Sec. 1. Congressional administration of the oath of allegiance
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Section 310(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1421(b) ) is amended— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Court Authority ; Authority in paragraph (1)(A)— by inserting , by a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, before or by an eligible court ; and by adding at the end the following: A Senator shall have the authority to administer such oath of allegiance only to individuals who reside in the State the Senator represents.
In the case of a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, the Member shall have the authority to administer such oath of allegiance only to individuals who reside in the congressional district the Member represents. ; in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: The authority under this section of a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is limited solely to the administration of the oath of allegiance under section 337(a).
A Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not administer the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) during the 90-day period which ends on the date of any election for Federal, State, or local office in which the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is a candidate. A Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress shall administer the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) only at such times and places as the Secretary of Homeland Security may designate. ; in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting or a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress after a court ; in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting or subject to paragraph (1)(C)(ii), the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress after the court ; in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by inserting or the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress before such information ; in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(II), by inserting or the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress after the court ; and in paragraph (3)(B)— in the subparagraph heading, by striking and inserting Authority of attorney general ;
Timing of Exclusive Authority by inserting neither after Subject to subparagraph (C), ; by inserting nor a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress after the Attorney General ; and by striking shall not administer and inserting shall administer . Section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1448 ) is amended— in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting , the Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, who represents the congressional district in which the individual resides, a Senator who represents the State in which the individual resides, before or a court with jurisdiction ; in the first sentence of subsection (c)— by inserting (except to the extent that such section limits the authority of a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress) after Notwithstanding section 310(b) ; and by inserting , oath administration by the Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, who represents the congressional district in which the individual resides or a Senator who represents the State in which the individual resides, after expedited judicial oath administration ceremony ; in the third sentence of subsection (c), by inserting or oath administration by the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress before the period; and in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
The authority under this section of a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress shall be subject to section 310(b). . Section 338 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1449 ) is amended by inserting , Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, after location of the official . Section 339 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1450 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of an oath administration by a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the functions and duties of clerks of courts described in this section shall be undertaken by the Secretary of Homeland Security. .
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