S.Amdt. 1685

1. Adds SEC. ___. SECURING CITIZENSHIP FOR OCCUPATIONS REQUIRING EXPEDITING wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. ___. SECURING CITIZENSHIP FOR OCCUPATIONS REQUIRING EXPEDITING.

   Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Securing Citizenship for Occupations Requiring Expediting Act" or the "SCORE Act".

   Inserted: (b) Persons Making Extraordinary Athletic Contributions.--Section 316 (8 U.S.C. 1427), as amended by section 2307(d), is further amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a), by striking "or within the district of the Service in the United States";

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (f)(1)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "and the Commissioner of Immigration" and inserting ", Secretary of Homeland Security"; and

   Inserted: (B) by striking "or district of the Service in the United States"; and

   Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(h)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that an applicant who is otherwise eligible for naturalization will make an extraordinary contribution to the United States by representing the United States in an imminent international athletic competition, the applicant may be naturalized without regard to the residence and physical presence requirements under this section.

   Inserted: "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if--

   Inserted: "(A) the applicant has not resided continuously in the United States for at least 6 months between the date on which the applicant was lawfully admitted for permanent residence and the date on which the applicant is naturalized; or

   Inserted: "(B) the alien is described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of section 208(b)(2)(A).

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   Inserted: "(3) In making a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall presume that the applicant meets the requirement under such paragraph if the alien is--

   Inserted: "(A) certified by the United States Olympic Committee as a probable future Olympic athlete; or

   Inserted: "(B) certified by an official United States governing body of a sport as a probable future player in an international tournament sponsored by that sport's international governing body.

   Inserted: "(4) The Secretary shall charge each applicant under this subsection a processing fee in an amount that is 500 percent greater than the standard fee charged by the Secretary for processing naturalization applications.

   Inserted: "(5) The Secretary shall provide for the expedited consideration and adjudication of applications for naturalization under this subsection.

   Inserted: "(6) An applicant for naturalization under this subsection may be administered the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) by any district court of the United States, without regard to the residence of the applicant.

   Inserted: "(7) The number of aliens naturalized under this subsection in any fiscal year shall not exceed 50.

   Inserted: "(8) The Secretary shall notify the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives of the filing of an application for naturalization under this section within a reasonable time after such filing.".

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