,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #didi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,crdenas 7for himself and ,ms4         
,ros-,lehtinen7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,education
 and the ,workforce1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish the ,national  
,office of ,new ,americans to support   
the integration of immigrants to the    
,united ,states into the economic1      
social1 cultural1 and civic life of     
their local communities and the ,nation1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,new ,american ,success ,act of #bjad4  
#b4 ,table of contents ,the table of    
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #b4 ,table

 of contents4 ,sec4 #c4 ,findings and   
declaration of policy4 ,title           
,i--,citizenship and ,new ,americans    
,sec4 #aja4 ,national ,office of ,new   
,americans4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,task ,force on 
,new ,americans4 ,sec4 #ajc4            
,authorization of appropriations4 ,title
 ,,ii--,grants ,sec4 #bja4 ,initial     
,entry1 ,adjustment1 and ,citizenship   
,assistance ,grants4 ,sec4 #bjb4        
,integration ,success ,grants4 ,sec4    
#bjc4 ,integration ,success ,fund4      
,title ,,iii--,english ,language        
,learning ,sec4 #cja4 ,waiver of        
,english requirement for senior new     
,americans4 ,title ,,iv--,rulemaking    
,sec4 #dja4 ,rulemaking requirement4    
#c4 ,findings and declaration of policy 
7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3  7#a7 ,according to 
the ,migration ,policy ,institute1 there
 are #ac1djj1jjj non-citizen residents  
in the ,united ,states with limited     
proficiency in ,english4  7#b7          
,according to the ,department of        

,homeland ,security1 approximately      
#a1ajj1jjj legal immigrants enter the   
country annually4 ,about half of these  
legal immigrants lack full proficiency  
in ,english4  7#c7 ,according to the    
,migration ,policy ,institute1 an       
estimated #gj percent of the            
unauthorized immigrant population ages  
#ai and older have limited proficiency  
in ,english4  7#d7 ,according to the    
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics1 more than
 two-thirds of the foreign-born         
population does not have a postsecondary
 degree1 and foreign-born adults are    
three times more likely to lack a high  
school diploma or equivalent than       
native-born adults4  7#e7 ,according to 
the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics1 #ai  
of the #cj fastest growing occupations  
require workers with some form of       
postsecondary education or training4    
7#f7 ,these statistics suggest that a   
lack of ,english proficiency and limited
 education serve as serious impediments 
to labor market success for immigrants4 

7#g7 ,a century ago1 during the last    
great wave of immigration to this       
country1 the public and private sectors 
promoted the integration of newcomers   
through the ,settlement ,house movement1
 the founding of the modern public      
library system1 the establishment of    
universal public education4  7#h7       
,although currently dozens of ,federal  
and ,state programs support1 and        
thousands of government agencies and    
nonprofit organizations operate1        
programs that teach ,english1 promote   
acquisition of workforce skills1 provide
 citizenship assistance1 and otherwise  
promote the integration of immigrants   
and their children1 such programs are   
often not coordinated or aligned1       
limiting the capacity of such programs  
to identify and test promising          
practices1 leverage resources1 or bring 
effective interventions to scale4  7#i7 
,it is in the national interest to      
facilitate the rapid acquisition of     
,english language skills by immigrants  

to the ,united ,states and to otherwise 
promote the integration of immigrants   
and their children into the mainstream  
of our economy and society4  7#aj7      
,empowering immigrants and their family 
members to effectively integrate into   
the mainstream of the economic1 social1 
cultural1 and civic life of their local 
communities and the ,nation as a whole  
will ensure that ,united ,states        
immigration policies result in more     
productive and competitive local        
economies and more cohesive and         
harmonious communities4  7#aa7 ,data1   
policies1 and programs relevant to      
immigrant integration crosscut the      
responsibilities of numerous ,federal   
agencies as well as those of ,state and 
local governments and nongovernmental   
actors4  7#ab7 ,the overlapping nature  
of integration issues and the lack of   
coordination of immigration policies and
 programs make it difficult for the     
,president and ,congress to understand  
and respond to pressing integration     

