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P.L. 110-382, The Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

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S. 2840 would establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inMilitary Personnel Citizenship Processing Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to editestablish an Office of the wikiFBI Liaison in United States Citizenship and beImmigration Services which shall monitor and assist with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) functions related to expeditiously processing naturalization applications filed by members and former members of the firstArmed Forces.

Amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act
to providerequire that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, within six months of receipt of a detailed summarynaturalization application filed by a member of the bill!)Armed Forces: (1) process and adjudicate the application; or (2) provide the applicant with an explanation for the inability to meet such deadline and an estimate of the adjudication date.

Repeals the provisions of this Act Act five years after the date of enactment of this Act.

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 5/8/2008: Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
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