Sec. 4. Programs to prevent statelessness
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Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall jointly engage in and support activities and efforts aimed at preventing and reducing statelessness, which may include— conducting an assessment of United States citizenship law to determine and propose amendments to any provision of law that results in statelessness or a delayed acquisition of nationality that increases the risk of statelessness; conducting studies on the profiles and number of stateless people living in the United States; implementing programs— to promote inclusive and nondiscriminatory nationality laws and practices in other countries, with particular attention to the prevention of human rights violations and atrocity crimes; and to encourage other countries to establish stateless status determination and protection legislation; and awarding grants to universities, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations to accelerate research, education, curricula, and knowledge on nationality law and practice and statelessness.