challenges and opportunities4  7#ac7    
,improved coordination of integration   
goals1 policies1 and programs across    
sectors and levels of government would  
greatly enhance the ability of the      
,federal ,government to create and      
maintain an immigration system that is  
more suited to modern times and benefits
 the interests of the ,federal          
,government1 communities with growing   
immigrant populations1 as well as       
immigrants and their family members4    
7b7 ,declaration of policy ,it is the   
policy of the ,united ,states to--  7#a7
 promote the civic1 linguistic1 and     
economic integration of immigrants and  
their young children into the ,united   
,states2  7#b7 establish national goals 
for integrating immigrants and their    
young children into the ,united ,states1
 and measure the degree to which such   
goals are met2  7#c7 assess and         
coordinate ,federal policies1           
regulations1 and programs related to the
 integration of immigrants1 including an

 assessment of ,federal agency          
jurisdiction and budget concerns2  7#d7 
consult with ,state and local           
governments on integration challenges   
and opportunities for the purpose of    
improving ,federal integration policy   
and program efforts2  7#e7 track the    
performance of ,federal1 ,state1 and    
local integration initiatives1 including
 measures of reach1 effectiveness1 and  
cost2 and  7#f7 engage stakeholders at  
different government and nongovernment  
levels to identify integration          
opportunities and challenges4  ,i       
,citizenship and ,new ,americans  #aja4 
,national ,office of ,new ,americans    
7a7 ,establishment of ,national ,office 
of ,new ,americans  7#a7 ,in general    
,there is established in the ,executive 
,office of the ,president a ,national   
,office of ,new ,americans 7in this     
title referred to as the ,office74  7#b7
 ,appointment of directors ,there shall 
be at the head of the ,office a         
,director appointed by the ,president   

7in this title referred to as the       
,director74 ,the ,president is          
authorized to appoint a ,deputy         
,director and such ,assistant ,directors
 as the ,president determines to be     
necessary4  7b7 ,functions ,the         
functions of the ,office are--  7#a7 to 
oversee and coordinate the efforts of   
,federal1 ,state1 and local entities to 
ensure the effective economic1          
linguistic1 and civic integration of    
immigrants and their children2  7#b7 to 
provide advice and leadership to the    
,president1 ,congress1 and other        
,federal ,government officials on the   
challenges and opportunities facing such
 entities with regards to immigrant     
integration2  7#c7 to establish national
 goals for immigrant integration and    
measure the degree to which such goals  
are met2  7#d7 to serve as a member of  
the ,domestic ,policy ,council2  7#e7 to
 cooperate closely with the ,office of  
,management and ,budget and other       
relevant executive agencies and         

departments to analyze the impact of    
immigration policies and of immigrant   
integration efforts on the ,federal     
budget2  7#f7 to evaluate the scale1    
quality1 and effectiveness of ,federal  
,government efforts concerning immigrant
 integration2  7#g7 to identify the     
anticipated effects of new ,federal     
immigration policies on existing        
integration efforts and advise the      
,president on how to address any        
potential integration needs or impacts  
resulting from such policies2  7#h7 to  
consult on a biannual basis with ,state 
and local government officials on the   
immigrant integration challenges and    
opportunities facing ,state and units of
 local government2  7#i7 to consult with
 the ,secretaries and ,directors        
identified in title ,,ii on the         
administration of the grant programs    
established by such title2 and  7#aj7 to
 submit to the ,president and the       
appropriate congressional committees a  
biannual report that describes the      

activities of the ,office and the       
results of the consultation process     
provided in paragraph 7#h74  7c7        
,deadline for establishment ,the ,office
 shall begin operating not later than   
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  #ajb4 ,task ,force on   
,new ,americans  7a7 ,establishment     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall   
establish within the ,office of ,new    
,americans a ,task ,force on ,new       
,americans4  7#b7 ,deadline for         
establishment ,the ,task ,force shall be
 fully operational not later than #ah   
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4  7b7 ,purpose ,the        
purposes of the ,task ,force are--  7#a7
 to establish a coordinated ,federal    
program to respond effectively to       
immigrant integration issues2 and  7#b7 
to advise and assist the ,director in   
identifying and implementing the        
necessary policies to carry out such    
program4  7c7 ,membership ,the ,task    
,force shall be comprised of--  7#a7 the

