Sec. 101. National Office of New Americans
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There is established in the Executive Office of the President a National Office of New Americans (in this title referred to as the Office ). There shall be at the head of the Office a Director appointed by the President (in this title referred to as the Director ). The President is authorized to appoint a Deputy Director and such Assistant Directors as the President determines to be necessary. The functions of the Office are— to oversee and coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, and local entities to ensure the effective economic, linguistic, and civic integration of immigrants and their children; to provide advice and leadership to the President, Congress, and other Federal Government officials on the challenges and opportunities facing such entities with regards to immigrant integration; to establish national goals for immigrant integration and measure the degree to which such goals are met; to serve as a member of the Domestic Policy Council; to cooperate closely with the Office of Management and Budget and other relevant executive agencies and departments to analyze the impact of immigration policies and of immigrant integration efforts on the Federal budget; to evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness of Federal Government efforts concerning immigrant integration; to identify the anticipated effects of new Federal immigration policies on existing integration efforts and advise the President on how to address any potential integration needs or impacts resulting from such policies; to consult on a biannual basis with State and local government officials on the immigrant integration challenges and opportunities facing State and units of local government; to consult with the Secretaries and Directors identified in title II on the administration of the grant programs established by such title; and to submit to the President and the appropriate congressional committees a biannual report that describes the activities of the Office and the results of the consultation process provided in paragraph (8).
The Office shall begin operating not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.