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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.
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