[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4143 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4143

   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the English 
language and civics requirements for naturalization for persons who are 
 over 65 and have resided legally in the United States for at least 20 
                                 years.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 1996

  Mr. Blute 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 waive the English 
language and civics requirements for naturalization for persons who are 
 over 65 and have resided legally in the United States for at least 20 
                                 years.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CIVICS REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 312(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1423(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to 
        any person who, on the date of the filing of the person's 
        application for naturalization as provided in section 334 is 
        over sixty-five years of age and has been living in the United 
        States for periods totaling at least twenty years subsequent to 
        a lawful admission for permanent residence.''.
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