by inserting or a 
,member of1 or ,delegate or ,resident   
,commissioner to1 the ,congress after a 
court2  7#e7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a77i71 
by inserting or subject to paragraph    
7#a77;,c77ii71 the ,member of1 or       
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress after the court2  7#f7 in
 paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii77,i71 by        
inserting or the ,member of1 or         
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress before such information2 
7#g7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii77,,ii71  
by inserting or the ,member of1 or      
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1

 the ,congress after the court2 and     
7#h7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b7--  7,a7 in  
the subparagraph heading1 by striking   
,authority of attorney general and      
inserting ,timing of ,exclusive         
,authority2  7,b7 by inserting neither  
after ,subject to subparagraph 7,c712   
7,c7 by inserting nor a ,member of1 or  
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress after the ,attorney      
,general2 and  7,d7 by striking shall   
not administer and inserting shall      
administer4  7b7 ,oath of renunciation  
and allegiance ,section #ccg of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #addh7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
the first sentence of subsection 7a71 by
 inserting 1 the ,member of the ,house  
of ,representatives1 including a        
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to 
the ,congress1 who represents the       
congressional district in which the     
individual resides1 a ,senator who      
represents the ,state in which the      
individual resides1 before or a court   

with jurisdiction2  7#b7 in the first   
sentence of subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by   
inserting 7except to the extent that    
such section limits the authority of a  
,member of1 or ,delegate or ,resident   
,commissioner to1 the ,congress7 after  
,notwithstanding section #caj7;b72 and  
7,b7 by inserting 1 oath administration 
by the ,member of the ,house of         
,representatives1 including a ,delegate 
or ,resident ,commissioner to the       
,congress1 who represents the           
congressional district in which the     
individual resides or a ,senator who    
represents the ,state in which the      
individual resides1 after expedited     
judicial oath administration ceremony2  
7#c7 in the third sentence of subsection
 7c71 by inserting or oath              
administration by the ,member of1 or    
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress before the period2 and   
7#d7 in subsection 7c71 by adding at the
 end the following3 ,the authority under
 this section of a ,member of1 or       

,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress shall be subject to      
section #caj7;b744  7c7 ,certificate of 
naturalization2 contents ,section #cch  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #addi7 is amended by 
inserting 1 ,member of1 or ,delegate or 
,resident ,commissioner to1 the         
,congress1 after location of the        
official4  7d7 ,functions and duties of 
clerks and records of declarations of   
intention and applications for          
naturalization ,section #cci of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #adej7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7c7 ,in the    
case of an oath administration by a     
,member of1 or ,delegate or ,resident   
,commissioner to1 the ,congress1 the    
functions and duties of clerks of courts
 described in this section shall be     
undertaken by the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security4  4  #b4 ,regulatory
 ,authority ,not later than the date    
that is #abj days after the date of     

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall issue      
regulations implementing the amendments 
made by this ,act4  #c4 ,clerical       
amendment  7a7 ,in general ,each of     
sections #caj1 #ccg1 #cch1 and #cci of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adba1 #addh1 #addi1 and  
#adej7 is amended by striking ,attorney 
,general each place it appears and      
inserting ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4  7b7 ,exception ,the         
amendment made by this section shall not
 affect the authority of any officer or 
employee of the ,executive ,office of   
,immigration ,review 7including         
immigration judges 7as defined in       
section #aja7;b77#d7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act77 to administer  
the oath of allegiance under section    
#ccg7;a74