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< Go back to Immigration Daily HR 4838 IH 106th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4838 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. IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2000Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL 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(a) IN GENERAL- The last sentence of section 337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448(a)) is amended to read as follows: `The Attorney General may waive the taking of the oath if in the opinion of the Attorney General the applicant for naturalization is an individual with a disability, or a child, who is unable to understand or communicate an understanding of the meaning of the oath. If the Attorney General waives the oath for such an individual, the individual shall be considered to have met the requirements of section 316(a)(3) as to attachment to the Constitution and well disposition to the United States.'. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who applied for naturalization before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. END  Share this page | Bookmark this page | Print this page |  Add to del.icio.us
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