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[S. 2812 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2812

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a waiver of the 
oath of renunciation and allegiance for naturalization of aliens having 
                          certain disabilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF OATH OF RENUNCIATION AND ALLEGIANCE FOR 
NATURALIZATION OF ALIENS HAVING CERTAIN DISABILITIES.
    Section 337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1448(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Attorney 
General may waive the taking of the oath by a person if in the opinion 
of the Attorney General the person is unable to understand, or to 
communicate an understanding of, its meaning because of a physical or 
developmental disability or mental impairment. If the Attorney General 
waives the taking of the oath by a person under the preceding sentence, 
the person shall be considered to have met the requirements of section 
316(a)(3) with respect to attachment to the principles of the 
Constitution and well disposition to the good order and happiness of 
the United States.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to persons applying for 
naturalization before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.