[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7057 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7057 To establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2008 Mr. Rodriguez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act''. SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE FBI LIAISON. (a) Establishment.--Section 451 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271) is amended-- (1) by striking ``the Bureau of'' each place it appears and inserting ``United States''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Office of the FBI Liaison.-- ``(1) In general.--There shall be an Office of the FBI Liaison in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. ``(2) Functions.--The Office of the FBI Liaison shall monitor the progress of the functions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the naturalization process to assist in the expeditious completion of all such functions pertaining to naturalization applications filed by current or former members of the Armed Forces under section 328 or 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439 and 1440). ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.''. (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall promulgate rules to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a)(2). SEC. 3. DEADLINE FOR PROCESSING AND ADJUDICATING NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS FILED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.--Section 328 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Not later than 6 months after receiving each application filed under subsection (a) or section 329(a), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall-- ``(1) process and adjudicate the application; or ``(2) provide the applicant with-- ``(A) an explanation for its inability to meet the processing and adjudication deadline under this subsection; and ``(B) an estimate of the date by which the application will be processed and adjudicated. ``(h) The Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall notify the Attorney General of every application filed under subsection (a) or section 329(a) that is not processed and adjudicated within 1 year after it was filed.''. (b) GAO Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress that contains the results of a study regarding the average length of time taken by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to process and adjudicate applications for naturalization filed by members of the Armed Services. (c) Annual Report.--The Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall annually submit a report to Congress that sets forth, for each year, the average time between the date on which an application is filed under section 328(a) or section 329(a) and the date on which the application is adjudicated. SEC. 4. SUNSET PROVISION. This Act and the amendments made by this Act are repealed on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>