,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dibh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjai,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,ms4      
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4
 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1
 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee of        
,california1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,meeks1
 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4       
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4       
,pressley1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4       
,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1   
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1  
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,carson  
of ,indiana1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of       
,georgia7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the 
,committees on ,education and ,labor1   
,house ,administration1 ,foreign        
,affairs1 and ,homeland ,security1 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 
,americans1 to reduce obstacles to      
,united ,states citizenship1 to support 
the integration of immigrants and       
refugees into the social1 cultural1     
economic and civic life of our shared   
,nation1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,new ,deal for ,new ,americans ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,table of contents ,the  
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short title4 ,sec4 
#b4 ,table of contents4 ,title ,i--,new 
,americans and ,integration ,sec4 #aja4 
,national office of new ,americans4     
,sec4 #ajb4 ,appointment and duties of  
director1 deputy directors and associate
 director4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,federal         
initiative on new ,americans4 ,title    
,,ii--,programs ,to ,promote            
,citizenship1 ,integration1 and         
,prosperity ,sec4 #bjj4 ,sense of       
,congress regarding access to counsel4  

,sec4 #bja4 ,legal services and         
immigration assistance grants4 ,sec4    
#bjb4 ,english as a gateway grants4     
,sec4 #bjc4 ,workforce development and  
prosperity grants4 ,sec4 #bjd4          
,appropriations authorized for existing 
citizenship grants4 ,sec4 #bje4         
,consideration of grant recipients4     
,sec4 #bjf4 ,establishment of ,united   
,states ,citizenship and ,integration   
,foundation4 ,sec4 #bjg4 ,gifts to      
,foundation4 ,sec4 #bjh4 ,purposes4     
,sec4 #bji4 ,authorized activities4     
,sec4 #baj4 ,council of directors4 ,sec4
 #baa4 ,powers4 ,sec4 #bab4 ,effective  
date4 ,sec4 #bac4 ,authorization of     
appropriations for ,foundation and pilot
 program4 ,sec4 #bad4 ,pilot program to 
promote immigrant integration at ,state 
and local levels4 ,title                
,,iii--,reducing ,barriers to           
,citizenship ,sec4 #cja4 ,immigration   
service fees4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,reduce       
financial obstacles to naturalization4  
,sec4 #cjc4 ,waiver of ,english         

requirement for senior new ,americans4  
,sec4 #cjd4 ,naturalization for certain 
,united ,states high school graduates4  
,sec4 #cje4 ,family integration4 ,sec4  
#cjf4 ,revision of grounds for          
deportation4 ,sec4 #cjg4 ,waiver to     
ensure access to citizenship4 ,sec4     
#cjh4 ,naturalization ceremonies4 ,sec4 
#cji4 ,national citizenship promotion   
program4 ,sec4 #caj4 ,mission of ,united
 ,states citizenship and immigration    
services4 ,sec4 #caa4 ,automatic        
registration of eligible individuals4   
,sec4 #cab4 ,department of ,homeland    
,security assistance in registration4   
,sec4 #cac4 ,voter protection and       
security in automatic registration4     
,sec4 #cad4 ,effective date4 ,title     
,,iv--,refugee ,resettlement and        
,integration ,sec4 #dja4 ,minimum number
 of refugees to be admitted4 ,sec4 #djb4
 ,pre-arrival ,english language and work
 orientation training for approved      
refugee applicants4 ,sec4 #djc4 ,update 
of reception and placement grants4 ,sec4

 #djd4 ,case management4 ,sec4 #dje4    
,increase in cash payments4  ,i ,new    
,americans and ,integration  #aja4      
,national office of new ,americans  7a7 
,establishment of the national office of
 new ,americans ,there is established in
 the ,executive ,office of the          
,president the ,national ,office of ,new
 ,americans 7in this title referred to  
as the ,office74  7b7 ,office leadership
  7#a7 ,there shall be at the head of   
the ,office a ,director of the ,national
 ,office of ,new ,americans4  7#b7      
,there shall be in the ,office a ,deputy
 ,director for ,citizenship and         
,inclusion and a ,deputy ,director for  
,workforce and ,economy4  7c7 ,bureau of
 ,state and local affairs ,there is     
established a ,bureau of ,state and     
,local ,affairs within the ,office which
 shall be headed by an ,associate       
,director of ,state and ,local ,affairs4
  7d7 ,access by ,congress ,the location
 of the ,office for ,new ,americans in  
the ,executive ,office of the ,president

 shall not be construed as affecting    
access by the ,congress or ,committees  
of the ,house or ,senate to--  7#a7     
information1 documents and studies in   
the possession of1 or conducted by or at
 the direction of the ,director2 or     
7#b7 personnel of the ,national ,office 
of ,new ,americans4  #ajb4 ,appointment 
and duties of director1 deputy directors
 and associate director  7a7 ,director  
,the ,director shall be appointed by the
 ,president1 by and with the advice and 
consent of the ,senate4  7b7 ,deputy    
,directors ,the ,deputy ,directors and  
,associate ,director shall be appointed 
by the ,president in consultation with  
the ,director4  7c7 ,limitation ,no     
person shall serve as ,director1 ,deputy
 ,director or ,associate ,director while
 serving in any other position in the   
,federal ,government4  7d7              
,responsibilities  7#a7 ,the ,director  
shall-- 7,a7 establish policies1        
objectives and priorities with regard to
 immigrant and refugee integration for  

the ,office2  7,b7 with the assistance  
of the ,deputy ,directors and ,associate
 ,director1 carry out the functions of  
the ,office as described in paragraph   
7e72  7,c7 serve as the ,chair of the   
,initiative for ,new ,americans2  7,d7  
make recommendations to the ,president  
regarding changes in the organization1  
management1 programs and budget of the  
,federal departments and agencies in    
order to promote the integration of     
immigrants and refugees2  7,e7 consult1 
support and coordinate with ,state and  
local governments in their efforts to   
promote ,united ,states citizenship and 
integration of immigrants and refugees2 
and  7,f7 serve as a member of the      
,domestic ,policy ,council and the      
,national ,economic ,council4  7#b7 ,the
 ,deputy ,director for ,citizenship and 
,inclusion shall1 among other duties as 
assigned by the ,director1 assist the   
,director to promote access to ,united  
,states citizenship and inclusion of    
immigrants and refugees in the social1  

economic and civic life of their        
communities and the ,nation4  7#c7 ,the 
,deputy ,director for ,workforce and    
,economy shall1 among other duties as   
assigned by the ,director1 assist the   
,director to promote the participation  
of immigrants and refugees in the       
,united ,states workforce and increase  
the contributions of immigrants and     
refugees to the ,united ,states economy4
  7#d7 ,the ,associate ,director of     
,state and ,local ,affairs shall1 among 
other duties as assigned by the         
,director1 assist the ,director in      
coordinating the efforts of ,state and  
local entities to support the economic1 
linguistic and civic integration of     
immigrants1 refugees and their children4
  7e7 ,functions ,the functions of the  
,office are-- 7#a7 to promote and       
support immigrant and refugee           
integration and inclusion in society2   
7#b7 to ensure the ,federal ,government 
and its agencies and departments promote
 the pursuit of ,united ,states         

citizenship among immigrants and        
refugees2  7#c7 to ensure access to     
quality ,english language learning      
programs that increase for adult        
,english language learners their--  7,a7
 employment and career prospects and    
economic integration2 and  7,b7 social  
integration in their local communities  
and participation in civic life1        
including their engagement with ,state  
and local governments1 schools1 and     
private and nonprofit community         
institutions2  7#d7 to provide equal    
access to workforce development         
programs1 including by ensuring that    
such programs meet the demand and unique
 language1 training and educational     
needs of immigrants and refugees2  7#e7 
to oversee and coordinate the efforts of
 ,federal1 ,state1 and local entities to
 ensure the effective social1 economic1 
linguistic1 and civic integration of    
immigrants1 refugees and their children2
  7#f7 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 and 
refugee integration2  7#g7 to cooperate 
closely with the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget and other relevant executive
 agencies and departments to analyze the
 impact of immigration policies of      
immigrant and refugee integration on the
 ,federal budget2  7#h7 to evaluate the 
scale1 quality1 and effectiveness of    
,federal ,government efforts concerning 
immigrant and refugee social and        
economic integration1 including access  
to ,united ,states citizenship1 ,english
 language learning and workforce        
development programs2  7#i7 to identify 
the anticipated effects of new ,federal 
policies on existing integration efforts
 and advise the ,president on how to    
address any potential integration needs 
or impacts resulting from such policies2
  7#aj7 to consult on a biannual basis  
with ,state and local government        
officials on the immigrant and refugee  

integration challenges and opportunities
 facing ,states and units of local      
government2  7#aa7 to consult with the  
,secretaries and ,directors identified  
in title ,,ii on the administration of  
the grant programs established by such  
title2 and  7#ab7 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        
paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa74  7f7 ,powers
 of the director ,in carrying out the   
responsibilities in subsection 7d7 and  
the functions of the office in          
subsection 7e71 the ,director may--     
7#a7 select1 appoint1 employ1 and fix   
compensation of such officers and       
employees as may be necessary to carry  
out the functions of the ,office under  
this title2  7#b7 direct1 with the      
concurrence of the ,secretary of a      
department or head of an agency1 the    
temporary reassignment within the       

