§ 2511 : OFFICE OF CITIZENSHIP AND NEW AMERICANS

RENAMING OFFICE OF CITIZENSHIP.—

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IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of Citizenship in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be referred to as the Office of Citizenship and New Americans.

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REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Office of Citizenship in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be deemed to be a reference to the Office of Citizenship and New Americans.

3.

TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 451 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271) is amended—

A.

in the section heading, by striking BUREAU OF and inserting U.S.;

B.

in subsection (a)(1), by striking the ’Bureau of and inserting ’U.S.;

C.

by striking the Bureau of each place such terms appears and inserting U.S.; and

D.

in subsection (f)—

i.

by amending the subsection heading to read as follows:OFFICE OF CITIZENSHIP AND NEW AMERICANS; and

ii.

by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

1.

CHIEF.—The Office of Citizenship and New Americans shall be within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and shall be headed by the Chief of the Office of Citizenship and New Americans.

b.

FUNCTIONS.—Section 451(f) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 271(f)), as amended by subsection (a)(3)(D), is further amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

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FUNCTIONS.—The Chief of the Office of Citizenship and New Americans shall—

A.

promote institutions and provide training on citizenship responsibilities for aliens interested in becoming naturalized citizens of the United States, including the development of educational materials for such aliens;

B.

provide general leadership, consultation, and coordination of the immigrant integration programs across the Federal Government and with State and local entities;

C.

in coordination with the Task Force on New Americans established under section 2521of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act —

i.

advise the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Domestic Policy Council on—

I.

the challenges and opportunities relating to the linguistic, economic, and civic integration of immigrants and their young children and progress in meeting integration goals and indicators; and

II.

immigrant integration considerations relating to Federal budgets;

ii.

establish national goals for introducing new immigrants into the United States and measure the degree to which such goals are met;

iii.

evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness of Federal Government efforts in immigrant integration and provide advice on appropriate actions; and

iv.

identify the integration implications of new or proposed immigration policies and provide recommendations for addressing such implications;

D.

serve as a liaison and intermediary with State and local governments and other entities to assist in establishing local goals, task forces, and councils to assist in—

i.

introducing immigrants into the United States; and

ii.

promoting citizenship education and awareness among aliens interested in becoming naturalized citizens of the United States;

E.

coordinate with other Federal agencies to provide information to State and local governments on the demand for existing Federal and State English education programs and best practices for immigrants who recently arrived in the United States;

F.

assist States in coordinating the activities of the grant programs authorized under sections 2537 and 2538 of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act;

G.

submit a biennial report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the activities of the Office of Citizenship and New Americans; and

H.

carry out such other functions and activities as Secretary may assign.