Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S. 678 (Introduced in Senate) — To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for na... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Implementing regulations

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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue for public notice and comment a proposed rule for uniform testing English language ability of candidates for naturalization, which shall be based upon the principles that— all citizens of the United States should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the laws of the United States which are made in pursuance thereof; and any exceptions to the standard described in paragraph

(1)should be limited to extraordinary circumstances, such as asylum.