,federal ,government of personnel       
employed by such department or agency2  
7#c7 use for administrative purposes1 on
 a reimbursable basis1 the available    
service1 equipment1 personnel1 and      
facilities of ,federal1 ,state1 and     
local agencies2  7#d7 procure the       
services of experts and consultants in  
accordance with section #caji of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to  
appointments in the ,federal service1 at
 rates of compensation for individuals  
not to exceed the daily equivalent of   
the rate of pay payable for ,,gs-#ah of 
the ,general ,schedule under section    
#eccb of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code2  7#e7 accept and use donations of
 property from ,federal1 ,state and     
local government agencies2  7#f7 use the
 mail in the same manner as other       
departments and agencies of the         
executive branch2 and  7#g7 monitor the 
implementation of the ,federal          
,government's integration-related       
activities1 including-- 7,a7 conducting 

program and performance audits and      
evaluations2 and  7,b7 requesting       
assistance from the ,inspector ,general 
of the relevant agency in such audits   
and evaluations4  #ajc4 ,federal        
initiative on new ,americans  7a7       
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,director shall establish within the    
,national ,office of ,new ,americans a  
,federal ,initiative on ,new ,americans 
7in this title referred to as the       
,initiative74  7#b7 ,deadline for       
establishment ,the ,initiative shall be 
fully operational not later than #f     
months after the confirmation of the    
,director of the ,office4  7b7 ,purpose 
,the purposes of the ,initiative are--  
7#a7 to establish a coordinated ,federal
 program to respond effectively to      
immigrant and refugee 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 ,initiative shall be composed of--

 7#a7 the ,director1 who shall serve as 
,chair of the ,initiative2  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         
,secretary of ,state2  7#aa7 the        
,director of the ,office of ,refugee    
,resettlement2  7#ab7 the ,director of  
the ,small ,business ,administration2   
7#ac7 the ,director of the ,office of   
,management and ,budget2  7#ad7 the     
,director of the ,bureau of ,consumer   
,financial ,protection2 and  7#ae7 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 ,initiative shall 
meet at the call of the ,chair and      
perform such duties as the ,chair       
reasonably requires4  7#b7 ,coordinated 
response to immigrant and refugee issues
 ,the ,initiative 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        
refugees and local communities with     
growing immigrant and refugee           
populations1 including--  7,a7 ,english 
language learning2  7,b7 adult education
 and workforce training2  7,c7          
occupational licensure2  7,d7 early     
childhood care and education2  7,e7     
elementary1 secondary and postsecondary 
education2  7,f7 health care2  7,g7     
naturalization2  7,h7 civic engagement2 
7,i7 access to immigration assistance   
and legal services2  7,j7 economic      
development2 and  7,k7 other services   
the ,director identifies as aiding the  

integration of immigrants and refugees  
to the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,liaison  
with ,federal agencies  7,a7 ,in general
 ,each member of the ,initiative shall  
serve as a liaison to the respective    
agency of the member to ensure that the 
agency coordinates with and responds to 
the recommendations of the ,initiative  
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 and    
refugee integration goals within the    
agency2  7ii7 creating immigration      
integration indicators within the       
agency2  7iii7 implementing the biannual
 consultation process described in      
section #ajb7;e77#aj7 by consulting with
 the ,state and local counterparts of   
the agency2  7iv7 reporting to the      
,initiative on the progress made by the 
agency in achieving the goals and       
indicators described in clauses 7i7 and 
7ii72 and  7v7 providing the ,director1 
upon request of the ,director and       

subject to laws governing disclosure of 
information1 such information as may be 
required to carry out the               
responsibilities of the ,director and   
the functions of the ,office4  7#d7     
,recommendations of the ,initiative     
7,a7 ,report ,the ,director of the      
,initiative shall submit to ,congress a 
report that includes the following3 7i7 
,findings from the consultation process 
described in section #ajb7;e77#aj71     
including a description of the immigrant
 and refugee integration challenges and 
opportunities facing ,states and units  
of local government4  7ii7 ,assessment  
of the effects of and recommendations   
with regard to pending legislation and  
executive branch policy proposals and   
their possible impacts on immigrant and 
refugee integration4  7iii7 ,suggestions
 for changes to ,federal programs or    
policies that have a negative impact on 
immigrants1 refugees and local          
communities with growing immigrant and  
refugee populations1 in comparison to   

the general population4  7iv7           
,recommendations on legislative         
solutions to promote immigrant and      
refugee integration4  7,b7 ,reporting   
deadline ,the ,initiative shall submit a
 report required by subparagraph 7,a7   
not later than #ab months after the     
,initiative is fully operational and    
every two years thereafter4  ,,ii       
,programs ,to ,promote ,citizenship1    
,integration1 and ,prosperity  #bjj4    
,sense of ,congress regarding access to 
counsel ,it is the sense of ,congress   
that-- 7#a7 immigration law is so       
complex that it is nearly impossible and
 therefore unjust for individuals to    
navigate the immigration system without 
legal assistance or represent themselves
 in immigration court2  7#b7 noncitizens
 without legal counsel are far more     
likely to be denied immigration benefits
 or be deported1 which can result in    
dire consequences1 including the denial 
of legal status or ,u4,s4 citizenship1  
loss of livelihood1 separation from or  

the inability to support one's family1  
life-threatening danger in one's country
 of origin and a long-term or permanent 
ban from being able to re-enter the     
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 consistent   
with the ,american values of fairness   
and justice and the ,fifth ,amendment to
 the ,u4,s4 ,constitution which         
guarantees everyone due process of law1 
anyone subject to proceedings or the    
appeal thereof before an immigration    
judge or the ,attorney ,general should  
have the right of being represented by  
counsel1 including government-funded    
counsel1 regardless of one's ability to 
pay4  #bja4 ,legal services and         
immigration assistance grants  7a7      
,authorization ,the ,attorney ,general1 
acting through the ,director of the     
,executive ,office for ,immigration     
,review1 in consultation with the       
,director of the ,national ,office of   
,new ,americans1 shall award ,legal     
,services and ,immigration ,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 and refugees in the ,united  
,states2  7#b7 in the case of any       
applicant who has previously received a 
grant under this section1 that uses     
matching funds from non-,federal        
sources1 which may include in-kind      
contributions1 equal to #be percent of  
amount received under this section2     
7#c7 that provides immigration          
education1 outreach and quality         
paralegal services to immigrants and    
refugees1 in coordination with          
immigration attorneys or representatives
 accredited by the ,recognition and     
,accreditation ,program of the          
,department of ,justice ,executive      
,office of ,immigration ,review2 and    
7#d7 that submits to the ,director of   

the ,executive ,office for ,immigration 
,review an application at such time1 in 
such manner1 and containing such        
information as such ,director may       
reasonably require4  7c7 ,use of funds  
7#a7 ,in general ,funds awarded under   
this section may be used to provide to  
an eligible individual legal assistance 
relating to the immigration status of   
such individual1 or related services4   
,such assistance may include--  7,a7    
outreach and education to identify and  
support those in need of legal services2
  7,b7 liaison services to connect      
individuals with trusted legal service  
providers1 social service organizations 
and government representatives2  7,c7   
screening to assess the eligibility of  
any individual regarding any status     
under the immigration laws2  7,d7       
completing immigration applications2    
7,e7 translation services2  7,f7        
gathering of documents such as proof of 
identification1 employment1 residence1  
family relationships and tax payment2   

7,g7 applying for any waivers for which 
an applicant and qualifying family      
members may be eligible2 and  7,h7      
assisting an applicant for ,united      
,states citizenship with application    
preparation and the citizenship         
application process1 including support  
for the ,english and civics exams4  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 ,certification ,in
 order to receive a payment under this  
section1 a participating entity shall   
submit to the ,attorney ,general 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    
,attorney ,general in consultation with 

the ,director of the ,national ,office  
of ,new ,americans4  7e7 ,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  7,e7 a         
breakdown of the costs of each of the   
services provided and the average per   

capita cost of providing such           
assistance2 and  7,f7 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 and  7,b7 whether or not the   
legal services needs of the geographic  
area served have been met and if not1   
what further assistance is required to  
meet such need4  7f7 ,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  7g7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section #ajj1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbb4  #bjb4

