[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 492 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 492

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an 
   exception to the history and government knowledge requirement for 
                            naturalization.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 1993

 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an 
   exception to the history and government knowledge requirement for 
                            naturalization.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO THE REQUIREMENT AS TO UNDERSTANDING THE 
              HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) Amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 
312(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(2)) is 
amended by inserting immediately before the period ``, except that such 
requirement shall not apply to any person who, on the date of the 
filing of an application for naturalization as provided in section 334, 
is over 60 years of age and has been living in the United States for 
periods totaling at least 20 years subsequent to a lawful admission for 
permanent residence''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
applications for naturalization filed before, on, or after such date.

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