 ,director1 who shall serve as ,chair of
 the ,task ,force2  7#b7 the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury2  7#c7 the ,attorney   
,general2  7#d7 the ,secretary of       
,commerce2  7#e7 the ,secretary of      
,labor2  7#f7 the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services2  7#g7 the         
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development2  7#h7 the ,secretary of   
,education2  7#i7 the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security2  7#aj7 the         
,director of the ,small ,business       
,administration2  7#aa7 the ,director of
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget2
  7#ab7 the ,director of the ,bureau of 
,consumer ,financial ,protection2 and   
7#ac7 any other individual the ,director
 of the ,national ,office of ,new       
,americans invites to participate who   
occupies a position listed under level  
,i or ,,ii of the ,executive ,schedule1 
as provided in sections #ecab and #ecac 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7
 ,duties  7#a7 ,in ,general ,the ,task  
,force shall meet at the call of the    

,chair and perform such duties as the   
,chair reasonably requires4  7#b7       
,coordinated response to immigrant      
issues ,the ,task ,force shall work with
 executive agencies and departments to  
provide a coordinated ,federal response 
to adequately address issues that affect
 the lives of new immigrants and local  
communities with growing immigrant      
populations1 including--  7,a7 early    
childhood care and education2  7,b7     
elementary1 secondary and postsecondary 
education2  7,c7 adult education and    
workforce training2  7,d7 health care2  
7,e7 naturalization2 and  7,f7 economic 
development4  7#c7 ,liaison with        
,federal agencies  7,a7 ,in ,general    
,each member of the ,task ,force shall  
serve as a liaison to the respective    
agency of the member to ensure that the 
agency participates in the activities of
 the ,task ,force in a timely and       
meaningful manner4  7,b7 ,duties of a   
,liaison ,the duties of each member as  
an agency liaison include--  7i7        

creating immigrant integration goals    
within the agency2  7ii7 creating       
immigration integration indicators      
within the agency2  7iii7 implementing  
the biannual consultation process       
described in section #aja7;b77#h7 by    
consulting with the ,state and local    
counterparts of the agency2 and  7iv7   
reporting to the ,task ,force on the    
progress made by the agency in achieving
 the goals and indicators described in  
clauses 7i7 and 7ii74  7#d7             
,recommendations of the ,task ,force    
7,a7 ,report ,the ,director of the ,task
 ,force shall submit to ,congress a     
report that includes the following3  7i7
 ,findings from the consultation process
 described in section #aja7;b77#h71     
including a description of the immigrant
 integration challenges and             
opportunities facing ,states and units  
of local government4  7ii7              
,recommendations on the effects of      
pending legislation and executive branch
 policy proposals related to            

immigration4  7iii7 ,suggestions for    
changes to ,federal programs or policies
 that have a negative impact on new     
immigrants and local communities with   
growing immigrant populations1 in       
comparison to the general population4   
7iv7 ,recommendations on legislative    
solutions to promote immigrant          
integration4  7,b7 ,reporting ,deadline 
7i7 ,report required ,except as provided
 in clause 7ii71 the ,task ,force shall 
submit a report required by subparagraph
 7,a7 not later than #ah months after   
the ,task ,force is fully operational   
and every two years thereafter4  7ii7   
,exception ,the ,task ,force is not     
required to submit a report described in
 clause 7i7 if the total number of      
aliens issued immigrant visas or granted
 permanent residence under section #bja 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 including    
individuals subject and not subject to  
numerical limitations for admission1 is 
less than #ejj1jjj at any time during a 

period of two years ending on the       
required submission date of such report 
pursuant to clause 7i74  #ajc4          
,authorization of appropriations ,in    
addition to any amounts otherwise made  
available to the ,office1 there are     
authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this   
title4  ,,ii ,grants  #bja4 ,initial    
,entry1 ,adjustment1 and ,citizenship   
,assistance ,grants  7a7 ,authorization 
,the ,director of ,citizenship and      
,immigration ,services1 in consultation 
with the ,director of the ,national     
,office of ,new ,americans1 shall award 
,initial ,entry1 ,adjustment1 and       
,citizenship ,assistance grants to      
eligible entities4  7b7 ,eligibility ,an
 entity eligible to receive a grant     
under this section is a unit of local   
government1 private organization1       
community-based organization1 or        
not-for-profit organization--  7#a7 that
 provides authorized direct legal       
assistance to immigrants to the ,united 