 ,english as a ,gateway grants  7a7     
,authorization ,the ,assistant          
,secretary for ,career1 ,technical1 and 
,adult ,education at the ,department of 
,education1 in consultation with the    
,director of the ,national ,office of   
,new ,americans1 shall award ,english as
 a ,gateway to ,integration grants to   
eligible entities4  7b7 ,eligibility ,an
 entity eligible to receive a grant     
under this section is a ,state or unit  
of local government1 private            
organization1 educational institution1  
community-based organization1 or        
not-for-profit organization--  7#a7 in  
the case of any applicant who has       
previously received a grant under this  
section1 that uses matching funds from  
non-,federal sources1 which may include 
in-kind contributions1 equal to #be     
percent of amount received from the     
,english as a ,gateway to ,integration  
program2  7#b7 that submits to the      
,assistant ,secretary an application at 
such time1 in such manner1 and          

containing such information as the      
,assistant ,secretary may reasonably    
require1 including--  7,a7 a description
 of the target population to be served1 
including demographics1 literacy levels 
and ,english language levels of the     
target population2 and  7,b7 the        
assessment and performance measures that
 the grant recipient plans to use to    
evaluate the ,english language learning 
progress of students and overall success
 of the instruction and program2  7#c7  
demonstrate collaboration with public   
and private entities to provide the     
instruction and assistance described in 
subsection 7c77#a72  7#d7 provide       
,english language programs that teach   
,english language skills to-- 7,a7      
lower-educated individuals2  7,b7       
,limited ,english ,proficient 7,,lep7   
individuals2  7,c7 parents who are      
caretakers of young children2  7,d7 that
 supports and promotes the social1      
economic and civic integration of adult 
,english language learners and their    

families2  7,e7 that equips adult       
,english language learners for ongoing1 
independent study and learning beyond   
the classroom or formal instruction     
provided by the entity2 and  7,f7 that  
incorporates the use of technology to   
help students develop digital literacy  
skills2  7#e7 are #a of the #aj ,states 
with the highest rate of foreign-born   
residents2 or  7#f7 have experienced a  
large increase in the population of     
immigrants during the most recent       
#aj-year period relative to past        
migration patterns1 based on data       
compiled by the ,office of ,immigration 
,statistics or the ,united ,states      
,census ,bureau4  7c7 ,use of funds     
7#a7 ,in general ,funds awarded under   
this section shall be used to provide   
,english language instruction to adult  
,english language learners4 ,such       
instruction shall advance the           
integration of students in order to help
 them--  7,a7 build their knowledge of  
,united ,states history and civics2     

7,b7 to prepare for ,united ,states     
citizenship and the naturalization      
process2  7,c7 gain digital literacy2   
7,d7 understand and navigate the early  
childhood1 ,k-#ab and postsecondary     
education systems2  7,e7 gain financial 
literacy2  7,f7 build an understanding  
of the housing market and systems in the
 ,united ,states2  7,g7 learn about and 
access the ,united ,states1 ,state1 and 
local health care systems2  7,h7 prepare
 for a high school equivalency diploma  
or post-secondary training or education2
 and  7,i7 prepare for and secure       
employment4  7#b7 ,design of program    
,funds awarded under this section shall 
be used to support an instructional     
program that may include the following  
elements3  7,a7 ,english language       
instruction in a classroom setting1     
provided that such setting is in a      
geographic location accessible to the   
population served4  7,b7 ,online        
,english language instruction and       
distance learning platforms4  7,c7      

,educational support and specialized    
instruction for ,english language       
learners with low levels of literacy in 
their first language4  7,d7 ,other      
online and digital components1 including
 the use of mobile phones4  7d7         
,certification ,in order to receive a   
payment under this section1 a           
participating entity shall submit to the
 ,assistant ,secretary 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 ,assistant ,secretary4
  7e7 ,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         
,assistant ,secretary 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 the number of immigrants in
 such areas2  7,d7 the primary languages
 spoken in such areas2  7,e7 the number 
of adult ,english language learners     
receiving assistance that was funded    
entirely or partially by grant funds    
received by the entity2 and  7,f7 a     
breakdown of the costs of the           
instruction services provided and the   
average per capita cost of providing    
such instruction4  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 whether or 
not the ,english language instruction   
needs of the geographic area served have
 been met and if not1 what further      
assistance is required to meet such     
need2 and  7,c7 the results of any      
assessment or evaluation of progress or 
success described in subsection         
7b77#c77;,b74  7f7 ,definitions ,in this
 section1 the following definitions     

apply3 7#a7 ,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  7#b7 ,the terms     
limited ,english proficient and ,english
 language learner describe an individual
 who does not speak ,english as their   
primary language and who has a limited  
ability to read1 speak1 write1 or       
understand ,english4  7#c7 ,the term    
adult ,english language learner refers  
to an individual age #af and older who  
is not enrolled in secondary school and 
who is limited ,english proficient4  7g7
 ,authorization of appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated to   
carry out this section #ajj1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbb4  #bjc4
 ,workforce development and prosperity  
grants  7a7 ,declaration of policy ,it  
is the policy of the ,united ,states--  
7#a7 that adults have equitable access  

to education and workforce programs     
that--  7,a7 help them learn basic      
skills in reading1 writing1 math and the
 ,english language2 and  7,b7 equip them
 with occupational skills needed to     
secure or advance in employment1 to fill
 employer needs1 and support themselves 
and their families2  7#b7 to strengthen 
the economy by helping adults with      
limited skills to attain                
industry-recognized postsecondary       
credentials2 and  7#c7 that workforce   
programs for adults with limited skills 
incorporate an integrated education and 
training approach that allow adults to  
acquire basic skills while pursuing     
occupational or industry specific       
training4  7b7 ,authorization ,the      
,assistant ,secretary for ,career1      
,technical1 and ,adult ,education at the
 ,department of ,education 7referred to 
as the ,assistant ,secretary in this    
section71 in consultation with the      
,director of the ,national ,office of   
,new ,americans1 shall award ,workforce 

,development and ,shared ,prosperity    
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
,states and local governments or other  
qualifying entities described in        
subsection 7c71 in collaboration with   
,state and local governments4  7c7      
,qualifying entities ,qualifying        
entities under this section may         
include-- 7#a7 an educational           
institution2  7#b7 a private            
organization2  7#c7 a community-based   
organization2 or  7#d7 a not-for-profit 
organization4  7d7 ,eligibility ,a      
,state or local government or qualifying
 entity in collaboration with a ,state  
or local government is eligible to      
receive a grant under this section      
provided that the ,state or local       
government or entity--  7#a7 supports   
and promotes the economic integration of
 immigrants and refugees and their      
families2  7#b7 has expertise in        
workforce development and adult         
education for the purpose of developing 
and implementing ,state or local        

programs of integrated education and    
training2  7#c7 in carrying out the     
grant program1 includes at least one    
entity-- 7,a7 with expertise in         
workforce development for immigrants and
 refugees2 and  7,b7 with expertise in  
adult education of immigrants and       
refugees2  7#d7 uses matching funds from
 non-,federal sources1 which may include
 in-kind contributions1 equal to #be    
percent of the amount received from the 
,workforce ,development and ,shared     
,prosperity grants program2 and  7#e7   
submits to the ,assistant ,secretary an 
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,assistant ,secretary may        
reasonably require1 including--  7,a7 a 
description of the target population to 
be served1 including demographics1      
,english language levels1 educational   
levels1 and skill levels of the target  
population2  7,b7 the specific          
integrated education and training       
instructional model to be implemented2  

