[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 126, 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 112-227
112th Congress

An Act


 
To amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the
Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator,
interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or
managerial capacity is to be counted as a period of residence and
physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for
naturalization, and for other purposes. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO ABSENCE FROM THE UNITED
STATES DUE TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT BY
CHIEF OF MISSION OR ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--Section 1059(e) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended
to read as follows:
``(e) Naturalization.--
``(1) In general.--A period of absence from the United
States described in paragraph (2)--
``(A) shall not be considered to break any period
for which continuous residence or physical presence in
the United States is required for naturalization under
title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1401 et seq.); and
``(B) shall be treated as a period of residence and
physical presence in the United States for purposes of
satisfying the requirements for naturalization under
such title.
``(2) Period of absence described.--A period of absence
described in this paragraph is a period of absence from the
United States due to a person's employment by the Chief of
Mission or United States Armed Forces, under contract with the
Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces, or by a firm or
corporation under contract with the Chief of Mission or United
States Armed Forces, if--
``(A) such employment involved supporting the Chief
of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a
translator, interpreter, or in a security-related
position in an executive or managerial capacity; and
``(B) the person spent at least a portion of the
time outside the United States working directly with the
Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a
translator, interpreter, or in a security-related
position in an executive or managerial capacity.''.

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(b) Effective Date.--The <> amendment made
by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of
section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note).

Approved December 28, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6223:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012):
Dec. 5, considered and passed House.
Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.