,states2 and  7#b7 that submits to the  
,director of ,citizenship and           
,immigration ,services an application at
 such time1 in such manner1 and         
containing such information as such     
,director1 in consultation with the     
,director of the ,national ,office of   
,new ,americans1 may reasonably require4
  7c7 ,use of funds  7#a7 ,in ,general  
,funds awarded under this section may be
 used to provide to an eligible         
non-citizen legal assistance relating to
 the immigration status of such         
non-citizen1 or related services4 ,such 
assistance may include--  7,a7 screening
 to assess the eligibility of a         
prospective applicant seeking a change  
in immigration status2  7,b7 completing 
immigration applications2  7,c7         
gathering proof of identification1      
employment1 residence1 and tax payment2 
7,d7 gathering proof of relationships to
 eligible family members2  7,e7 applying
 for any waivers for which an applicant 
and qualifying family members may be    

eligible2 and  7,f7 advising an         
applicant on the rights and             
responsibilities of ,united ,states     
citizenship4  7#b7 ,immigrants eligible 
for assistance ,a non-citizen is        
eligible to receive the assistance      
described in paragraph 7#a7 if such     
non-citizen is--  7,a7 seeking to become
 a permanent resident or naturalized    
citizen2 or  7,b7 seeking relief from   
removal and authorization to remain in  
the ,united ,states lawfully and        
permanently4  7d7 ,priority ,in awarding
 grants under this section1 priority    
shall be given to--  7#a7 entities that 
demonstrate intent to use grant funds to
 serve individuals living in a ,state   
with a foreign-born population of not   
less than #e percent that has           
experienced an increase that is higher  
than the national average in the        
population of non-citizen residents     
during the most recent #aj-year period1 
based on data compiled by the ,office of
 ,immigration ,statistics or the ,united

 ,states ,census ,bureau1 or units of   
local government located within such    
,state2 or  7#b7 entities that          
demonstrate intent to use grant funds to
 serve individuals living in any of the 
#aj ,states with the highest number of  
non-citizen residents1 based on data    
compiled by the ,office of ,immigration 
,statistics or the ,united ,states      
,census ,bureau1 or units of local      
government located within such ,state4  
7e7 ,certification ,in order to receive 
a payment under this section1 a         
participating entity shall submit to the
 ,director of ,citizenship and          
,immigration ,services a certification  
that the proposed uses of grant funds by
 the entity are consistent with this    
section and meet all necessary criteria 
determined by the ,director of          
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services 
in consultation with the ,director of   
the ,national ,office of ,new           
,americans4  7f7 ,annual report and     
evaluation ,not later than #ij days     

after the end of each fiscal year for   
which an entity receives grant funds    
under this section1 the entity shall    
submit to the ,director of ,citizenship 
and ,immigration ,services the          
following3  7#a7 ,a report that         
describes--  7,a7 the activities        
undertaken by the entity that were      
funded entirely or partially by the     
grant funds2  7,b7 the geographic area  
or areas served by the grant funds2     
7,c7 an estimate of the number of       
non-citizens living in the jurisdiction 
or service area of the entity1 which    
demonstrates that the entity made a     
reasonable effort to determine such     
number2  7,d7 the number of non-citizens
 receiving assistance that was funded   
entirely or partially by grant funds    
received by the entity2 and  7,e7 the   
primary languages spoken in the         
jurisdiction or service area of the     
entity4  7#b7 ,an evaluation of any     
program of the entity using grant funds 
under this section1 including an        

