Sec. 3513. National citizenship promotion program
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to promote United States citizenship. As part of the program required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out outreach activities in accordance with subsection (c). The Secretary shall— develop outreach materials targeted to noncitizens who have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence to encourage such noncitizens 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 considers appropriate; and conduct outreach activities targeted to noncitizens eligible to apply for naturalization, including communication by text, email, and the United States Postal Service, that provides, 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 on how to complete the application; and resources for free or low-cost assistance with applying for naturalization and preparing for the English and civics exams.