Sec. 309. National citizenship promotion program
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Not later than January 1, 2020, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a program to promote United States citizenship. The program required by paragraph
(1)shall be known as the Proud to Be a United States Citizen Program (in this section referred to as the Program ). As part of the Program required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall carry out outreach activities in accordance with subsection (c). The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— develop outreach materials targeted to noncitizens who have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence to encourage such aliens to apply to become citizens of the United States; make such outreach materials available through— public service announcements; advertisements; and such other media as the Secretary determines is appropriate; conduct outreach activities targeted to noncitizens eligible to apply for naturalization that include a communication by text, email and the United States postal service that includes on paper or in electronic form— notice that the individual is possibly eligible to apply for naturalization; information about the requirements of United States citizenship; information about the benefits of United States citizenship; a pre-filled naturalization application containing the data the agency already has about the individual; instructions about how to complete the application; and information about where to get free or low-cost assistance to apply for naturalization and to prepare for the English and civics exams.