[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1238 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1238

   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the period 
during which a court has exclusive authority to administer the oath of 
 allegiance to an applicant for naturalization from 45 days to 5 days.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 1997

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts 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 reduce the period 
during which a court has exclusive authority to administer the oath of 
 allegiance to an applicant for naturalization from 45 days to 5 days.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF 5-DAY PERIOD OF EXCLUSIVE JUDICIAL 
              AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 310(b)(3)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``45-
day'' each place such term appears and inserting ``5-day''.
    (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 on or after such date and to such 
applications pending on such date.
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