7,c7 how the program will be designed   
and implemented by educators with       
expertise in adult education1 ,english  
language instruction and occupational   
skills training2  7,d7 how the program  
will prepare students to receive a high 
school equivalency credential2  7,e7 how
 the program will prepare students to   
receive a postsecondary credential2     
7,f7 the occupations or industry for    
which the program will prepare students 
for employment2  7,g7 evidence of       
employer demand for the skills or       
occupational training offered by the    
grant program2  7,h7 the extent to which
 the program reduces the time required  
for students to acquire ,english and    
workforce skills2  7,i7 how the program 
will increase digital literacy skills2  
7,j7 how the program will provide       
student support services including      
guidance counseling in order to promote 
student success2 and  7,k7 the          
assessment and performance measures that
 the grant recipient plans to use to    

evaluate-- 7i7 the progress of adult    
learners in acquiring basic skills such 
as reading1 writing1 math and the       
,english language2 and  7ii7 the success
 of the grant program to prepare        
students for employment and to help them
 find employment or advance in          
employment4  7e7 ,certification ,in     
order to receive a payment under this   
section1 a participating entity shall   
submit to the ,assistant ,secretary 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    
,assistant ,secretary in consultation   
with the ,director of the ,national     
,office of ,new ,americans4  7f7        
,technical assistance ,the ,assistant   
,secretary shall provide technical      
assistance to adult education providers 
on how to provide integrated education  
and training4  7g7 ,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 ,assistant ,secretary 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 the number of immigrants in such   
areas2  7,d7 the primary languages      
spoken in such areas2 and  7,e7 a       
breakdown of the costs of each of the   
services provided and the average per   
capita cost of providing such services4 
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 whether or not the legal 
services needs of the geographic area   
served have been met and if not1 what   
further assistance is required to meet  
such need2 and  7,c7 the results of any 

assessment or evaluation of progress or 
success described in subsection         
7c77#e77;,i74  7h7 ,definitions ,in this
 section1 the following definitions     
apply3 7#a7 ,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  7#b7 ,the term      
integrated education and training means 
instruction that provides adult         
education1 literacy and ,english        
language activities concurrently and    
contextually with workforce preparation 
activities and workforce training for a 
specific occupation or occupational     
cluster for the purpose of educational  
and career advancement4  7#c7 ,the term 
adult education means academic          
instruction and education services below
 the postsecondary level that increase  
an individual's ability to read1 write1 
and speak ,english and perform          

mathematics or other activities         
necessary for the attainment of a       
secondary school diploma or its         
recognized equivalent1 transition to    
postsecondary education and training1 or
 obtain employment4  7i7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal years   
#bjba through #bjbb4  #bjd4             
,appropriations authorized for existing 
citizenship grants ,there are authorized
 to be awarded by the ,department of    
,homeland ,security to public or private
 nonprofit organizations for the purpose
 of ,citizenship ,education and         
,training 7under the ,catalog of        
,federal ,domestic ,assistance ,number  
#ig4jaj7 an amount not less than        
#be1jjj1jjj4  #bje4 ,consideration of   
grant recipients ,with regard to grants 
administered and awarded to public or   
private nonprofit organizations by the  
,department of ,homeland ,security1     
unless otherwise required by law1 the   

,secretary of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security1 when making        
determinations about such grants1 shall 
not consider the enrollment in or use by
 such organizations of ,e-,verify1 the  
web-based system that the ,department   
administers for employers that enroll in
 the system to confirm the eligibility  
of their employees to work in the       
,united ,states4  #bjf4 ,establishment  
of ,united ,states citizenship and      
,integration ,foundation ,the           
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of ,united ,states ,citizenship and    
,immigration ,services and in           
coordination with ,national ,office of  
,new ,americans1 is authorized to       
establish a nonprofit corporation or a  
not-for-profit1 public benefit1 or      
similar entity1 which shall be known as 
the ,united ,states ,citizenship and    
,integration ,foundation 7in this title 
referred to as the ,foundation74  #bjg4 
,gifts to foundation ,in order to carry 
out the purposes set forth in section   

#bjh1 the ,foundation may-- 7#a7        
solicit1 accept1 and make gifts of money
 and other property in accordance with  
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf2  7#b7 engage in
 coordinated work with the ,department1 
including ,united ,states ,citizenship  
and ,immigration ,services and the      
,national ,office of ,new ,americans2   
and  7#c7 accept1 hold1 administer1     
invest1 and spend any gift1 devise1 or  
bequest of real or personal property    
made to the ,foundation4  #bjh4         
,purposes ,the purposes of the          
,foundation are-- 7#a7 to spur          
innovation in the promotion and         
expansion of citizenship preparation    
programs for lawful permanent residents2
  7#b7 to evaluate and identify best    
practices in citizenship promotion and  
preparation and to make recommendations 
to the ,department and the ,national    
,office for ,new ,americans about how to
 bring such best practices to scale2    
7#c7 to support direct assistance for   

noncitizens seeking lawful permanent    
resident status1 or naturalization as a 
,united ,states citizen2 and  7#d7 to   
coordinate immigrant integration with   
,state and local entities4  #bji4       
,authorized activities ,the ,foundation 
shall carry out its purpose by--  7#a7  
making ,united ,states citizenship      
instruction and naturalization          
application services accessible to      
low-income and other underserved lawful 
permanent resident populations2  7#b7   
developing1 identifying1 and sharing    
best practices in ,united ,states       
citizenship promotion and preparation2  
7#c7 supporting innovative and creative 
solutions to barriers faced by those    
seeking naturalization2  7#d7 increasing
 the use of1 and access to1 technology  
in ,united ,states citizenship          
preparation programs2  7#e7 engaging    
receiving communities in the ,united    
,states citizenship and civic           
integration process2  7#f7 administering
 the ,new ,citizens ,award ,program to  

recognize1 in each calendar year1 not   
more than #aj ,united ,states citizens  
who--  7,a7 have made outstanding       
contributions to the ,united ,states2   
and  7,b7 have been naturalized during  
the #aj-year period ending on the date  
of such recognition2  7#g7 fostering    
public education and awareness2  7#h7   
coordinating its immigrant integration  
efforts with ,united ,states            
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services 
and the ,national ,office of ,new       
,americans2 and  7#i7 awarding grants to
 ,state and local governments under     
section #bjh4  #baj4 ,council of        
directors  7a7 ,members ,to the extent  
consistent with section #eja7;c77#c7 of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1  
the ,foundation shall have a ,council of
 ,directors 7in this title referred to  
as the ,council1 which shall be         
comprised of--  7#a7 the ,director of   
,united ,states ,citizenship and        
,immigration ,services2  7#b7 the       
,director of the ,national ,office of   

,new ,americans2 and  7#c7 #aj          
directors1 appointed by the ex-officio  
directors designated in paragraphs 7#a7 
and 7#b71 from national private and     
public nonprofit organizations that     
promote and assist permanent residents  
with naturalization4  7b7 ,appointment  
of executive director ,the ,council     
shall appoint an ,executive ,director1  
who shall oversee the day-to-day        
operations of the ,foundation4  #baa4   
,powers ,the ,executive ,director is    
authorized to carry out the purposes set
 forth in section #bjh on behalf of the 
,foundation by--  7#a7 accepting1       
holding1 administering1 investing1 and  
spending any gift1 devise1 or bequest of
 real or personal property made to the  
,foundation2  7#b7 entering into        
contracts and other financial assistance
 agreements with individuals1 public or 
private organizations1 professional     
societies1 and government agencies to   
carry out the functions of the          
,foundation2  7#c7 entering into such   

other contracts1 leases1 cooperative    
agreements1 and other transactions as   
the ,executive ,director considers      
appropriate to carry out the activities 
of the ,foundation2 and  7#d7 charging  
such fees for professional services     
furnished by the ,foundation as the     
,executive ,director determines         
reasonable and appropriate4  #bab4      
,effective date ,the ,foundation shall  
be established and operational within   
#ab months of enactment of this ,act4   
#bac4 ,authorization of appropriations  
for ,foundation and pilot program ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated for   
the first two fiscal years after the    
date of enactment of this ,act such sums
 as may be necessary to establish the   
,foundation and the pilot program as    
described in section #bab of this ,act4 
,such amounts may be invested and any   
amounts resulting from such investments 
shall remain available for the          
operations of the ,foundation and the   
pilot program without further           

appropriation4  #bad4 ,pilot program to 
promote immigrant integration at ,state 
and local levels  7a7 ,grants authorized
 ,the ,chief of the ,united ,states     
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services'
 ,office of ,citizenship1 in            
coordination with the ,national ,office 
of ,new ,americans 7in this title       
referred to as the ,chief71 shall       
establish a pilot program through which 
the ,chief may award grants1 on a       
competitive basis1 to ,states and local 
governments or other qualifying         
entities1 in collaboration with ,state  
and local governments--  7#a7 to        
establish ,new ,immigrant ,councils to  
carry out programs to integrate new     
immigrants2 or  7#b7 to carry out       
programs to integrate new immigrants4   
7b7 ,application ,a ,state or local     
government desiring a grant under this  
section shall submit an application to  
the ,chief at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information as the 
,chief may reasonably require1          

