S.Amdt. 3194

SA 3194. Ms. MIKULSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3192 submitted by Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Leahy,
and Mr. Hagel) to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE __--CITIZENSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES

SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Kendell Frederick
Citizenship Assistance Act''.

SEC. __02. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR FINGERPRINTS FOR MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any
regulation, the Secretary shall use the fingerprints provided
by an individual at the time the individual enlists in the
Armed Forces to satisfy any requirement for fingerprints as
part of an application for naturalization if the individual--
(1) may be naturalized pursuant to section 328 or 329 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439 or 1440);
(2) was fingerprinted in accordance with the requirements
of the Department of Defense at the time the individual
enlisted in the Armed Forces; and
(3) submits an application for naturalization not later
than 12 months after the date the individual enlisted in the
Armed Forces.

SEC. __03. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON NATURALIZATION TO
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Citizenship Advocate.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish the position of Citizenship Advocate at each
Military Entry Processing Station to provide information and
assistance related to the naturalization process to members
of the Armed Forces. An individual serving as a Citizenship
Advocate may be a civilian.
(b) Written Materials.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that written information describing the naturalization
process for members of the Armed Forces is provided to each
individual who is not a citizen of the United States at the
time that the individual enlists in the Armed Forces.
(c) Telephone Hot Line.--The Secretary shall--
(1) establish a dedicated toll free telephone service
available only to members of the Armed Forces and the
families of such members to provide information related to
naturalization pursuant to section 328 or 329 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439 or 1440),
including the status of an application for such
naturalization;
(2) ensure that the telephone service required by paragraph
(1) is operated by employees of the Department who--
(A) have received specialized training on the
naturalization process for members of the Armed Forces and
the families of such members; and
(B) are physically located in the same unit as the military
processing unit that adjudicates applications for
naturalization pursuant to such section 328 or 329; and
(3) implement a quality control program to monitor, on a
regular basis, the accuracy and quality of information
provided by the employees who operate the telephone service
required by paragraph (1), including the breadth of the
knowledge related to the naturalization process of such
employees.

SEC. __04. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON NATURALIZATION TO THE
PUBLIC.

Not later than 30 days after the date that a modification
to any law or regulation related to the naturalization
process becomes

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effective, the Secretary shall update the appropriate
application form for naturalization, the instructions and
guidebook for obtaining naturalization, and the Internet
website maintained by the Secretary to reflect such
modification.

SEC. __05. REPORTS.

(a) Adjudication Process.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the entire process for
the adjudication of an application for naturalization filed
pursuant to section 328 or 329 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439 or 1440), including the
process that begins at the time the application is mailed to,
or received by, the Secretary, regardless of whether the
Secretary determines that such application is complete,
through the final disposition of such application. Such
report shall include shall include a description of--
(1) the methods of the Secretary and the Secretary of
Defense to prepare, handle, and adjudicate such applications;
(2) the effectiveness of the chain of authority,
supervision, and training of employees of the Government or
of other entities, including contract employees, who have any
role in the such process or adjudication; and
(3) the ability of the Secretary and the Secretary of
Defense to use technology to facilitate or accomplish any
aspect of such process or adjudication.
(b) Implementation.--
(1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on the implementation of this title by
the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense, including
studying any technology that may be used to improve the
efficiency of the naturalization process for members of the
Armed Forces.
(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date that
the Comptroller General submits the report required by
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the study
required by paragraph (1). The report shall include any
recommendations of the Comptroller General for improving the
implementation of this title by the Secretary or the
Secretary of Defense.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
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