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Title I — Citizenship and New Americans

H.R. 4949 · 113th Congress · Jun 24, 2014 · Lineage

I Citizenship and New Americans

Sec. 101 National Office of New Americans

(a)
Establishment of National Office of New Americans—
(1)
In general— There is established in the Executive Office of the President a National Office of New Americans (in this title referred to as the “Office”).
(2)
Appointment of directors— There shall be at the head of the Office a Director appointed by the President (in this title referred to as the “Director”). The President is authorized to appoint a Deputy Director and such Assistant Directors as the President determines to be necessary.
(b)
Functions— The functions of the Office are—
(1)
to oversee and coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, and local entities to ensure the effective economic, linguistic, and civic integration of immigrants and their children;
(2)
to provide advice and leadership to the President, Congress, and other Federal Government officials on the challenges and opportunities facing such entities with regards to immigrant integration;
(3)
to establish national goals for immigrant integration and measure the degree to which such goals are met;
(4)
to serve as a member of the Domestic Policy Council;
(5)
to cooperate closely with the Office of Management and Budget and other relevant executive agencies and departments to analyze the impact of immigration policies and of immigrant integration efforts on the Federal budget;
(6)
to evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness of Federal Government efforts concerning immigrant integration;
(7)
to identify the anticipated effects of new Federal immigration policies on existing integration efforts and advise the President on how to address any potential integration needs or impacts resulting from such policies;
(8)
to consult on a biannual basis with State and local government officials on the immigrant integration challenges and opportunities facing State and units of local government;
(9)
to consult with the Secretaries and Directors identified in title II on the administration of the grant programs established by such title; and
(10)
to submit to the President and the appropriate congressional committees a biannual report that describes the activities of the Office and the results of the consultation process provided in paragraph (8).
(c)
Deadline for establishment— The Office shall begin operating not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Sec. 102 Task Force on New Americans

(a)
Establishment—
(1)
In general— The Director shall establish within the Office of New Americans a Task Force on New Americans.
(2)
Deadline for establishment— The Task Force shall be fully operational not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)
Purpose— The purposes of the Task Force are—
(1)
to establish a coordinated Federal program to respond effectively to immigrant integration issues; and
(2)
to advise and assist the Director in identifying and implementing the necessary policies to carry out such program.
(c)
Membership— The Task Force shall be comprised of—
(1)
the Director, who shall serve as Chair of the Task Force;
(2)
the Secretary of the Treasury;
(3)
the Attorney General;
(4)
the Secretary of Commerce;
(5)
the Secretary of Labor;
(6)
the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(7)
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
(8)
the Secretary of Education;
(9)
the Secretary of Homeland Security;
(10)
the Director of the Small Business Administration;
(11)
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(12)
the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; and
(13)
any other individual the Director of the National Office of New Americans invites to participate who occupies a position listed under level I or II of the Executive Schedule, as provided in sections 5312 and 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
(d)
Duties—
(1)
In General— The Task Force shall meet at the call of the Chair and perform such duties as the Chair reasonably requires.
(2)
Coordinated response to immigrant issues— The Task Force shall work with executive agencies and departments to provide a coordinated Federal response to adequately address issues that affect the lives of new immigrants and local communities with growing immigrant populations, including—
(A)
early childhood care and education;
(B)
elementary, secondary and postsecondary education;
(C)
adult education and workforce training;
(D)
health care;
(E)
naturalization; and
(F)
economic development.
(3)
Liaison with Federal agencies—
(A)
In General— Each member of the Task Force shall serve as a liaison to the respective agency of the member to ensure that the agency participates in the activities of the Task Force in a timely and meaningful manner.
(B)
Duties of a Liaison— The duties of each member as an agency liaison include—
(i)
creating immigrant integration goals within the agency;
(ii)
creating immigration integration indicators within the agency;
(iii)
implementing the biannual consultation process described in section 101(b)(8) by consulting with the State and local counterparts of the agency; and
(iv)
reporting to the Task Force on the progress made by the agency in achieving the goals and indicators described in clauses (i) and (ii).
(4)
Recommendations of the Task Force—
(A)
Report— The Director of the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following:
(i)
Findings from the consultation process described in section 101(b)(8), including a description of the immigrant integration challenges and opportunities facing States and units of local government.
(ii)
Recommendations on the effects of pending legislation and executive branch policy proposals related to immigration.
(iii)
Suggestions for changes to Federal programs or policies that have a negative impact on new immigrants and local communities with growing immigrant populations, in comparison to the general population.
(iv)
Recommendations on legislative solutions to promote immigrant integration.
(B)
Reporting Deadline—
(i)
Report required— Except as provided in clause (ii), the Task Force shall submit a report required by subparagraph (A) not later than 18 months after the Task Force is fully operational and every two years thereafter.
(ii)
Exception— The Task Force is not required to submit a report described in clause (i) if the total number of aliens issued immigrant visas or granted permanent residence under section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), including individuals subject and not subject to numerical limitations for admission, is less than 500,000 at any time during a period of two years ending on the required submission date of such report pursuant to clause (i).

Sec. 103 Authorization of appropriations

In addition to any amounts otherwise made available to the Office, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title.