,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,radewagen introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to waive certain      
naturalization requirements for ,united 
,states nationals1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,waiver of certain       
naturalization requirements for ,united 
,states nationals to become ,united     
,states citizens  7a7 ,findings ,the    
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,both ,united ,states citizens and      
,united ,states nationals are persons   
who owe permanent allegiance to the     
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,united ,states  
nationals serve in the ,united ,states  
,armed ,services at a very high per     
capita rate4  7#c7 ,commissioned        
military officers and certain security  
clearances require ,united ,states      
nationals to become ,united ,states     

citizens4  7#d7 ,many ,united ,states   
nationals desire to become ,united      
,states citizens4  7#e7 ,united ,states 
nationals attend ,united ,states        
,department of ,education               
curriculum-approved and regulated       
schools4  7#f7 ,united ,states nationals
 serving in the military or other       
,united ,states national civilians      
desiring to obtain ,united ,states      
citizenship should be entitled to       
citizenship on an expedited basis       
without having to move1 having any      
further educational testing required1 or
 having any fee or cost assessed4  7b7  
,naturalization of certain ,united      
,states nationals ,section #cbe of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #adcf7 is amended to read as  
follows3  #cbe4 ,nationals but not      
citizens of the ,united ,states2        
residence within outlying possessions   
7a7 ,eligibility for naturalization ,a  
person not a citizen who owes permanent 
allegiance to the ,united ,states1 and  

who is otherwise qualified1 may-- 7#a7  
if the person becomes a resident of any 
,state1 be naturalized upon compliance  
with the applicable requirements of this
 title1 except that in applications for 
naturalization filed under the          
provisions of this section1 residence   
and physical presence within the ,united
 ,states within the meaning of this     
title shall include residence and       
physical presence within any of the     
outlying possessions of the ,united     
,states2 or  7#b7 if the person has     
continuously resided in any ,state or   
outlying possession of the ,united      
,states from birth to the date of       
approval of the application1 be         
naturalized upon compliance with the    
applicable requirements of this title   
other than sections #cab and #ccg7;a7   
and paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section 
#caf7;a74  7b7 ,jurisdiction ,the       
,secretary shall provide that           
applications1 interviews1 filings1      
oaths1 ceremonies1 or other proceedings 

under this title1 to the extent         
applicable1 are available in an outlying
 possession of the ,united ,states with 
respect to-- 7#a7 any applicant for     
naturalization under subsection 7a77#b72
  7#b7 any applicant for naturalization 
under section #cbh or #cbi who is a     
resident of an outlying possession of   
the ,united ,states2 or  7#c7 any child 
described in section #cbb7;a77#e77;,b7  
for whom an application is made under   
section #cbb4  7c7 ,construction ,in    
determining eligibility for             
naturalization under subsection         
7a77#b7-- 7#a7 absence from any ,state  
or outlying possession of the ,united   
,states for a continuous period of more 
than #ahj days shall break the          
continuity of such residence1 unless the
 person establishes to the satisfaction 
of the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security
 that the person did not abandon such   
person's residence during such period2  
7#b7 in conducting the investigation and
 examination of the person under        

sections #ccb7;a7 and #cce1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may in
 the discretion of the ,secretary waive 
a personal interview of the person2 and 
7#c7 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 in the discretion of the     
,secretary1 may impose a reduced fee for
 an application for naturalization under
 such subsection compared to other      
applications for naturalization1 taking 
into account the relative costs of      
processing an application for           
naturalization under such subsection4  4
  7c7 ,children of ,united ,states      
nationals ,section #cbb7;a77#e7 of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #adcc7;a77#e77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7#e7 ,the child-- 7,a7
 is temporarily present in the ,united  
,states pursuant to a lawful admission1 
and is maintaining such lawful status2  
or  7,b7 is present and resides in an   
outlying possession of the ,united      
,states  4