H.R. 4997 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4997 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 10, 2021Mr. Gimenez (for himself and Mr. Waltz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt immediate relatives of deceased or injured firefighters and law enforcement officers, and injured firefighters and law enforcement officers, from certain fees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fallen First-Responders’ Family Naturalization Fee-Relief Act of 2021 . 2. Exemption of fees for immediate relatives of deceased or injured firefighters and law enforcement officers (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall include on a certain application or petition an opportunity for— (1) an immediate relative of a deceased or injured firefighter or law enforcement officer to identify themselves as such a relative; and (2) an injured firefighter or law enforcement officer to identify themselves as such an individual. (b) Fee exemption The Secretary shall exempt an individual described in subsection (a), who identifies as such an individual on a certain application or petition, from a fee with respect to a certain application or petition and any associated fee for biometrics. (c) Pending applications and petitions The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive fees for a certain application or petition and any associated fee for biometrics for an individual described in subsection (a), if such application or petition is submitted not more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Deceased or injured firefighter or law enforcement officer (A) In general The term deceased or injured firefighter or law enforcement officer means a firefighter or law enforcement officer who died or was permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. (B) Determination The Secretary of Homeland Security may make the determination of whether a firefighter or law enforcement officer died or was permanently and totally disabled as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in accordance with part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281 et seq.). (2) Certain application or petition The term certain application or petition means— (A) an application using Form–400, Application for Naturalization (or any successor form); or (B) a petition using Form I–360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant (or any successor form). (3) Immediate relative The term immediate relative has the meaning given such term in section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)). (4) Firefighter; law enforcement officer The terms firefighter and law enforcement officer have the meanings given such terms in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284).