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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1543 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Fulfillment by elderly persons of requirement for naturalization relating to knowledge of Government of the United States

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Section 312(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(b)(3)) is amended— by striking Attorney General each place such term appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; by striking
(3)and inserting (3)(A) ; and by adding at the end the following: In the case of a person who, on the date of the filing of the person’s application for naturalization, as provided in section 334, is over sixty-five years of age and has been living in the United States for periods totaling at least five years subsequent to a lawful admission for permanent residence, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit the person to fulfill the requirement of subsection (a)(2) through an examination in a language other than English selected by the person. In the case of a person who, on the date of the filing of the person’s application for naturalization, as provided in section 334, is over seventy-five years of age and has been living in the United States for periods totaling at least five years subsequent to a lawful admission for permanent residence, the requirement of subsection (a)(2) shall not apply. .
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