including--  7#a7 a proposal to meet an 
objective or combination of objectives  
set forth in subsection 7d77#c72  7#b7  
the number of new immigrants in the     
applicant's jurisdiction2 and  7#c7 a   
description of the challenges in        
introducing and integrating new         
immigrants into the ,state or local     
community4  7c7 ,authorized activities  
,a grant awarded under this subsection  
may be used-- 7#a7 to form a ,new       
,immigrant ,council1 which shall--  7,a7
 consist of between #ae and #ai         
individuals1 inclusive1 from the ,state1
 local government1 or qualifying        
organization2  7,b7 include1 to the     
extent practicable1 representatives     
from-- 7i7 business2  7ii7 faith-based  
organizations2  7iii7 civic             
organizations2  7iv7 philanthropic      
organizations2  7v7 nonprofit           
organizations1 including those with     
legal and advocacy experience working   
with immigrant communities2  7vi7 key   
education stakeholders1 such as ,state  

educational agencies1 local educational 
agencies1 community colleges1 and       
teachers2  7vii7 ,state adult education 
offices2  7viii7 ,state or local public 
libraries2 and  7ix7 ,state or local    
governments2 and  7,c7 meet not less    
frequently than once each quarter2  7#b7
 to provide subgrants to local          
communities1 city governments1          
municipalities1 nonprofit organizations 
7including veterans' and patriotic      
organizations71 or other qualifying     
entities2  7#c7 to develop1 implement1  
expand1 or enhance a comprehensive plan 
to introduce and integrate new          
immigrants into the ,state by--  7,a7   
improving ,english language skills2     
7,b7 engaging caretakers with limited   
,english proficiency in their child's   
education through interactive parent and
 child literacy activities2  7,c7       
improving and expanding access to       
workforce training programs2  7,d7      
teaching ,united ,states history1 civics
 education1 citizenship rights1 and     

responsibilities2  7,e7 promoting an    
understanding of the form of government 
and history of the ,united ,states and  
the principles of the ,constitution2    
7,f7 improving financial literacy2 and  
7,g7 focusing on other key areas of     
importance to integration in our        
society2 and  7#d7 to engage receiving  
communities in the citizenship and civic
 integration process by-- 7,a7          
increasing local service capacity2  7,b7
 building meaningful connections between
 newer immigrants and long-time         
residents2  7,c7 communicating the      
contributions of receiving communities  
and new immigrants2 and  7,d7 engaging  
leaders from all sectors of the         
community4  7d7 ,reporting and          
evaluation  7#a7 ,annual report ,each   
grant recipient shall submit an annual  
report to the ,chief that describes--   
7,a7 the activities undertaken by the   
grant recipient1 including how such     
activities meet the goals of the        
,office1 the ,foundation1 and the       

comprehensive plan described in         
subsection 7d77#c72  7,b7 the geographic
 areas being served2  7,c7 the number of
 immigrants in such areas2 and  7,d7 the
 primary languages spoken in such areas4
  7#b7 ,annual evaluation ,the ,chief   
shall conduct an annual evaluation of   
the grant program established under this
 section--  7,a7 to assess and improve  
the effectiveness of such grant program2
  7,b7 to assess the future needs of    
immigrants and of ,state and local      
governments related to immigrants2 and  
7,c7 to ensure that grantees recipients 
and subgrantees are acting within the   
scope and purpose of this subchapter4   
,,iii ,reducing ,barriers to            
,citizenship  #cja4 ,immigration service
 fees  7a7 ,in general ,subsection 7m7  
of section #bhf of the ,immigration and 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#acef7m77 is amended to read as follows3
  7m7 ,immigration service fees  7#a7   
,in general ,except as provided in      
paragraph 7#b7 and notwithstanding any  

other provision of law1 all adjudication
 fees as are designated by the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in    
regulations shall be deposited as       
offsetting receipts into a separate     
account entitled ,immigration           
,examinations ,fee ,account in the      
,treasury of the ,united ,states1       
whether collected directly by the       
,secretary or through clerks of courts4 
7#b7 ,virgin ,islands and ,guam ,all    
fees received by the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security from applicants     
residing in the ,virgin ,islands of the 
,united ,states1 or in ,guam1 under this
 subsection shall be paid over to the   
treasury of the ,virgin ,islands or to  
the treasury of ,guam1 respectively4    
7#c7 ,restrictions ,all fees received by
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
from applicants residing in the ,virgin 
,islands of the ,united ,states1 or in  
,guam1 under this subsection shall be   
prohibited for use to cover the cost    
associated with--  7,a7 the civil       

revocation of naturalization2  7,b7     
,operation ,second ,look2  7,c7         
,operation ,janus2  7,d7 any and all    
activities and operations conducted by  
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
,customs and ,border ,protection and    
,homeland ,security ,investigations2 and
  7,e7 any other activity or operation  
that is not directly related to         
adjudications for immigration benefits4 
7#d7 ,fees for adjudication and         
naturalization services  7,a7 ,in       
general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
may set fees for providing adjudication 
and naturalization services at a level  
that will--  7i7 ensure recovery of the 
full costs of providing such services1  
or a portion thereof1 including the     
costs of naturalization and similar     
services provided without charge to     
asylum applicants or other immigrants2  
and  7ii7 recover the full cost of      
administering the collection of fees    
under this paragraph1 or a portion      

thereof4  7,b7 ,report requirement      
before fee increase ,the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security may not increase any
 fee under this paragraph above the     
level of such fee on ,january #a1 #bjai1
 until--  7i7 the ,secretary submits to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report that--  7,i7  
identifies the direct and indirect costs
 associated with providing adjudication 
and naturalization services1 and        
distinguishes such costs from           
immigration enforcement and national    
security costs2  7,,ii7 identifies the  
costs allocable to providing premium    
processing services to business         
customers prescribed by section #bhf7u7 
of this ,act2 describes the extent to   
which the fee prescribed in that section
 is set at a level that ensures full    
recovery of those costs2 and identifies 
the amount of funding that is being     
allocated for the infrastructure        

improvements in the adjudications and   
customer-service processes as prescribed
 by that section2 and  7,,iii7 contains 
information regarding the amount the fee
 will be increased2 and  7ii7 a period  
of #fj days has expired beginning on the
 date that the report in clause 7i7 is  
received by the committees described in 
such clause4  7,c7 ,adjudications delay 
and backlog report ,the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security shall report to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives on a quarterly basis   
the following--  7i7 for adjudications1 
when the processing time of more than   
ten percent of any single category of   
immigration benefits surpasses the      
agency's stated processing goal as of   
,january #a1 #bjai2  7ii7 when the      
processing time of more than #e percent 
of applications for legal permanent     
residence surpass #aej days2 and  7iii7 
when the processing time of more than #e

 percent of applications for            
naturalization surpass #aej days4  7#e7 
,fee waivers for adjudication and       
naturalization services  7,a7 ,in       
general ,notwithstanding the provisions 
of this ,act or any other law1 the      
following fee waivers shall apply3 7i7  
,in the case of an alien whose income is
 less than #aej percent of the ,federal 
poverty line1 no fee shall be charged or
 collected for an application1 petition1
 appeal1 motion1 service or other       
service described in section #bhf7m7 or 
for the biometrics capture or background
 check associated with such services4   
7ii7 ,in the case of an alien whose     
income is less than #bej percent of the 
,federal poverty line1 not more than #ej
 percent of the applicable fee shall be 
charged or collected for an application1
 petition1 appeal1 motion1 service or   
service described in section #bhf7m74   
7iii7 ,in the case of an alien under    
financial hardship due to extraordinary 
expenses or other circumstances         

affecting his or her financial situation
 to the degree that he or she is unable 
to pay the fee1 no fee shall be charged 
or collected for an application1        
petition1 appeal1 motion1 service or    
other service described in section      
#bhf7m7 or for the biometrics capture or
 background check associated with such  
services4  7,b7 ,no fee charged for     
waiver request ,no fee shall be charged 
for a fee waiver request described in   
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,no waiver for 
certain fees ,the fee for               
employment-based petitions and          
applications prescribed by subsection   
7u7 may not be waived4  7,d7            
,means-tested benefits ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
consider the receipt of means-tested    
benefits as a criterion for the purpose 
of demonstrating eligibility for a fee  
waiver under subparagraph 7,a74  7,e7   
,application for fee waiver ,an alien   
requesting a waiver of fees under       

