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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3480
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 17, 2016Mr. Sasse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make an alien who applies for naturalization using a false identity ineligible for citizenship
and
to require the completion of the Historical Fingerprint Enrollment Program
and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Secure Citizenship Act of 2016.
2.
Prohibition on citizenship for aliens applying using a false name
Section 316(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1427(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking and before (3); and
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and (4) provides on the person's application for naturalization the person's current legal name and date of birth and all other names used since birth..
3.
Completion of the Historical Fingerprint Enrollment Program
Not later than May 31, 2017, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—
(1) complete the digitization of fingerprints of aliens who were fugitives, convicted criminals, subject to deportation orders, or had other derogatory information dating back to 1990 under the project known as the Historical Fingerprint Enrollment Program; and
(2) store such digitized fingerprints along with relating biographical data in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) maintained by the Department of Homeland Security.