assessment of--  7,a7 the effectiveness 
of such program and recommendations for 
improving the program2  7,b7 the future 
needs of immigrants to the ,united      
,states2 and  7,c7 the future needs of  
,states and units of local government   
related to immigrant integration4  7g7  
,state defined ,in this section1 the    
term ,state means each of the several   
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the    
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 ,american ,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth
 of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4    
7h7 ,effective period ,this section     
shall be in effect for a period of #aj  
fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
#bjaf4  #bjb4 ,integration ,success     
,grants  7a7 ,grants ,authorized ,the   
,secretary of ,education1 the ,secretary
 of ,labor1 and the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services1 in        
consultation with the ,director of the  
,national ,office of ,new ,americans 7in
 this section referred to as the        

,director71 may jointly provide grants  
on a competitive basis to improve the   
economic1 linguistic1 and civic         
integration of immigrants and their     
children4  7b7 ,eligibility ,an entity  
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section is a ,state1 or a unit of local 
government working in partnership with a
 not-for-profit organization or         
community-based organization1 that      
submits to the ,secretaries an          
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretaries1 in consultation    
with the ,director1 may reasonably      
require1 which may include--  7#a7 a    
proposal outlining the methods the      
entity intends to use to effectively    
carry out the activities funded by the  
grant2  7#b7 a sociodemographic profile 
of non-citizens living within the       
jurisdiction or service area of the     
entity2 and  7#c7 a description of      
opportunities and challenges in         
improving the economic1 linguistic1 and 

civic integration of immigrants4  7c7   
,use of ,funds ,an entity awarded a     
grant under this section may use the    
grant funds--  7#a7 to expand access to1
 and improve the quality of1 programs   
supporting the economic advancement of  
immigrants in areas that include        
financial literacy1 small business      
development1 employment navigation1 and 
training opportunities2  7#b7 to expand 
programs that provide basic adult       
education and contextualized ,english   
language skills that improve the        
literacy1 numeracy1 workforce skills1   
and educational attainment of immigrants
 over the age of #ah2  7#c7 to expand   
access to programs that assist          
immigrants in obtaining recognized      
postsecondary credentials or employment1
 or in building measurable skills to    
lead to the attainment of an            
industry-recognized credential or       
certificate2 and  7#d7 to educate       
immigrants about ,united ,states        
history1 civics1 citizenship rights and 

responsibilities1 democracy1            
opportunities to engage in the civic    
life of their community1 unit of local  
government1 and ,state1 and the         
navigation of local systems that support
 the economic1 linguistic1 and civic    
integration of individuals and families4
  7d7 ,priority ,in awarding grants     
under this section1 priority shall be   
given to--  7#a7 an entity that uses not
 less than ten percent of matching funds
 from non-,federal sources2  7#b7 an    
entity that collaborates with at least  
one public or private entity to carry   
out a comprehensive plan to improve the 
coordination of relevant immigrant      
integration services and accelerate the 
integration progress2 and  7#c7 a       
,state--  7,a7 that has a foreign born  
population of not less than #e percent  
and that has experienced an increase in 
non-citizen residents that is higher    
than the national average during the    
most recent #aj-year period1 based on   
data compiled by the ,office of         

,immigration ,statistics or the ,united 
,states ,census ,bureau1 or a unit of   
local government located within such    
,state2 or  7,b7 that is one of the #aj 
,states with the highest number of      
non-citizen residents1 based on data    
compiled by the ,office of ,immigration 
,statistics or the ,united ,states      
,census ,bureau1 or a unit of local     
government located within such ,state4  
7e7 ,certification ,in order to receive 
a payment under this section1 a         
participating entity shall provide the  
,secretaries with a certification that  
the proposed uses of grant funds by the 
entity are consistent with this section 
and meet all necessary criteria         
determined by the ,secretaries in       
consultation with the ,director4  7f7   
,annual report and evaluation ,not later
 than #ij days after the end of each    
fiscal year for which an entity receives
 a grant under this section1 such entity
 shall submit to the ,secretaries the   
following3  7#a7 ,a report that         