subparagraph 7,a7 may submit either a   
form as prescribed by the ,secretary or 
an applicant-generated1 written request 
for permission to have their immigration
 benefit request processed without      
payment of the required fee4  7,f7      
,federal poverty line defined ,in this  
subsection1 the term ,federal poverty   
line has the meaning given such term by 
the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget1 as revised     
annually by the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services in accordance with 
section #fgc7b7 of the ,omnibus ,budget 
,reconciliation ,act of #aiha 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #iijb74  4  7b7 ,sense of     
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security should set fees under section 
#bhf7m77#cd7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#acef7m77#c771 as amended by subsection 
7a7 of this section1 at a level that    
ensures recovery of only the direct     
costs associated with the services      

described in such section #bhf7m77#cd72 
and  7#b7 ,congress should appropriate  
to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security
 such funds as may be necessary to      
cover--  7,a7 the indirect costs        
associated with the services described  
in such section #bhf7m77#c72  7,b7 the  
adjudication of refugee and asylum      
processing2  7,c7 the costs of          
administering the ,systematic ,alien    
,verification for ,entitlements 7,,save7
 ,program2  7,d7 the adjudication of    
naturalization applications not covered 
in full by the fees paid by applicants2 
7,e7 the reduction or elimination of    
fees granted to fee waiver applicants2  
and  7,f7 grants to public and private  
nonprofits for the purposes of          
citizenship and training4  7c7          
,technical amendment ,section #bhf of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acef7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsections 7d71 7e71 7f71 7h71 7i71 
7j71 7k71 7l71 7n71 7o71 7q71 7t71 and  
7u71 by striking ,attorney ,general each

 place it appears and inserting         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7r7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,department 
of ,justice and inserting ,department of
 ,homeland ,security2 and  7,b7 in      
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 by striking   
,attorney ,general each place it appears
 and inserting ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security4  #cjb4 ,reduce financial     
obstacles to naturalization ,section    
#caf of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act is amended by         
inserting after subsection 7e7 7and     
redesignating all that follows73  7f7   
,fee ,the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall impose a fee of no more 
than #ej for the consideration of an    
application for naturalization4 ,nothing
 in this paragraph shall be construed to
 limit the authority of the ,secretary  
to set adjudication fees for other      
benefit applications other than         
naturalization in accordance with       
section #bhf7m74  4  #cjc4 ,waiver of   

,english requirement for senior new     
,americans ,section #cab 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    
#cjd4 ,naturalization for certain       
,united ,states high school graduates   

7a7 ,in general ,title ,,iii of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #adja et seq47 is amended by  
inserting after section #cbj the        
following3  #cba4 ,citizenship for      
certain ,united ,states high school     
graduates  7a7 ,requirements deemed     
satisfied ,in the case of an alien      
described in subsection 7b71 the alien  
shall be deemed to have satisfied the   
requirements of section #cab7;a74  7b7  
,aliens described ,an alien is described
 in this subsection if the alien submits
 an application for naturalization under
 section #ccd that contains the         
following3  7#a7 ,transcripts from      
public or private schools in the ,united
 ,states that demonstrate the following3
 7,a7 ,the alien completed grades #i    
through #ab in the ,united ,states and  
was graduated with a high school        
diploma4  7,b7 ,the alien completed a   
curriculum that reflects knowledge of   
,united ,states history1 ,government1   
and civics4  7#b7 ,a copy of the alien's

 high school diploma4  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act is  
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #cbj the following3 
,sec4 #cba4 ,citizenship for certain    
,united ,states high school graduates4  
4  7c7 ,applicability ,the amendments   
made by this section shall take effect  
on the date of the enactment of this    
,act and shall apply to applicants for  
naturalization who apply for            
naturalization on or after such date4   
7d7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security shall promulgate    
regulations to carry out this section   
and the amendments made by this section 
not later than #ahj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #cje4   
,family integration ,section #bja of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7 is amended by striking 
in subsection 7b77#b77;,a77i7 the number
 #ba and inserting the number #ah4      
#cjf4 ,revision of grounds for          

deportation ,section #bcg7e7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abbg7e77 is repealed4  #cjg4 
,waiver to ensure access to citizenship 
,the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is         
amended--  7#a7 in section              
#bcg7;a77#c77;,d7 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abbg7;a77#c77;,d771 by inserting and   
willfully after falsely each place such 
term appears2  7#b7 in section          
#bab7;a77#f77;,c77ii7 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahb7;a77#f77;,c77ii771 by inserting   
and willfully after falsely each place  
such term appears2  7#c7 in section     
#bab7;a77#f77;,c77ii77,i7 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#aahb7;a77#f77;,c77ii77,i771 by striking
 or any other ,federal or ,state law2   
7#d7 in section #bab7;a77#f77;,c77iii7  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#f77;,c77iii771 
by striking of clause 7i72 and  7#e7 by 
amending section #bab7;i77#a7 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;i77#a77 to read as     
follows3  7#a7 ,the ,attorney ,general  
or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security

 may1 in the discretion of the ,attorney
 ,general or the ,secretary1 waive the  
application of subsection               
7a77#f77;,c77ii7 in the case of an      
immigrant who is the parent1 spouse1    
son1 or daughter of a ,united ,states   
citizen or of an alien lawfully admitted
 for permanent residence1 or an alien   
granted classification under clause     
7iii7 or 7iv7 of section                
#bjd7;a77#a77;,a71 if it is established 
to the satisfaction of the ,attorney    
,general or the ,secretary that the     
admission to the ,united ,states of such
 alien would not be contrary to the     
national welfare1 safety1 or security of
 the ,united ,states4  4  #cjh4         
,naturalization ceremonies  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,chief of the ,office of   
,citizenship in ,united ,states         
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services1
 in consultation with the ,deputy       
,director for ,citizenship and          
,inclusion of the ,national ,office of  
,new ,americans as established in title 

,i of this ,act1 the ,director of the   
,national ,park ,service1 the ,archivist
 of the ,united ,states1 and other      
appropriate ,federal officials1 shall   
develop and implement a strategy to     
enhance the public awareness of         
naturalization ceremonies4  7b7 ,venues 
,in developing the strategy under       
subsection 7a71 the ,chief and the      
,deputy ,director shall consider the use
 of outstanding and historic locations  
as venues for select naturalization     
ceremonies4  7c7 ,reporting requirement 
,the ,secretary shall annually submit a 
report to ,congress that contains-- 7#a7
 the content of the strategy developed  
under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 the     
progress made towards the implementation
 of such strategy4  #cji4 ,national     
citizenship promotion program  7a7      
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,not   
later than ,january #a1 #bjbj1 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
establish a program to promote ,united  
,states citizenship4  7#b7 ,designation 

,the program required by paragraph 7#a7 
shall be known as the ,proud to ,be a   
,united ,states ,citizen ,program 7in   
this section referred to as the         
,program74  7b7 ,program activities ,as 
part of the ,program required by        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall carry out     
outreach activities in accordance with  
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,outreach ,the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
shall-- 7#a7 develop outreach materials 
targeted to noncitizens who have been   
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence to encourage such aliens to   
apply to become citizens of the ,united 
,states2  7#b7 make such outreach       
materials available through-- 7,a7      
public service announcements2  7,b7     
advertisements2 and  7,c7 such other    
media as the ,secretary determines is   
appropriate2  7#c7 conduct outreach     
activities targeted to noncitizens      
eligible to apply for naturalization    
that include a communication by text1   

email and the ,united ,states postal    
service that includes on paper or in    
electronic form--  7,a7 notice that the 
individual is possibly eligible to apply
 for naturalization2  7,b7 information  
about the requirements of ,united       
,states citizenship2  7,c7 information  
about the benefits of ,united ,states   
citizenship2  7,d7 a pre-filled         
naturalization application containing   
the data the agency already has about   
the individual2  7,e7 instructions about
 how to complete the application2 and   
7,f7 information about where to get free
 or low-cost assistance to apply for    
naturalization and to prepare for the   
,english and civics exams4  #caj4       
,mission of ,united ,states citizenship 
and immigration services ,the ,homeland 
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#bga7;a77 is amended by inserting after 
section #bga7;a77#a7 the following3     
7#b7 ,mission ,the mission statement of 
,united ,states citizenship and         
immigration services shall read1 ,,uscis

 secures ,america's promise as a ,nation
 that welcomes of immigrants and        
refugees by providing accurate and      
useful information to our customers1    
granting humanitarian1 immigration and  
citizenship benefits1 promoting an      
awareness and understanding of          
citizenship1 and ensuring the integrity 
of our immigration system44  4  #caa4   
,automatic registration of eligible     
individuals  7a7 ,requiring ,states ,to 
establish and operate automatic         
registration system for the newly       
naturalized  7#a7 ,in general ,the chief
 ,state election official of each ,state
 shall establish and operate a system of
 automatic registration for newly       
naturalized individuals to vote for     
elections for ,federal office in the    
,state1 in accordance with the          
provisions of this part4  7#b7          
,definitions ,for the purpose of this   
section3 7,a7 ,the term automatic       
registration means a system that        
registers an individual to vote in      

