,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgab ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ca1 #bjbd,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,butler1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic to treat ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services field offices as voter registration agencies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services is responsible for overseeing the naturalization of new citizens through-- 7,a7 administering naturalization ceremonies2 and 7,b7 processing the naturalization of new citizens naturalized through judicial ceremonies or other means4 7#b7 ,in performing the responsibilities described in paragraph 7#a71 ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services has the ability to facilitate efficient voter registration application for all new citizens4 7#c7 ,courts that have the privilege of administering the oath of allegiance to naturalize new citizens also have a responsibility to assist in facilitating voter registration4 #b4 ,treatment of ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services field offices as voter registration agencies 7a7 ,in general ,section #g of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejf7 is amended by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e7 and by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following new subsection3 7d7 ,voter registration activities of the ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services 7#a7 ,field offices 7,a7 ,in general ,a field office of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services shall be considered to be a voter registration agency designated under subsection 7a77#b7 for all purposes of this ,act4 7,b7 ,procedures ,each ,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall jointly develop and implement procedures for persons who have completed naturalization to apply to register to vote through field offices of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services4 7#b7 ,court naturalization ceremonies ,the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services shall conduct activities described in subsection 7a77#d77;,a7 at any oath administration proceeding conducted by an eligible court 7as defined in section #caj7;b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adba7;b7774 4 7b7 ,funding 7#a7 ,use of ,immigration ,examinations ,fee ,account ,section #bhf7n7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acef7n77 is amended by striking and naturalization services and inserting 1 naturalization services1 and voter registration services pursuant to section #g7;d7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejf7;d774 7#b7 ,use of grant program funds ,section #djd of division ,f of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,any amounts which-- 7#a7 are in the ,citizenship ,gift and ,bequest ,account established under subsection 7c72 or 7#b7 are appropriated for the ,citizenship and ,integration ,grant ,program1 may be used to pay for expenses for voter registration services provided pursuant to section #g7;d7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejf7;d774 4 7#c7 ,authorization of additional appropriations ,in addition to any other amounts1 there are authorized to be appropriated to ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services such sums as necessary to carry out activities required by the amendments made by subsection 7a74 #c4 ,authorization of voter registration activities at court naturalization ceremonies ,any eligible court described in paragraph 7#e7 of section #caj7;b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adba7;b77 that administers the oath of allegiance under that section-- 7#a7 shall permit the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services to conduct authorized activities described in section #g7;a77#d77;,a7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejf7;a77#d77;,a77 at any oath administration proceeding conducted by such eligible court2 and 7#b7 shall not seek reimbursement from ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services or any other person for costs incurred under this paragraph4