describes--  7,a7 the activities        
undertaken by the entity2  7,b7 the     
geographic area or areas served by the  
grant funds2 and  7,c7 a description of 
the sociodemographic characteristics of 
individuals served by the grant funds2  
and  7#b7 ,an evaluation of any program 
of the entity that receives grant funds1
 including an assessment of--  7,a7 the 
effectiveness of such program and       
recommendations for improving the       
program2  7,b7 the future needs of      
immigrants to the ,united ,states2 and  
7,c7 the future needs of ,states and    
units of local government related to    
immigrant integration4  7g7 ,annual     
report to ,states ,the ,director of the 
,national ,office of ,new ,americans    
shall inform each ,state annually of the
 amount of funds available to such      
,state under this section4  7h7 ,state  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,state means each of the several        
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the    

,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 ,american ,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth
 of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4    
7i7 ,effective period ,this section     
shall be in effect for a period of #aj  
fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
#bjaf4  #bjc4 ,integration ,success     
,fund  7a7 ,in ,general ,there is       
established in the ,treasury an account 
known as the ,integration ,success      
,fund4  7b7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,integration     
,success ,fund such funds as may be     
necessary to carry out this title4  7c7 
,gifts1 bequests1 and devises ,the      
,director of the ,national ,office of   
,new ,americans may solicit1 accept1    
use1 and dispose of gifts1 bequests1 or 
devises of services or property1 both   
real and personal1 for the purpose of   
awarding grants established under       
sections #bja and #bjb4 ,gifts1         
bequests1 or devises of money and       
proceeds from sales of other property   

received as gifts1 bequests1 or devises 
shall be deposited in the ,integration  
,success ,fund established by subsection
 7a7 and shall be available for         
disbursement to eligible entities in    
accordance with this title4  ,,iii      
,english ,language ,learning  #cja4     
,waiver of ,english requirement for     
senior new ,americans ,section #cab of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adbc7 is amended by      
striking subsection 7b7 and inserting   
the following3  7b7 ,the requirements   
under subsection 7a7 shall not apply to 
any person who--  7#a7 is unable to     
comply with such requirements because of
 physical or mental disability1         
including developmental or intellectual 
disability2 or  7#b7 on the date on     
which the person's application for      
naturalization is filed under section   
#ccd--  7,a7 is older than #fe years of 
age2 and  7,b7 has been living in the   
,united ,states for periods totaling at 
least #e years after being lawfully     

admitted for permanent residence4  7c7  
,the requirement under subsection       
7a77#a7 shall not apply to any person   
who1 on the date on which the person's  
application for naturalization is filed 
under section #ccd--  7#a7 is older than
 #ej years of age and has been living in
 the ,united ,states for periods        
totaling at least #bj years after being 
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence2  7#b7 is older than #ee years
 of age and has been living in the      
,united ,states for periods totaling at 
least #ae years after being lawfully    
admitted for permanent residence2 or    
7#c7 is older than #fj years of age and 
has been living in the ,united ,states  
for periods totaling at least #aj years 
after being lawfully admitted for       
permanent residence4  7d7 ,the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
waive1 on a case-by-case basis1 the     
requirement under subsection 7a77#b7 on 
behalf of any person who1 on the date on
 which the person's application for     

naturalization is filed under section   
#ccd--  7#a7 is older than #fj years of 
age2 and  7#b7 has been living in the   
,united ,states for periods totaling at 
least #aj years after being lawfully    
admitted for permanent residence4  4    
,,iv ,rulemaking  #dja4 ,rulemaking     
requirement  7a7 ,in ,general ,subject  
to subsection 7b71 not later than #ahj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 each person or persons       
responsible for carrying out a provision
 of this ,act or an amendment made by   
this ,act shall promulgate regulations  
to carry out such provision4  7b7       
,consultation with ,national ,office of 
,new ,americans ,for each provision of  
this ,act for which the ,director of the
 ,national ,office of ,new ,americans is
 not the person responsible for carrying
 out such provision1 the responsible    
person or persons shall consult with the
 ,director in promulgating the          
regulations described in subsection 7a74