elections for ,federal office in a      
,state1 if eligible1 by transferring the
 information necessary for registration 
from the ,department of ,homeland       
,security to election officials of the  
,state so that1 unless the individual   
affirmatively declines to be registered 
or is determined to be ineligible for   
registration1 the individual will be    
registered to vote in such elections4   
7,b7 ,the term newly naturalized refers 
to an individual with an approved       
application for naturalization admitted 
for ,united ,states citizenship who has 
taken the oath described in section #ccg
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #addh7 and received a
 certificate of naturalization under    
section #cch of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #addi74 
7b7 ,registration of voters based on    
department of homeland security records 
,the chief ,state election official     
shall-- 7#a7 upon receiving information 
from the ,secretary of the ,department  

of ,homeland ,security concerning a     
person who has received a certificate of
 naturalization pursuant to section #cch
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act and who has not declined such      
registration--  7,a7 ensure that such   
person fulfills any local or ,state     
qualifications to register to vote      
related to legal competency and to past 
criminal convictions2 and  7,b7         
determine whether such person is subject
 to privacy protections for victims of  
domestic violence or for people with    
sensitive or high-profile professions2  
7#b7 not later than #ae days after the  
,secretary of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security has transmitted     
information with respect to an          
individual pursuant to section #cab1    
ensure that the individual is registered
 to vote in elections for ,federal      
office in the ,state if the individual  
is not disqualified from voting by      
reason of incompetency or past criminal 
conviction2  7#c7 not later than #de    

days after the ,secretary has           
transmitted such information with       
respect to the individual1 send written 
notice to the individual1 in addition to
 other means of notice established by   
this part1 of the individual's voter    
registration status2 and  7#d7 exclude  
from all public availability or         
disclosure the voter registration       
records of any such individuals who are 
protected by applicable ,state or local 
laws that prevent publication of the    
home address and other personally       
identifying information about victims of
 domestic violence and people with      
sensitive or high-profile professions4  
7c7 ,contents of ,written ,notice to    
,newly ,registered ,voters ,the written 
notice chief ,state election officials  
shall promptly send each individual     
whose information is transmitted by the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
pursuant to this part shall include--   
7#a7 notice that the individual has been
 registered to vote2  7#b7 the          

substantive qualifications of an elector
 in the ,state as listed in the mail    
voter registration application form for 
elections for ,federal office prescribed
 pursuant to section #i of the ,national
 ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic1 the
 consequences of false registration1 and
 a statement that the individual should 
cancel registration if the individual   
does not meet all those qualifications1 
and instructions for cancelling         
registration2 and  7#c7 instructions for
 correcting any erroneous information in
 the individual's voter registration    
record4  7d7 ,treatment of individuals  
under #ah years of age ,a ,state may not
 refuse to treat an individual as an    
eligible individual for purposes of this
 part on the grounds that the individual
 is less than #ah years of age at the   
time the ,secretary receives information
 with respect to the individual1 so long
 as the individual is at least #af years
 of age at such time4  #cab4 ,department
 of ,homeland ,security assistance in   

registration  7a7 ,in general ,in       
accordance with this part1 the          
,secretary of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security shall assist the    
,state's chief election official in     
registering to vote all newly           
naturalized individuals sworn in and    
issued a naturalization certificate by  
the ,secretary4  7b7 ,requirements for  
the secretary  7#a7 ,instructions on    
automatic registration ,the ,secretary  
require each individual approved for    
naturalization to submit an executed    
document at the time of taking of the   
oath described in section #ccg of the   
,immigration and ,nationality ,act      
that--  7,a7 informs the individual of  
the substantive qualifications of an    
elector in the ,state as listed in the  
mail voter registration application form
 for elections for ,federal office      
prescribed pursuant to section #i of the
 ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of 
#aiic1 the consequences of false        
registration1 and that the individual   

should decline to register if the       
individual does not meet all those      
qualifications2  7,b7 informs the       
individual that voter registration is   
voluntary1 and neither registering nor  
declining to register to vote will in   
any way affect the individual's         
citizenship status or availability of   
services or benefits1 nor be used for   
other purposes2  7,c7 informs the       
individual that affiliation or          
enrollment with a political party may be
 required in order to participate in an 
election to select the party's candidate
 in an election for ,federal office1 and
 offers the option to individuals       
accepting voter registration of         
affiliating or enrolling with a         
political party2  7,d7 states that if   
the individual executes the document but
 does not take an oath of allegiance to 
the ,united ,states and is not issued a 
certificate of naturalization1 the      
individual shall not be registered to   
vote2  7,e7 instructs individuals who   

accept voter registration to provide    
their residential address or coordinates
 if different from their mailing address
 on file with ,,uscis2  7,f7 directs    
individuals to either sign in a         
designated space to decline voter       
registration1 or to sign in a different 
designated space to attest that the     
individual--  7i7 affirms that          
information provided on the document is 
true and complete to the best of the    
individual's knowledge2  7ii7 will      
fulfill nationally applicable age1      
citizenship1 and residency requirements 
to vote upon the individual's           
naturalization2 and  7iii7 accepts voter
 registration if determined by ,state   
election officials to be eligible to    
register in the individual's ,state and 
municipality of residence2 and  7,g7    
provides a phone number and other widely
 accessible means of contacting ,,uscis 
with questions about or for assistance  
with completing sections of the document
 concerning automatic voter             

registration1 as set forth in subsection
 7b77#c7 of this section4  7#b7         
,information transmittal ,before or upon
 the expiration of the #ae-;day period  
which begins on the date a newly        
naturalized individual returns an       
executed document described in paragraph
 7#a7 to the ,secretary1 the ,secretary 
shall transmit to the appropriate ,state
 election official1 in a format         
compatible with the statewide voter     
database maintained under section #cjc  
of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of     
#bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc7 whenever   
possible1 the following information1    
unless the individual declines to be    
registered to vote when executing the   
document3  7,a7 ,the individual's given 
name7s7 and surname7s74  7,b7 ,the      
individual's date of birth4  7,c7 ,the  
individual's residential address or     
coordinates4  7,d7 ,confirmation that   
the individual is a citizen of the      
,united ,states4  7,e7 ,the date on     
which the individual was sworn in as a  

,united ,states citizen4  7,f7 ,if      
available1 the individual's signature in
 electronic form4  7,g7 ,information    
regarding the individual's affiliation  
or enrollment with a political party1 if
 the individual provides such           
information4  7#c7 ,registration        
assistance ,the ,secretary shall publish
 information about and instructions for 
accepting or declining automatic voter  
registration for newly naturalized      
,united ,states citizens on the ,,uscis 
website and in materials routinely      
provided to approved applicants for     
,united ,states citizenship2 and create 
a telephonic hotline staffed by live    
operators to provide assistance with    
registration to approved applicants for 
,united ,states citizenship4  #cac4     
,voter protection and security in       
automatic registration  7a7 ,protections
 for errors in registration ,an         
individual shall not be prosecuted under
 any ,federal or ,state law1 adversely  
affected in any civil adjudication      

concerning immigration status or        
naturalization1 or subject to an        
allegation in any legal proceeding that 
the individual is not a citizen of the  
,united ,states on any of the following 
grounds3  7#a7 ,the individual is not   
eligible to vote in elections for       
,federal office but-- 7,a7 was          
automatically registered to vote under  
this title2 or  7,b7 was automatically  
registered to vote under this part and  
subsequently voted without willful      
intent to do so unlawfully4  7#b7 ,the  
individual was automatically registered 
to vote under this part at an incorrect 
address4  7#c7 ,the individual declined 
the opportunity to register to vote or  
did not make an affirmation of          
citizenship1 including through automatic
 registration1 under this part4  7b7    
,limits on use of automatic registration
 ,the automatic registration of any     
individual or the fact that an          
individual declined the opportunity to  
register to vote or did not make an     

affirmation of citizenship 7including   
through automatic registration7 under   
this part may not be used as evidence   
against that individual in any ,state or
 ,federal law enforcement proceeding1   
and an individual's lack of knowledge or
 willfulness of such registration may be
 demonstrated by the individual's       
testimony alone4  7c7 ,contributing     
agencies' protection of information     
,nothing in this part authorizes the    
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
collect1 retain1 transmit1 or publicly  
disclose any of the following1 except to
 ,state election officials as directed  
in this part3  7#a7 ,an individual's    
decision to decline to register to vote 
or not to register to vote4  7#b7 ,an   
individual's decision not to affirm his 
or her citizenship4  7#c7 ,any          
information that a contributing agency  
transmits pursuant to section           
#cab7;b77#c71 except in pursuing the    
agency's ordinary course of business4   
7d7 ,public disclosure prohibited ,with 

