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H.R. 6580 — what changed

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended and 1 removed between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 2 Naturalization for immediate relatives of first responders

Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended by adding at the end the following:

changed “(f) Spouses Immediate relatives of first responders

changed “(1) In general—Any person not described in section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a United States citizen, whose citizen spouse, parent, or child dies as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder, and who, in the case of a surviving spouse, was living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of his death, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of this title title, except that no prior residence or specified physical presence within the United States shall be required.

changed “(2) Definition—For purposes of this subsection—subsection, the term first responder means Federal, State, and local government fire, law enforcement, and emergency response personnel.”

removed “(A) the term first responder means Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety, fire, law enforcement, emergency response, and emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities) personnel; and

removed “(B) the terms United States citizen and citizen spouse include a person granted posthumous citizenship under section 329B.”

Sec. 3 Posthumous citizenship through death while serving as a first responder

removed
(a)
removed In general— Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 329A the following:

removed “329B. Posthumous citizenship through death while serving as a first responder

removed “(a) Permitting granting of posthumous citizenship—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide, in accordance with this section, for the granting of posthumous citizenship at the time of death to a person described in subsection (b) if the Secretary of Homeland Security approves an application for that posthumous citizenship under subsection (c).

removed “(b) Noncitizens eligible for posthumous citizenship—A person referred to in subsection (a) is a person not described in section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) who, while an alien or a noncitizen national of the United States—

removed “(1) was employed as a first responder (as such term is defined in section 319(f)); and

removed “(2) died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by that employment.

removed “(c) Requests for posthumous citizenship

removed “(1) In general—A request for the granting of posthumous citizenship to a person described in subsection (b) may be filed on behalf of that person—

removed “(A) upon locating the next-of-kin, and if so requested by the next-of-kin, by the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services immediately upon the death of that person; or

removed “(B) by the next-of-kin.

removed “(2) Approval—The Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall approve a request for posthumous citizenship filed by the next-of-kin in accordance with paragraph (1)(B) if—

removed “(A) the request is filed not later than 2 years after—

removed “(i) the date of enactment of this section; or

removed “(ii) the date of the person's death; whichever date is later; and

removed “(B) the request is accompanied by a duly authenticated certificate from the chief officer of the entity that employed the person which states that the person satisfied the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).

removed “(d) Documentation of posthumous citizenship—If the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services approves the request referred to in subsection (c), the Director shall send to the next-of-kin of the person who is granted citizenship, a suitable document which states that the United States considers the person to have been a citizen of the United States at the time of the person's death.”

(b)
removed Clerical amendment— The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 329A the following: