,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 
,murray1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1  
,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to limit the fees charged and collected
 from applicants for naturalization and 
related benefits based on poverty1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,citizenship ,affordability ,act4  #b4  
,permanent full and partial income-based
 naturalization fee waivers ,section    
#cdd7;b7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#adee7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 in the    
enumerator1 by striking 7b7 and         
inserting 7b77#a72 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#b7         
,notwithstanding the provisions of this 

,act or any other law1 the following fee
 waivers shall apply3 7,a7 ,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--  7i7 the filing of an   
application for naturalization or the   
issuance of a certificate of            
naturalization upon admission to        
citizenship2  7ii7 the filing of an     
application to preserve residence for   
naturalization purposes2  7iii7 the     
filing of an application for a          
replacement naturalization or           
citizenship document2  7iv7 the filing  
of an application for citizenship and   
issuance of certificate of citizenship  
under section #cbb 7,form ,n-#fjj,k72   
7v7 the filing of an application for    
certificate of citizenship 7,form       
,n-#fjj72 or  7vi7 a biometrics capture 
or background check associated with any 
application described in clauses 7i71   
7ii71 7iii71 and 7iv74  7,b7 ,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--  7i7 the filing of an
 application for naturalization or the  
issuance of a certificate of            
naturalization upon admission to        
citizenship2  7ii7 the filing of an     
application to preserve residence for   
naturalization purposes2  7iii7 the     
filing of an application for a          
replacement naturalization or           
citizenship document2  7iv7 the filing  
of an application for citizenship and   
issuance of certificate of citizenship  
under section #cbb 7,form ,n-#fjj,k72   
7v7 the filing of an application for    
certificate of citizenship 7,form       
,n-#fjj72 or  7vi7 a biometrics capture 
or background check associated with any 
application described in clauses 7i71   
7ii71 7iii71 and 7iv74  7#c7            
,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      
paragraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,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 ,services1 in accordance with
 section #fgc7b7 of the ,omnibus ,budget
 ,reconciliation ,act of #aiha 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #iijb74  4