respect to any individual for whom any  
,state election official receives       
information from the ,department of     
,homeland ,security1 the ,state election
 officials shall not publicly disclose  
any of the following3  7#a7 ,any        
information not necessary to voter      
registration4  7#b7 ,any voter          
information otherwise shielded from     
disclosure under ,state law or section  
#h7;a7 of the ,national ,voter          
,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7;a774  7#c7 ,any       
portion of the individual's social      
security number4  7#d7 ,any portion of  
the individual's motor vehicle driver's 
license number4  7#e7 ,the individual's 
signature4  7#f7 ,the individual's      
telephone number4  7#g7 ,the            
individual's email address4  #cad4      
,effective date ,sections #cab1 #cac1   
and #cad shall go into effect beginning 
,january #a1 #bjba4  ,,iv ,refugee      
,resettlement and ,integration  #dja4   
,minimum number of refugees to be       

admitted ,section #bjg7;a7 of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7;a77 is amended by      
inserting after in any fiscal year after
 fiscal year #aihb shall be such number 
as the ,president determines1 the       
following3 except that in any fiscal    
year after fiscal year #bjah1 such      
number may not be less than #aaj1jjj4   
#djb4 ,pre-arrival ,english language and
 work orientation training for approved 
refugee applicants  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,state shall establish   
overseas refugee training programs to   
offer ,english as a second language and 
work orientation training options for   
refugees who have been approved for     
admission to the ,united ,states before 
their departure for the ,united ,states4
  7b7 ,design and implementation ,in    
designing and implementing the programs 
referred to in subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary shall consult with or use--  
7#a7 nongovernmental or international   
organizations with direct ties to the   

,united ,states refugee resettlement    
program2 and  7#b7 nongovernmental or   
international organizations with        
appropriate expertise in developing     
curriculum and teaching ,english as a   
second language4  7c7 ,impact on        
processing times ,the ,secretary shall  
ensure that such training programs are  
strictly optional1 occur within         
applicable processing times and do not  
delay or prevent the departure for the  
,united ,states of refugees who have    
been approved for admission to the      
,united ,states4  7d7 ,timeline for     
implementation  7#a7 ,initial           
implementation ,not later than #a year  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall ensure that  
such training programs are fully and    
continually operational in at least #c  
refugee processing regions4  7#b7       
,additional implementation ,not later   
than #b years after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall notify the appropriate            

congressional committees that such      
training programs are fully and         
consistently operational in #e refugee  
processing regions4  7e7 ,,gao report   
,not later than #d years after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a study on the    
implementation of this section1         
including an assessment of the quality  
of ,english as a second language        
curriculum and instruction1 the benefits
 of the work orientation and ,english as
 a second language training program to  
refugees1 and recommendations on whether
 such programs should be continued1     
broadened1 or modified1 and shall submit
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees a report on the findings of  
such study4  7f7 ,rule of construction  
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to require that a refugee     
participate in such a training program  
as a precondition for the admission to  
the ,united ,states of such refugee4    

#djc4 ,update of reception and placement
 grants ,beginning with fiscal year     
#bjbj1 the ,secretary of ,state shall1  
when setting the amount of the reception
 and placement grants for refugees1     
ensure that--  7#a7 the grant amount is 
adjusted so that it is adequate to      
provide for the anticipated initial     
resettlement needs of refugees1         
including adjusting the amount for      
inflation and the cost of living2  7#b7 
the administrative proportion of the    
grant is provided at the beginning of   
the fiscal year to each national        
resettlement agency that is sufficient  
to ensure adequate local and national   
capacity to serve the initial           
resettlement needs of refugees the      
,secretary anticipates the agency will  
resettle throughout the fiscal year2 and
  7#c7 additional amounts are provided  
to each national resettlement agency    
promptly upon the arrival of refugees   
that1 exclusive of the amounts provided 
pursuant to paragraph 7#b71 are         

sufficient to meet the anticipated      
initial resettlement needs of such      
refugees and support local and national 
operational costs in excess of the      
estimates described in paragraph 7#a74  
#djd4 ,case management  7a7 ,in general 
7#a7 ,establishment of grant program    
,the ,director of the ,office of        
,refugee ,resettlement shall make grants
 to national resettlement agencies to   
operate a case management system to     
assist qualified individuals in         
accessing services1 benefits1 and       
assistance for which they are eligible  
that are provided by--  7,a7 the ,office
 of ,refugee ,resettlement 7the         
,office72  7,b7 other ,federal1 ,state1 
or local agencies2 and  7,c7 private or 
nonprofit organizations4  7#b7          
,qualified individuals ,subject to      
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 any individual
 who was at any time eligible for       
resettlement1 acculturation1 or         
subsistence services provided by the    
,office shall be qualified to receive   

the case management services described  
in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,period of     
qualification ,except as provided in    
paragraph 7#d71 an individual described 
in paragraph 7#b7 shall be qualified to 
receive the case management services    
described in paragraph 7#a7 during the  
period beginning on the date such       
individual was determined to be eligible
 for resettlement1 acculturation1 or    
subsistence services provided by the    
,office1 and continuing for #a year     
after the date on which such individual 
ceases to be eligible for such          
resettlement1 acculturation1 or         
subsistence service4  7#d7 ,exceptions  
for exceptional circumstances  7,a7 ,in 
general ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#c71
 an individual described in subparagraph
 7,b7 shall be qualified to receive the 
case management services described in   
paragraph 7#a7 during the period        
beginning on the date on which such     
individual was determined eligible for  
resettlement1 acculturation1 or         

subsistence services provided by the    
,office1 and continuing for #c years    
after the date on which such individual 
ceases to be eligible for such          
resettlement1 acculturation1 or         
subsistence services4  7,b7 ,exceptional
 circumstances ,an individual described 
in paragraph 7#b7 may be treated in     
accordance with subparagraph 7,a7 if    
such individual--  7i7 is elderly2  7ii7
 has extraordinary resettlement or      
acculturation needs that impede such    
individual's ability to achieve durable 
self-sufficiency2  7iii7 is a refugee   
who was resettled from a situation of   
protracted displacement2  7iv7 is a     
member of a family caring for an        
unattached refugee minor2 or  7v7 at the
 time of entry-- 7,i7 had a disability  
or serious medical condition2  7,,ii7   
had mental health conditions2  7,,iii7  
was part of a household headed by a     
single parent2 or  7,,iv7 had been the  
victim of a severe form of violence4    
7#e7 ,definition of resettlement1       

acculturation1 or subsistence services  
,for the purposes of this section1 the  
term1 resettlement1 acculturation1 or   
subsistence services shall include all  
of the services provided by the ,office 
to aliens1 with the exception of the    
case management services provided under 
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,savings clause    
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed as affecting the authority of 
the ,director under section             
#dab7;e77#g77;,a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aebb7;e77#g77;,a771 or of any other    
section of such ,act1 to provide case   
management services to individuals who  
have been in the ,united ,states for    
longer than #cf months4  #dje4 ,increase
 in cash payments  7a7 ,in general      
,section #dab of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection         
7a77#a77;,b71 by adding at the end the  
following3  7iv7 ,subject to the        
availability of funds appropriated for  

this purpose1 assistance and social     
services for employment1 health and     
living expenses shall be available for a
 period of not less than #ab months4  2 
7#b7 in subsection 7a77#e71 by adding at
 the end the following3 ,subject to the 
availability of funds appropriated for  
this purpose1 assistance and services   
shall be made available to refugees for 
a period of not less than #ab months42  
and  7#c7 in subsection 7e77#a7-- 7,a7  
by striking 7#a7 and inserting          
7#a77;,a72 and  7,b7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,b7 ,subject to the
 availability of funds appropriated for 
this purpose1 such assistance shall be  
provided for a minimum of #ab months    
beginning with the first month in which 
such refugee entered the ,united        
,states4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
become effective on the earlier of--    
7#a7 the first day of the first fiscal  
year that begins after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act2 or  7#b7 the    

date on which a final rule is           
promulgated to implement this section4  
7c7 ,rule of construction ,the #ab-month
 specification contained in the         
amendments made by subsection 7a7 is a  
minimum standard for the provision of   
services to the refugee community4 ,no  
part of this ,act shall be interpreted  
as limiting or reducing assistance      
already provided for a period longer    
than #ab months4